The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1903-02-03
THE GLEE CLUB CONCERT.
The Thirty-Seventh Given at the Hy-
nerion Last Night.

perion Last Night.
Riotous merriment in all that the
phrase implies was the motto of the
untamed and untamable Yale freshmen
at the thirty seventh annual promenade
concert of the Yale Glee, Banjo and
Mandolin clubs at the Hyperion last
night. The freshmen of both the aca-
demic and Shelf. classes, with fair
number of the first-year men in the
other departments We're the entertain
ers. of the evening, with the musical
clubs a fair second, The promenade
girl, each one a vision of loneliness,
was there to be entertained, and she
certainly had her every wish in this
respect gratifed.
The freshmen, as has been the GUS
tom for years, crowded the top gallery
of the theater and filed all of the boxes
on the same floor, and even few ven-
tured into the first balcony and from
their point of vantage resorted to every
harmful and amusing prank which
their ingenuity and that of their prede-
cessors could devise. They held high
carnival from long before the appoint
ed hour of commencing until bright
College Years" had been sung with the
spirit and enthusiasm which makes the
blood in every Yale mans body tingle,
and the evidences of their sport and
righteousness were everywhere. And
the fair promenade girls enjoyed every
minute of it, and many of them were
doubtless very much disappointed when
it was all over and the time had come
to regale themselves by tripping the
light fantastic. In fact, many of them
we're so busy answering the notes of
the more daring members of the classes
that they scarcely knew when the con-
cert was at an end. They were happy
withal, and they all seemed to fully
realize the fact that the promenade
concert comes but once a year and
therefore were bending every energy to
the enjoyment of each precious mo-
ment.
The doors to the upper gallery opened
at 7 o'clock and there was a mad rush
for the coveted seats in the front row,
which are certainly points of vantage
and the most to be desired. The fresh
men were loaded down with articles of
every nature which might tend to lend
amusement and gayety to the entire
affair." The management drew the line
on nothing but the confetti, which Is
the very fine bits of paper, and the men
had this by the barrelful. They were
reluctant whenv asked to hand it over
to the management, but still the latter
were unrelenting and not a freshman
was allowed to rush upstairs until he
had unloaded his pockets and given up
his meal bags which were filled with
the confetti.
Some of them even had them fastened
about their waists in false packets. but
the sharp eyes of the inspectors" re-
vealed them and they We're compelled
to disgorge Undaunted, they carried
with them thousands of yards of vari-
colored ribbon paper, and this was
hurled down from the gallery in long
streamers, so that there was a perfect
maze of it, so thick that the view of
those occupying the orchestra circle
and the first balcony was almost en-
tirely obstructed. It became necessary
to tear considerable of it down. Be
sides this there were thousands upon
thousands of cards telling of the many
fine qualities of the classes of 1906 ard
1905 S., and bearing short verses which
were really very clever. These cards
We're hurled into the arena until the
occupants and the floor We're almost
hidden from view. The air was full of
missiles of this nature, and there were
also many differentiated baby
sduawkers, pigs, toy balloons, red,
white and blue paper balls and ping
pong balls by the score. The freshmen
would tantalize the fair occupant of the
box or the orchestra chair by dancing
some weird object before her eyes and
Just out of the reach of the escort. The
latter would strive in vain to catch the
article, and his unavailing efforts fur
nished amusement for all.
Both classes had immense banners,
bearing their respective numerals,
which they boldly Haunted before the
entire audience, but they we're ever on
the alert that none Of the upper class
men should secure either Of them, or
any portion of them, for souvenirs.
Their class yells were given at every
opportunity, and especially when a
number on the programme particularly
suited them.
The concert was very fine one, con-
sidering the circumstances and the en-
vironment, and will be long remember
ed by the promenade girl, her gallant
escort, the stately chaperones and all
others present.