The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-13

stimulus to athletic achievement lies IN
the light of the co-ed's eyes, and the
athletic hero at Washburn gets a
brimming cup of glory at the hands of
But aside from being lovely and loyal
the college lasses are exceptionally clever
credit to even Frederic Thompson him
self. Entering the great museum,
street of brilliantly hued walls and paint
ed canvas fences filled with the motley
throng of pleasure seekers and the
all nations bewildered IN gaze of the
Rightmire shrieked the bill of the great
vile affair with the stunts announced on
painted placards. Three performances
painted fence. An improviso orchestra
played the overture for a screaming ap-
major, led the racket with a mink muff
adorned with SO pink plume, a blue
cafet coat with an array of brass buttons
and gold braid, and Creatore shame or
antics for embellishments. Miss Renwlck
at the piano and Miss Hotchkiss with her
violin attempted to produce real music
and succeeded for a few minutes until
the other seven cheered on by tine ap-
plause got busy with their mouth harps,
zoboes, Jews harps and bass drums when
tunes gave way to foolishment. The illus
trated song Take me out. to the ball
one of which wore plow shoes and a high
hat. A chariot race between Ben Hur
and Messels swathed led, in S bed sheets was was
two wooden horses. The red-headed quar-
tette consisting of Misses Laurene Irish,
Madeline Whitney, Bernice Chapman and
Ethel Levan dressed in pink gowns and
pink hair ribbons did things to a popular
batch of songs and then followed the real
big hit of the entire show.
Romeo and Juliet, localized, in four acts
proved the debut into dramatic prom
mere freshman, Miss Rebecka Weldy,
who did a Romeo which threatened to
for the night. With a princely step in a
Venetian princes regailIai, DeIvet cape, .l,9
PUN pindeq 70 cap a1ei 1nu the tight Between the
members of the Houses of Harshbarger
and McEachron and slew the prince OF
pulse of Marion Thompson and the poetic
temperament of Roy George and almost
dearly. loves his Juliet. Miss Lucille
angry father but persists in her love for
Romeo heaving great sigh and the
g. A ladder supports Juliet on high in a
wonderful creation made ofLthe rumor is
AS Romeo delicately mounts the ladder
a maid is seen to come forth to hold the
balcony from. topplingT7bgt what's the
the original Romeo-Juliet transpires-a.ll
the woe of a brave heart loving truly IS
graphically depicted by the new found
and an exquisite fall is effected which
scored long round of apRqr;eeiaWtonT5 q;ee 1T In In
the talk of the college today. She comes
from Clyde, freshman, and so far as
known has never appeared on stage be-
fore. Small. dainty, graceful and pretty:
with a manner of her own and a voice of
uncommon accent and quality, Miss
Weldy bids fair to become a star in
Washburns dramatic leagues
A show of mechanical dolls including
Miss Mary Dallas Cages as japanese
creation in another section proved much
frequented attraction. Imagine gaming
wheel constructed of an express wagon
wheel and you have idea of the gam
bling den of Miss Daisy Monroe.
Wild man and snake charmer abounded
and Bonaparte crossing the Rhine proved
a show to draw and retain any visitors
as they were ashamed to come out-two
great mastddon bones laid across a bacon
rind and on the flat top of a house,
band of gypsies played havoc and Miss
Helen Morrow did a charming tarentella
dance.
! The proceeds of the street fair amounted
to about $50 and will serve to insure a
team this spring for the athletic
board has promised to see the proposition
if a satisfactory start could be
instituted by the students