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ég;Q%¤¤r¤¤ traditional flag rushes that had become too life threatening. The boys would line up on either side of  
ASVOUAYZDIREGOR Clifton Pond and tug until one side or the other ended up in the mud and water. Concerned about the  
join iiaagiamz so rope the students were using for their contest, Barker even provided the 800—foot steel cable for the  
,,_q~OC,,,m Dmmmk event. The tradition later succumbed, especially after the pond was drained!  
“"‘ """'“”” 92 Other times traditions ebb and flow in popularity. The class ring is such a tradition. Class rings are a  
 Egg"'? 20th century tradition linked not only to higher education, but also to secondary education. My father  
PUBUCMMHONV was looking recently for his high school class ring, entertaining the idea that he would melt It down and  
jggvfrniiizcll (VV turn it into some useful chunk of gold jewelry for me. He’d forgotten that he had already given it to me.  
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Y M C ri I wouldn’t give it back. The tradition wrapped up in that ring meant too much to me. So I have my col-  
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"’*'<’ "· ‘””"" at the traditional time of graduation; the other I just acquired. It’s the “OfflC13l” UK class ring adopted  
  this year by the UK Alumni Association and the University. It’s available to all Alumni. Check out  
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umm aaimpaii V the spring, the Association held the first ring presentation ceremony. It was a happy, milestone event, V yl. 
Hill} 2i,’f’,£$$Z’ G2' G6 taking place in Memorial Hall. Students were called forward to walk across the stage one by one to re-   sj  
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Q;f;{fj[’,{f'lj’g”" cheering. Younger siblings and little nieces and nephews gathered together afterward for family photos  
l>¤#¤¤~_5¤~v¤<>~ and to en`o cookies and unch. It was a reat relude to aduation and a eat start to a new tradi-  
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