UND First Graduating Class

The University of North Dakota graduated its first class on June 13, 1889. The class included six women and two men. Front row, left to right: Frances Allen, May Travis, Genevieve Arnold, and Marie Teel. Back row, left to right: Irene Mares, Clinton DeGroat, Cora Smith, Ben Ingwaldson.

UND currently has three commencement ceremonies per year, in May, August, and December, while both the School of Law and the School of Medicine and Health Sciences each have one ceremony in May.

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Submissions from 1889

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"Foul and Fair" by Frances Allen, First UND Commencement: June 13, 1889, Frances M. Allen

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"Character and Its Interpretation" by Genevieve Arnold, First UND Commencement: June 13, 1889, Genevieve Arnold

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"North Dakota" by Clinton DeGroat, First UND Commencement: June 13, 1889, Clinton S. DeGroat

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"Our Immigration" by Ben Ingwaldson, First UND Commencement: June 13, 1889, Ben E. Ingwaldson

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"Educational Growth" by Irene Mares, First UND Commencement: June 13, 1889, Irene Mares

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"The Position of Woman in America" by Cora Smith, First UND Commencement: June 13, 1889, Cora E. Smith

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"The Land of the Dakotas" by Marie Teel, First UND Commencement: June 13, 1889, Marie A. Teel

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"Whitewash Morally Considered" by May Travis, First UND Commencement: June 13, 1889, May Travis

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First UND Commencement: June 13, 1889, University of North Dakota

Submissions from 1890

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Commencement: June 12, 1890, University of North Dakota

Submissions from 1891

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Commencement: June 18, 1891, University of North Dakota

Submissions from 1893

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Commencement: June 15, 1893, University of North Dakota

Submissions from 1894

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Commencement: June 14, 1894, University of North Dakota

Submissions from 1895

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Commencement: June 13, 1895, University of North Dakota

Submissions from 1896

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Commencement: June 17, 1896, University of North Dakota

Submissions from 1897

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Commencement: June 17, 1897, University of North Dakota

Submissions from 1898

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Commencement: June 16, 1898, University of North Dakota

Submissions from 1900

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Commencement: June 14, 1900, University of North Dakota

Submissions from 1901

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College of Law Commencement: June 13, 1901, University of North Dakota

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Commencement: June 13, 1901, University of North Dakota

Submissions from 1903

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Commencement: June 18, 1903, University of North Dakota

Submissions from 1904

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Commencement: June 16, 1904, University of North Dakota

Submissions from 1905

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Commencement: June 15, 1905, University of North Dakota

Submissions from 1906

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Commencement: June 14, 1906, University of North Dakota

Submissions from 1907

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Commencement: June 13, 1907, University of North Dakota

Submissions from 1908

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Commencement: June 18, 1908, University of North Dakota

Submissions from 1909

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Commencement: June 17, 1909, University of North Dakota

Submissions from 1910

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Law Department Commencement: June 16, 1910, University of North Dakota

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Commencement: June 16, 1910, University of North Dakota

Submissions from 1911

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Commencement: June 14, 1911, University of North Dakota

Submissions from 1912

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Commencement: June 12, 1912, University of North Dakota

Submissions from 1913

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Commencement: June 18, 1913, University of North Dakota

Submissions from 1914

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Commencement: June 17, 1914, University of North Dakota

Submissions from 1915

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Commencement: June 16, 1915, University of North Dakota

Submissions from 1916

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Commencement: June 14, 1916, University of North Dakota

Submissions from 1917

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Commencement: June 18, 1917, University of North Dakota

Submissions from 1918

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Commencement: June 19, 1918, University of North Dakota

Submissions from 1919

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Commencement: June 20, 1919, University of North Dakota

Submissions from 1920

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Commencement: June 15, 1920, University of North Dakota

Submissions from 1921

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Commencement: June 14, 1921, University of North Dakota

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Summer Commencement: July 28, 1921, University of North Dakota

Submissions from 1922

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Commencement: June 13, 1922, University of North Dakota

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Summer Commencement: August 3, 1922, University of North Dakota

Submissions from 1923

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Commencement: June 12, 1923, University of North Dakota

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Summer Commencement: August 2, 1923, University of North Dakota

Submissions from 1924

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Commencement: June 10, 1924, University of North Dakota

