Harrisonburg State Teacher's College Pennant

Harrisonburg State Teacher's College Pennant

State Teachers College at Harrisonburg, pennant, residence hall

Pennants were common decorations in student dorm rooms. They were often made of wool felt and demonstrated support for a particular school or sport. Many resident students hung them on the walls, both for their own and other schools like Virginia Military Institute a bit further down the Shenandoah Valley in Lexington, VA. Students were not allowed to use “tacks or paste of any kind,” but they still managed to display these pennants proudly. [Quote from: Freshman Training Examination, 1923. Alice Virginia Kellam Scrapbook, SC#5004.]

Harrisonburg State Teacher's College

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ca. 1924-1938

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