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Date Posted: 07:59:21 12/31/10 Fri
Author: Randall K. (Randy) Wilson (1970)
Subject: Tech Trivia

What was the first year that during the graduation commnencement service, the Tech graduate attendees were attired in "cap'n gown"? I will give you a hint...the graduation commencement was probably in June. :-)

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[> Re: Tech Trivia -- Peter Smith '60, 14:15:31 01/02/11 Sun

Randy....I'm going to take a stab at it and say around 1945...


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[> [> Re: Tech Trivia -- Randall K. (Randy) Wilson (1970), 05:46:27 01/03/11 Mon

@PS, very close.... :-)


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[> Re: Tech Trivia -- Fred 64, 09:41:33 01/14/11 Fri

I'll make a guess 1946 the year of us baby boomers.


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[> [> Re: Tech Trivia -- Randall K. (Randy) Wilson (1970), 05:55:30 01/15/11 Sat

*ANSWER* The first year that a graduating class from Arsenal Technical H.S. wore cap 'n gown at a commencement exercise was 1943.


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