Word: gowning
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...follow the seasons. We are informed that on a certain day winter is past and spring begins; but what means a spring of cold, raw March days and prolonged New England rains, especially after balmy February weather? The trees may bloom; the Seniors may appear in cap and gown, but these are no more than gentle hints that spring is here. The undergraduate persists in wearing his worn and stained felt hat--no matter how sultry the weather. Not until the publicly advertised Straw-hat Day has come and gone does the University have a faint suspicion that the season...
Today, according to custom, the Senior Class will don the Cap and Gown, which, for centuries has been the mark and badge of the scholar. Time, which has made such inroads on our traditions, has in so far pravailed that the period during which gowns are worn is now but a scant seven weeks of four long years of undergraduate existence. From the first of May until he receives his diploma, custom demands that the Senior stand forth in his primary capacity as a seeker after knowledge...
Today will be the last opportunity for Seniors to be measured for caps and gowns before the price goes up. Every Senior must be provided with a cap and gown before Class Day: 450 members of the class have not been provided for. Seniors may rent of purchase their outfit at the old prices by applying today at the Cooperative Society. CLASS DAY COMMITTEE...
...three more days remain before the price of Caps and Gowns rises, with 500 Seniors still unmeasured. Every Senior must provided with a Cap and Gown before the Class Day. These may be either purchased or tented by applying at the Cooperative Society not later than Thursday. 1921 CLASS DAY COMMITTEE
...price of a complete outfit will be raised on Friday from $9.75 to $10.25. Men who wish to make arrangements for renting a cap and gown should apply to the Class Day Committee. CLASS DAY COMMITTEE