Old Gold — June 1, 1908
| Page | Title | Summary |
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| 3 | To Abbott C. Page | Dedication of 1908 Old Gold to Professor Page; photo. |
| 5 | Greeting | Poetic message to readers of the 1908 Old Gold; photo. |
| 5 | Questions | Questions about campus persons and organizations. |
| 6 | Annual board | Roster of members of the 1908 Old Gold staff. |
| 7 | Faculty | An owl on the moon. |
| 8 | Homer H. Seerley | Photo. |
| 9 | The Board of Trustees | Brief history of the Board, with a roster of members and committee assignments; photo. |
| 11 | Photographs of faculty and staff | Teaching assistants and office staff; photo. |
| 12 | Photographs of faculty and staff | Photo. |
| 13 | Photographs of faculty and staff | Photo. |
| 14 | Photographs of faculty and staff | Photo. |
| 15 | Photographs of faculty and staff | Photo. |
| 16 | Photographs of faculty and staff | Photo. |
| 17 | Photographs of faculty and staff | Photo. |
| 18 | Photographs of faculty and staff | Photo. |
| 19 | Photographs of faculty and staff | Photo. |
| 20 | Photographs of faculty and staff | Photo. |
| 21 | Photographs of faculty and staff | Photo. |
| 22 | Photographs of faculty and staff | Photo. |
| 23 | Photographs of faculty and staff | Photo. |
| 24 | Letter to student friends | Anna Baker writes about California sites and cities; March 6, 1908. |
| 27 | Senior Dept. | Woman student in graduation gown. |
| 28 | Senior Class | Motto, flower, colors, and officers for the Class of 1908. |
| 29 | Photographs of graduates | Photo. |
| 30 | Photographs of graduates | Photo. |
| 31 | Photographs of graduates | Photo. |
| 32 | Photographs of graduates | Photo. |
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| 90 | Photographs of graduates | Photo. |
| 91 | Photographs of graduates | Photo. |
| 92 | Photographs of graduates | Photo. |
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| 95 | Photographs of graduates | Photo. |
| 96 | Photographs of graduates | Photo. |
| 97 | Photographs of graduates | Photo. |
| 97 | The gorge road | East from the bluffs; photo. |
| 98 | History of the senior class | Memories of the senior class; roster of officers. |
| 99 | To the senior | Poetic memory of the senior class experience. |
| 100 | Senior Halloween party | Activities of the senior Halloween party recounted. |
| 101 | Senior class party | Senior class hosted the faculty to an evening of readings, musical entertainment, and a light lunch. |
| 101 | Parting of the ways--lovers' lane | Photo. |
| 102 | Class will | Portion of the class will signed by Homer H. Seerley. |
| 103 | Senior creed | Beliefs of the senior class. |
| 104 | Senior farewell rhymes | Poetic remembrances of college years. |
| 105 | A senior prayer | A prayer for strength following graduation. |
| 105 | Class yells | Sentiments of graduation. |
| 106 | Untitled | Old Gold staff; photo. |
| 107 | Forward | Changes in the structure of the Old Gold staff for 1908 are explained. |
| 108 | Untitled | Normal Eyte staff; photo. |
| 109 | The Normal Eyte | Goals and charge of the weekly newspaper. |
| 110 | Class songs | Lyrics to two untitled songs. |
| 111 | Science | Drawing depicting professor seated at his desk surrounded by science equipment. |
| 112 | Photo and sketch | Photo of Laboratory Building and sketch of new Library; photo. |
| 113 | Science | Description of work of science department and photos of classrooms and laboratories, photo. |
| 121 | ISN Kindergarten | Banner-shaped sketch. |
| 122 | Senior students, Kindergarten Department | Senior student kindergarten department; photo. |
| 123 | The kindergarten department; established September, Nineteen Hundred Four | Curriculum and qualities of kindergarten teaching discussed. |
| 125 | Junior students, Kindergarten Department | Class picture of junior students, kindergarten department. |
| 126 | Photo | Special primary teachers; photo. |
| 127 | Special primary training school and courses of study | Background and areas of study for the program. |
| 128 | Photo | Top of the gorge road, Rownd's Park; photo. |
| 129 | Teachers' training class | Photo. |
| 130 | Untitled | Training School students. |
| 131 | Training School | Purpose and the ideal of the Training School. |
| 132 | Group of first year regulars | Photo. |
| 133 | Group of first year high school and second year regulars | Photo. |
| 134 | A group of preparatory students | Photo. |
| 135 | Music Department | Sketch of male student playing a horn with a music score in the background. |
| 136 | Untitled | Members of the Minnesingers are shown; photo. |
| 137 | The Minnesingers | Started with a quartet that included the Fullerton brothers. |
| 139 | Students taking the public school music course | Photo. |
| 140 | Cecilian Glee Club | Photo. |
| 141 | Cecilian glee club | Club known for fine music of various forms. |
| 141 | Philo Harmonic Quartette | Photo. |
| 142 | Normal Orchestra | Photo. |
| 143 | The Orchestra | Success of Merrill Orchestra at the Iowa State Normal School due to enthusiasm of the leader and members. |
| 144 | Normal Band | Photo. |
| 145 | The Band | Women played in the Normal Band for the first time this year.. |
| 147 | The Euterpean Glee Club | History of the glee club; advancement of the group during the past year noted. |
| 147 | Untitled | Man and women sitting together. |
| 148 | The Troubadours | Troubadours formed in 1899 to prepare members for Minnesingers. Membership hit a record level in 1908 with forty members; photo. |
