Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-11-16
Thanksgiving
At The Fair
Great Preparations For Impos>
ing Celebration Of The Most
Popular Of Holidays

week at the worlds fair will be round'
ed off with a visit from President
Roosevelt and members Of the cahsnet
on Saturday, November rs. More
than a score OF colleges and unjversi'
ties have accepted invitations to par
ticipae In the exercises planned for
the six days and the season will be
enlivened by many social functions,
athletic events and special ceremon.
les.
On Thanksgiving day. Thursday,
November "a, all business will be
suspended In st. Louis and the popn
lace will join in the exercises at the
worlds fair. Appropriate services
will be held in observance Of the
event at festival hall and In the taf-
ternOon a football contest will be
waged on the Stadium grounds be.
tween the Haskell Indian school team
OF Lawrence, KaGs, and the Wash
ington university eleven OF st Louis.
For the six days of Thanksgiving
week there viii be a relaxation from
study and al opportunity given to
students and teachers to pay a final
visit TO the exposition. The period
will be one exceptionally favorable
for an educational rally and carnival
of college sports and amusements,
such as is Planned.
Inaugnrating the series of football
contests, a game additionally asso-
ciated with Thanksgiving festivities,
will be a gridiron battle between the
McKendree and st. Louis universities
teams on Monday. November q. 9th
er events are being arranged, but have
not been officially announced.
Information has been received that
the Chicago board of education has
given permission for all teachers in
the city schools to attend the eXposi-
tion during Thanksgiving week and
the committee on arrangements has
provided special programs for their
entertainment. Those who have pre-
viously visited the worlds fair will
pay a second visit to complete their
inspection Of favorite exhibits and
those who have not been here before
will take advantage of this last OPP.
portunity-
Col. A. N. Jackson, president of the
Western Military academy at Upper
Alton, H., has written to Charles NJ.
Reeves, chief of the department of
domestic exploitation, that a corps OF
cadets from that institution will at
tend the exposition IN a body on Tues
day, November %. They have been
invited to give an exhibition drill on
the plaza of st. Louis. Shurtleff col
lege viii also send a delegation from
the same city.
President Smith Of the Illinois
Wesleyan university. Is an enthusiasts
tic friend OF the exposition and Ii
has assured the worlds fair manage.
ment that there will be a good per
centage of his 500 students present
during Thanksgiving week. Logan
university will be likewise represent
ed. President Miller of the board o.
trustees has brought the matter fav
orally before the faculty and urged
the attendance of as many of the stu
dents as possible.
Armour institute and the Universit,
of Chicago are two OF the big school
that will be represented. DR.. F. w
G%unsaulus. president of the former in
stitution. and Mr.. H. p. Judson. Pres
ident Harper's assistant at the Uni
yersity of Chicago, have taken tn
matter up in their schools.
Concordia college at Springfield
Knox college at Galesburg, and tn
University of Illinois at Urbana vii
be among the other Illinois school
represented. Butler college at Ir
dianapolis. Ind, and Central univel
sity at Danville, Ky. have accepte
invitations.
From Drury college at Springfield
Mo-, and DePauw university at Greer
castle. Ind. bodies Of students. az
companied by their teachers, wi
come to spend Thanksgiving anon
the sights and scenes at the world
fair. Fisk university of Nashville
Tenn, and the state college at Ame'
la, are among other notable school
10 take part
President HartzOg OF the Arkansa
State university has given leave {
absence 10 all students who desire I
attend the worlds fair Thanksgfvin
week and with Mrs. Hartzog he wi
pay a second visit TO the exposition
Maddox seminary will SEM a lari
delegation of Young ladies from Lit