1934, 1935, and 1936 Commencement

File — Box: 3, Folder: 4

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 3 and 4, 1934, were the nineteenth commencement exercises. Preacher for baccalaureate was Rev. Charles Whiting Gilkey, Dean of the University Chapel, the University of Chicago. Professor John Campbell Merriam of the Carnegie Institution in Washington was the commencement speaker. One photograph shows commencement attendees in St. Paul’s Methodist Church on account of rain.

The twentieth commencement exercises took place on Sunday and Monday June 2 and 3, 1935. Baccalaureate preacher was Rev. Willard L. Sperry, Dean of the Divinity School, Harvard University. The commencement speaker was Mr. Ralph Budd, President of the Burlington Lines.

Monday June 8, 1936, was the twenty-first commencement. The baccalaureate preacher was Ralph W. Sockman, Minister of Christ Church (Methodist Episcopal) of New York City. The commencement speaker was President Harold Willis Dodds of Princeton University.