| 149 | Bum notes | Bars of music using cartoons of bums as the notes. |
| 150 | Her roommate took the music course | Poem and cartoon dealing with music. |
| 150 | Untitled | Woman on the railroad tracks. |
| 151 | Students' Christian associations | Title page for section on Christian associations. |
| 152 | Y.M.C.A. cabinet | History and mission of Y.M.C.A.; photo. |
| 153 | Lake Geneva Y.M.C.A. conference | Six men represented Normal at the Y.M.C.A. conference in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. |
| 154 | Y.W.C.A. cabinet, 1907-8 | Y.W.C.A. cabinet and the mission of the organization are presented; photos of YWCA rooms; photo. |
| 156 | Bible study department of the Y.M.C.A. and Y.W.C.A. | History and leaders of the Bible study department; photo. |
| 158 | The Newman Catholic Association | History and goals of the organization are stated; photo. |
| 159 | Alumni | Creative piece depicting a young lady looking at the growth of the number of alumni. |
| 160 | Alumni officers 1907-08 | Photo. |
| 161 | The Alumni Association | Alumni Association welcomes the Class of 1908 and cites the history of the organization. |
| 162 | Euterpeans | Photo. |
| 162 | The Iowa State Normal School | Poem dealing with establishment of the Normal School and the importance of education. |
| 163 | Annual alumni banquet, Cedar Falls, Iowa | Photo. |
| 164 | The four steps | Cartoon depicting four steps in education; preparation, presentation, elaboration, and application. |
| 165 | Literary societies | Drawing showing literary societies and scrolls on writers. |
| 166 | Orio group | Orio group; photo. |
| 167 | The Orio society | Accomplishments for the year shared. Future looks promising for the society. |
| 168 | Orio triangular | Photo. |
| 169 | The unfinisht tie | Orio prize poem. |
| 171 | Orio Quartette | Photo. |
| 172 | Orio football | Members of Orio football team; photo. |
| 173 | Orio basketball | Members of the Orio basketball team; photo. |
| 174 | In memoriam | Memoriam to E. Herbert Smith. |
| 175 | Alpha 1877 | Figure resembling a staff. |
| 176 | Alpha Literary Society | Members of the Alpha literary society; photo. |
| 177 | The Alpha Society | History, yell, and activities of the Alpha Society; photo. |
| 178 | Graduates of the Alpha Society who are faculty members | Photo. |
| 179 | Old Alpha program | Drawing of a lady dressed in fine clothing. Program agenda provided. |
| 180 | Childish ideals | Short story about the lives of a young school girl and a boy; their dreams, their love, and finally after a career of teaching the girl stating that she would teach forever, as he had much to learn. |
| 183 | Photo | Photo of Mary Robinson and Marian Colegrove as young girls stating that they pledged Alpha; photo. |
| 184 | The Curve | The curve in the river looking west; photo. |
| 185 | Chresto | Emblem of the Chrestomathian Society. |
| 186 | Photo | Photo of the members of the Chrestomathian society. |
| 186 | Photo | Members of the Chrestomathian Society; photo. |
| 187 | The Chrestomathian society | Colors, motto, yell, history, and goals of the society; photo. |
| 189 | Our mascot | Poem gives tribute to the mascot of the Chrestomathian Society, a teddy bear; photo. |
| 190 | Chresto Octette | Photo. |
| 191 | A change of plans | A description of a meeting held on Halloween eve with a surprising ending. |
| 193 | Leap year program Chresto Hall March 21, 1908 | Drawing of a man lounging in a chair dreaming which Chresto invitation he would accept. |
| 194 | Scene from Chresto open session | Photo. |
| 195 | Be to the best thou knowest ever true | Drawing of the emblem of the Ossoli Society. |
| 196 | Ossoli Society | Photo. |
| 197 | The Ossoli Society | Colors, yell, officers, motto, and goals of the society. |
| 198 | Ethel James | Oratorical contestant for Ossoli; photo. |
| 199 | Horoscope of Ossoli Seniors, 1908 | Predictions for Ossoli seniors for life following graduation. |
| 200 | Margaret. The story of a pioneer woman | A tale of two newlyweds and their life on the prairie, raising four girls, accidents, death, and a lonely tombstone. Creative scene depicted of a log cabin among the trees. |
| 203 | In memoriam to our departed sister | Zilpha M. Cooney, 1882-1908, "Gone before, to that silent shore.". |
| 204 | Good humor programs | Program participants are listed by responsibilities. |
| 205 | Zeta Society | Zeta Society written in letters and script. |
| 206 | Zetalethean Society | Photo. |
| 207 | The Zetalethean Society | The goal of the Zeta women is to seek intellectual, social, and moral culture. Colors, flower, motto, and officers provided. |
| 209 | Zeta college program | Drawing of a lady in long robe in a wooded setting. |
| 210 | The only surrender of Colonel Culver | Short story about college football, a grandson, and a grandfather. |
| 213 | Scene from Zeta open session | Photo. |
| 214 | Iowa State Normal School building | Photo. |
| 215 | Philo | Philo crest and the dates 1876 and 1908 |
| 217 | The Philomathean literary society | History, colors, flower, motto, emblem, yell, and officers are provided. |
| 218 | Philo basketball team | Photo. |
| 219 | College program Philo Hall June 6 | Drawing depicting two students talking in Philo Hall. |
| 220 | The story of a true girl | Loyalty to a company and a family member is rewarded in this story. |
| 223 | In memoriam of Mrs. Etta Hiatt Sparks | Memoriam to the wife of a Philo, William Sparks. A poem and the dates of birth and death are recorded. |