Word: proms
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...find myself in hearty agreement with the sentiments expressed by Mr. Shea in Tuesday's paper regarding the advisability of holding a Junior Prom. I was among the members of the class who signed a petition asking for a Sophomore Dance last year and the mere fact that there was such a petition would indicate that there is a considerable demand for such a social function, within the class...
...majority of people with whom I have conversed upon the subject seem to favor the idea of having the Prom. At any rate the subject should be decided by the class as a whole, if only to overcome the feeling that the action of Mr. Trainer in deciding for the class, at a time when no one had the time or inclination to reply (the beginning of the examination period) that the Prom should not be held, was a distinctly autocratic and high-handed method of settling the question...
...past there has been a great deal of complaint about the Prom, most of which seems to arise from the competition furnished by the dances given by certain organizations around the college. I see no reason why this difficulty could not be overcome and, by charging a price sufficient to pay expenses, and with proper management, why the present Junior Class could not have a successful Prom, always providing of course that proper class cooperation would be forth coming. For after all the Junior Prom is an important class function, it should stand out as an occasion to be remembered...
...Should a Junior Prom be held this year...
...majority vote in the affirmative on the first four questions should indicate the fact that the Prom should be held. If it is in the negative, the majority rules. Certainly the class of 1931 will display a greater managerial ability than the present Senior Class did. In such a case success would onsue and the traditional Junior Prom would be perpetuated. John E. Shea...