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 ====== Sophomore Smoker ======
-A type of party or gathering, a smoker was a way for students from different colleges to come together. In particular, the Sophomore Smokers seemed to invite younger students onto campus, perhaps a way to recruit students to the campus. One //[[tripod|Tripod]]// article writes, "The Smoker boosts the college, we must all do our bit to help it along," suggesting just how impactful these events were.
-The tradition began with Trinity's Class of 1908, but Smokers were a popular way for students to gather with others among many other New England schools.
+A smoker was a social event popular during the early 20th century in which the sophomore class would organize a program including food, athletic activities (such as a basketball game in 1909), music, presentations, speeches, singing, and of course, smoking.
+The tradition began with Trinity's Class of 1908 and smokers were a popular way for students to gather with others from other New England schools as well as each other. In particular, the Sophomore Smokers seemed to invite younger students onto campus, perhaps as a way to recruit students. One //[[tripod|Trinity Tripod]]// article stated, "The Smoker boosts the college; we must all do our bit to help it along."
 Juniors also hosted events, called Junior Smokers, and the two classes each had a committee of students dedicated to their planning.
-The events at the Smokers varied, some including basketball games, music, presentations, and of course, smoking.
+Eventually, the smoker as a student social activity declined and then disappeared altogether.
-The exact extinction date of Smokers is unclear, but the events- at least by this name- slowly dwindled as the risks of smoking became more obvious to students.
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 ===== Sources =====
-[https://digitalrepository.trincoll.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1003&context=w_books|History of Trinity College]] (1967) by Glenn Weaver, pp. 254, 284.
+[[https://www.collectableivy.com/collectible-ivy-blog/what-is-a-college-smoker-also-know-as-a-sophomore-smoker-or-junior-smoker/|What is a College Smoker, also know[n] as a Sophomore Smoker or Junior Smoker?]], 06/14/2022.
+[[https://digitalrepository.trincoll.edu/w_books/4/|History of Trinity College]] (1967) by Glenn Weaver, pp. 254, 284.
+[[https://www.jstor.org/stable/community.29392036 |Trinity Tripod]], 02/15/1921.
-[[https://digitalrepository.trincoll.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=3157&context=tripod|Trinity Tripod]], 02/15/1921.
+[[https://www.jstor.org/stable/community.30557338 |Trinity Tripod]], 03/30/1909.
-[[https://digitalrepository.trincoll.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2582&context=tripod|Trinity Tripod]], 03/30/1909.
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