Career & Graduation Guide Graduation trip down memory lane □ Graduation traditions date back to 1878 For over a century, winding up four years of a college education and endeavors has been a difficult and some what scary activity for some grad uates, but it has been pure relief for others. It is an activity that has been occurring since 1878 when the first graduating class went through its commencement cere mony. Although times have changed since that first ceremony, com mencement as a whole has remained quite similar to the orig inal Numbers have increased in terms of class size and it takes graduates a bit more time to go through the entire process, but in general the ceremonies are quite the same. The first graduating class con sisted of a mere five people and none of them wore those crazy looking caps and gowns that appear on our modern graduates. As a matter of fact, the caps and gowns did not begin their graduate fashion fad until 1897. "They were expensive and people just could not afford to order them back then," said Keith Richard. University archivist “Graduates just dressed up and went as they were." Richard said the diplomas were different in the "old days” as well as the dress. The first diplomas were much larger and printed on genuine sheep skin. In fact, they were so large that when framed they covered about a four foot by two foot space on the wall and they cost each graduate $20. That would seem to be quite a large piece of rolled up sheep skin to tote off the stage after accepting the diploma, but lucky for old time grads, this was not the case for those students of the past Turn to PAST. Page I OB AK**m P»H>I0 Tha class of 1899, picturad hors In 1898. 1939 and 1949 (top to bot tom) was ono of tha first to waar caps and gowns during commanca mant EUGENE SELF-STOR & Storage Center* 1070 STUDENT RATES Call 344-2710 owing Supplies & Locks (at corner of W. 11th) Don’t wait for it to go away Minor aches and pains could be a siQn of a serious problem, so don't wait -Come see us We care about student budgets' ^Student Rates * *cios« to campus SOUTH EUGENE CHIROPRACTIC CENTER Or. Frank F. Muhr 396 E. 18th • 683 9070 • M-F 9-12. 2 5 KAMPUS BARBER SHOP has been serving the campus community for 70 yrs We otter 3 experienced barters for any style haircut Men and women welcome We use and sell Nexxus and Paul Mitchell products $9.00 HAIRCUTS/NO APPTS ; o;JU a.m.-D Jup m rvi r i ___ OvJ I t. . I vJU I F» -jy w^ r r - C C ongratulations, to the i lass of 1993 - from ®Iack forest t&alierti; •ft. 1959 ' Graduating Seniors and Their Families.... t ~~ nil Ask About ( ^qVi! .IunCum.UI 9?ll6«tifltMNUJ9-22lli» HBMTI47I1 PACIFIC UNIVERSITY • Oregon EAT HERE A TAKE OUT COUPON SERVING DELICIOUS NEW YORK PIZZA 7 DAYS A WEEK By the siice-or by the whole pizza. Choc* o* rej crust or deep dish Sicilian Something New - Italian Ices - Lemon A Strawberry Come dawn of call up Sy*s and order these great specials. 1 FREE SODA < ‘l00 OFF *2*° OFF PLUS 10c OFF 0R ANY small pizza any large or medium pizza ANY SLICE I plus 2 FREE LARGE DRINKS 11:30-Midnight Mon.-Sat S/s New York Pizza *1211 Alder on campus • 686-9598 3:30-Midnight Sun.