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...spreads, club and private, are on. And in the evening there is dancing at Memorial and the Gymnasium. Is not this enough? Previously it has been the custom to cram in some Statue exercises, at which people made lots of noise, and go hot, and dusty, and covered, with confetti, but this year it seems necessary to give up these exercises on account of danger from fire. When we see something going, we always want to get something in its place--and so it is proposed now to have "exercises" in the Stadium. If Class Day was full before...
...chief objection to the exercises at the Statue is the grave danger of fire, or even the cry of "Fire." It is unnecessary to describe the result of a cigarette or lighted match dropped among the confetti or light gowns of the women. The fire in the wooden, stands at the Princeton game last spring shows the possibility of such an occurence. This and the Iroquois fire are still so fresh in the minds of many people that it would keep them from attending the Statue exercises, and thereby detract from the success of our Class Day. A number...
...will begin. As an innovation and an improvement it is suggested that the Ivy Oration be delivered here instead of at the morning exercises in Sanders Theatre, which are now rather lengthy. After the Ivy Oration the Customary singing and cheering will take place, followed by the throwing of confetti as the Seniors pass...