Word: pop
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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Following is the program for the first Pop Concert of the season, in Symphony Hall this evening: 1. Coronation March, Meyerbeer 2. Overture, "Si j'etais Roi," Adam 3. Waltz, "Donauweibchen," Strauss 4. Selection, "La Boheme," Puccini 5. Ballet Music from "Gioconda," Ponchielli 6. (a) Berceuse for String Orchestra, Strube (b) Humoreske, Dvorak 7. Overture, "Rienzi," Wagner 8. Caprice Espagnol, Rimsky-Korsakoff 9. Overture, "Raymond," A. Thomas 10. Selection, "The Red Mill," Herbert 11. Waltz, "The Merry Widow," Lehar 12. March, "Flag of Victory," Blon
...class pop-night held in the Living Room of the Union last evening, not only broke every tradition of Sophomore indifference, but proved conclusively the success of this novel plan. As a substitute for the annual class dinner it more than satisfied the expectations of the committee, as over 300 men attended, in contrast to the small percentage of men who have attended class dinners, other than Freshman dinners, in recent years. An excellent program was rendered by the Salem Cadet Band and several first-class vaudeville acts, and the committee spared no expense in providing refreshments. The class song...
...reason of the pop-night's unqualified success was probably due to the informality and sociability of the affair, as well as to the reasonableness of the admission price. Many men preferred to attend an informal class entertainment in Cambridge at a low price rather than to pay twice as much and attend a more or less formal dinner in Boston...
...Sophomore class pop-night will be held in the Living room of the Union this evening at 8 o'clock. The entertainment will consist of popular selections by the Salem Cadet band and a vaudeville performance through the courtesy of Mr. A. P. Keith '01. Light refreshments will be served throughout the evening at small tables scattered about the Living Room. In the course of the evening the new provisional class song will be sung top words written by F. H. Hall...
...Sophomore class has made a radical departure from the practices of its predecessors, and will substitute a pop-night in the Union for the annual class dinner. Class functions of any kind are useful as a means of bringing the scattered cohorts together; and if properly conducted and largely supported, are among the pleasantest features of a class's career. A pop-night undoubtedly has some advantages over a dinner,--chiefly in the avoidance of all publicity. Whichever way the preference lies, a pop-night was the choice, and it is for 1910 to make tonight's affair...