Scrapbook of Oscar H. Olson, '24
St. Olaf in the 1920s: An Overview
Notable Facts
- Started using grey limestone for the campus buildings instead of red brick and wood
- The first WCAL program aired in 1922
- Cafeterias were in Ytterboe and Mohn Halls - Ytterboe was for the freshman while Mohn was used for the upperclassmen
- There was a housing shortage in 1920, in which the college overadmitted students and had them living in houses on the West side of Northfield (primarily the women)
Here is a closer look at Oscar's course registration for the year 1921 (21-22?). This tells us he was living in Ytterboe Hall at the time, taking music, Greek, philosophy, and some other basic courses. It also tells us that he is from Mondovi, Wisconsin, which is approximately one hour and fifty minutes from St. Olaf College. Perhaps Oscar chose this school because it was close to home?
Here is a closer look at the newspaper clipping about the new heating plant. In the image, we can see the completed building, along with a small blurb about it describing its significance. It also states that there was a fire at Hoyme memorial chapel the previous year. It tells us that the school had a housing shortage and therefore denied admittance to about 300 students. This is interesting because we are repeating history on that front, however appear to be accepting a lot of students nonetheless. It is apparent that Oscar wanted to include this for educational reasons as it holds quite a bit of information about the school from his time there. Overall, this appears to be an update on building activities at St. Olaf at the time. I'm wondering if this heating plant excerpt is related to the other newspaper clipping about a new building, or if these are two separate buildings.
To the left is a closer look at the Varsity Yell from when Oscar attended St. Olaf. Presumably, this was one of the first versions of the school song that is now sung at various sporting events. It appears as though this was used for similar reasons due to the sports paraphenelia on the two-page spread (baseball photo pictured below). I was unable to find any information on this particular chant/song. However, it is a similar chant to a lot of the Manitou songs that I found on the archives website. Below is a series of somewhat random photos that show various aspects of student life. From the photos we can tell that people used to dress a lot nicer during this time.
This is a newspaper clipping of what appears to be the debate team at St. Olaf. It is unclear how Oscar knew these students. In the 1920s, the debate society was a more popular activity than it is now. Throughout the years, this club has participated in both local and national tournaments. Oscar could have included this piece in his scrapbook because it contained more information about the college, he had a friend/roommate in it, or he was in the debate society but wasn't featured.
Citations
- https://wp.stolaf.edu/archives/
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Scrapbook of Oscar H. Olson, '24
St. Olaf in the 1920s: An Overview
Notable Facts
Here is a closer look at Oscar's course registration for the year 1921 (21-22?). This tells us he was living in Ytterboe Hall at the time, taking music, Greek, philosophy, and some other basic courses. It also tells us that he is from Mondovi, Wisconsin, which is approximately one hour and fifty minutes from St. Olaf College. Perhaps Oscar chose this school because it was close to home?
Here is a closer look at the newspaper clipping about the new heating plant. In the image, we can see the completed building, along with a small blurb about it describing its significance. It also states that there was a fire at Hoyme memorial chapel the previous year. It tells us that the school had a housing shortage and therefore denied admittance to about 300 students. This is interesting because we are repeating history on that front, however appear to be accepting a lot of students nonetheless. It is apparent that Oscar wanted to include this for educational reasons as it holds quite a bit of information about the school from his time there. Overall, this appears to be an update on building activities at St. Olaf at the time. I'm wondering if this heating plant excerpt is related to the other newspaper clipping about a new building, or if these are two separate buildings.
To the left is a closer look at the Varsity Yell from when Oscar attended St. Olaf. Presumably, this was one of the first versions of the school song that is now sung at various sporting events. It appears as though this was used for similar reasons due to the sports paraphenelia on the two-page spread (baseball photo pictured below). I was unable to find any information on this particular chant/song. However, it is a similar chant to a lot of the Manitou songs that I found on the archives website. Below is a series of somewhat random photos that show various aspects of student life. From the photos we can tell that people used to dress a lot nicer during this time.
This is a newspaper clipping of what appears to be the debate team at St. Olaf. It is unclear how Oscar knew these students. In the 1920s, the debate society was a more popular activity than it is now. Throughout the years, this club has participated in both local and national tournaments. Oscar could have included this piece in his scrapbook because it contained more information about the college, he had a friend/roommate in it, or he was in the debate society but wasn't featured.
Citations