1930 and 1931 Commencement

Item — Box: 3, Folder: 2

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

From the Collection: The collection consists primarily of photographs of events associated with the first thirty-two commencement ceremonies of Rice Institute. There are a few special occasions apart from commencements: in November 1918, the presence of the British Educational Mission and members of the Official French Mission to the United States for the inauguration of the Sharp Lectureship; the Nov. 27, 1919, Thanksgiving Day reunion service after World War I; the February 5, 1920, visit to Rice by General John J. Pershing; and the April 1922 visit of President and Mrs. Lowell of Harvard University for his delivery of the third series of the Godwin Lectures on Public Affairs. All but one of the first thirty-two commencements of the Institute are represented, and typically by the baccalaureate speaker and the commencement speaker. In some years there are photographs of a garden party. In a few cases individual graduates are featured, and there are a number of photographs of academic processions and dignitaries seated on the platform.

Dates

1912 - 1946

Conditions Governing Access

This material is open for research.

Conditions Governing Access

Stored off-site at the Library Service Center. Please request this material via woodson@rice.edu or call 713-348-2586.

Extent

From the Collection: 1.25 Linear Feet ( (3 boxes))

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Additional Description

General

Sunday and Monday June 8 and 9, 1930, were the fifteenth commencement exercises. Baccalaureate preacher was Dr. James Gordon Gilkie, Minister of the South Congregational Church of Springfield, Massachusetts. The Commencement speaker was Mr. Ralph Adams Cram of Boston, supervising architect of the Rice Institute. Identified in photographs of the degree ceremony are Elisabeth John, B. S., and Howard Fletcher Brown, B. A. with distinction. William Ward Watkin is included in photographs of the commencement speakers, President Lovett, and members of the Board of Trustees. There are also two garden party photographs.

The sixteenth commencement exercises were on Sunday and Monday June 7 and 8, 1931. Baccalaureate preacher was Rev. Harris Elliott Kirk, Pastor of the Franklin Street Church, Baltimore, and Captain James A. Baker was commencement speaker. One photograph shows Dr. Kirk pronouncing the benediction, and there are two of the garden party.