University of Northern Iowa

Commencement - June 1930

Date
Monday, June 2, 1930
Site
Auditorium
Speaker
Dr. Thomas E. Green, American Red Cross, Washington, D. C. (Commencement Address)
Events
  • Commencement was held at 10:00 AM on Monday, June 2.
  • President's reception was held on Sunday, June 1 from 3:00 to 6:00 PM.
  • A dinner was held on Saturday, May 31 at 5:00 PM.
  • A concert was performed on Wednesday, May 28, at 6:30 PM on the library steps. 
  • The commencement play, "The Cradle Song", was performed at 8:15 PM at the College Auditorium.
  • A commencement party was held on Friday, May 30 at 8:30 PM in the Women's Gymnasium.
  • Class Day exercises began on Saturday, May 31 at 9:30 AM.
  • A baseball game was held at 2:00 PM, May 31.
  • Commencement dinner began on May 31 at 5:00 PM. at the Women's Gymnasium. 
  • The commencement play was performed again at 8:30 PM in the College Auditorium.
  • Baccalaureate services began on Sunday, June 1, at 10:30 AM., with an address by Thomas E. Green of the American Red Cross, Washington D.C.
  • Dinner for the Class of 1905 was held at 12:30 PM in the Bartlett Hall Dining Room. 
  • The president's reception for the graduates, alumni, and faculty began at 3:00 PM in the president's Home. 
  • The alumni tea took place at 5:30 PM in the Faculty Room. 
  • Senior Vespers were held at 7:00 PM on the Library Steps.
  • Commencement exercises began on Monday, June 2, at 9:30 AM.
Highlights
  • "The Cradle Song" was chosen as the commencement play.
  • Over five hundred students graduated with teaching degrees.