Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1892-01-19
PROM. WEEK AT YALE.

STATIONS Except at the Glee Club
Concert The Boosters, Pigeons,
Balloons of Last Season - Ninety
Three,s Electrical Apparatus.
The campus, during these dark January
days, presents lively appearance. In
these realms, 80 rarely penetrated by the
fair sex, may now be seen numerous par
ties of young ladies with their student
friends promenading beneath the elms or
visiting the various buildings. The guests
have been rather tardy in coming this |
year, very few having arrived before yes |
terday. The first event of the week was
the reception given yesterday afternoon
for those attending the Junior german in
the evening. 1t was one of the most pleas |
ant events of the week. There was also a
reception given by F. b. Griffin at 217
Durfee, which was largely attended. In the
evening the junior german occurred, being
led by Mr. A. S. Chisholm '93 and Miss
Chisholm of Chicago. The patronesses
were: Mrs. Timothy Dwight, Mrs. Brayton
Ives, New York city; Mrs. Colonel John
Hay, Washington, D. c.. Mrs. J. q. Grouse,
Utica, N. Y; and Mrs. William Chisholm,
Cleveland. There were seven sets of IA
vors The souvenirs are by Gorham and
the favors by Mrs. Collins of New York.
Those for the ladies are cut glass scent bot
ties with sterling silver covers, upon
which is engraved sYale 49," Those for
the gentlemen are oxydized silver handle
pocket knives, engraved with 'Yale 49,"
Those who took part in the German were
as follows:
Miss Helen Dwight and F. o. Dorsey, J.
s. Cravens and Miss Headley, j. 81. Field
and Miss Sheldon, J. Roby and Miss Will
der, F. Parsons and Miss Webb, H.C. Stet-
son and Miss Stetson, S. G. Hutchins and
Miss Thornwell, B. NJ. Grouse and Miss
Butler, E. M. Williams and Miss Lockwood,
II. B. Barnes and Miss Dixon, G. G. Bra
Harvey and Miss Williams, s. B. Ives
and Miss Higginson, Derby Rogers and
| Miss Lambert, w. A. Osborn and Miss
| Rand, G. D. Jones and Miss Laying, T. A.
| Gardiner and Miss Hoy, w. w. Keith and
Miss Terrell, W. F. Warning and Miss
Green, D. S. Ellsworth and Miss Magee,
W. W. Lulock and Miss Griggs, g. L.
Rathbone and Miss Rathbone, G. R. Hick-
OK, jr., and Miss Twombly, G. W. Mills
and Miss Gates, F. Il. Barbour and Miss
| Carey, E. F. Gallandet and Miss Whit
man, W. w. Parker and Miss Cooke, B.
Hodge and Miss Laverack, G. B. Eddy and
Miss Butterworth, J.T. Robinson and Miss
Robinson, Logan Hay and Miss Brown, W.
W. Smith and Miss Harris, A. q. Wallis
and Miss Barnes, w. n. Vanderbilt and
Miss Taylor, A. V. s. Lambert and Miss
Brega-
There was an informal dance given at
/ the New Haven house for those who did
not attend the german.
Among the arrivals yesterday were:
Mrs. Payson Merrill, New York city; T.
Alfred Vernon, New York city; E. J. Nc
Knight, Hartford; Mrs. A. G. Taylor, Miss
Taylor, Mrs. Terrell, Miss Terrell, Miss B.
Terrell, Mrs w. G. Worreu and Miss Wor-
rell, New York city; Mrs. Robinson and
Miss Robinson, Hartford; Mr.. and Mrs.
John Magee and Miss Mis- Charlotte b Cooke
and Miss Lomber, New York
city; Miss Brayton Ives, Miss Emma
Ives and Miss Higginson, New York city;
Mrs. John T. Denny and Miss Denny of
New York city, Mrs. Rand and Miss Rand,
Lawrence, R. l.; Mrs. Burton Hanchett
and Miss Kimberly, Saginaw, Mich; Mrs.
