This class book encompasses 1902’s college career, keeping a record of their class officers, class-sponsored performances, their record in the interclass basketball tournaments, and more. Perhaps most importantly, the end of the book lists everyone in 1902 with their addresses post-graduation, allowing its members to contact each other. Perkins kept track of her classmates’ affairs in this section of the book for several years, annotating who had become mothers, changed addresses, or even passed away.
Decades after graduation, Perkins never forgot her duties as president of her class. When the College started construction of a new gymnasium in 1950, complete with a swimming pool, Perkins wrote to the Department of Physical Education, reminding them of how her class had raised funds for such a pool all the way back at their first reunion. Of course, swimming pools were not nearly as common on college campuses as they are now making the class of 1902’s initial gift a bit of a gag. However, when construction finally started, Perkins insisted the class receive their due credit.
