Word: tree
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...connection with the notice which appeared in Monday's CRIMSON, the Class Day Committee desires to present a plan for afternoon exercises which might be appropriately substituted for the Tree Exercises...
...naturally suggested itself was the quadrangle formed by Sever, the Library, University and Appleton Chapel. Aside from the beauty of the enclosure, it was thought the large space would afford a greater seating capacity and a less crowded and, consequently, less dangerous arrangement than sould be secured about the Tree. Investigation, however, revealed that the position of the trees makes impossible the erection of suitable grand stands. It is true a greater seating capacity could be had, but only at the expense unduly of separating the spectators, not only into small groups among themselves but, also, from the classes. Such...
...question of the Tree has again arisen. This year it is of more than ordinary interest to Seniors since it involves not only a change in the exercises themselves, but, also, on account of the opposition of the Corporation to the old site, the removal to a new place...
...entering upon its work of arranging for Class Day, the committee took into consideration the arrangements of preceeding years. It will be recalled that ninety-seven was obliged by the Corporation to make three changes in their arrangements for the Tree exercises. First, to lower the flowers about the Tree; second, to wear ordinary street clothes instead of football suits; and, third, to reduce the seating capacity about the Tree from four thousand to three thousand seats. As a result of the first two changes the scrap was almost entirely done away with, since the wreath...
...first feeling on hearing it suggested that the Tree Exercises be given up is of instinctive opposition. That Harvard should have to relinquish an old custom even if grown degenerate, and further the location which has become associated with that custom, seems at first sight must be avoided at any cost. Consider, however, what to the college man of today is an old custom. To the majority it is simply one which ruled in their Freshman year, so shifting is the college community, and so soon are traditions formed. To call the actual exercises around last year's tree...