"We should have a party," Madeline A. Lohman '01
And party they did.
As the first concentration at the University to turn in their theses, the History and Literature department has a long-standing tradition of celebrating with a "champagne bash."
"We get to kind of laugh at the other concentrations," Meredith C. Moore '01 joked as she handed in her thesis, Stirred By Stories, on immigrant girls, middle class culture, and Americanization.
Students mingled with thesis advisors and tutors, eating refreshments and chatting about the past year.
"I feel very numb," Mahler said. "I never thought this day would come. It's weird--almost anticlimatic after so many months of build up."
Seniors said their plans for the rest of the year include catching up with classes and hanging out with friends.
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