Commencement

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Commencement Photographs, 1940s-1980s Photo 1: Commencement day, 1970s. Members of the faculty in commencement robes make their way across the lawn into the Abbey church for commencement. Photo 2: Commencement day, 1970s. Photo of the procession into the sanctuary of the Abbey church for commencement mass.

Scope and Contents Commencement Photographs, 1940s-1980s Photo 1: Commencement day, 1970s. Man in commencement robes and others walk down the sidewalk near the Quad and Benet Hall. Photo 2: Baccalaureate Mass in the Abbey, 1970s. A Mass is being held (Baccalaureate?) with monks walking up to the altar and then walking to their seats in the back. The monks mostly have their black habits on but there are some wearing white and 2 are in red. In the back are more monks seated in pews and in front there are other...

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Commencement Photographs, 1940s-1980s Photo 1: Commencement day,1989. Mr. William J. Buckley, Jr., shakes the hand of a faculty member. Photo 2: Commencement day, 1989. Fr. Hilary Thimmesh helps J.F. Powers with his stole.

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Commencement Photographs, 1940s-1980s Photo 1: Commencement day speech, 1989. Fr. Hilary Thimmesh, OSB, delivering an address on commencement day in the Abbey church. Photo 2: Graduation group photo, 1989. Four students pose with commencement speaker William F. Buckley, Jr. in front of the podium in the Abbey church.

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Commencement Photographs, 1940s-1980s Photo 1: Graduation ceremony, 1989. J.F. Powers stands with his honorary diploma, Fr. Hilary Thimmesh applauds next to him. Photo 2: Commencement speech, 1989. Mr. William F. Buckley, Jr. gives his commencement address.

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Commencement Photographs, 1940s-1980s Photo 1: Commencement ceremony, 1989. William F. Buckley, Jr. receives an honorary degree(?) Photo 2: Commencement ceremony, 1989. William F. Buckley, Jr. receives an honorary degree(?) from Fr. Hilary Thimmesh, OSB.

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Commencement Photographs, 1940s-1980s Photo 1: Commencement day speech, 1989. This photo is the same as pg 57 photo 1. Fr. Hilary Thimmesh delivers an address on Commencement day.

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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, no date. Photo of the backs of several graduating students seated in the pews of the Abbey church.

Photo 2: Commencement Day, 1975. Senator Hubert Humphrey delivers his commencement address from the podium in the Abbey church.

Photo 3: Commencement Day, 1975. Photo of Senator Hubert Humphrey in academic robes.

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Commencement Photographs, 1940s-1980s

Photo: Commencement Day, 1984. Commencement speaker Garrison Keillor stands at the podium in the Abbey church to deliver his address, seated next to him are (L to R): Fr. Kilian McDonnell, Mr. Robert Spaeth, and Fr. Kieran Nolan.