Word: seniors
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...long as this sort of puritanism held pre-Commencement activities in check, nothing like a genuine, festive Class Day existed. But in 1834, some-where, somehow, iced punch came into the Yard, and within the next four years, Senior celebrations had become so bachannalian that President Quincy put a ban on dancing and drinking, thereby threatening to nip Class Day in the bud. But when the actual day arrived, the ladies, who according to some dim nineteenth century logic had previously gone away from the Yard in the afternoon when the real celebrating began, were allowed to remain. Something...
...game instead of the nineteenth century's dance around the Liberty Tree, which involved holding hands and skipping about and jumping frantically to get hold of a piece of a wreath. This, surely, is progress. And in the nineteenth century President Lowell exulted "What a glorious object is a Senior on Class Day to a maiden of sixteen." Today, there will probably not be a girl under eighteen in Harvard Yard, and this, too, is progress. It is the sort of progress that can create confidence in the future of Harvard College and in the future--all the more unlimited...
...Senior activities prior to today's Commencement exercises have included the Baccalaureate service in Harvard Memorial Church Sunday afternoon, at which the speaker was Rev. Charles L. Seasholes of Dayton, Ohio, father of Molly Seasholes '48; and Class Night ceremonies Monday night...
...banquet speaking program with an address hailing the basically harmonious relationship, despite the CRIMSON's independence, existing between it and the University through the years. He was preceeded by Joseph C. Grew '02, former Undersectary of State, commenting briefly in a reminiscent vein; Otto E. Fuerbringer '32, a senior editor of Time Magazine, discussing "Newsmagazines and Newspapers"; Selig S. Harrison '48, present CRIMSON President, reporting on the state of the paper today and plans for the future; and Cleveland Amory '39, author of the "Proper Bostonian," leading off with introductory remarks...
Most college hammer throwers figure they'll die happy if they hit 160 feet. The recognized world's record is 193 feet, the American record 189 feet, 7 1/2 inches, and the National collegiate record 183 feet, 10 inches. Felton, a six foot, 22-year-old Senior from Philadelphia, has thrown better than 180 feet twice this spring and hasn't fallen below...