Junior Hop A Great Success

The dismal days of old, when the student was expected to shut himself up in some gloomy monastery, away from all the world, have gone and in the progress of civilization, the student has come to be recognized as the beau ideal of society. In a great University like our own, exceptional advantages for social life are offered, and the happy juniors Friday night made the most of the opportunity. , For several weeks, in fraternity circles of the University, the preparations for the Junior hop have been in progress and now the event has become a part of the history of the past and wijl be the source of gratification to all who participated in lts pleasant scènes. The commodious Waterman gymnasium, during the hop, presented a picture of beauty rarely to be seen, the blending of beautiful colors, of the ladies' costumes relieved by the sombre black of the gentlemen; the music of two orchestras, and the merry converse of the five hundred dancers; the excellent taste used in the decorations and the splendid condition of the floor; all of these were surñcient to inspire the gay devotees of the terpsichorean muse with the teeling that the Junior hop f the class of ninety-five was an oc:asion never to be forgotten. The hop was conducted at a cost )f $1,400, which is covered by the ale of tickets at $6.00 each; should :here be a deficit, however, it is :overed by a special tax on the nine Eraternities under whose auspices it is held. The nine Palladium fraternities by whom the hop is given are as follows: Psi Upsilon, Alpha Delta Phi, Delta Kappa Epsilon, Beta Theta Pi, Delta Tau Delta, Zeta Psi, Chi Psi, Sigma Phi, and Phi Kappa Psi. The grand march moved to the strains of the "Star Spangled Banner" at 10:20 o'clock, and a most imposing sight it was. Mr. R. W. Dunn and Miss Simonds led the march. The most imposing scène of the evening was the forming of the V, during the march. The beautiful blending of the ladies' costumes during the march furnished a sight the like of which is rarely seen. At 10:35 o'clock the first of the 23 regular and ten extra dances, which consisted ot waltzes, twosteps and polkas, began, and it was mom ere the last dance was finished. Throughout the entire evening nothing occurred, with the exception of the failure of the electric lights, to mar the pleasure of the occasion. The luncheon was served between the twelfth and thirteenth dances, at two a. m. The new form of serving was a great success, and all of the confusión of former years was obviated. The music by Schremser's orchestra, of Detroit, was of the highest quality, and was one of the especial features of the occasion. There are about two hundred and seventy-five guests at the fraternity houses, the names of whom we are unable to publish owing to lack of space. Breakfast was served at the various fraternity houses at 11 o'clock today, and several musicals and parties have been arranged for tonight. On the whole the event will be remembered as one of the most pleasant in the history of the social life of the University.