Bright College Years

To the Editor of the CRIMSON:

I find myself in hearty agreement with the sentiments expressed by Mr. Shea in Tuesday's paper regarding the advisability of holding a Junior Prom. I was among the members of the class who signed a petition asking for a Sophomore Dance last year and the mere fact that there was such a petition would indicate that there is a considerable demand for such a social function, within the class.

The majority of people with whom I have conversed upon the subject seem to favor the idea of having the Prom. At any rate the subject should be decided by the class as a whole, if only to overcome the feeling that the action of Mr. Trainer in deciding for the class, at a time when no one had the time or inclination to reply (the beginning of the examination period) that the Prom should not be held, was a distinctly autocratic and high-handed method of settling the question.

In the past there has been a great deal of complaint about the Prom, most of which seems to arise from the competition furnished by the dances given by certain organizations around the college. I see no reason why this difficulty could not be overcome and, by charging a price sufficient to pay expenses, and with proper management, why the present Junior Class could not have a successful Prom, always providing of course that proper class cooperation would be forth coming. For after all the Junior Prom is an important class function, it should stand out as an occasion to be remembered in after-years and above all it should not be discarded without adequate discussion by the class as a whole. Douglas Schofield '31