Some seniors have special role
For 14 seniors, Class Day and Commencement are not only a culmination of their four years at Dartmouth, but also a chance to serve their class as marshals, historians and speakers.
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For 14 seniors, Class Day and Commencement are not only a culmination of their four years at Dartmouth, but also a chance to serve their class as marshals, historians and speakers.
With the almost constant moaning that goes on at Dartmouth concerning the lack of dating opportunities here, marriage is past the realm of imagination for most students. But in this year's senior class, there are at least ten students getting married to classmates or recent alumni around the time of graduation.
In order to make the grass greener, the food more exquisite and the accommodations more comfortable during this emotional and symbolic time, various groups tackle the preparatory measures necessary to ensure the success of the ten days of Commencement and Reunion.
The four years during which the Class of 1999 has attended the College have been among the most eventful in Dartmouth history. The period comprised a sweeping turnover in the College's administration, several changes and proposed alterations to the Greek system and a number of tragic events that saddened the campus.
In the four school years that the class of 1999 attended Dartmouth, the world outside of Hanover changed in many ways, often unnoticed in the isolation of the Upper Valley. Here's a rundown of the some of the most memorable news events.
As the graduates of the Class of 1999 leave Dartmouth they enter the world with a diversity of goals, ideals, and experiences leading them to choose many different paths through life.
Other than the fact that the names and faces change, commencements, no matter where they are or when they take place, all seem to be very similar.
These men and women ate at the Hop, crossed the Green and watched the sun set behind Baker Tower every day as seniors. Twenty-five years later, they will return to Hanover to recapture some of the college spirit Dartmouth instilled in them.
Members of the Class of '94 eagerly await their return to Hanover next weekend to reunite with their friends and relive the brilliant memories that marked their Dartmouth years.
Eight members of Class of 1929 were expected to hail back to their College years this weekend when they returned to Hanover for their 70th reunion.
Ten years after having graduated from Dartmouth, the Class of 1989 is coming back to Hanover to reunite with their colleagues and reminisce their glorious green past.
The Class of 1949, 305 of them coming up for the reunion, kicked off their reunion weekend leisurely with golf and tennis tournaments on Friday morning.
Sixty-five years have passed since the Class of 1934 was gathered for their own Commencement ceremonies, but 40 members reconvened this weekend for their 65th class reunion.
The Dartmouth diploma, first awarded to four men in 1771, has undergone many changes over the years, from the deletion of formerly included religious references, to the actual material on which it is printed, sheepskin up to 1947 and now heavy bond paper, to its artistic decorations, including red, gold and purple drawings of fish, angels and trumpet-blowing heralds, and a seal kept in place by decorative blue ribbons.
This year's Commencement will be the 229th anniversary of a celebration which began when four men, who had all spent their first three undergraduate years at Yale, received degrees from Dartmouth College, as spectators feasted on a roasted ox provided by the New Hampshire governor.
Getting a Dartmouth professional degree is a long and arduous process: years of research, study and hard work. But for some, it all culminates this graduation weekend.
The College will award six honorary degrees at today's Commencement ceremony.
Amarinder Grewal '99, a computer science major from Calcutta, India who received 34 A grades and one A- in his four years at Dartmouth, is the valedictorian for the Class of 1999.
The Class of 1999 will create a $15,000 scholarship fund to be administered by the Office of Financial Aid as this year's senior gift.
Having been at the College for 30 years, Commencement rituals are not anything new for James Wright. After participating in past Commencements in many different capacities, Wright brings his experience to the podium this year, where for the first time ever he will deliver his speech as president of the College.