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MEMORIAL HALL HAS FINAL HOUR OF OLDEN POPULARITY

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Memorial Hall, for over 50 years the University Commons, had a final hour of popularity Saturday night, when nearly 500 students crowded in for the last meal to be served there. Many others were turned away unfed, a remarkable occurrence at least in the later years of the hall's history.

The feeling of genuine regret at the passing of the old hall was mingled with a spirit of jocosity. Several tables were draped with crepe, and some of the diners wore arm bands of black.

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