Word: wellesley
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Tradition" dies not necessarily imply the colorful fluttering of Tree Day or the hub-bub of hooprolling, but a certain pattern of conformity that the Wellesley girl, in spite of her acclamation of freedom, slips into until the habit becomes a part of the responsibility...
...aspects of this Wellesleyite personality range from, in most cases, a strictly formalized dating relationship to community social graces practiced among the girls themselves. No young man in his right mind calls an attractive Wellesley girl less than two or three weeks in advance for a weekend date. The days of "running over to see the girl next door" are past, and cut-throat competition between most of the men's colleges of the northeast keep the desirable Wellesleyite--and so many of them are--in a furor of knitting crimson, orange, green, and blue socks...
...simplest forms of dating have become terrifyingly formal under the Wellesley system. With a few fortunate exceptions, almost any date becomes an occasion, and the gentleman in question often leaves town with a well-scrutinized feeling. Senior Class President Meredith Cushman, writing an advice column in a recent national magazine, said "Guests should remember they are one display. After a prom, the post-weekend discussions may go on for two or three weeks...
Certainly none of this tradition does Wellesley differ from a number of other girl's colleges, although most other schools with an equal degree of formalized social intercourse are located with far less proximity to ready, willing, and relatively able suitors. The "game girl" is not rare, but she is less predominant than in many other schools--the Meadows, in all its antiseptic and costly glory, is still the most popular spot on the Turnpike. In a recent poll a "high-heel night-in-Boston date" actually finished ahead of "a college weekend or fraternity party...
...Wellesley Tea Party...