This week we’re sharing @mtholyoke Laurel Parade history in advance of Saturday’
This week we’re sharing @mtholyoke Laurel Parade history in advance of Saturday’s 2018 Laurel Parade activities. And, if you’re on campus, you can come over to Dwight Hall and see the Laurel Parade exhibit curated by student assistant Samantha Snodgrass, Class of 2018. Now on to the history…There have been several years when students did not carry laurel. In 1923 and 1924, mountain laurel became scarce and could not be picked. In 1925, laurel returned to the ceremony but was bought from a florist. In 1970 and 1971, students chose to carry signs protesting the Vietnam War rather than a laurel chain.Pictured here are Class of 1924 students holding ribbon instead of laurel due to a need for laurel conservation in Massachusetts, and seniors in the Class of 1970 holding Peace signs. -- source link
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