USC alumna Christa McCluggage and Joker, who earned an honorary "dogterate," at the 1975 ceremony
More than 1,350 graduates marched in the Academic Serpentine during the 1926 ceremony at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. The formation was an early commencement tradition at the university.
The USC Trojan Marching Band escorts faculty and graduating students into the Coliseum in 1931.
As part of its "From the USC Libraries" feature, the Chronicle recently published Dan Knapp's article about USC graduation photos from the University Archives. Dan's article features a brief interview with Claude Zachary and images from the USC Libraries Digital Archive.