All Items 2 Collection 2 Archives & Special Collections 2 Emily Dickinson Collection 1 Contributor 3 Amherst College 1 Amherst College. Class of 1895 1 Dickinson, Emily, 1830-1886 1 Location 2 Amherst 1 Massachusetts 1 Topic 3 American poetry 1 Commencement ceremonies 1 Women poets, American 1 Part Of 2 Amherst College Commencement Collection 1 Emily Dickinson Collection 1 Genre 2 Poems 1 Programs 1 mods.shelfLocator 1 Box 2 Folder 37 2 Amherst College Commencement program, 1895 June 26 Amherst College The program for the 74th Amherst College Commencement. Beginning with the program for the first Commencement in August 1822, commencement programs contain the order of exercises for commencement ceremonies. Since 1826, most programs also provide a list of candidates receiving their bachelor of arts degrees. Other information contained in programs has varied over the years. Amherst College Commencement program, 1895 June 26 A stagnant pleasure like a pool Dickinson, Emily, 1830-1886 A stagnant pleasure like a pool