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Commencement Program, Maine State College Of Agriculture And Mechanic Arts, August 7, 1872, Maine State College

General University of Maine Publications

The printed program for the first Commencement exercises held for Maine State College in Orono, Maine August 7, 1872.

Within the Annual Report for 1872, President Allen noted, "The day which had so long been looked forward to, as the great event in the history of student life, and which had been the occasion of so much solicitude to the friends of the institution, dawned bright and beautiful. The graduation of the first class marks an epoch in the history of the college which will be remembered with satisfaction as a successful manifestation of what can be accomplished in giving …

Commencement Concert Flyer, 1872, Maine State College

General University of Maine Publications

A flyer announcing a concert to be held on the evening of the first Commencement for Maine State College, Orono, August 7, 1872.

Mendelssohn Quintette Club Concert Programme, Maine State College

General University of Maine Publications

The program for a concert by the Mendelssohn Quintette Club of Boston held on the evening of the first Commencement ceremony of Maine State College, August 7, 1872.