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May Day
May Day, a Simmons tradition which began in 1912, consists of various festivities such as the maypole dance. As a bonding activity between the classes, members of the sophomore class originally danced around the maypole as entertainment for the senior “Queen of May” and her court. May Day festivities evolved over the years, with the Modern Dance club assuming the maypole performance in the late 1950s. Today, the maypole dance is performed by the Simmons University Dance Company, making it the longest running tradition at the institution.
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Included Photographs
APC001_06285 (1990)
"View of May Pole and students dancing
on the residence campus during May
Day ceremonies."
_DSC0999 (2022)
Courtyard between Evans Hall (right),
Bartol Hall (left), and South Hall (not
pictured, to the left). Smith Hall
(center) is visible in the distant
background.
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