Commencement - June 1916

Date
Tuesday, June 6, 1916
Speaker
President H. H. Seerley (Baccalaureate); Hon. D. D. Murphy (Commencement Address)
Events
  • The parade of the Literary Societies began on Friday, June 2, at 2:00 PM.
  • The annual concert and commencement play were held on Saturday, June 3, at 8:00 PM in the Auditorium.
  • The Baccalaureate Services were held on Sunday, June 4, at 4:00 PM in the Auditorium.
  • The Alumni and Senior Class Prayer Service were held on Sunday, June 4, at 7:00 PM in the Auditorium.
  • The Alumni Business Meeting and Reception to the Class of 1916 was held on Monday, June 5, at 10:30 AM. 
  • The Alumni Luncheon was held on Monday, June 5, at 12:15 PM, in the Gymnasium.
  • The Faculty Reception to Graduates, Alumni, and Visitors was held on Monday, June 5, at 8:00 PM.
  • Reunions of the Classes of 1896, 1901, 1906, and 1911 were held throughout Monday, June 5.

Commencement exercises began on Tuesday, June 6, at 10:00 AM.

  • Violin solo, Cavatina, by Dorothy Condit
  • Address delivered by Hon. D. D. Murphy of the Iowa State Board of Education
  • Greig's "A Dream", performed by Miss Harriett Case
  • Watts' "It Isn't the Thing You Do, Dear", performed by Miss Harriett Case
  • Needham's "Haymaking", performed by Miss Harriett Case
Highlights
  • This year's commencement address was delivered by the Honorable D. D. Murphy of the Iowa State Board of Education.
  • The Classes of 1896, 1901, 1906, and 1911 gathered for their twentieth, fifteenth, tenth, and fifth year reunions on June 5.