No Rain at Commencement Is Doctrine for 29 Years

University officials held their breaths for the 29th year in a row this week, as they hoped the weather and Commencement Day would once again fit together nicely.

Since the first outdoor exercises in 1922 it has never rained on Thursday of Commencement Week. It may be locking the barn door that keeps the rain away, for year after year Sanders Theatre and rain tickets have been prepared for the eventually of showers. And all, for 29 years, to no avail.