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Commencement ceremony script, 1979 Jun 7

 Item — Box: 01150
Identifier: 001 003 000 05 0088

Scope and Contents

From the Series:

Commencement Records include commencement ceremony invitations, programs, scripts, and transcriptions of speeches given. Each year, a commencement guest speaker is invited to deliver words of wisdom and inspiration to the graduating senior students; correspondence with prospective guest speakers and the speaker's biographical information and or curriculum vitae may be in this record series. Also of note are sheet music and lyrics for a Nightingale commencement song. Invitations include the date of commencement, with later invitations also including the location and enclosing admission ticket(s). Programs typically are dated and set forth the order of events for the commencement ceremony, songs to be sung (which may include lyrics and/or music notation), names of speakers, and names of the graduates. Ceremony scripts are used by the head of school for speaking cues to conduct the commencement ceremony. Scripts may include names of award recipients, the following year's Council and student leadership representatives, names of speakers, and other ceremony details.

Dates

  • 1979 Jun 7

Extent

1 copies : 13 sheets

Language of Materials

From the Series: English

Materials Specific Details

Includes a list of school officers and House Presidents for 1979-80, an Honor List for 1978-79, the Edna Hill Robillard Scholarship recipient for 1979-80, names of the Class of 1979 diploma recipients, and a closing prayer/benediction. Also includes a brief biography of the 1979 commencement speaker, Marianna von Heereman.

Repository Details

Part of the The Nightingale-Bamford School Archives Repository

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