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CSNS Domestic Science and Household Arts instructor Maria T. Hennes models the hat she designed, circa 1914.
One of the original ten teachers at Colorado State Normal School, Maria T. Hennes presided over the Household Economics department. She also designed the hat. Hennes taught cooking and sewing, but more importantly, she wrote, "manual dexterity, close observation, neatness, knowledge of materials, the dignity of labor, and, above all, the...
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The second basketball team of Colorado State Normal School (now Western Colorado University), Winter term 1912-1913. Team members are player/coach John C. Johnson, Richard "Richie" Walker, Fred "Fritz" Zugelder, Arthur Chinery, Ralph "Pebbles" Stone, Ray B. Hollingshead, Verne Mauer, and Chester Pittser.
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Abandoned in a field near Parlin sits the most famous bus in Western's history. On November 18, 1950, it was carrying the football team to Canyon City for a game with Adams State College. Descending Monarch [Pass], the bus suddenly lost its brakes and the gear shift popped into neutral. While the driver fought to hold it on the road at speeds that reached over 100 miles an hour, the players, at his command, shifted their weight from one side to...