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GOWNS OR DRESS SUITS AT CLASS DAY?

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EDITORS DAILY CRIMSON: In spite of the fact that the custom of the senior class to graduate in dress suits has been sanctioned by such long usage, yet it seems as if a departure from this custom would not be inadvisable. Some means of distinction necessarily should be made between the members of the graduating class and the other members of the university. Still, a cap and gown would not only prove as good a means of distinction but would also be much more in keeping with the occasion and its associations than the conventional dress suit. If there be interest enough, cannot the class-day committee take the matter in hand and call a meeting of the class to take action upon it. '87.

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