Word: custom
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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This year, the custom of giving the city birthday presents was inaugurated. The Government gave the city another hill, that of Monte Mario; part of the Esquiline Hill, adjoining the Domus Aurea and the Baths of Trajan; the historical Villa Celimantana. All these are to be turned into beautiful gardens, thus completing a cercle jardinier around the city...
...committee announces several departures from the custom of past years. The most important of these are the increased price of single tickets, the issuing of supper tickets, and the new plans for return checks...
...marked off yesterday in preparation for the pictures of the Senior and Freshman classes, the setting was complete but for one item, the Senior class. For only a scant two score of Seniors came bashfully through the Yard, in newly donned caps and gowns to observe the time-honored custom of the picture. The others were deterred from attending by the noxious mists and the threatened rain...
...Senior and Freshman classes will assemble today at 1 o'clock on the steps of Widener for their annual picture. According to the time-honored custom, the Seniors will first be photographed and will then refuse to allow the Freshmen to be taken until a sufficient fund has been donated by the class of 1928. The use to which the fund will be put has not yet been determined...
...seniors will begin wearing their caps and gowns in accordance with the annual custom on May 1. it was announced last night by the effaces of the class of 1926. The graduating class will wear their caps and gowns until one o'clock for the remainder of the college year and on class day. They will also be worn specially for the class picture on Thursday, April...