This slideshow documents the history of Misericordia University from 1927 to 1961 through photographs of students, classes, activities, and events. It shows the growing student population and expansion of the campus over time. Key events highlighted include the first May Queen in 1927, sports teams, clubs, commencement ceremonies, field trips, and scenes of dormitory and campus life. The slideshow credits the Sister Mary Carmel McGarigle Archives and donations from faculty, staff, and alumni for preserving these memories of Misericordia's early decades for future generations.

1. The Glittering
Classes of
Misericordia:
Golden and
Beyond
1927-1961

2. “A Few Friends, June 1924”

3. 1926 Student Archery

4. Gertrude O‟Connell – First May Queen
1927

5. “Freshman Boarders „27”

6. 1928 Basketball

7. “Sun. June 10, 1928”

8. Class of 1929 as Juniors

9. Students in Administration Building Foyer - 1930

10. 1930 McAuley Hall

11. Commencement 1931

12. Classes of 1931, 1932, and 1933

13. 1932

14. Office Laboratory 1933

15. 1933 Orchestra

16. 1935 Graduation

17. 1935 May Crowning

18. 1936 Freshmen Initiation

19. 1937

20. 1938

21. Students Cast in French Play Ca. 1938

22. 1939 Sarah Wagner Academia Club

23. Commencement 1939

24. 1939

25. 1940 – 1941

26. 1940 May Crowning

27. 1940

28. Ca. 1940-1950 Freshman Initiation

29. Class of 1941 as Juniors

30. Elizabeth Grady McNamara
Member of the Class of 1941

31. Elizabeth Grady McNamara
Member of the Class of 1941

32. Elizabeth Grady, Mary Cawley, Marie Whalen
Class of 1941

33. Members of the Class of 1941

34. May Crowning 1941

35. Class Outing - May 1941

36. Class Outing - May 1941

37. Class of 1942

38. Class Red Cross 1942

39. Commencement 1943

40. May 1943, Cast of Twelfth Night

41. 1944 Students Packing Medical Supplies

42. 1945 Freshmen Initiation

43. 1946 Philadelphia Trip

44. 1947 Basketball Team

45. Class of 1947

46. 1947

47. 1947

48. 1948 Red Cross Group

49. “Lovely young ladies adorned for May Day, 1949.”

50. Class of 1949 boarding Harveys Lake Bus

51. 1950 Mission Queen

52. Ice Skating 1950

53. Class of 1951, Field Hockey

54. Class of 1951

55. 1951

56. 1951

57. 1951

58. 1951 Students in McGann Hall

59. 1951

60. Class of 1952 as Sophomores

61. 1952 May Crowning

62. 1953 Commencement

63. 1953 May Crowning

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1954 May Crowning

65. 1954 May Crowning

66. 1955

67. “Class of „55”

68. Class of 1956

69. 1956 Class Fashion Show

70. 1956

71. 1956

72. 1956

73. 1957 Commencement

74. 1957 Resident Dinner

75. 1958 Mission Prom Committee

76. 1958 National Teachers Exam

77. 1959 Commencement

78. 1959 Library

79. May 1959

80. 1960 Commencement

81. 1960

82. 1960

83. Class of 1961
“By Mary Alice
Lawlor
When a whole class is
asked to look back over
their four years, how
many different memories
come to view… Yes,
underclassmen, we will
never forget
Misericordia, its joys and
sorrows, study and play.”

84. May Crowning 1961

85. 1961 May Queen, Annette Kraynak

86. Class of 1961

87. The “John” 1960
Beth and Barbara

88. Judy
1960

89. April 1958

90. 1958

91. McGann – Kathy Cheri

92. McGann

93. “Hung out to dry!”
McGann

94. Tri Sigma Trip to the IBM Headquarters in New York

95. This slide show brought to you by the
Sister Mary Carmel McGarigle Archives
and the many Faculty, Staff, and Alumni
who donated these photographs for future
generations to enjoy. For more
information about the Archives please
contact the Archivist, Jessica Reeder: stop
by the Archives on the third floor of the
Library, call 570-674-6420 or email
archives@misericordia.edu.