Word: junior
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Bove's suggestive letter in your columns yesterday contains many true facts, but his solution of having a combined Junior-Sophomore dance seems unnecessarily crude. If he attended the 1929 Dance last year he is doubtless aware that his class had by no means a monopoly of those present. In fact it was openly boasted by a member of a Class of 1928 that, not to mention three "Freshman Jubilees, he then counted four Junior Dances on his record. So why limit his glorious function to members of the Sophomore and Junior classes. And above all let's keep...
Heralded as the greatest social function of the year, the Junior Prom looses its night of fun and festivity with dinner this evening. Other dances may surpass the Prom in gorgeousness occasionally-not often-but there is, was, and ever will be One Prom, and only one. It is apart from every other form of social life...
...strangely enough, there is another group which casts jealous eyes upon the group privileged to give a junior prom. The sophomore class is raising its voice, and in eloquent tones deplores the lack of Terpsichorean favor from the weak-kneed principles of tradition. The class of 1931 demands a sophomore dance! Financially, a sophomore dance would be a greater failure than a junior prom. Two financial failures would be a cordial invitation to abolish the Freshman Jubilee...
...there are certain groups in Harvard College, among which is the one with the social complex. This group will support college dances either through a spirit of tradition or a desire to let the "girl back home" get a view of Harvard College glory. The Freshman Jubilees and the Junior Proms are indeed sorry specimens of Harvard glory...
...solution, the only solution, then, is this: give a Junior-Sophomore prom. Since dance expenses are a fixed element, that is, they remain practically unchanged whether 400 or 600 attend, all receipts beyond a certain amount may be devoted toward making the dance more elaborate and attractive. Favors are an essential element of a successful dance. These are given neither at the Prom nor the Jubilee, and contribute toward their failures...