Commencement - May 1943 | Special Collections & University Archives

Commencement - May 1943

Date	Sunday, May 23, 1943
Site	Auditorium
Speaker	Reverend Richard Campbell Raines, A.B., S.T.B., D.D., Hennepin Avenue Methodist Church, Minneapolis (Commencement Address) "Turn Ye Northward" Dr. Gerald Knoff (Baccalaureate Address)
Events	The president's reception was held on Sunday, May 16. The commencement dinner party was held on Saturday, May 22 at 6:30 PM in the Commons. The Women's Lantern Parade was held on Saturday, May 22 by the Campanile. Baccalaureate services were held on Sunday, May 23 at 10:30 AM. Commencement began on Sunday, May 23 at 5:00 PM.
Highlights	Commencement events were curtailed due to the war. 21 degrees and diplomas were awarded in November, 1942. 32 degrees and diplomas were awarded in February, 1943. 208 degrees and diplomas were awarded in May, 1943.