The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-05-06
BRIN NlWR'S NAY DAY FIN.
Reproduction OF Old Time English Ceremonies
The sum Of 40, o Raised.

The MAY Day pageant of BrVu Nav COL
leg" succeeded beyond the dreams of the s.-
dents. The object was to raise money for "A
students building. Financially, tho result q
IN" afternoons work was s0.CtO. perhJl
tins was the most important consideration
10 the Bryn MaWr girl. but it seemed the lca,t
To the spectators. who viii remember the spec
ta"le as most beautiful TN" attempt wa.
made 10 reproduce ms Gccur, 'clv ae rossihls
the p me, and sports Of Mcrric England
with all the old-timo enthusiasm that girls
or thIs o"IilI oou,d pa into them. The
undertaking vas large. but each lrtlr cog
did her part 50 well thai the unity f ,ho whole
NaS preserved.
The festivities began al ? p VI vhe then
motley. procession Of UNDERGRADUATES and
erhdilt"" began to make IL way. through
IN" arch Of P"mhrokc Hall. The long, pc
,'T'T,idr me Mii~ lutd" uu OF NOR" than thi'r
hundred gtr's disguised N ever quaint and
tAhtii.nT 'I,tunss" Ma could b" horroSr1
procession was mdr~hall"d b. lively" heraits
who blew Justify on ~ouudlc~s horns fol:
loMlr- these cam" The MaN poles "deCkcd
WIN buNrfc-, drawn by oxen" Around them
M"f" ne May pole dancers. and following
tN"ih the nIne worthless, who Intended 10 rde
o. mule, but who had 10 substitute ror'rs,
because the muloS behaved go vory badly 1t
I'lriI'Ll. In the procession marching ai'cr,
III us fantastic costume, IA familiar ilInre
TLmGarrd RGrc md there Robin hood Mad
-, f' ''.'' ''lAll 'lNl ~ tl w HNlhN' -"
pa" and triar Tuck. With these famous
clafacl"rN were troops Of rrveli 20, 'or'-,"fs.
arCher~,. Shepherds, mlkuUld-. l"lrTa,
morrl~-danCcrN aud balladWongrTS.
Ing. pageant moved dow ~ the green Where
"" MAY poles Tcrr planted and Wl'r" no
Glnce took IluCe NcNr came he uortoruors
81 ~" d~Nrr'ri classes, 'hr"" Gt q time. un'l
VI" spectator had the curious Cro---"N"d -.
NtllOn thai comes from tr'tnT To- Ernp 'r1,H
OF n irl'lr-rInE circus. Each rIOlI"au's
was ret i"d twice, tut oven thor '~yhIara-
lively Tow u' the audience saw each th.rG.
on W., stnnrtu"~s Grddna'c- and aluUn1
CAV" "a enwn.ry Of - George and the Drug'r.
the pastoral from "Nrutor'' Tale. and The :
trrlud" o. P%rH'uu. and lh.hr from "A Md
summer Nights Dream" The S.niur~ g1'o
The I0dt, of tn" MAY. y ma.Que br
SIR lhl'lp SIDNEY. tn" junior bad TOR 'h"-
rafi 81 Ne 'u'"i'pluWcni a -orr- NJ s""r"s
From "Poh ~ Hood " The-. were PARTICULAR"
successful. and won great applause Mos
Than 'l'' persons We're concerned. lut 80 f'r-
i"rt Wn~ Their drlll that the performance moved
ron beginning 10 end without a hitch Tie
~rphnnore- r'nd"rrd the "ArraicnU0uf -
var = b George lrHln, and the ir,-h'"un
took 'harg" a. The R"y"r-hy Sword p'a,. r.
Nurr- ilarr,r., 81 short Dialogue wIIu GH',s
Of ~" '|.u.urN .v'"'- and az 'hc m.ikraG..
lbr lI"rh'r,u e., nd IItri o." MAY p,lr dane"
aud managed Ji thr 'ucIdeufa. dances rhcmon.
y nnNh"' col srltUatrs and undergraduates
N 'u-''uN" who had no formal part, iIdd'
20 gr1at i"al ~ fan. d-rrlhui ny ,huw bis
ana '.lk'ng themselves g%cu"'Ullr anus rr.
" q U,,tr. the G'u," ~ tlr u.ISrpts- too.
ri"'", and '.I"'Unrd the guc,'- wrrr hgdicu
'"Ir''d trE. ..j-Gj' "tI N which !ainlla- NartS
arp"''"d under unfamiliar ramo..
SpI Urr clos Il !l" lIpgrlrue Of one o.,
tho most ,luhurG'" and .a',raCto-v nnirr-
ilnncu'~ N'r'h the Brvn Mawr undorgradu-
Ut" world hA- eyer attempted.