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 Whatever pragmatic attitude had influenced the class of 1878 did not last, however, since the Sophomore Dance (also termed the “Sophomore Hop”) would reemerge in 1907. That year, a group of enterprising sophomores decided to revive the tradition. In a letter to the Editor of the //[[tripod|Trinity Tripod]]// published in the December 13, 1907 issue, a student wrote of the difficulties overcome by the organizing committee in putting on the dance, and urged other students to show up, saying, “Such a dance should be an annual affair at Trinity as it is in many other colleges--so cancel other engagements and do your part.” Heavy emphasis was put on the dance as an “informal event,” and all undergraduates and alumni of the College were invited, as well as their guests and dates. Since Trinity was not yet a [[coeducation|co-educational]] school, the appearance of women from various New England women’s colleges at Trinity brought great excitement. One //Tripod// writer advertising the appeal of the dance in 1942 wrote, “Regiments of lovely, lovely girls will converge from the north, the east, the west, and the south tonight to form a spearhead in the lines of those Trinity undergraduates who have been striving so valiantly in the battle for the Soph Hop.”
-The revival of the Sophomore Dance garnered such enthusiasm from students that it remained an annual event until 1965. The dance became a cornerstone of Trinity social life, falling on the same weekend as the last home football game of the season and providing an occasion for students to celebrate completion of the Fall semester. Over the years, music was provided by local Trinity groups such as the [[a_capella_groups|Pipes]], jazz and rock bands from Hartford, Boston, and New York City, and the occasional all-female a capella ensemble like the Wheaton Whims in 1949.
+The revival of the Sophomore Dance garnered such enthusiasm from students that it remained an annual event until 1965. The dance became a cornerstone of Trinity social life, falling on the same weekend as the last home football game of the season and providing an occasion for students to celebrate completion of the Fall semester. Over the years, music was provided by local Trinity groups such as the [[a_capella_groups|Pipes]], jazz and rock bands from [[hartford|Hartford]], Boston, and New York City, and the occasional all-female a capella ensemble like the Wheaton Whims in 1949.
-For the most part, the dance was held off campus at a ballroom in [[hartford|Hartford]], most often the Hartford Club or Club Ferdinando. It was sporadically held on campus in [[alumni_hall|Alumni]] or [[cook_hall|Cook]] Hall, though it wasn’t until 1960 that the Hop began to be held consistently at Trinity. That year the dance took place in [[mather_hall|Mather Hall]], after construction of the building was completed and officially dedicated in October.
+For the most part, the dance was held off campus at a ballroom in Hartford, most often the Hartford Club or Club Ferdinando. It was sporadically held on campus in [[alumni_hall|Alumni]] or [[cook_hall|Cook]] Hall, though it wasn’t until 1960 that the Hop began to be held consistently at Trinity. That year the dance took place in [[mather_hall|Mather Hall]], after construction of the building was completed and officially dedicated in October.
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