Although a corner was badly chewed by mice (?), one of the more interesting family mementos is [Great] Uncle Glenn's 1911 Commencement Program from Medical School at Creighton University here in Omaha. It speaks for itself, but I should add that the covers are paper suede meant to be touched. I did not copy all the pages. The program is 5" by 6 1/2".
Founded through endowment by the widow of wealthy businessman, John Creighton, in 1878, Creighton University is a Jesuit school and major Omaha institution, sitting on the north side of downtown. Its medical school began in 1892, law in 1904, dentistry and pharmacy in 1905. It is consistently ranked very high academically by surveys such as the U.S. News & World Report, its law graduates are the "good ol' boys" of Omaha attorneys, and its athletes often win Missouri Valley titles, especially in basketball, baseball, and softball, making it a strong competitor of the UNL Cornhuskers in a nonleague Interstate 80 rivalry. Huge crowds when the two play each other.
Mildred Peters (b. 12 December 1910) was the youngest of the Charles Peters family (brother to Great Grandfather Edward LeRoy Peters), hence a cousin to Glen, Fern, Nellie, Myrtle, and Forrest. She was the last of that family to correspond with me, sending me some old family photos previously entered here. Hers is one of the very few old high school announcements of some elegance, as shown here. The colors are browns, the pseudo-brocade inside of the envelope gold with a brown squiggly pattern, the announcement opening like a book, her card folding down. The envelope is 5 3/8" wide, 3 1/4" high.
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