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Commencement Is 293rd, Not 308th, As Might Be Thought
The first Commencement was in 1642. No Commencement was held in 1644, and, owing to war, pestilence, disorder, and other causes, there were none in 1752, 1764, or from 1774 to 1780, inclusive. Since 1781 there has been one every year. The 1944 exercises, therefore, are actually the 293rd.
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