Early June is graduation season, which represents a lot of educational milestones. Although certainly not the earliest evidence of education I have for my ancestors, I noticed that, all the chapters of the educational career of my grandfather, William J. Straughen (1933-2015), came to a close in the same week spread out in four-year increments. Â Bill always prized education very highly, which the key to improving his circiumstances in life, and strongly encouraged the education of his children and grandchildren.
Eighth Grade Graduation – June 13, 1946
Broad Street School, Penns Grove, NJ
High School Graduation – June 1950
Penns Grove High School, Penns Grove, NJ
The class of 1950 at their 25th reunion.
College Graduation – June 7, 1954
Juniata College, Huntington, PA
Medical School Graduation – June 12, 1958
Hahnemann Medical College, Philadelphia, PA
Which of your ancestors participated in commencement ceremonies during graduation season?
Ellen Anderson
Andersonology 
Ellen, I graduated from St. Leo’s parochial school, Philadelphia. PA in June, 1946 also.
I graduated from Northeast Public H.S.in June, 1950. I had a 4 year AirForce enlistment from 1951 to 1955. I graduated from LaSalle University in June, 1959.
Strangely coincidental, when I worked for NCR in Philadelphia I was right around
the corner from Hanneman Hospital and Medical School. My sister, Sarah, was
born at Hanneman in 1937.