The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1903-11-05


song of robin, who dreamed that
spring had come again, unconscious that
by the 9th of October his voice should
have been hushed for the year. In imi-
tation of the robin the strangers wished
to join their voices in a morning hymn
Of praise, and so took their way to the
dreary tabernacle" which serves as a
chapel till the pretty new one shall rise
from its newly-laid foundations. The
students were gathering, each slipping
into his or her seat,-a seat assigned at
the beginning of the term, and held
through the year. The hush of devo-
ton fell upon the room, and the musi-
clan stepped to the plano for the open
ing hymn. One of the professors stood
up, and we leaned forward to catch the
number of the hymn which apparently
he was about to announce.
THE - - will begin at seven
O'clock" he stated. 1.-THE what?" whis-
pered the lady in gray, who is perhaps
aging little as to hearing. Certainly
she thought she could not have heard
Alright. 1.-THE pig roast!" whispered a
teacher near by.
What pig roast was and what rela-
tion 1t had to morning devotions was q
double conundrum at first. It was
solved in a most natural way. The no
tice was given that this annual feast,
prepared by the three literary societies,
was to be held by moonlight, open to all
students on the payment OF a quarter
each ane to bring his own spoon. They
We're reminded that spoons could be
bought for five cents a dozen, and that
1t was not manly to beat their way to
the feast. Pay your quarter like a
man or stay at home" and the profess
scr sat down. Then. the devotions pro-
per began,--the singing OF hymns, the
reading Of scripture, with little simple
exposition on honesty and manliness
that grew as naturally and humanely
out Of the previous notice that he must
have been a dullard indeed who could
not have learned ir-that simple service,
which closed with the Lords Prayer,
that everyday life and religion may be
so interrnarried that no divorce is pos
sible
We at once determined to pay our
quarters like women, If not like men,
and be allowed to share in the festive
occasion. But, before we could do this,
the committee courteously sought out
the strangers and invited them as
guests presenting each with the neatly
printed and very witty programmes in
tdvance of the hour.
Where was the roast to be held? No
one could answer that question. 1t was
kept as profound a secret as ever hon.
eymoon trip, till the hour arrived. This
is the invariable custom Of this time
honortd frolic Berea college has two
festivals, one in the fall and one in the
spring, which are carried out just as
the students please, and this was one Of
them.
Supper-time came. The students in
the dining-room had been warned, but
the silver was carefully counted to see
that no misguided son or daughter had
been guilty Of borrowing any spoons.
There was a Gathering of dishes as the
girls hurried to get through with the
washing and wiping in time to join the
procession, which was to start from the
Ladies' Hall, going out as the old pa
ttAdASh went, uot hloWluS WHltilSl' IuS
hour struck. The committee of young
men with lanterns appeared under the
beautiful trees which adorn the grounds.
The boys and girls fell into line, scores
of them, hundreds Of them; for, though,
the winter term brings more students,
so that last year there were more than
nine hundred and fifty in all, 1t seemed
like quite a regiment that filed out of
the yard, down a side street, through
various gates, across mysterious fields
and tree-studded pastures. A pair Of
intelligent mules, driven by the delight
full secretary Of the school, made it easy
for his charming bride and the lady in
black and the lady i'm gray to keep up
with the procession. Two dancing bon
fires lured us on as the goal of the pill
grimage. The place was grassy field
with the majestic oaks scattered at in