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Commencement Photographs, 1940s-1980s Photo: Graduation ceremony in the Abbey church, 1964. Mass being held (Baccalaureate mass?) in the Abbey. There are a group of monks up by the altar (21 standing around) and more seated behind the altar (5 shown). In front of the altar are the graduating students (Middle section) and their friends/family off to the sides and on the balcony overlooking the altar.

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Commencement Photographs, 1940s-1980s Photo: Graduation speech in the Old Gym, 1950s. Fr. Walter(?) giving a speech up on the podium to an audience of clergy members (seated to the speaker's right and behind him), graduating students (seated closest to camera), and students' families in the bleachers.

Scope and Contents Commencement Photographs, 1940s-1980s Photo: Baccalaureate Mass in the Abbey church, 1962-1964. Five monks dressed in white (3 at the left podium and two at the right podium) are giving Communion to the graduating students who are in their robes but do not have their hats on. The students are all standing (Most in the pew and others are walking up to the small altars where the monks in white are) and are closest to the camera while in the background there is the altar behind the monks...

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Commencement Photographs, 1940s-1980s Photo: Baccalaureate Mass in the Abbey church, 1962-1964. Photo taken from behind the altar during Baccalaureate Mass. Priests are facing the congregation, which is both on the ground level and in the balcony.

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Commencement Photographs, 1940s-1980s Photo 1: Baccalaureate Mass, 1950s? Priests and monks standing around an altar. Photo 2: Commencement Day Mass, 1951. Mass in progress outside of the Quad. Photo 3: Commencement Day Mass, 1951. Mass happening on the porch of one of the east entrances to the Quad. Photo 4: Commencement Day Mass, 1951. A bishop stands in front of the altar during the Mass. Photo 5: Commencement Day Mass, 1951. Mass continuing on the porch entrance to the Quad.

Scope and Contents Commencement Photographs, 1940s-1980s Photo 1: Commencement, 1950s. A group of people dressed up in the graduation robes. There are faculty and some monks(?) in the group which numbers around 13. Photo 2: Speech on Commencement Day, 1948. Man in Commencement robes stands at a microphone for a speech. Faculty and clergy members are seated behind him. (On the football field?) Photo 3: Graduation group photo, 1930s Fr. Gilbert Winkelmann posing with seven graduating architecture students. Photo...

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Commencement Photographs, 1940s-1980s Photo:Graduation ceremony, 1956. Group of graduating students are congregated outside the Great Hall on the lawn, friends and family in the background.

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Commencement Photographs, 1940s-1980s Photo: Commencement day conversation, 1950s. Two faculty members in their robes stand outside having a conversation.

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Commencement Photographs, 1940s-1980s Photo: Photo portrait of Sister Madeleva, 1950s. Sister Madeleva was a commencement speaker in 1955.

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Commencement Photographs, 1940s-1980s Photo: Fr. Walter Reger giving a speech at Commencement, 1950s. Fr. Walter Reger giving a graduation speech to students who are standing in a circle around him with families and friends in the background.