FROM THE ARCHIVES First-Year Fashion

FROM THE ARCHIVES First-Year Fashion

Class Notes

THE CLASSES 72 CLUBS & GROUPS 94 ALUMNI COUNCIL 94 DEATHS 94

In 1940, freshmen were typically required to wear bright green beanies. The style of cap changed somewhat through the years, as did the consequences from upperclassmen if one was not worn. Until 1967, wearing one was mandatory for freshmen for part of the school year— unless first-year students won the annual tug-of-war against upperclassmen on Dartmouth Night. Freshmen in 1963 burned their beanies that night, a sign that the end of the tradition was looming.