The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-06-15
ABOUT YALE BICENTENNIAL
FINANCES AND COSTUMES, PARADE
 AND CAMPUS NIGHT.
Report of the Secretary, pr. Edward E. Reed-Arrnngc are Progress ing Rapidly and Very Satisfactorily Class Costumes Wiu be Brilliant

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 makes the following report showing the progress which has been made by the Yale undergraduates in prepara. ton for their part in the Bicentennia
 celebration of next October:
 The student committees have met six
 times and have considered two mat
 ters. First, the finances of the cele-
 bration; second, the details of the
 torchlight parade.
 In regard to the financial side the
 first calculation called for an average
 of three dollars from each undergrad
 uate. It has been found that this
 will not be sufficient, and more money
 will be raised, especially for the dra-
 matic performance. The finance com-
 mittees have borne the brunt of the
 work, and they have performed a real
 ly valuable service The other sub
 committees will find their time fully oc- cupied at the opening of college. The
 positions are not ornamental ones, and
 they will be given enough to do.
 The following are the amounts
 pledged by different classes: 19O1
 $390; 1902 $S66; 1903, $SSO; 1904, S99S; | N"N- '''' Pioi, iUVt io', PtoV, loldlj ptttVf'
 Of the total amount pledged, about
 seventy-five per cent. has been already
 collected. A few men in each class
 have not, as yet, subscribed anything.
 It is not intended to make the student
 celebration a tax on those who cannot 1 afford to give much, but the committee feels that a man who has subscribed
 nothing, not even the smallest amount (and the smallest amount is welcome)
 should not expect his class to equip
 him with costume and torch.
 It has been assumed that the amounts pledged will be collected. To guard against any delay, the costumes will be made this summer, and the bills for them must be met before the open ing of the fall term. It is necessary, therefore, that all subscriptions be paid in before the close of the college year, . otherwise the committee will be em- barrassed in meeting their obligations.
 Costumes-After considering the bids and samples submitted, the committee awarded the contract for furnishing the costumes to the Edward Malley company of New Haven. Not only were their samples the best, and their prices reasonable, but it was believed that local pride would incite the firm to do it's utmost. The costumes, of four sizes, are well made, of good ma terial, and are striking and unique. The greatest pains have been taken to give each class a good costume and there is but little choice between them. They have been altered and re- modelled several times, and are at pres ent entirely satisfactory. They have been chosen by the class committees IS follows, the classes being arranged in the order in which they will march:
 1902-Pequot Indian Costume. Red shirt and trousers, trimmed with vel low fringe Head dress of feathers,
 1902 S.-Colonial costume. Coat and | knickerboclers of leather tan color. l Black sugar loaf hat, with white band. | White collar and cuffs and white belt | with large buckle. Golf stockings, pre- ferably black will be worn with this | costume and must be furnished by the students, the committee not having suf- ficent funds to provide them.
 19O3-Contintenta costume. Light !, blue coat. with buff facings, buff waist coat white knee trousers, three corner ed hat with cockade. Golf stockings blue, must be furnished by the students.
 1903 S.-Costume of 1912. Beau Brum- mel Coat of royal purple, white stock, buff waiscoat pearl colored trousers, and bell top high hat in grey with vel ow band.
 19O4-"Cruiser Yale" costume. Regu 4,,;.. ned with navy blue.
 For the incoming freshman classes If both Academic and Shelf, there las been provided rough rider cos ume consisting of red shirt leather an trousers and sombrero hat.
 The classes of 1901 and 1901 $. will lead the alumni in the parade. Their costume has not as yet been decided lpon. The alumni will wear regula ion cap and gown in bleu and it is loped that at least 2,000 of the alumni will parade in costume. r. The graduate schools vii also wear aps and gowns-the Divinity school, ed: the Law school, purple; and the Iedical school, green. For torches the commmittee anxious o avoid accidents have contracted for :, he strongest marching torch in the market.
 Each class wishes a band and eight ave already been engaged, Counting he alumni bands there will be twelve r fourteen in the line of march. As to the dramatic performance on s Campus Night October P, it has cen decided to postpone the trials un- J I next September. This is done on the a dvice of MT. Frank Lea Short, who as charge of the presentation of the ; Yale Pageant" MT. Short prefers to C tart in his work when the students ] re fresh from their vacation. Those Ii ersons who have handed in their 0 ames to the Dramatic association will e given the first trial September 2S. In closing, it may be stated that the body has no conception ! the importance of the Bi- centennial. his is hardly surprising, for they have ut little idea of the preparations that ave been made for this great Yale ,stival. The undergraduate commit ,es, however, reelize their responsi- lity and are read for work. There is J doubt now of the success of both le parade and Campus Night" and le alumni and guests will not be dis ppointed in the part the students are