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Schedule of Events for Commencement, 1916

If you think you’re tired now, check this out. They had a tennis tournament! A Farewell Meeting! (That must have been a tear fest.) They had a Final Ball!

Sorry it’s cockeyed. No time to fix it.

Oh by the way, I happen to have right here the program for the Final Ball:

The most interesting thing about it is the list of patrons so I’ll show you the whole thing:

A query: Notice that the dance on Friday is called a “Senior German.” Some dances during this era were called “German” and others “American.” I haven’t been able to figure out what these designations meant. Does anyone out there know?

Bonus: Almost ready.

Here’s how they do it:

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