Word: prom
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...decision on the Junior Prom will depend upon the will of the majority of the Junior class, but it is hoped that the individual in deciding, will give adequate attention to a deserving question...
...excellent reasons for doing so. Our willingness to relegate this tradition manifests lassitude and pecuniary "tightness" since the reasons brought forth for its dismissal include lack of interest and added expense. It is in our hands either to acknowledge defeat before effort or to make a successful Junior Prom one of the highlights of the class of 1930. Its success, needless to say, rests upon wholehearted support and its result is a reflection upon our class. G. C. Holbrook...
Because of the innumerable criticisms of the Junior Prom which have appeared in your mail columns of the past few weeks, the proposed referendum brings a loudly discussed question to a head. As a member of the class eligible to vote, I appreciate the opportunity of expressing my firm conviction that the Dance, as it is now planned, is not likely to succeed...
Then again, the Junior Dances of recent years have proved very conclusively that a fair cross-section of the class is not represented. Consequently, in the event that the Prom is not even a class gathering, those who seek a lively evening of entertainment might well follow their own instincts and spend their money to greater advantage elsewhere. Sincerely yours, Kenneth T. Howe...
...learned scholar who contributed to your columns yesterday has given us a working foundation for solving the weighty issue of the Junior Prom. He decided that the constituency of the 1929 affair was representative of the class as a whole, but that at the same time the grand total of those whom he would like to consider representative was negligible. Now although such a conclusion may sound facetious, there is a chance that it may be mathematically possible. To get at the truth, why not conduct a scientific experiment as follows...