Word: repealed
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...adoption of them by Seniors on both the public celebrations. Their adoption does not necessarily involve increased expense, as some may imagine, and if proper measures were taken the expense would be rather diminished. At Columbia College the wearing of gowns was for many years compulsory, but after the repeal of the law, some years ago, it was left optional with the students to wear them or not. The custom, however, was continued, and at present in the oratorical celebrations of the college and on Class Day they are almost universally worn by the class holding the celebration...
...meekly, humbly pray for its repeal Next year...