Talk:Commemoration ball

The Trinity/Worcester dispute

There were already four Commem balls in operation in 1999 at least, and almost certainly in 1996.

As a Trinity man, I remember the issue being discussed before the 1999 ball (implying that it was already an issue then). I also have a very vague recollection of being told that Trinity had shifted a year "out" from its original position at one point (perhaps the 1950s), and that Magdalen or New was actually the "interloper".

Even more vaguely, I think the old College history (precursor to Claire Hopkins' book, perhaps from the '60s or '70s) may say something about this. AJN 17:33, 12 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I doubt there is any justification for the idea that there should only be one Commem. ball in any given year - if you go back far enough I imagine various colleges would have held balls all through the week, like in May week in Cambridge, and all of these would have been white tie. If a college holds a ball in Commem. week and chooses to call its ball a Commem. ball, whether it is annual or triennial or white tie or black tie, who is to stop it? Certainly, it is not the job of Wikipedia to say that one is justified and the other is not. Andrew Yong 22:40, 13 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Andrew, I just wanted to complement you on the edits—you seem to have summed the dispute up very well. me_and 10:02, 14 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]