The end of the 2007–2008 school year is fast approaching, so perhaps this is a good time to look at graduation ceremonies from years past. Shown below is the Bradley High School Commencement program from 1934. President Franklin D. Roosevelt had been in office for just over a year and his “New Deal” even made it into the commencement program. A transcription follows the image.
PROGRAM
Commencement
Bradley High School,
May 11, 1934
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Processional Mrs. Madison Allen
America Audience
Invocation Rev. B. B. Cox
Solo Mrs. J. G. Allen, Jr.
“Only A Rose”
Salutatory Address Anna Marie Collins
“A Song To Unsung Heroes”
Class President’s Address John Coker
“The New Deal Brings A New Dawn”
Valedictory Address Burl Allen
“An Old, Old Story”
Solo Rev. B. B. Cox
Farewell Address T. W. Croxton
Presentation of Diplomas F. M. Cochran
Benediction Rev. B. B. Cox
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