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Planting the ivy was a ceremony commonly observed a U. S. colleges in the late 1800s as part of Class day exercises. The planting ceremony was often accompanied by an "Ivy Oration."

In 1893 an alumnus told the Harvard Crimson that In 1850, class day was placed upon the University Calendar by the side of its old rival, Commencement, and there it has remained ever since. The famous dancing on the green, which was much more pleasant in theory than in practice, and the custom of planting the ivy, while the ivy oration was delivered, arose about this time..

In 1882 the Boston Globe reported "Yale Seniors Plant the Ivy, Sing 'Blage,' and Entertain the Beauty of New Haven." , Simmons, Bryn Mawr and many others.

In an 1887 book of poems, one John Lockwood versified about what he called the "interesting ceremony of planting the ivy in front of the school building," in this case Lockwood's Academy in Brooklyn, NY:Now round Alma Mater's shrine Weave the spell and plant the vine; Plant the ivy in the ground, While our farewell words go round....

There, 'tis done. Ivy-vine, Grow round Alma Mater's shrine; Intertwine and intertwine. Alma Mater, fare thee well! Rest fore'er beneath our spell; Fare thee well! fare thee well!

Ivy Day may also refer to an academic ceremony at older colleges (such as Bates College and Smith College) in the Northeastern United States where a class may have a procession, plant ivy and unveil an ivy stone.

An 1886 Globe article reports that at Brown's class day, Two decidedly novel features were introduced into the day's festivities; namely, planting of an ivy instead of a tree, and smoking the class pipe.

The ceremony has been reported at 1912 at Simmons; in 1927 at Emmanuel; in 1937 at Teachers College in Hyannis, MA.

The ceremony was not limited to colleges; in 1927 the Boston Daily Globe reported an ivy planting ceremony at Somerville High School's class day exercises.