Organized dance has always been an important part of campus life–and even today, Grinnell has a Salsa Club, a Swing Society, a Contra Club, and other organized dances throughout the year. But this Dance Card–from a formal dance and dinner held by the resident’s of Clark Hall in 1921–is a reminder of a time in the early 20th century when more elaborate rituals of dance, courtship, and dining were in place. In addition to their functionality, in terms of lining up successive dance partners, these booklets also provided an important souvenir or keep-sake of these rites of passage on the college calendar.