Frederick P. Fish, former president of AT&T and patent attorney to Alexander Graham Bell, Thomas Edison and the Wright Brothers, speaks at commencement. Learn more about Fish from Wikipedia.
1918Reverend George T. Smart Speaks at Commencement
Reverend George T. Smart, author and Wheaton College trustee, speaks at commencement.
1919Reverend Willard L. Sperry Speaks at Commencement
The Reverend Willard L. Sperry speaks at commencement.
1920Reverend Raymond Calkins Speaks at Commencement
Reverend Raymond Calkins speaks at commencement.
1921Dr. Edward Page Mitchell Speaks at Commencement
Dr. Edward Page Mitchell, Editor of the New York Herald Tribune, speaks at Commencement.
1922Reverend Samuel M. Crothers Speaks at Commencement
The Reverend Samuel McChord Crothers speaks at commencement. Learn more about Crothers at Wikipedia.
1923Calvin Coolidge Speaks at Commencement
Calvin Coolidge, Vice President (and later President) of the United States, speaks at Commencement.
1924Corinne Roosevelt Robinson Speaks at Commencement
Mrs. Corinne Roosevelt Robinson, sister of Teddy Roosevelt, speaks at Commencement.
1925Arthur P. Rugg Speaks at Commencement
The Honorable Arthur P. Rugg, Chief Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts speaks at Commencement.
1926John Livingston Lowes Speaks at Commencement
John Livingston Lowes, Professor of English at Harvard University, speaks at Commencement.
1927Dr. William Herbert Perry Faunce Speaks at Commencement
Dr. William Herbert Perry Faunce, President of Brown University, speaks at Commencement.
1928Cornelia James Cannon Speaks at Commencement
Cornelia James Cannon speaks at commencement and is awarded an honorary degree.
1929Irving Babbitt Speaks at Commencement
Irving Babbitt, Professor at Harvard University, speaks at Commencement.
1930Mayo D. Hersey Speaks at Commencement
Mayo D. Hersey speaks at commencement.
1931Marjorie Hope Nicolson Speaks at Commencement
Marjorie Hope Nicolson, Dean of Smith College, speaks at Commencement.
1932Dr. William Trufant Foster Speaks at Commencement
Dr. William Trufant Foster, former president of Reed College, speaks at Commencement.
1933Sophie Chantal Hart Speaks at Commencement
Sophie Chantal Hart, professor at Wellesley College, speaks at commencement.
1934Alan Chester Valentine Speaks at Commencement
Alan Chester Valentine, the Chairman of the Board of Admissions at Yale University, speaks at Wheaton’s 99th commencement. In addition to his role at Yale, Valentine was also a gold-medal-winning Olympic rugby player and the first head of the Economic… Read More »
1935President Park Speaks at Commencement
J. Edgar Park, Wheaton College president, speaks at commencement.
1936Christopher Morley Speaks at Commencement
Christopher Morley, author and critic, speaks at Commencement.