CLASS DAY

Members of the Class of 1932 who served as Junior ushers during the rainy morning and afternoon of last year's Class Day will particularly appreciate the good judgment of the present Committee in bringing within the compass of the afternoon the more important exercises, formerly interspersed throughout the day.

Chapel for the Seniors has been scheduled for 11 o'clock, not for the unnecessarily early hour of 9 o'clock. Since this service is for Seniors only, relatives and friends need not put in an appearance until the afternoon. In past years the limited facilities offered by the various spreads have made it difficult for a number of men to accommodate their relatives at this time; the difficulty is now obviated. With the Stadium exercises moved forward from 4 to 5.30 o'clock, guests may proceed without delay from the scene of ivy, hay, gowns, and confetti to Eliot and Lowell Houses, where there will be supper and dancing before the Instrumental and Glee Clubs' concert later in the evening. In dispensing with the services of a band, the committee has wisely departed from a tradition which had its origin when such music was the only entertainment available. For the first time the Instrumental Clubs will have a part in the program; it is to be hoped they will vindicate the committee's belief that the activities should be representative of the undergraduates. The Tree Oration, with the Police Gazette, is relegated to the shades of Limbo.

Moving the scene of several of the activities from the Yard to the Houses is a recognition of their present position as the centre of undergraduate life, a distinction which the Yard has for some time lost except in the eyes of a few graduates. Few will regret what a neat red line on the Class Day advance notice calls to mind, that architectural Harvard has shifted from the sidewalks of Massachusetts Avenue to the banks of the Charles. The action to reduce the price of tickets and cut down all unnecessary expenses, considering the present economic condition and the deficits of former Class Day Committees, is timely and praiseworthy. The Class Day Committee has shown wisdom in vigorously dispensing with dead and moribund traditions, and in making the most of the facilities provided by the House Plan.