Commencement

Faculty and trustees in the commencement procession
Faculty and trustees in the commencement procession
Class of 1927 in the commencement procession
Class of 1921 passing diplomas at commencement
Member of the Class of 1925 at Commencement
Class of 1935 in the commencement procession
Class of 1923 in the commencement procession
Faculty and trustees in the commencement procession, including President MacCracken and board chair Daniel Smiley
Members of the Class of 1925 at Commencement
Class of 1934 passing diplomas at Commencement
Faculty and trustees leaving the Chapel after Commencement, including President MacCracken board chair Daniel Smiley
Dean C. Mildred Thompson in the commencement procession
Personal camera footage taken the weekend of commencement, 1930. Consists mostly the Alumnae Parade but also includes graduates exiting the chapel after Commencement, as well as a survey of buildings and grounds, including Cushing, Taylor, Kendrick, Vassar Lake, Main Building, the Library
Students, likely sophomores, in a gym assemblying the Class Day daisy chain
Students, likely sophomores, in a gym assemblying 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
A student, likely a sophomore, holding 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
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