New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-11-28
YALE'S ANNUAL FROLIC.

STORIES SONGS, cOSUNDRUMs AND JOKES WHICH
CONFUSED THE HEARERS WITH LAUGHTER
LAST NIGHT.
Memories Of college pranl1s and penalties
perennial bloom and decidedly get the better OF comic
sections aud "reminiscences OF Greek verbs prudsh
Faculty may bottle tor SSTS9sc6s pop goes the cork
into the candle and band OF Ethiopian Ministries risos
to celebrate the Thanksgiving Jubilee" with attic Wit
of many degrees OF latitude. and with surepttous
crnolne. The Yalcnsans OF the Metropolis are strong IN
numbers and OVERLOOKING with animal spirits. Last year
the Alumni Association transpantcd the old time JUDI
lce" which the Faculty had puc<ed up, roots and ALL 70
the cOsey tile theatre III tho Union League Club House
Tho Anniversary % last evening offered conclusive proof
that the old tree had been saved with all tho roots In
tact go much so that It needs to be slightly prrned,
that the Dim photograph here presented may not offend
the eyes u an msophisticated pa bile
Enlightened custom has transferred tho Jubilee
from Thanksgiving Eve TO the previous Tuesday. NO
Yale forget it, They were present some iou OF No
hundred strong night and filed every part OF the
theatre. Grey heads and bald heads those nVey Ou
young fellows who were the first to suggest lark III
college days, ard the last to get over the fence
after the alarm had been sounded. Some OF them arc
judges now and counsellors ataw and have cng been
examples OF dignity and gravity. Last evening they
were boys again; they laughed broadly than the
downies cheeked Alumnus, ard made the asscmOlasc
rombe with the shaking Of their Fa'stsan sides The
"Opening Load was dumped at o'clock precisely, In
the GENE ery dedicated by tho faculty to the unhoy re-
mains of tabooef college carnivas OF sudden these
Old spooSs rose from the Dead and danced Jolly
IRE on their own graves" called up-but not by the
faculty.
As half OF the audience was smoking, the "mecting Of
the Omega lambda ri Society was held FOR once In its
own ethereal element-among the clouds George Adee,
the president, tkundcred for chair and strongly
materalized reached him that without which the
chairman was no gooG' He introduced Is1nI Gurnsby
d. Hymaul cOlored member, who carried In Lis pocket
the annual poem, aud whispered, "Now don't funk
The gifted poets eye. in ino frenzy rons' dwet On
the ceiling, while his nd,a-rubber mouth sang
WHOM Tho God: love die youns
He annxed.v and was supplanted by Dean Swift W.
GulliycD the orator. whose and fingers initiated
the graceful evoutons OF a pitchfork. The question
he begun, Is What Is Truth and the answer is--the
answer Mr.. President is-n0-some people think they
know-now privately Mr. President the orator wills
pered the remainder Of his discourse into the OF the
president and vanished.
While "Bingo" being shouted in fun chorus,
preparations were made for the election OF officers sud
denly the shortest Freshman in the room found himself
pitching over the heads OF his fcOws and tumbed on
tie stage This was the nomination for president Be
hind him placed tho future secretary the talest
Almnnus, backed like African, aud looking the char
acter to the life pole fourteen feet long was raised u
take their measure, and the president said We would
like 20 measure one gentleman horizontally. VIII Mr.
Jackson please step forward =
The Rev MI Bogg opened the prize debate the subject
OF being, the president announced an IL
nOyaton college precedent, 20 Wit Resolved That
monarchica form Of government is more conducive to
the welfare OF nation than the Republican form oil gov
eminent"
entertain no prejudice against Color" began
the doughty Rev B0cg earing hercely at the coored
members Of the society," but, gentlemen, l viii not
sneak on this floor -" lie already had cOlored
member by the throat while the other Ethiopian cut
bis rising speech of short, and pitched this oratorca
Bogg into the wings.
The ace OF spaacs would not compare with the min
strels for backness. They were eleven ". b. BIN
niger" =. II. Landon F. H. Omstoad, II. W. b. Howard
j. o. Heard. az. p Nickos," p. C. Smith, George 4ch-
ards Hart Lyman, ID. j. Griffith and ." h =
Bussing,r, IT," The singing was excellent. ana
the jokes awakened shouts Of laughter THey
contained many illusions only 70 he appreciated
BIZ the alumni The end-men gorgeous il rulcs and dia
mond and immense butonhole bouquets exchanged the
compliments of the evening Inreply Nsta Bnngeo'
polite inquiry AS his health past ami present Msa
Bussngor jr" replied that he NOS prepared on the
review. Conundrums fell fast and thick: This on
terainment is ALLURE sab, because our best ErDfS
is not here sab" 1.-THE Gamma M debate
is like heaven sab because, sab. there's not soul
there sab" THE difference between General Jackson
OF Orleans, and General Jackson q the Amn A.
rd everything before him. and General Jackson, OF the
Alumni Association, carries everything Dehnl Nun
Mr. Wckcs was go foolish TO profess ignorance IN re
gard 10 some of MI. Bussngers questions and 10 was
declared that he would be = poor Judge " lemons
Several letters Of regret read There was one
from Edwards Perrepont:
DEAR SIR: Iregret that cannot be with you at the
Jubilee. Myself ard Wales hai expected 20 oe pres9n,,
and We had even Engaged passage Tor Lady Mary Bur
having heard of the appointment OF my successor am
dfn Of s. e am important pat The programme
with MS imtNtOns or the h0nOrcd college professors lie
sfdin THO mathematical professor VA, perhaps, tie
bappicst hit among many at vhc. the audience shouted
from nowhere IN particular but from somewhere about
here, aud prolonged Indefinitely until they met IN h.S
direction" Finally, the blackboard was turned around
The audience gave unqualified approval apparently
one could Judge from the applause to the motto mere
written. This was after, but "a long way AFTER hOu
nTrin, the intermssion the audience sang Rolling
WIS john Bronghains Shylock; or Much Ado about
NIepc6.mt of Venice" This was admirably mounted
The costumes were superb, and the roles were all vel
filled II. r. Hatch's Shyi0ek was inimitabe, and T. NJ
TSSasen Tc 81 soesa wers SIMPLY Sey Pretty
his patent pa pitator marvel OF art The follow
ing j. a sketch Of the different roles
Shgock-A shaneuly in used and pcrsecuted Oh Hebrew
gentleman in Israete II other days whose char
acter darkeRd by h Christian cotemioiare, SIMPLY
to conceal their own ncail9lS rhnsaelioa' scunnheu'
as he vas by 'nny unn'''' confidence r. Gf r. &le
fast yoaFg Venetian .% s who ssi,dss ay sS
by 50 doing ultimately catches Jesse. -, -, ,,o.r..,
interesting youth without an atom OF
Wealthy heiress in = very tricky kind OF way.
c. r. HUMPHREY.
Antono-The gay and spOrtiye Merchant Of Venice WHO mar
rowly escapes yeni3octon at the bands q shyqck who
has upon his chest tkANh JkNhlfo
TbdI-A Chrstanizod Hebrew scri in faci converted
GrgtGnOA remarkably stylish serving gont5man out 81
livery attached Professionally to Bassano beng on board
looks Of work ana only domestic
hungry hack disconnected with his fare RI l. NENIoS
Of 81 Win htaFy
charge which discharges the jury. H. b. III AiRs
-i'''' Mcssrs WALLS and HoGBEr
Pare 10 P0r,id-A patent annunci ator l. Ltrl
pr{ncs n individual, and suiiOr