Welcome to our archive on Geneva College in the 1920s

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1923 Women’s Basketball Team

1923 womens basketball

This is a photo of the 1923 Geneva College women’s basketball team taken from the 1923 Genevan.  The Genevan can be found at McCartney Library in Beaver Falls, PA.

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Furs & Fairisle Sweaters in 1927

Photo Credit: 1927 Genevan Yearbook, McCartney Library, Geneva College

Photo Credit: 1927 Genevan Yearbook, McCartney Library, Geneva College

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Fame Beaver Valley Laundry, Wolf Electric Co., and Moltrup Steel Products Co.

Photo Credit: 1920's Genevan, McCartney Library

Photo Credit: 1920’s Genevan, McCartney Library

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Geneva College Debating Team

Beaver Falls Evening News Tribune February 14th 1920, Page 3 

Debating Teams Are Picked at Geneva College

    With a long schedule of debates practically arranged for this spring, the Geneva college debaters are getting down to the grind in real earnest in order to uphold the splendid reputation that Geneva has had in the last few years in that line of intercollegiate activities.  

Recently a tryout for the affirmative and  negative teams was held with the faculty acting as judges.  Two teams were selected, each consisting of three men and an alternate.  The following men were chosen:  Lawrence Gilmore, Donald Martin, Leonard Duncan, Clifford Matthews, Lawrence Patterson, Eugene Curry with Clyde McCarroll and Geo. Robb as alternatives.  

The question which is to be most generally debated this spring is “Resolved that Federal Legislation Be Enacted for the Permanent Control of Food Prices.”

  Geneva has some excellent material for the teams and with a little hard work, two crackerjack teams can be put into the field.  It is usually arranged that each team debate the same night, that is when is debating at home the other will be debating away

Accessed at Beaver County Genealogy and History Center on Microfilm

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Scenes from Faust invitation- 1926

Photo Credit: Geneva College Athletics Dept.

Photo Credit: Geneva College Athletics Dept.

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October 2, 1926 Geneva College v. Harvard University Game Ball

This is the game ball from the Geneva College v. Harvard University football game that took place on October 2, 1926 in Cambridge, Massachusetts.  The Geneva College Covenanters beat the Harvard Crimson by a score of 16-7.  It is curated in Beaver Falls, PA at the Geneva College Athletic Department.

Photo Credit: Geneva College Athletic Department

Photo Credit: Geneva College Athletic Department

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Geneva Jazzers, 1920

Geneva Jazzers

Photo Credit: 1920 Genevan, McCartney Library.

Photo Credit: 1920 Genevan, McCartney Library.

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Geneva Alumnus 1928 Issue 1 Page 11

New Programs of Geneva as of 1927 School year

New Programs of Geneva as of 1927 School year

End of Article on the new parts of Geneva in the new year, 1927

End of Article on the new parts of Geneva in the new year, 1927

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Geneva Alumnus 1928 Issue 1 Page 2

Article from Staff on Geneva in its new year, 1927

Article from Staff on Geneva in its new year, 1927

End of the Article on Geneva by staff for the new year, 1927

End of the Article on Geneva by staff for the new year, 1927

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Geneva Alumnus 1926 Issue 2 Page 7

Article by Professor Peterson on the new Business Department

Article by Professor Peterson on the new Business Department

End of the Article on the New Business Department

End of the Article on the New Business Department

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Geneva Alumnus 1926 Issue 2 Cover

Front of the Second Alumnus Magazine of 1926.

Front of the Second Alumnus Magazine of 1926.

Rest of the Front of Geneva's Alumnus magazine

Rest of the Front of Geneva’s Alumnus magazine

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Geneva Alumnus 1925 Issue 3 Page 3

Beginning President Taggart, Alumni, on Geneva

Beginning President Taggart, Alumni, on Geneva

Letter from President Taggart, of the Alumni Association, on Geneva.  Also a blurb about Geneva's Travel School.

Letter from President Taggart, of the Alumni Association, on Geneva. Also a blurb about Geneva’s Travel School.

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Geneva Alumnus 1925 Issue 3 Page 2

Continuation of the article on Geneva's growth

Continuation of the article on Geneva’s growth

Continuation of the Article on Geneva's growth

Continuation of the Article on Geneva’s growth

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Geneva Alumnus 1925 Issue 3 Page 1

Part of an Article explaining growth of Geneva in the Alumnus.

Part of an Article explaining growth of Geneva in the Alumnus.

The rest of an article on the growth of Geneva from the Alumnus

The rest of an article on the growth of Geneva from the Alumnus

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Geneva Alumnus 1924 Issue 4 Page 24

Another update of the Geneva Travel School

Another update of the Geneva Travel School

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Geneva Alumnus 1924 Issue 4 Page 23

Article from the Geneva Alumnus covering that years May Day.

Article from the Geneva Alumnus covering that years May Day.

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Geneva Alumnus 1924 Issue 4 Page 3

A letter from the Alumni Magazine staff in the last issue of the first year addressing the year.

A letter from the Alumni Magazine staff in the last issue of the first year addressing the year.

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