The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-01-21
THE PROMENADE CONCERT.
Freshmen Classes as Usual Held High Carnival-The Concert an Artistic

Freshmen Glasses as Usual Held High | Carnival-The Concert an Artistic
 Success.
 For God, For Country and For ! Yale,' noble sentiments set to music of the most inspiring nature and sung with the spirit so characteristic of Yale men, last night brought to an suspicious close on the most successful promenade concerts held in the Hype- | iron in years. It was a success from an artistic point of view as well as from the standpoint of the freshmen and they did not carry things to ex- | tremes although it must be said that their pranks far outclassed many of the predecessors. This event is the formal Introduction of the expeotant prome- made girl to the festivities of the week and serves as a splendid vehicle for revealing a portion of the attendant mysteries. It also gives the verdant freshman abundant opportunity for de- veloping his powers as mischief maker. His pranks last night were somewhat limited owing to the strict faculty edict which had gone forth that athletic teams should be taken away if their merriment degenerated into rowdyism. This has seldom happened and it can be said of the actions of the men last night that they were wholly in keeping with good sense and harm- less jest and in consequence much wholesome amusement was furnished those in attendance while the enjoy nent of no one was marred.
 As usual the members of both 1905 and 1904S. occupied the upper gal lery of the theater and from this point of vantage were enabled to perpetrate all of the schemes which they have been fostering for some time past and to call attention to the fact that they were there in numbers by their repeated class yells and songs.
 This is always to be expected but nov cities are always looked for. In this regard those who have attended former concerts were somewhat disappointed because certain novelties were missing. However the men in the upper gallery were equal to the occasion and they came with pockets well filled with all kinds of harmless missiles, and were not in the least particular as to the
 
 hundreds of yards of fine paper, streamers the width of baby ribbon, bushels of confetti, toy chickens, toy balloons, paper fans cards with various and clever sayings, jumping jacks and numerous other things which caused amusement. These the freshmen from their lofty position showered upon the occupants of the orchestra until all were covered with it and the floor liter ally hidden from view by the debris.
 Several immense banners with the class numerals thereon were flung from the railings of the gallery across the front of the stage and there were nu- merous other banners and placards with laughable inscriptions.
 Through all this sat the fair and captivating promenade girl, the stately chaperone and the attentive escort en- toying it all and watching closely for every innovation The audience was one which filled to its utmost capacity the spacious Hyperion and 1t repre- scented youth, beauty and culture from every part of the union. The juniors and their guests occupied the promf- nent places in the boxes and the or chestra while members of the other classes of the university and their friends and guests were in the dress circle and the first balcony.
 The concert in itself was very good and the members of the glee and banjo clubs were well deserving of the enthu- siastic plaudits which they received. Numerous encores were responded to and all were given hearty reception.
 This year the management seems to have adopted new scheme in the way of returning favors and they failed to accommodate any one with even com plimentary tickets of admission to the concert last night. This was no error of omission but one of intention and the manager plainly said that he con- sidered 1t unnecessary to even favor representatives of the press.