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...announcement yesterday that there was a serious doubt about the advisability of holding a Junior Dance this year was disappointing surprise to many members of the class. The Junior Prom is an old tradition at Harvard, as in most colleges, which is anticipated with pleasure. It is a pity that the indifference of a few members of the class should be more in evidence than the strong desire of many to continue the custom. It is strange that a militant move should be underway in the Sophomore class to hold a dance this year, while the Juniors should be expressing...
Since cost seems to be the main point in the argument of those who desire to dispose of the tradition, the figures of last year's Prom may shed light on the matter. Yesterday's editorial stated that the cost of a Prom is $3,000. Since 250 couples and 150 stages attended the dance last year if the price of tickets for couples and 150 stages attended the dance 1st year if the price of tickets for couples alone had been ten dollars instead of eight, there would have been no deficit. To attend a "Special Night...
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...
Perhaps the chief objection which has been raised against the Dance, from certain quarters at least, is in regard to social considerations. It is said that the constituency of the Junior Prom is not representative of the Harvard undergraduate body. I beg to take issue with this statement. Out of necessity I attended the Dance last year, and am convinced that the proportion of various social groups at the function is in general the same as that between the same groups in the greater body of the College. Unfortunately, however, with the reduced numbers, the total of the undergraduates...