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Commencement 1886 The College Of Wooster Jun 1886

Commencement 1886 The College Of Wooster

Commencement Programs

This document includes the programme, containing Part I and Part II, as well as the names of the students graduating from the Music Department. The last page contains an emblem with Class of 1886 written in its banner.


University Of Wooster Commencement Exercises Jun 1886

University Of Wooster Commencement Exercises

Commencement Programs

This document is a supplement to the main commencement program of 1886. The document includes the commencement exercises as well as the names of the graduating class. A distinction is made between students graduating from the Musical Department and students graduating from all other departments. The cover page contains an elaborate sketch and the edges of all pages are frayed, perhaps due to age.


The Home Instructor: A Guide To Life In Private And Public (Part One), Thomas W. Handford Jan 1886

The Home Instructor: A Guide To Life In Private And Public (Part One), Thomas W. Handford

Mother Home & Heaven

Part One of The Home Instructor, a book that is split into multiple chapters that act as a guide to public and private life. The guide is aimed primarily at women, and covers subjects from motherhood to funerals and epitaphs. The chapters in the first part of the book include: The Home, Happy Childhood, What is Etiquette?, Concerning Society, Dining, Courtship and Marriage, The Toilet, Personal Etiquette, Dress, Colors The Harmonize, Precious Stones, Hospitality, Conversation, Letter-Writing, Business, Business Forms, Church Etiquette, Music (Parts 1-4), and Aids to Composition. Each chapter has multiple sections; the book is extensive.


Sixteenth Annual Commencement Of The University Of Wooster Held In Gymnasia Hall Jan 1886

Sixteenth Annual Commencement Of The University Of Wooster Held In Gymnasia Hall

Commencement Programs

This document acts as a supplement to the main commencement program of 1886. Given its humorous nature, it is safe to assume that it was written by the graduating class themselves. The word 'Bogus' is written in pencil on the top of the cover page. The program consists of the names of the graduating class followed by comical words and phrases used to describe these students. There is a section called 'Specialities by Faculty and Seniors', which, in a way, gives an interesting insight into the relationship between the faculty and the graduating class. Indicated by the small text on …


The Home Instructor: A Guide To Life In Private And Public (Part Two), Thomas W. Handford Jan 1886

The Home Instructor: A Guide To Life In Private And Public (Part Two), Thomas W. Handford

Mother Home & Heaven

This is part two of The Home Instructor, a book that is split into multiple chapters that act as a guide to public and private life. The guide is aimed primarily at women, and covers subjects from motherhood to funerals and epitaphs. The chapters in the second part of the book include: The Language of Flowers, Floral Correspondence, The Platform (Elocution, Essays, Public Meetings), Speeches for Special Occasions, Health, How to Retain Beauty, Gems for the Autograph Album, Funerals, Epitaphs, The Pathway of Honor, Books and Reading, A Century of Miracles, American Geographical Names, Popular Names of American States and …