Word: classe
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...Class Day Committee yesterday afternoon met the Corporation Committee for a final discussion of the "Tree" matter. We previously understood that their chief objection was in regard to seats, but we now find that they have taken a decided stand against any form of scrimmage whatever. In this they are unanimous, and believe that the Corporation as a whole fully back them up in all their ideas. They object to a scrimmage, first, because football clothes, which are dirty and offensive, are necessarily worn in the presence of refined ladies; second, because if football clothes were not worn, such weaker...
...have tried to meet these objections in every way we can think of, but without success. We have said we earnestly believe that the majority of the class desire to keep the Tree exercises as they are, but the committee of the Corporation believe that not even a petition signed by a large majority of the class would affect the decision of the whole Corporation. We were willing to grant every possible compromise in the way of lowering the wreath or doing away with the '97 emblem, but this did not meet the vital point of the scrimmage. In short...
...editorial referred to in yesterday's issue suggested that in lengthen-the Class Day exercises to cover two days, and particularly in adding a Senior's Dance, there would be great liklihood of increasing a Senior's Class Day expenses, which are already far from light. We repeat that if the box rents and other items of cost at the dance were to amount to "anything like the sum usually paid for boxes at the Yale Prom., either the boxes should not be built or the dance should be given up." In effect this merely affirms what the communication this...
...debts of the crew are gradually being cut down, but what is especially needed if the crew is to be successful is the financial support of the class...
...seventh ten of the Institute of 1770 from the class of Ninety-nine were taken out last night in the following order...