Box 334 contains three scrapbooks:
Cadet scrapbook 1900-1901, (includes clippings and other memorabilia)
Photograph album (no date)
Scrapbook of A.D. Irwin 1901-1902 (includes clippings and other memorabilia). The following is a description of the A.D. Irwin Scrapbook.
Author: Cadet scrapbook, Alexander Irwin Jr., PMC Class of 1903
Date: 1900-1901
Condition:
Binding- attached but pages loose
Paper- intact with frayed edges
Materials- attached
Size: 12.75 inches x 9.75 inches
Number of Pages: 18
Contents
Cover- ornate gold decoration. Inside Cover- PMC Minstrels ticket, Chester Baseball Club ticket, Young Republicans of Philadelphia Member’s Check, Broad Street Theatre ticket
Pg 1- newspaper clippings about PMC graduating class plus picture (year unknown); PMC football games; dance held by PMC Class of 1903 in the drill hall
Pg 2- newspaper clippings about PMC’s Thanksgiving Day football game vs. St. John’s; PMC football win over University of Pennsylvania Medical School
Pg 3- newspaper clippings about Military Day at PMC which included drills, sham battles, and presentation of medals for proficiencies; visit of Captain Powell Clayton, PMC Class of 1890, and the youngest captain in the Army; talk given to the Engineering Club
Pg 4- newspaper clippings about inspection of the cadets; drills performed by Companies A and B at PMC; PMC Oratorical Contest
Pg 5- newspaper clippings about PMC graduation day (1900 or 1901?); PMC cavalry performance at Philadelphia Horse Show
Pg 6- newspaper clippings about first inspection of PMC cadets by an Army officer since outbreak of the Spanish-American War; awarding of the Bergfels Medal
Pg7- newspaper clipping about PMC cadet escapades in Chester
Pg 8-9- newspaper clippings about cadet life
Pg 10- newspaper clipping about Elbert Hyatt, PMC professor and former cadet
Pg 11- newspaper clippings about competitive drill between PMC companies; cadet life in PMC barracks
Pg 12- newspaper clippings about temporary discontinuation of scholastic work at PMC to focus on military life; Ringling Brothers circus in Chester
Pg 13- newspaper clippings about Pollock Prize Contest at PMC; cadets perform as burnt cork artists
Pg 14- newspaper clipping about PMC cadets’ performance at Philadelphia Horse Show
Pg 15- newspaper clipping about PMC Baccalaureate sermon, June 1901
Pg 16- programs for Classes of 1901 and 1902 Oratorical Exercises
Pg 17- program from Annual Indoor Athletic Contest and Gymnastic Exhibition of PMC, March 15, 1901
Pg 18- report cards of Alexander Irwin Jr., with evaluations by Charles Hyatt, December 21, 1900, and March 22, 1901
Loose- intact handouts from Bible class (Winter Term 1901), Military Defense class