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Student reaction was immediate and intense. Two thousand Elis marched in a torchlight parade to the home of President A. Whitney Griswold, who showed little sympathy for the demonstration. He termed it "an organized ring-led mob" and denounced Derby Day as an "organized debauch...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Derby Day Is Saved by New Oceanside Site | 3/28/1951 | See Source »

...would remember the boisterous, brawling affairs that used to be & part of every campaign. Strippers, brass bands, torchlight parades, and riots were common occurrences, and a candidate without a leather lung was lost before...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Smoker Battle Lacks Spirit of Other Years | 12/15/1950 | See Source »

...this didn't slow down the freshmen. A group of candidates organized a torchlight parade that circled the Yard to the tune of brass bands until unsympathetic Yard police chased them to a standing concert in front of the Union. A fake assassination, complete with caps, ketchup, and bodyguards was held after lunch one day, followed by a dragon slaying...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Smoker Battle Lacks Spirit of Other Years | 12/15/1950 | See Source »

...everyone agrees with Minister Bhargava. Last week the mango growers of the Chandigarh Valley were up in arms. Arguing that the capital will take fertile land, some 170 farmers have been demonstrating against the city for five weeks, with torchlight parades during which they try to stop water-boring operations. The government's reply has been to arrest the demonstrators, take them out of the valley, and release them to walk home...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: INDIA: Architect's Dream | 6/19/1950 | See Source »

There was a little shriek of delight from the women spectators. Then the Sanders' neighbors crowded around them jubilantly. Outside the courthouse, another crowd of 300 townspeople whooped and cheered. That night 500 neighbors assembled in the biting cold outside the Sanders' big white farmhouse for a torchlight parade...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: NEW HAMPSHIRE: Not Guilty | 3/20/1950 | See Source »

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