====PAGE-LEVEL METADATA====
University Daily Kansan
Page 1388 from reel: NP 10154 (2003-01-16 to 2003-07-23)
https://digital.lib.ku.edu/ku-udk/120500

Title: Commencement: A University Tradition Since 1873
Summary: A historical feature on KU's commencement traditions since 1873, including changes in ceremony locations, student experiences, and notable traditions like the senior breakfast pipe that faded in the 1960s.
Category: features/profiles
Subjects: university traditions; graduation ceremonies; historical events; student life
Named Entities: Lockley, Erin [senior]; Harvey, Douglas [historian]; Naismith, James [former director]
Confidence: 0.85

Title: Photo: Students Walk Proudly Beneath a Gleaming, New Campanile
Summary: Historical photograph of students in graduation regalia walking beneath the Campanile, dedicated May 27, 1951 to honor KU men and women who died in World War II.
Category: photos/graphics
Subjects: university landmarks; commencement ceremonies; historical photography
Confidence: 0.9

Title: Photo: Trio of 1889 Graduates Don Caps and Gowns
Summary: One of the oldest surviving graduation photos showing three graduates in caps and gowns, with earliest ceremonies held in Fraser Hall.
Category: photos/graphics
Subjects: historical photography; graduation attire; university history
Confidence: 0.85

Title: Photo: 1976 Graduate Enjoys His 'Wet' Campus
Summary: 1976 graduate drinking from a bottle, showing campus life before the University banned alcoholic beverages in 1987.
Category: photos/graphics
Subjects: historical photography; campus life; alcohol policies
Confidence: 0.85

Title: Photo: Members of the Graduating Class of 1923 Take a Puff Off the Traditional Senior Breakfast Peace Pipe
Summary: 1923 graduates participating in the senior breakfast peace pipe tradition, which symbolized the end of past feuds and flourished for more than 30 years before fading in the mid-1960s.
Category: photos/graphics
Subjects: historical traditions; graduation customs; student life
Confidence: 0.85

Title: Photo: Two 1977 Graduates Add Touches of Popular Style to Their Graduation Regalia
Summary: 1977 graduates showing how students added personal touches to their caps and gowns during graduation ceremonies.
Category: photos/graphics
Subjects: historical photography; graduation attire; student fashion
Confidence: 0.85

Note: Descriptive metadata for this item has been generated in part using AI (artificial intelligence) technologies and may be incomplete, misleading, or inaccurate. Please contact the Kenneth Spencer Research Library with specific questions or concerns.