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To the Editor of the CRIMSON:

The announcement in Friday's CRIMSON to the effect that the Class of 1930 will soon have an opportunity to express an opinion on the feasibility of a Class Dance has come to my attention.

Because of the innumerable criticisms of the Junior Prom which have appeared in your mail columns of the past few weeks, the proposed referendum brings a loudly discussed question to a head. As a member of the class eligible to vote, I appreciate the opportunity of expressing my firm conviction that the Dance, as it is now planned, is not likely to succeed.

Few people still think of Cambridge as a college town, over which Harvard spreads a dominating influence. Boston, moreover, and the countless suburban districts are conveniently within immediate reach. It is no longer incumbent upon the University, therefore, to provide for social activities, which must necessarily have severe competition.

Then again, the Junior Dances of recent years have proved very conclusively that a fair cross-section of the class is not represented. Consequently, in the event that the Prom is not even a class gathering, those who seek a lively evening of entertainment might well follow their own instincts and spend their money to greater advantage elsewhere. Sincerely yours,   Kenneth T. Howe '30.