THE ORIGIN OI THE MASK BALL
Armory on Feb. 2oth, 1891, the first mask ball ever held in the
history of the College. But we should not allow the primary ob
ject of the promoters of the first mask ball—that of effecting a
much needed reform at the Cottage through the agencies of re
morse and envy—to overshadow the secondary object. The
Athlectic Association had incurred rather large debts that year, so
it was decided to use the proceeds of the ball in the payment of
these debts.
Since that time, the mask ball has been held annually, first for
the benefit of the Athletic Association, and later for the base ball
department. It seems fitting that all those students, who, on the
twenty-second of this month, will enjoy the pleasures incident to
attending the ninth annual mask ball, should mentally pass a vote
of thanks to the Cottage girls of '9l, and should deeply sympathize
with the unfortunate cp-eds of to-day, who, through the indiscre
tion of their predecessors, are still denied the privilege of taking
part in one of the most pleasant events of the entire College year.