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Dates: during 1940-1949
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A Freshman petition with 249 signatures asking Jubilee reforms, together with a Jubilee Committee statement advocating its points in principle but denying its practical possibilities were the spontaneous action taken yesterday by the Yardlings on the current Jubilee discussion.
The three plank petition, summing up in substance yesterday's CRIMSON editorial on the subject, request that "the Student Council raise the allowance for an orchestra for the Jubilee to $1500; that tickets to the Jubilee be reduced at least a dollar in price; and that definite action be taken...
At a special meeting called to discuss the editorial and petition, the 1944 Jubilee Committee formed a reply admitting the necessity of popularizing the annual affair and the value of boarding the Freshmen's guests in a college dormitory.
Petition Signed
Signed by many of those present, the petition reaffirmed the belief that the "defeat of the Axis is essential to our way of life," and added that "the next step should be the assurance that whatever aid we can supply will be delivered to those who need it."