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Summer Commencement: July 31, 1924, University of North Dakota

Submissions from 1925

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Commencement: June 9, 1925, University of North Dakota

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Summer Commencement: July 30, 1925, University of North Dakota

Submissions from 1926

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Commencement: June 8, 1926, University of North Dakota

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Summer Commencement: July 29, 1926, University of North Dakota

Submissions from 1927

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Commencement: June 7, 1927, University of North Dakota

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Summer Commencement: July 28, 1927, University of North Dakota

Submissions from 1928

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Commencement: June 5, 1928, University of North Dakota

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Summer Commencement: July 26, 1928, University of North Dakota

Submissions from 1929

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Commencement: June 11, 1929, University of North Dakota

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Summer Commencement: August 8, 1929, University of North Dakota

Submissions from 1930

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Commencement: June 10, 1930, University of North Dakota

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Summer Commencement: August 7, 1930, University of North Dakota

Submissions from 1931

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Commencement: June 9, 1931, University of North Dakota

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Summer Commencement: August 6, 1931, University of North Dakota

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"Humanics" by Maxwell Upson, UND Commencement: June 9, 1931, Maxwell Upson

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"Humanics" by Maxwell Upson, UND Commencement: June 9, 1931 (Advance Copy), Maxwell Upson

Submissions from 1932

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"A Survey and Appraisal" by John Hancock, UND Commencement: June 7, 1932, John M. Hancock

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Commencement: June 7, 1932, University of North Dakota

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Summer Commencement: August 4, 1932, University of North Dakota

Submissions from 1933

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"The Measure of Success" by J. Francis Douglas, UND Commencement: June 13, 1933, J. Francis Douglas

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Commencement: June 13, 1933, University of North Dakota

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Summer Commencement: August 10, 1933, University of North Dakota

Submissions from 1934

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Commencement: June 12, 1934, University of North Dakota

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Summer Commencement: August 9, 1934, University of North Dakota

Submissions from 1935

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Commencement: June 11, 1935, University of North Dakota

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Mid-Year Commencement: February 1, 1935, University of North Dakota

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Summer Commencement: August 8, 1935, University of North Dakota

Submissions from 1936

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Commencement: June 9, 1936, University of North Dakota

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Mid-Year Commencement: January 31, 1936, University of North Dakota

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Summer Commencement: August 6, 1936, University of North Dakota

Submissions from 1937

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"Those Rights and Responsibilities" by Harold Benjamin, UND Commencement: June 8, 1937, Harold Benjamin

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"Words, Words, Words" by Harold Shaft, UND Commencement: August 5, 1937, Harold Shaft

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Commencement: June 8, 1937, University of North Dakota

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Summer Commencement: August 5, 1937, University of North Dakota

Submissions from 1938

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Commencement: June 7, 1938, University of North Dakota

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Summer Commencement: August 4, 1938, University of North Dakota

Submissions from 1939

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Commencement: June 7, 1939, University of North Dakota

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Summer Commencement: August 3, 1939, University of North Dakota

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Text of Speech by Norwegian Crown Prince Olav at UND Commencement, June 7, 1939, Olav V

Submissions from 1940

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Commencement: June 11, 1940, University of North Dakota

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Summer Commencement: August 8, 1940, University of North Dakota

Submissions from 1941

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Commencement: June 10, 1941, University of North Dakota

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Summer Commencement: August 7, 1941, University of North Dakota

Submissions from 1942

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Commencement: May 18, 1942, University of North Dakota

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Summer Commencement: July 23, 1942, University of North Dakota

Submissions from 1943

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"Our Part in These Times" by J. O. Christianson, UND Mid-Year Commencement: January 31, 1943, J. O. Christianson

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Commencement: May 23, 1943, University of North Dakota

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Mid-Year Commencement: January 31, 1943, University of North Dakota

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Summer Commencement: July 22, 1943, University of North Dakota

Submissions from 1944

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Commencement: May 21, 1944, University of North Dakota

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Summer Commencement: July 27, 1944, University of North Dakota

Submissions from 1945

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"Researching the Researchers" by Edward F. Flynn, UND Summer Commencement: August 2, 1945, Edward F. Flynn

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Commencement: May 27, 1945, University of North Dakota