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THE MICHIGAN DAILY
Saturday, February 9, 1935
First I-lops Ended In'Blaze Of Glory'
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Two J-Hops Were Held In 1896:
One In Toledo,_The Other Here
By William G. Ferris the J-Hop. It places the date of the
Four Pittsburgh stogies (so adver- first hop as 1876.
tised) were selling for five cents. Most hops have ended, as some-
The alarm clock had just been in- one has said, In a Blaze of Glory. But
vented and one "guaranteed to last sometimes the campus journalists
a year" could be bought for $1.00. have reported events as they saw
Gibson drawings were popular on them. There was this note in The
student walls: "When Knighthood Daily of 1899, for instance:
Was in Flower," "Richard Carvel," "It is far worse that our present
"David Harum." J-Hop committee, under the leader-
Bicycles could be stored at Leon ship of a sophomore, has succeeded
Shaw's for the winter "at the low so poorly in maintaining the high
rate of twenty-five cents a month." standards set by its predecessors . . .
But that was a long time after, Due to the inability of the decorator
almost 25 years after, Michigan stu- to fulfill his contract, strangers were
dents first started j-hopping. In 1896 kept busy wondering which of the!
The Michigan Daily was calling the color combinations represented the
affair (contest, set-to, brawl - pick colors of Michigan . . . Refreshments
your noun) the "Twentieth Annual were a wafer and a glass of water ...
Ball." That is about the first written The lighting was poor . . . Favors were
reference to what was later to become hard dressed kid programs which one
- fears will break if bent and look like
a cross between cardboard and
leather."
The 1913 hop had all the poten-
tialities of developing into a genuinelyj
first class brawl; but they managed
FRITERNITY to drown all the youthful exuberance,
the gentlemen! "Michigan's hoodlums
(dear, dear) had innings for a short
JEWELRYspace last night," said The Daily,
"when about fifty toqued (tight to
you) gentlemen attempted to force
an entrance to Waterman Gymna-
sium.
BUrT, PG -"* " " "The trouble started when hop au-
thorities refused to throw open the
doors leading to the gallery to the
crowd without. More spirited leaders
of the mob began insistent attack
upon the south door. The window
panes were the first to go,thenthe
locks and hinges were forced by a
"Further entrance was blocked by
a janitor who threateningly wielded
a pair of Indian clubs. Cowards were
plentiful. (Aw, come now, Michigan
Daily, is that a nice way to talk?) No
one dared advance. Fire extinguishers
and a few improvised billies were more
than a match for the bravery of the
storming party."
As someone remarked just before
the examination period, there was
a time when Michigan parties were
dignified and respectable affairs.
But the most historically interesting
of all J-Hop affairs occurred in 1896.
There were two J-Hops that year.
One was held quite properly (so we
hope) in Waterman Gymnasium, but
the other was staged not in Ann Ar-
bor, nor even in Michigan. The belles
and beaus (isn't that the correct
1896 vernacular?) trotted all the
dreadful distance to Toledo, there to
have the jolliest sort of a time.
It seems that until 1896 the nine
older campus fraternities ran the
"Junior Concert Promenade" just as
they dashed well wanted, with the
approval of the constituted authori-
ties. At this condition the four
younger campus fraternities and the
independents were altogether an-
noyed. They therefore protested to
the Board of Regents for a part in
the management (of the dance, stu-
pid) and for a fair distribution of the
floor booths. The Regents granted
the request.
Now, then, this was pretty disgust-
ing to the nine older fraternities. So
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DAILY OFFICIAL
BULLETIN
Student-Faculty Committee: Meet-
ing in Union today to form new stu-
dent government. Professors Remer,
Pollock, McLaughlin, Worley, and
Anderson will be there as usual. You
come too, Doug Welch.
Al McCombs,
President of the Union.
Interfraternity Council: Lemonade
picnic Sunday. The dean says we
may bring cake.
Phillip Singleton, President.
Notice: Weather predictions indi-
cate rain tomorrow. All students will
wear their rubbers. We don't want
you catching cold, you know.
Dean Joseph A. Bursley.
Dean Alice Lloyd,
Sophomore Cabaret: Pseudo Psilly
Psymphony. Phun pfor pall. Phap-
erons phurnished pand pall pthat
Phooey.
Concert: Following is the program
for the Joe Penner-Eddie Cantor
concert this evening.
Aria, Penites du Styx
(Alceste)................Gluck
Chi Vuolis Comprar Bella
Calandrina............. Jommelli
Guitares Mandolines .... Craszeskins
She's My Baby .............Cantor
No She Ain't ............... Penner
League of Nations: Can't be there
tomorrow. Hold up matters, fellows.
James K. Pollock.
Notice: I favor that there plan to
give all us folks lots of money. The
election is this spring, folks.
Mayor Robert Campbell
Notice: I wish to announce that I
do not feel like talking; that I never
feel like talking; that I wouldn't ever
talk to reporters; that I Won't Talk! !
William W. Bishop,
Dictator, General Library
National Student League: Meeting
at 7:30 p.m. to discuss R.O.T.C. Each
comrade must bring at least 16 rea-
sons for abolition. Michigan Union
Room 304.
Joe Feldman.
R.O.T.C.: Meeting at 7:30 p.m. The
formation will be under arms. Mich-
igan Union, Room 302.
Notice: Two and three-quarter
merits have been dropped from your
record Mamie, 'cause you didn't brush
your teeth this mornin'.
Maxine Maynard,
President Michigan League
Ann Arbor Police Department: Spe-
cial call for all reserves at Michigan
Union tonight.
Washtenaw Political Party: Well,
you voted for it.
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