Word: founding
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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During the summer, the bank will pay members of its classes as follows: Undergraduates, first summer, $60.00 per month; undergraduates, second summer, $67.50 per month; undergraduates, third summer, or graduates, $75 per month. This remuneration has been found to be in accord with average living expenses as carefully compiled from figures submitted by members of previous classes, plus a moderate increase in the second and third years in consideration of satisfactory attendance and training...
...Class Day Committee wishes to invite all members of the classes of 1917 and 1918 who are at the present time undergraduates in College to attend the Senior Spread on Monday evening, June 16. These men should apply on the regular Senior Spread application blanks, which are to be found in Leavitt & Peirce's. Men in these classes, however, are not eligible to apply for other Class Day tickets at the reduced prices open only to Seniors, but should apply on the regular graduate application blanks. CLASS DAY COMMITTEE...
Perhaps the most moving presentation of all our allies is found in the contributions made by French students. No less than 259 professors of literature, science, medicine, and law of Paris or of the provincial universities gave up their lives, and the number of teachers, schoolmasters, and professors in the various schools and colleges of France who sacrificed all reaches the great total of 6,000. The University of Paris writes 634 names on its roll of honor
This measure was drawn up some time ago as a result of the agitation in various quarters to increase the physical fitness of the average University man. It was found that the standard of college men entering the army was especially low, as was proved by the number of those rejected. Yale has a system of compulsory exercises for men in their freshman year, and this has proved an effective plan. It is expected that this measure, if carried through, will tend to produce similar good results here...
...Class Day ceremony was very simple, consisting of a dinner, an address, and the final fare well. As time passed, the celebrations became more elaborate. The dance around Rebellion Tree was started. Seniors began to entertain their friends with punch. Four years after the latter happening, the President found it necessary to convert the rejoicing into a "respectable entertainment." From then on the Yard was open to all friends of undergraduates. Ladies, young and old, were invited. It became customary to give spreads and there was much dancing in the Yard. The day was made doubly important to the Seniors...