{"id":29709,"date":"2026-09-24T17:02:07","date_gmt":"2026-09-24T21:02:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/news\/?post_type=story&#038;p=29709"},"modified":"2026-09-29T15:00:41","modified_gmt":"2026-09-29T19:00:41","slug":"clarkives-1935-rope-pull","status":"publish","type":"story","link":"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/news\/2026\/09\/24\/clarkives-1935-rope-pull\/","title":{"rendered":"Clarkives: 1935 Rope Pull"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n<p>The annual rope-pull contest across University Pond began in 1909, and pitted the freshman class against the sophomores.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 1926, the Class of 1930 \u2014 despite serious preparation \u2014 lost to the Class of 1929. However, in 1927, the Class of 1930 restored their honor by dragging the Class of 1931 into the water as they took the win.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The photos below are of the 1935 contest. (We don\u2019t know who emerged victorious.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"615\" src=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/Rope-Pull-seated-1024x615.avif\" alt=\"Clark University Rope Pull, 1935\" class=\"wp-image-29721\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/Rope-Pull-seated-1024x615.avif 1024w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/Rope-Pull-seated-300x180.avif 300w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/Rope-Pull-seated-768x461.avif 768w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/Rope-Pull-seated-1536x922.avif 1536w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/Rope-Pull-seated-1200x720.avif 1200w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/Rope-Pull-seated.avif 2046w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" 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loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/Rope-Pull-3-1024x667.avif\" alt=\"Clark University Rope Pull, 1935\" class=\"wp-image-29719\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/Rope-Pull-3-1024x667.avif 1024w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/Rope-Pull-3-300x195.avif 300w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/Rope-Pull-3-768x500.avif 768w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/Rope-Pull-3-1536x1001.avif 1536w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/Rope-Pull-3-1200x782.avif 1200w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/Rope-Pull-3.avif 2017w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1017\" height=\"622\" 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