Relative to the change of Commencement, [1802].

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Relative to the change of Commencement, [1802].

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Four folio-sized leaves containing undated drafts of two alternate schedules for the Harvard academic calendar in President Joseph Willard's hand. The schedules were presumably used in the creation of a report by the joint Committee of the Overseers and the Corporation titled "Alteration of the time of Commencement and consequent regulations" that was presented on March 2, 1802. The first plan is comprised of a three-page handwritten draft of a schedule for an academic calendar with a Commencement held "annually on the last Wednesday of August." The document lists eight rules and eight "advantages of the foregoing new arrangements." The second plan is comprised of a one-and-a-half page handwritten draft of a schedule with a Commencement on "the third Wednesday in September," and lists six rules providing information about the academic schedule and a note about scheduling Commencement. The plans also document the influence of the seasons and community events (such as Election week) on student attendance.

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