Formal season, the third largest graduating class at the time, the first sorority in Idaho and more happened this week during this look back.
Looking back to see what was going on in past years is a great way to gain insight into what the world used to be like. The University of Idaho Library has a website that includes PDFs of printed issues of The Argonaut. Anyone can look through these at any time.
Here are some hand-picked articles from various points in The Argonaut’s history. Click here to see all of the other stories in this series.
April 16, 1907
If you’re missing formal season and dancing with your friends, then you should read this article. In 1907 the Kappa Phi Alpha Fraternity hosted “one of the swellest balls of the year”. Relive an exciting night for those who attended this dance.
April 13, 1920
This year, the UI’s Kappa Alpha Theta chapter turned 100, while the organization nationally turned 150. This article announced the start of them being chartered. This organization was Idaho’s sole local sorority at the time.
Click here to read our story about the celebration from this year.
April 16, 1926
In 1926, 27 degrees were awarded from UI’s graduate school. The master’s degrees awarded were Master of Arts, Master of Science, Master of Science in home economics, Master of Science in agriculture, Master of Science in metallurgy and Master of Science in education.
April 13, 1934
In 1934, there were 361 applications for degrees at UI for its 39th commencement. This made this graduating class the third largest in the history of the university. 302 degrees were for bachelor’s degrees and 59 for master’s degrees.
April 15, 1941
Every week we have been putting out event calendars in order to let people know what’s going on at UI and in the Moscow community. This calendar from 1941 shows a wide variety of events happening that week at UI.
April 18, 1969
Photo galleries are a great way to visually tell a story. Argonaut photographer Erich Korte photographed UI’s campus at night to “realize the beauty of the University of Idaho campus by night.”
April 16, 1993
Robocalls and scams have been a part of our lives for a long time. This scam was for an “all-expense paid trip to Mexico for $21.”
“If it’s something that looks like it is too good to be true, it probably is,” Tom Koch, the public relations manager at BP America at the time said.
This quote has been said many different times and in many different ways, but it’s still as important as ever to be careful about scams.
Nicole Hindberg can be reached at [email protected] or on Twitter @HindbergNicole.