First commencement in Gill Coliseum held Fifty Years Ago in 1950. About 2000 members of the Class of 1950 received degrees during the first commencement ceremony held in Gill Coliseum. About 10,000 relatives and friends witnessed the exercises. From 1914 until 1949, commencement ceremonies had been held in the crowded Men's Gymnasium (Langton Hall). [OSU Archives #492]