New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-01-31
FESTIVITIES

Ithaca, ". Y. Jan. 80 (SpeciaD.-After a week Of
examinations students and faculty alike Cornell
VIII seek relaxation and enjoyment the coming
week IN the many affairs which planned for
the five hundred guests who Will be in this city
for Junior Week. The week will open formally with
the annual Mascue play given at the Lyeeum
Theatre Tuesday night. February .. and will
close with the Junior Promenade on Friday. Feb
ruary s. in the university armOry. Most OF the
guests. however, who to make up the many
fraternity house parties Of the week. will arrive
on Monday to take part in the informal house
dances which usually given in the different
chapter houses to bring their guests together be-
fore the later and more formal entertainments.
The unusually large number Of guests expected
this year and tho many plans made for their
amusement Indicate that the week will be the gay
est yet held AT Cornell Already there has arisen
the customary mild contest between the faculty
which always desires to limit the extent OF the gay
ETY. within reasonable bounds. and the chairmen Of
the various student committees who always try
to exceed anything that has been done in previous
years This year tho faculty has informed the
Prom committee that the dancing must close at 4
a. m Saturday. at the latest. The professors
were moved 70 take this action account Of the
1903 dance. which lasted until In the morning the
dancers having breakfast in their evening clothes
when they reached the chapter houses. This was
a bit much for the faculty. and IT conse-
quently decided limit the affair Some wears
ago it took similar action in regard TO one Of
trio lights i'm the armory 10 be shut on at g. As
soon as the lights went out the committee produced
from hiding places in the armOry lamps Of all
varieties and sizes and with the hall as brilliantly
lighted as before the dancing went OF until day
light 1t is not likely, though, that any such ruse
Will be tried by the committee this year.
For its annual production the Masque. the dra-
matte organization will give on Tuesday night an
adaDtation of one OF Sydney Grundy's plays to
which the new title of Her has been given. Rob
ert Ledger Dempster. 'O4 is advertised the lead
ing man supported by his famous English COM
ranv'' All tho parts in the play will Re taken by
mon and there VIII be a profusion OF masculine
show girls dancers and the like. After the play
several fraternties will give dances at their
houses
ON "Wednesday afternoon Psi Epsilon VIII give
its annual play in its chapter house on the campus
for the factllty only. This play is always cOnsid-
cred one OF the most enjoyable affairs of the week
and is repeated on Thursday for the guests or
INNER class men. The play this year is entitled
.T-hc Real Miss Bird" and was written by David
r Wells 'O4 one OF the members or Psi Epsilon
The scene is laid in Ithaca and many clever hlts
on faculty and students will be introduced in the
action Some of the lines which took best Win
the SPECTATORS last year were in the speech or
Cornell student home his Christmas vacation.
in which he told his parents Of his chemistry
course in which he studied 1.-THE effect OF amber
fluid on zinc" Theodore Zinck. the proprietor OF
the well known student restaurant bearing his
name. has long been famous for the Sood quality
OF his beer.
The cotiIlon given by the sophomore class viii
be held In tho armory on Wednesday night. The