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#Commencement2022Boston College Commencement, 1965, Alumni Stadium. The event hasn't changed too much.Thomas Craven, class of 1917, kept a diary during his senior year, noted that June 4 was the “Harbor Trip” and a “Beautiful Day,” and included a brief account: "With 68 aboard we sailed down to Peddock’s Island where two ball games were held. After much delay we, hungry as bears, landed at Bass Point and had dinner at the Relay House. Some of the fellows had a “glorious” time with the kegs which were on board. After dinner we adjourned to the roller skating pavilion where a very rough party ensued. Our white overhalls were very needful here. We landed at City Point about 8 o’clock." This is a photo of Craven and friends on their class outing - wearing their “overhalls” and an interesting assortment of hats.Celebrating the accomplishments of the graduating nursing students of 1965, Dean Rita P. Kelleher (1908-2009) with students at the pinning ceremony at St. Ignatius.Follow us on Twitter!
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Tag Archives: william butler yeats
Some Other World: the Yeats Family and the Occult
The moment I got there I felt in touch with some other world — a most pleasant feeling, almost an exalted feeling; but I could get no quiet, and so saw nothing. This feeling remained with me all the time, … Continue reading
Posted in Archives & Manuscripts, Irish Studies
Tagged Lily Yeats, occult, paranormal, parapsychology, spiritualism, w. b. yeats, william butler yeats, Yeats Family
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“A Terrible Beauty is Born”: The Easter Rising
The Easter Rising, the armed rebellion pitting the nationalist Irish Volunteers against the British military in the city streets of Dublin from 24 April – 30 April 1916, can rarely be discussed in public discourse without reference to W.B. Yeats’s … Continue reading
Posted in Fine Press, Irish Studies
Tagged 1916, boston college burns blog, brian and june leeming, burns blog boston college, burns library blog, burns library blog boston college, easter, easter 1916, easter rising, ezra pound, irish history, irish literature, national poetry month, poetry, w. b. yeats, william butler yeats
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Reading Room Log: Celebrating the Cuala Press
Boston College Libraries, in collaboration with the Association of College & Research Libraries, New England Chapter (Women’s Studies Interest Group), are sponsoring a seminar today at the Burns Library. The title of the seminar is, “The Women of the Cuala … Continue reading
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