a number of years after its completion, the second-years forbade first-years to pass through it, and it has been known ever since as the Sophomore Arch. Weigh-in Sometime after World War II, Pomona's football team began an annual practice of forcibly weighing and measuring the proportions of the incoming first-year women during orientation, and then compiling and distributing booklets with the information. Sponsors objected to the tradition in 1972 and forced the team to end it. The team attempted to revive it a year later but were foiled by the sponsors and dean of students Jean Walton. References External links College Songs, from the Pomona College Choral Program Pomona College Songs Committee website Pomona College Traditions by university or college in the United States University folklore