Remembering Peters Hall as Campus Space

Daisy Chain Ceremony, May 1914
Photo by Arthur L. Princehorn (d. 1931)
Oberlin College Archives

Once an Oberlin College Commencement tradition, the position of Female Class President was ceremoniously passed via the Daisy Chain from the graduating Senior to the elected Junior President. The 300-foot-long chain was made with daisies picked by Junior men, and strung together by Junior women. The procession passed through Peters Hall and ended at the Memorial Arch.

Students Gathering for Fellowship and Fun in Peters Hall Court, 1916
Photo by Arthur L. Princehorn (d. 1931)
Oberlin College Archives

Navy recruitment officers are escorted into the Office of Placement
& Graduate Counseling during campus demonstrations against the Vietnam War.
Peters Hall, October 1967
Photo by Arthur E. "Pinky" Princehorn
Oberlin College Archives

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