1937, 1938, and 1939 Commencement

File — Box: 3, Folder: 5

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

The twenty-second baccalaureate was on Sunday June 6, 1937. The preacher was the Rt. Rev. Henry Wise Hobson, Bishop of the Protestant Episcopal Church, Diocese of Southern Ohio.

Sunday June 5, 1938, was the twenty-third baccalaureate. The preacher was Rev. Joseph Richard Sizoo, Minister of the Collegiate Church of St. Nicholas, New York City, and Dr. Edward Davidson, Professor of English at the University of Colorado, read the commencement address of President George Norlin of the University of Colorado because of the latter’s illness.

The twenty-fourth commencement exercises were on Sunday and Monday June 4 and 5, 1939. There are two photographs of men in academic regalia, but no names are recorded.