The Washington times., 1903-04-14
SMOKER
MARKS A NEW ERA

tifc school was. is and forever snail be
1T. " As all the other departments OF the
school vociferously and persistently
made the same announcement, perhaps
too much attention should not be paid
10 the assertativeness of the first divi,
sion
The 1t prOclaiming transparency also
bore in letters that could be read by
those who ran OF rode on d street car
the admonition to Watch our stunts"
This was indeed a timely tip. applying
not only to the scientific school but TO
the departments of law. medicine and
dentistry which followed in the order
named
The Order of Heroes.
The stunts" were innumerabIe and
varied, and the man with new trick
was a hero Each marcher had such a
new idea and was such a hero. Conse-
quently the parade resolved itself into
grand united order Of heroes.
There was dancing, singing, yelling,
swaying jumping. and a multitude Of
other variations calculated to startle
the natives and amuse the ladies. For
a brief moment the march at times
would be sedate and dignifed. save for
yelling and singing; then it would be
come a succession Of swaying, jig-step
ping bodies, which, combined with the
color Of the flags. long class ribbons,
and the wavering lights of the trans
parenctes presented remarkable ef-
feet.
No Man Lost.
Electric cars. cabs. and automobiles
were successfully lodged or blocked, and
the marchers reached the New Willard
without the loss of a MAJ.
Ten stories up was the banquet hall.
The husky sons of Columbian needed not
weary steps. and disdaining the eleva-
tors, climbed afoot to the scene of the
real ioIlifcation, giving a yell for every
floor.
Yell Master Spirk beat the air into
small pieces with his cane in conducting
few hundred yeIIs, hurrahs, tigers,
cheers. whoop-Ias, etc, and then intro
duced President Needham. The cheers
for the learned president tested the
walls Of even so substantial a building
as the New Willard. When the pan
demonfum had subsidized to the amount
of noise created by a cyclone in city
of tin roofs, President Needham began
to speak.
His address was a manly tribute 10 the
head OF great school to the students
who on their own initiative were taking
step which marks the beginning of
new era of progress and prosperity for
the institution. He expressed his ap-
probation and that Of the faculty OF the
interest in their alma mater taken by
the students. and summed up the feeling
Of all present when ne said Columbian
is born again tonight
Student Talent.
President Needham was followed BY
an interesting and amusing program by
school talent. One Of the features was
narodv Of the "FIorodora" sextette.
Those who did this stunt were Crowen,
I.sngdon Moore, Harold H. May, l. Day,
Fred Hartford, and Swenarton, as men,
and Nye. Thomas s. HUFF, Serle, Fox,
c. P. Anderson. and L A Janey as
girls.
E B. Hay, an old-ume graduate ana
adherent of the school delivered a
stirring address Henry W MAYNARD
gave a parody on Dr. Sterrett's mass
meeting speech. Robert NJ B. Maxwell
played cornet solo OF his own comPo-
sfrion entitled "Arie Avis Charles
Linkins gave an excellent exhibition Of
his ability as a Dutch comedian The
master of ceremonies Of the evening was
J. T. Petty. who ran the entire pro-
cram off in q most CreditdbIe manner.
Refreshments we're provided in abund-
ance and it was after midnight before
the meeting adjourned.