Happy Tinker Day!

One of Hollins' oldest traditions, Tinker Day, is taking place today. On Tinker Day, which has existed since the 1880s, students are awoken at dawn by seniors (nobody actually knows when Tinker Day is going to take place until that morning), who bang pots and pans in their decorated graduation robes to celebrate the event. After the president's official declaration, classes are canceled and students gather to eat doughnuts before hiking to the top of Tinker Mountain (pictured above) in the wildest costumes they can find with the faculty and staff. At the top of the mountain, students sing songs and perform skits before enjoying a traditional picnic of fried chicken and Tinker Cake.