Graduation in the Theater

Bird鈥檚-eye view of a South Dakota State College graduation ceremony at Sylvan Theater in the 1950s.
The image shows rows of students ready to receive their diploma and rows of families ready to watch.

A tremendously rewarding day in most students鈥 lives, graduation celebrates hard work and dedication to get an education. This photo from the 1950s shows a graduation ceremony taken at Sylvan Theater for South Dakota State College (predecessor to SDSU). It is taken from the vantage point of the Coughlin Campanile. As 2024鈥檚 graduation takes place on May 4, we would like to wish all the graduates a warm, 鈥淕ood Job, congratulations and good future!鈥

By Staff