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Commencement Photographs, 1940s-1980s Photo: A monk and faculty during Commencement, 1950s. One monk and one faculty (Fr. Walter? and George Durenberger?) wearing special robes for a graduation ceremony having a conversation. One of the monks is holding some paper and looking at the other while the other monk is pointing and looking ahead.

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Commencement Photographs, 1940s-1980s Photo: Commencement day speech, 1955. Fr. Walter Reger is giving a speech to the class of 1955 with George Durenberger to his left. The students are arrayed in a circle with the monk and coach. Outside the circle are relatives of the students who are watching the speech and graduation ceremony.

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Commencement Photographs, 1940s-1980s Photo 1: Commencement day speech, 1954. Fr. Walter Reger, Fr. Dominic Keller, and Coach Durenberger standing in a circle of graduating students as part of the graduation ceremony. Photo 2: Commencement day speech, 1953. Coach George Durenberger(?) giving a speech on a podium on a platform with many faculty and monks behind him, seated. He is speaking to the graduating students who are seated in front of the podium.

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Commencement Photographs, 1940s-1980s Photo 1: Graduates make their way to the ceremony, 1930s. A column of graduates walking to an unknown destination (commencement ceremony?). There are people lining the walkway (relatives, friends, and some monks) watching the graduates. Photo 2: Graduates leaving Music Building, 1930s. Graduates wearing their robes are walking out of the Music Building.

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Commencement Photographs, 1940s-1980s Photo: Baccalaureate Mass in the Monastic Gardens, 1953. Group of graduating students wearing robes and holding books (Bibles?) and standing out in the Monastic Gardens for a farewell Mass.

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Commencement Photographs, 1940s-1980s Photo: Graduation cap adjustment, 1950s? A woman wearing a white dress and hat adjusting a graduating student's cap.

Scope and Contents Commencement Photographs, 1940s-1980s Photo 1: Commencement Ceremony, 1960s-70s A student walking down an aisle of the Abbey church after getting his diploma. In the background are more students obtaining their diplomas from the faculty and monks up at a podium. Photo 2: Commencement Ceremony, 1960s-70s Commencement taking place in the Abbey church with students walking up to the podium to receive their diplomas from faculty and monks. Around the podium are students to the front and left of...

Scope and Contents Commencement Photographs, 1940s-1980s Photo 1: Graduates conversing outside the Abbey church, 1960s-1970s. Group of graduates having a conversation in front of the Abbey church main entrance. Two of them have their backs toward the camera--one on the right has "Hi Mom" in tape on his graduation cap. The third student with a mustache is facing the other two students as well as the camera and standing next to him is a young kid. Photo 2: Students standing for Commencement, 1960s-1970s....

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Commencement Photographs, 1940s-1980s Photo 1: Graduates making their way to commencement ceremony, 1940s. Graduating students walking toward their commencement ceremony from the SJU Music Building. Photo 2: Graduation group photo, 1930s. Six graduating Architecture majors and Fr. Gilbert Winkelmann pose for a photo.

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Commencement Photographs, 1940s-1980s Photo 1: Graduation photo, 1954. Graduating students standing for a group photo with cars behind them. Photo 2: Three faculty members(?) stand for a photo, 1950s? Three men standing in front of the doors to Emmaus Hall(?) in commencement robes.