STEPHEN FULLER
Commencement, 1977
LOOKING B ACK
SAT. JUNE 1
COMMENCEMENT IN 1940
“From the shelter of McGuffey’s Elms into a ruthless world to fight the good fight” — Athena
9 a.m. Alumni golf tournament at the Athens Country Club 2 p.m. Phi Beta Kappa meeting at Alumni Memorial Auditorium 8:30 p.m. Commencement dance at the Student Union
SUN. JUNE 2
10:30 a.m. Baccalaureate service in Mem Aud (address by Albert Wentworth Palmer, president of the Chicago Theological Seminary) 12 p.m. Alumni luncheon in Lindley Hall; reserved tables for special reunions of the classes of 1905, 1910, 1915 and 1925 2 p.m. Exhibits, school of painting and applied arts and OU Museum 3:30 p.m. Alumni secretary’s reception for alumni chapter offices at the secretary’s home 5 p.m. Cresset-Mortar Board garden party at Dean Voigt’s home
SPEAKERS
8 p.m. The Women’s Glee Club concert MON. JUNE 3
1923
PAYSON SMITH
9:30 a.m. Academic procession, front campus 10 a.m. Graduation exercises in Mem Aud
Commissioner of Education for Massachusetts
In 1940, alumni were expected to return for commencement!
1950
ROBERT TAFT
Senior U.S. senator from Ohio 1953 1953 DIANE W. MALOTT
Cornell University president
ERIC SEVAREID
CBS news commentator 1978 ARIEL HOLLINSHEAD, AB ’51 Professor of medicine at the George Washington University Medical School 1995 -=
RICHARD W. RILEY
U.S. Secretary of Education 1997 -
GARY SMALL
Professor of Chemistry
MATT LAUER, BSC ’97
“The Today Show” co-anchor
HILLARY CLINTON First Lady 2008 -
PETER KING, BSJ ’79 Senior writer for Sports Illustrated
DID YOU KNOW? (This will not be on the test.)
1975 -
Each of the 110 graduates of a
Commencement was held outdoors,
four-year program received a short
west of Mem Aud, on a Sunday
biographical write-up in the
afternoon. Six thousand chairs were placed for the audience; 900
Ohio University Bulletin sent to alumni.
1917 1950
A revue-vaudeville
1932 1964
show was included in the schedule of commencement
degrees were conferred.
Ohio University announced the discontinuation of the baccalaureate service
events, with advertised “depression”
traditionally held before graduation
prices for tickets: 24 and 49 cents.
exercises in June. layout design by Kelley Shaffer MA ’11
spring 2014
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