F. Halsey, Miss Halsey and Miss Lowell,
Brooklyn; Miss Pierson, Boston; Miss
Wilder, Rochester; Mrs. F. R. Shelton,
Miss Marie Wightman and Miss Woods,
Philadelphia; Mrs. S.. J. Tilden, New
Lebanon.
The preparations for the Prom, that are
now in full force, are the one theme of
discussion throughout the college, and all
the classes except the unfortunate Fresh
men, who are debarred by the rigid rules
} of college etiquette from appearing on the
floor, are divided into two great divisions
those who intend to 'fstag' it and those
other favored few who are to grace the
occasion accompanied by one or more Of
, their fair female friends. The lot of the
"etags' is indeed hard one, forced to de-
pend on the benevolence of his friends, hi
dance order shows wilderness of blanks
with here and there an oasis in the shape
of an ''extra," a "lanciers," a "17th waltz,
a or some of the other tag ends and dregs o.
the list which sympathizing friends have
bestowed on him for "sweet charity'f
, sake" And his time at the Prom. is large
+ ly spent in watching his more fortunate
follows who drought girls' and conse
! quently were able by exchanges to fill theil
4 orders to overlooking, thread the mazes Of
the waltz, plod through the polkas or bet
| ter still in secluded nook "set out"
O | intermission tete-a-tete with some beau
teous damsel.
= But still on the other hand the lot of tn.
man whose regard for the fair ones was il
excess of his fnancesis by no means to be
t envied. Words cannot depict the hopeless
| feeling which comes over the poor I'M
fortunate who has been economizinf
all the term for this grand dissipation
who has scrimped himself il
cigars, given up the delights of the flowing
f bowl, and worn his last years overcoat
a and has crossed the Rubicon ard sealed
his fate by sending the invitation to SOM
: | favored maiden, and then at the auction
l. of boxes finds himself obliged to bid from
$50 to 500. Such has been the fate O
many a rash youth this year, and the sun
q total of such items as $50 box, $40 germans
| Elm oorrioroo con Ao1voro 70 COW ro{birr
y of the drives, souvenirs, favors and othe
q like tokens of his regard which he is ex
Q pected to lavish on the damsel of hi
choice, oils him with grief that is I'm
speakable. He has horrible visions of
$50 eating club for the rest of the year
f an absence of spring suit and an appall
s ing economy in all the other necessities o
life.
Il 1t is but fair to say, however, that tn
+ delights of prom week are no bad recon
pense for even worse things than enforced
penuriousness. No one who has tasted O.
the mingled joys and excitements of thai
, | magic time ever hesitates about his cours'
L in the future. Even in that dread ''differ
4 ence in the morning." when the last dane
8 | has been danced, the last farewell said ,ani
| tho hapless youth, as the train steams ava,
q | with it's fair freight, is left to mediate OF
his bills and the probabilities and POSSIBLE
i Ties OF paym6nG--oVen IN GlaG moment d
feels that, after all, sit paid" The prom
a the senior, sophomore and junior germans
the receptions, teas and the Glee club con
! cert are things which are worth the price
Q Speaking of the Glee club concert the pros
o poets are that it will be held in peace thi
o year undisturbed by riotious demonstra
8 lions of ''fresh freshmen" and NOR,
f sophisticated, but equally noisy Sophs
Q During the past few years deep laid ani
expensive schemes have been made annual
ly by the freshmen to display their nu
| merals on the stage. The triumph of g;
t in its freshman year will not be soon for
q gotten, when despite the watchfulness O.
the vigilant sophomores they succeeded il
!. constructing and concealing an elaborate
o electrical apparatus, which at given sig
Il nal during the performance was lowered
Y the current turned on and beholdl The
mystic 1913 blazed out in its full glory be
r fore the amused and excited audience. Ant
+ the joke of it was that when the infuriatet
+ sophs rushed to the rear of the stage
!. contrary to custom none of the en-
J, tries to the fys were guarded b.
q the freshmen, and there was apparently
nothing to prevent their immediate de
struotion of this display of freshman AFRO
gance. But the first man who laid hole
n Of the wires to pull it down received
4 4 shock that made him drop it with a mos
= unidentified howl much to the Amusement
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