The San Francisco call., 1896-04-18
ROSS FARCE PRESENTED
Students Appear in Comedy Roles
and Spare Neither COED
Nor Professor.
Go0D-HUMoRED LOCAL HITS
The Play a Burl:sque on University
L'fe-SuCccSS If the Annual
Prom"

STANFORD UNIVERSITY, CAL, April
17.-Junior day-devoted entirely to the
junior class exercises-opened, as usual,
with the circulation of printed and type
written circulars containing ''take-offs"
on nearly every junior in the class, as
we'll as on eccentric individuals in other
classes. Th Sc circulars are always gotten
out anonymously, so there is no one re-
sponsible for the sting which many an un-
fortunate is made to feel. Most of the
"grinds" were good-humored, but there is
often a tendency to malice in them. Some
OF the hittees this morning were around
looking for the hitter, but that individual
was not to be found, so no physical pun
ishment could be wreaked upon him.
The farce called "a Stanford Deal" was
presented in the morning IN the Encina
gymnasium. where the opera Said Pa
sha" was recently given. The interior of
the building was handsomely decorated in
class colors and ornan ented with ever
green's. a crowd of students and nearly
all the faculty members, with their wives,
were in attendance, and the building was
well filled. The farce-comedy was the
work of membe of the class of '97, J. NJ
Ross. Mr.. Ross is one of Stanford's s rep
resentatives for the intercollegiate debate
next week. His work as writer and de-
batter has already attracted considera BILE
attention here, and his farce was chosen
as the best of the five presented IN compe-
tition.
The whole play was typical college
creation, based on college political corrup-
ton and abounding in digs at number of
protessors-even DR.. Jordan coming in for
his share; shafts sent at vulnerable points
of well-known students, whose hobbies
were caricatured to a dot, and general
ridieuling OF many features of college
lie. All the professors took the jokes
on themselves in good part, and the audi
ence was kept in constant merriment. The
committee of the class of '97 that made
the selection of the farce included Miss
Rose Payne, Harry q. Osborne, H. r.
Straight. Chris Henne, J. 81. Timmons
and Francis w. Lake, chairman.
The synopsis of scenes OF the play was
as follows:
Act I-Dining-room of the Redwood Hotel.
Act Il-Moonlight prone made on the quadrangle.
Act II1-Roble reception
Act IV-Ski Hi fraternity house.
One of the features of the farce was the
scenery, that of the second act being a
very good imitation of the interior of the
Stanford quadrangle.
The cast of characters was as follows, all
of the principals being juniors:
Dick sharp, who likes to pun wires. f. w. Lake
and member OF the ski hi fraternity.
Fred Thnrston sianwoods chum and a. fra
Willie Wobbles, who loves his mamma "a and nd his is0'H
Professor Mnsty. DID, PhD etc, who is &c OPP 5''''
posed to political corruption W. c. Price
Sea Sea s%iPsF snnrps s q 1Ife
Alizannah wObbles, who is unlike her brother
Leslie Donovan who loves politics for Dicks iisslef
waters fratmen Robe maids, ds,Gs etc {. o0"en
Dick Sharp, with his cowcrkers, plans to
capture all lucrative offices in the next
student election. To succeed, they need
the support of Willie Wobbles of the Ski
Hi fraternity and Professor Musty, but
unfortunately they are at outs with the
frat" and Professor Musty is known to
be hostile TO combines. While the schemers
are laying their plans in the Redwood
Hotel they are interrupted by Ski Hi
frat" men, who are Initiating Willie Wob-
bles and some Others into their mysteries
The plotters withdraw unseen and the
frat" men end their hi1arity by packing
of all the furniture on the place. Sharp
has noticed all this from a secret place,
and as the hotel proprietor will not be :
lieve the Ski His are the guilty parties,
Dick Sharp is the only person who coulu
place the information in the hands OF a
constable, who is out with a warrant.
Sharp uses his power on the Ski His an d
is pledged their support. Professor Musty
IS secured by intimidation, it being insin-
uated to him that his trip to Mr.. Stanford's
vineyard with two big baskets had beer
observed and would be made public if he
refused his support.
Sharp gives his scheme away to his coed
helper, Leslie, and she, in pique at his
supposed neglect, gives Stanwood infor-
nation which defeats Sharp's plans.
All the parties look their roles with
great success, and the grotesoue situation
was highly appreciated by the spectators.
The junior 'prom" was held in Encina
gymnasium this evening. The walls were
draped and divans were placed in cozy
arbors for the dancers. The work of ar
ranging the details OF the "prom" fell
largely on Harry C. Hazard, chairman Of
the prom" committee, and on Chris
Henne, the class president. The success
OF the function was largely due to these
men. Henne was indefatigable n>making
the entire programme a success. The
dances were twenty-iour in numbAr. About
nifty couples were on the floor at one time
during the evening.