The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1905-01-24
THE PROM. CONCERT.
Musical clubs and Freshmen Enterta

Musical Clubs and Freshmen ENTERTAIN
at Hyperion.
Laws of nature are now changed,
AS you will all admit s.'-. F.
Instead of pits in peaches,
There are peaches in the pit.
So ran oneof the many poetic ef-
fusions from the busy, inventive brains
of thefreshmen, boldly displayed on card
boards and sailed down from the. top
gallery of the hyperion last evening on
the heads of those in the orchestra. at
the annual profnenade concert of the
Yale Glee, Banjo and Mandolin clubs.
The sentiment was quite apropos, for it
must be admitted that there was an.
unusual number Of fine looking women
at the concert, and, in a Yale mans
eyes, truly peaches.
For months prior to the coming of the
great social week at Yale many word
pictures OF the beauties and glories. the
frenzied excitement of the great occa-
sion, the hubbub of the teas and re-
ceptions the frivolty and boisterous
ness of the freshmen at the prom. con-
cert, and finally the magnificence and
splendor of the great promenade itself,
even their sedate ehaperones, to an &C.
static spirit and this must be satiated.
Thus it is prearranged that the fresh
men must have free rein at the prom.
concert, thus keeping up the traditions,
and furnishing refreshing and innocent.
amusement for the prom. girl and
oftentlrnes much discontinue to her es.
cort.
The freshmen Of the classes of 1908
and 1907S. were on hand early, and
they brought with them thousands of
yards of confetti and barrels of the fine
sawdust-lilSe paper, many squakers,
alarm clocks, canary birds, pigeons,
doves, streamers and their lungs. BY
an ingenious device they managed to.
SO throw the confetti into the orchestra
that those back Of the rail in both the
orchestra circle and the first balcony
were unable to see the stage and the
ushers in directing juniors and the la
dies to their respective seats might
have imagined themselves In the maze,
SO thick were the fine paper streamers
of various coors. They hung from ev-
cry conceivable angle, and from every
nook and corner of the eapacious gal
lery. and were splendidly interviewer
as though arranged by .deft fingers,
rather than carelessly tossed from
above and allowed to go as they would
The, network was intricate and beauti-
full, and it was not until the great rush
of concert goers arrived that this was
swept aside and only a few remnants
remained.
The edict had been promulgated that
thedisturbance Of the concert would
result in the privilege Of having base
ball team or crew withdrawn, and the
leaders of the classes, responsible for
the conduct of the men, held them in
check in a remarkable manner, and
thus only between the numbers did the
freshmen 'get5 busy"
But then pandemonium reigned SUI
preme, and the men in the upper gal
lery proceeded to emulate past classes
and even exceed them in their hilarity.
Notes of nonsense were passed between
the freshmen and the young ladies, "a Il
sorts Of noise-making instruments let
loose and things" were exercised, as
though life depended on it or Yale had
lust made a touchdown against Har-
ward. One Of the funniest features of
the merry making was the turning OF
the contents Of an old-fashioned feather
pillow from the top gallery on the heads
of those below. Verify storm of
feathers ensued, but the spirit of, the
occasion was considered. and all was
we'll. ssesrss-sss, -s e. 5r~A
AS for the concert of the glee and
musical clubs it was ON the same order
of past years, and encores we're not
given much attention because those at
lending were too busy with other things
to stop for encores. ~
! AZ Yesterdays festivities began with the
iunior tea which was given in the aft
er11oon from 4 to 6 o'clock by Mrs.
Thomas G. Bennett at her Prospect
hill residence.
Assisting Mrs. Bennett in receiving
were: Mrs. Frank D. Glazier of South
glastonbury, Conn; Mrs. Arthur T.
Hadley, Mrs. Gerald l.. Hoyt OF New