Student life and Penn State's University Park campus have evolved a great deal in the last century, but some traditions and landmarks are easily recognized 100 years later. Click through the photo gallery below for pictures and information on what life was like at Penn State in 1924.
Members of the class of 1924 as freshmen, with a total of 673 students in the class. According to the handwritten caption on the back, students wore black ties and green "dinks" — small beanie hats that freshmen wore to distinguish them from upperclassmen from 1907 through the late 1960s. This picture, taken by the Penn State Photo Shop, is preserved in a scrapbook in the Penn State University Archives. Credit: Penn State University Archives. All Rights Reserved.
Last Updated December 17, 2024