Show The Junior Prom A Tradition By JULIE FORD The Junior a tradition of the University for 55 has been moved from the gymnasium to downtown to the old Union Building Music to the State Capitol to the new Union In its long history it has been heralded by elaborate Grand Promenades led by Utah governors at the complete dinners and televised floor THE JUNIOR Prom was borrowed from and Cornell Universities in The first Prom was held in the Men's according to back issues of the For 55 Prom committees have been elaborating on the tradition started by the junior class of By the grand march opening the had been led by the John Societies set up booths in the filled with nooks and Electric lights in green and white junior class' formed IN ANOTHER ten the Prom had expanded to Including parents and full dress uniforms or and complete The 1919 Chronicle printed an issue complete with dancing and dress The Prom that held at the Hotel was disbanded at 3 a.m. Students of the Roaring Twenties landed the Prom to a full week of including noon dances and fraternity and sorority open The Promenade no longer led the Prom but was featured as a highlight during the Couples were announced at the door in the early thirties and suppers were served at and 1 And the faculty issued a Prom flowers or Corsages to be worn at the The Hotel Utah ballroom was the favorite Prom dancing By the the Prom was back to one-night activities and in 1940 the Prom was highlighted by the presentation of new members of Skull and Suppers were shortened to refreshments and the New Union was closed a day before the Prom to prepare it for the The Grand Promenades were still In 1948 The Chronicle offered an interesting promise to the student will be which will include the price of programs and The Prom moved up to the Capitol Building in the forties and fifties and has served as a floral arrangement and sea garden and Eiffel Tower for One recalls General Manager Theron S. the arm came off the Indian while Prom decorators were taking down the In Prom officials got around the corsage ban by presenting every coed Prom with a wrist orchid ONE OF THE last Proms to be featured at the the 1955 was televised for an The hour also included a floor show and can-can Capitol officials breathed a sigh of relief as University of Utah students moved their Prom to the newly completed University where it has Recent-day Proms lack a Grand Promenade led by the Governor or a week of but they do have one other relatively new feature in addition to the The first Prom Princess was not chosen until The Prom was years when Ann was named as queen of the |