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Show Barton Smith Whipple Gowans Wrght Crawford Hogan Otterstrom Clark Elliot THE JUNIOR PROMENADE THE annual Junior Promenade which took place on the evening of January twenty-fourth at the Hotel Utah, was undoubtedly one of the most elaborate and unusual social events in the history of the school. It was anticipated with the greatest of interest and concluded with a realization of the students' fondest hopes, having attained the heights of a glamorous social season. It came as the culmination of a most important social week filled with the various activities of the joyous participants who awaited the coming of the big event. It was a week of great social accomplishment in which students associated in friendly companionship on and about the campus, the various social groups mingling in an attitude of good sportsmanship. The main hall of the Park Building was the scene of an interesting group of informal noon dances where students escaped the bonds of study and broke loose, to dance about the great University seal, and to create a bubbling spirit of enthusiasm. On the Wednesday of this week were held open houses by all the Greek letter social fraternities on the campus. The following day, the social sororities likewise held open house and entertained in a like manner. To the students of all interests, classes, and schools were displayed gracious Hellenic hospitality in the form of entertainments for all who wished to join in the fun. This consisted of snappy dances, tasty refreshments, and novelty favors. Each organization very commendably exerted itself for the success of these open house entertainments in an attempt to further the hospitality of the school groups and to bring about a better understanding within themselves. Such a spirit of enthusiasm could not be more fittingly capped than by such a celebrated event as the silver-anniversary Junior Promenade. This silver anniversary idea was emphasized in the decorations of the evening, with silver predominating in the ball room and side rooms, and retaining throughout the fete its importance as the main theme. The decorations were artistically brought to a most modernistic idea of dirigibles and aeroplanes soaring through the skies in an expression of their great advancements and as an idealization of a modern age in its modernistic background with simplicity its virtue and speed its motive. The Zeppelin Utah distinguished itself on its evening cruise by taking its guests to the various parts of diversified points of interest and amusements, and leaving them, at the end of the journey, a satisfied group.of travelers, well-pleased with the joys which came as a result of the beauties and scenes which they had encountered. On the roof-garden, Utah panhellenic organizations were skillfully arranged in flying formation, the dirigibles and D n ° ° & Richard Cosgrove Chairman Page 176 |