Word: torch
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...week of celebration of John Harvard's three hundredth birthday was brought to a glorious finish last night when the undergraduate part of the program was carried out. President Eliot's address, the torch-light procession to the Stadium, the bonfire on Soldiers Field, and the return to the Yard were the features of the celebration. Unique in the history of the present College generation, it will be remembered by all who saw it, whether as participants or spectators, as one of the most beautiful sights that Harvard has ever witnessed, surpassing in some respects the illumination of a Class...
Undergraduate tickets for the John Harvard celebration parade can now be obtained at the Co-operative at 35 cents each. Each ticket is good for one sash and one torch. As the number is limited these tickets must be obtained immediately by all undergraduates who expect to attend the exercises...
Undergraduate tickets for the John Harvard celebration parade can now be obtained at the Co-operative at 35 cents each. Each ticket is good for one sash and one torch. As the number is limited these tickets must be obtained immediately, by all undergraduates who expect to attend the exercises in the Stadium. Graduate tickets for admittance to the Stadium may be obtained free of charge at the Co-operative or by application to G. G. Glass '08, Box 11, Cambridge, Mass...
...communication in Saturday's CRIMSON regarding uniforms in the inaugural parade suggests the wearing of black caps and gowns in place of the red caps and gowns used in the torch-light procession last fall. The objection to the red costume is well based, but the suggestion to substitute the ordinary black caps and gowns is not feasible for two reasons. In the first place it would be difficult to reach enough graduates to insure the requisite number of uniforms; secondly, the regular caps and gowns would be too expensive to buy for this occasion, even if there were time...
...wear academic costume without hoods. For my part, I should be glad to place at your disposal two sets of caps and gowns, and I am sure there are a thousand graduates who would do the same. The dollar gowns of red calico served very well for the torch-light parade last fall, but that it could be seriously proposed to wear them on March 4 in honor of the President of the United States could hardly be believed if it were not for the official statement in Thursday's CRIMSON. GRADUATE...