Harvard Class Day Ends With Frantic Confetti Battle
Harvard graduates convened for the 1916 class day in June with a stadium spectacle that drew 15,000 spectators. Confetti cannons and paper missiles lit up the field as seniors and alumni marched past Appleton Chapel and Memorial Hall. The day featured speeches by Donald J. Wallace and Kenneth B. Murdock, a joyous ivy ovation, and a parade of alumni in vivid costumes before a Yale win over Harvard baseball was announced to the crowd.
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Harvard Class Day Reaches Boisterous, Colorful climax
Crowds greet Harvard seniors in gowns and streamers after lively class day ceremonies. Festivities include glee club performances, yard celebrations, fountain ducks, and alumni gatherings as 1916 graduates bid farewell to Memorial Hall and the Charles. The Ivy Orator delivers a playful retrospective, urging a toast to the class of 1916 and future graduates.
Ivy Oration by Howell Foreman at Sanders event
BH Howell Foreman of Atlanta delivered the Ivy Oration in the Stadi um yesterday afternoon addressing engaged couples and seniors. He urged a shift from morning levity to a more solemn occasion and called for attention beyond Don Wallace’s humorous monologue and Bobby Cutler’s limerick.
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Western Union Suspends Mexico Service Via Nogales
The Western Union Telegraph Company reports suspension of communication with Mexico via Nogales until further notice. Manager F W Barth says the move comes from New York headquarters and cites unclear causes, possibly international tensions with Mexico.
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Moulding Silver Bullets in England A wartime phase
The next Sunday Post teases an illustrated feature on Britain’s evolving wartime strategy. Photographs accompany an analysis of new efforts and policies shaping the conflict’s trajectory.
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Class Day Poem Finds Harvard Call for Quality over Size
Robert Cutler’s Harvard Class Day poem laments wasted opportunities and praises quality over sheer numbers. He argues Harvard’s faults reflect broader flaws, urging a university of minds rather than a crowd of graduates from distant places.
No Love Letters For Orpet Jury
Waukegan June 20 The judge in the Orpet Lambert murder case hints most letters between Will H. Orpet and Marian Lambert will be excluded for lack of bearing on the crime The only parts likely admitted would concern motive The trial also features Miss Yonker the other romance subject and her subpoenaed testimony about intimate details of the affair
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Seaconnet Crew Still Unsure of Seaborne Explosion
Five Seaconnet crew members arrived and signed affidavits claiming the ship was mined or torpedoed. Fragments of the missile are awaited for expert analysis. Officers and crew at London say damage came from an external explosion but cannot confirm a mine or submarine. Yarmouth marine authorities assess torpedo as likely.
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City Workers to Be Paid During Military Service
City Treasurer Slattery acting for Mayor Curley collected affidavits from Fifth, Eighth and Ninth Regiment armories naming which workers should receive full municipal pay during active military service. The council had approved three months full pay for municipal employees while in service.
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