class day

noun(sometimes initial capital letter)

a day during the commencement season on which the members of the graduating class in U.S. colleges and schools celebrate the completion of their course with special ceremonies.

Origin of class day

An Americanism dating back to 1825–35

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The evening of Class-day is a fitting close of the gay festivities at Smith College.
The Harris-Ingram Experiment | Charles E. Bolton
For the first time the normal students presented for the class-day exercise a Shakespearian play, Othello.
The Dark Forest | Hugh Walpole
He was fond of reading and of writing verse, and was chosen as the poet for class-day.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 3 | Various
The first class had gone out in solemn dignity, but we craved something more; we would have a class-day.
A Book of Bryn Mawr Stories | Marian T. MacIntosh
One cannot help remarking upon the dignity and good taste which characterized the exercises of Class-Day.
The American Missionary -- Volume 54, No. 3, July, 1900 | Various

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