Class of 1936 class portrait

Class of 1936 as freshmen
Class of 1936 as freshmen
Class of 1936 with their dates at the senior dance in Students Building
Class of 1936 with their dates at the senior dance in Students Building
Class of 1936 leaving the Chapel
Class of 1936 in the commencement procession
Class of 1936 in the commencement procession
Class of 1936 in the commencement procession
Class of 1936 in the commencement procession
President MacCracken and an unidentified faculty member at Commencement
Class of 1936 in the commencement procession
Class of 1936 in the commencement procession
Students, likely sophomores, picking daisies for the Class Day daisy chain
Students, likely sophomores, picking daisies for the Class Day daisy chain
Students, likely sophomores, picking daisies for the Class Day daisy chain
Students, likely sophomores, picking daisies for the Class Day daisy chain
Students, likely sophomores, picking daisies for the Class Day daisy chain
Students, likely sophomores, picking daisies for the Class Day daisy chain
Students, likely sophomores, picking daisies for the Class Day daisy chain
Class of 1936 students doing a May Pole dance
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