Word: processional
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This Cremation, then, was an annual ceremony performed by the sophomores about the middle of May in which the principal thing was the burning of some book which the class had finished that term. As the book chosen was always one that the men had found difficult to master, there...
The custom of the delivery of a valedictory oration and poem distinct from the commencement exercises, began in 1811. For many years, however, the day was called Valedictory Day, and it was not until 1838 that the modern Class Day properly originated. The custom previous to 1838 was for the...
After the concert a triumphant procession was formed, and to the stirring notes of "Yale Men Say," the line of march was taken up to the house of the Mayor. Here the serenade was interrupted by the appearance of that gentleman himself, who hospitably threw open his doors and invited...
Princeton celebrated on Wednesday night with speeches, fireworks and a procession. The presentation of the championship was the occasion.
ALUMNI DINNER.At two o'clock came what is usually regarded as the plesantest feature of commencement, the alumni dinner in Memorial Hall, and this year the welcome to be accorded Mr. Lowell added much to the pleasure of the occasion. The procession formed in front of old Massachusetts and, headed...