Show vWe v We protest against the present tendency t to to make the University social fun functions exclusive ex ex- We We- refer particularly to the announcement announcement announcement an an- that the Junior Prom will be betaken beta betaken ta taken en off the campus this year but besides certain students students' recently remarked that matinee dances are too common commo meaning perhaps that they that they are not ex exclusive enough With such sentiment we cannot agree A University social affair is s successful to the extent that it attra attracts ts students not city residents and the event held on the campus is liable students than th s more more- to attract act one held down town 0 In the case of class or dances fraternity dances of of- course we we have bave nothing nothing- to say Those iun functions are purely purely- the concern of the organizations organizations organizations or or- that give them The Prom however although under the control of the Junior lass is as a's much mucha a student body af- af air airas as as the th year book and should be given for for fot the benefit benefit- of students primarily The precedent of holding the Junior Prom om in the-Gymnasium the has been established established by py several years years' practice This practice practice practice tice h has s' s assisted in establishing the Prom as the big social re e event l of the University year ear There is no good reason for destroy- destroy destroying lug ing ng the precedent We conceive University social functions t to tc 5 be be- given for the purpose of promoting good feeling in the student body That beng be- be ng the case we should like to see all University University Uni Uni- dances given with the idea of drawing drawing draw draw- ing ng the widest possible possible- student attendance rather rather- th than n made so formal that only only- the fortunate possessors of full dress suits can attend Matinee l dances promote good feeling and increase the acquaintanceship of every student who attends The more of these informal affairs the better o 0 |