University of Northern Iowa

Commencement - August 1947

Date
Thursday, August 21, 1947
Site
Auditorium
Speaker
Edwin E. Voigt, Ph.D., President of Simpson College (Commencement Address) "Reconversion" Reverend James Edwyn Waery (Baccalaureate Address)
Events
  • Baccalaureate services were held on Sunday, August 17 at 10:30 AM.
  • A reception was held on Sunday, August 17 at 7:00 PM in President Price's home.
  • The commencement dinner party was held on Wednesday, August 20 at 6:00 PM in the Commons.
  • Commencement began on Thursday, August 21 at 7:30 PM.
Highlights
  • 189 students received degrees and diplomas.