Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-05-25
THE COLLEGE PARADE.
Annual street show Fully Up to thu
Standard Of Former Years.


Bigger, better. buster, as the circus ad-
vance agent would say. was the fourth
annual college "peeradc" of Monday
And it was great day for kids. Yet
1t wouldn't be quito true to say that it
was any better than in pre-
vious years, for it couldn't be;
but it was good and drew
as big a crowd, bigger than any circus
parade ever gathered here. People from
the surrounding towns flOckcd into the
city, the streets along the line OF march
were packed with the throns, traffic was
practically at a standstil and q every
street corner autos and carriages were
lined three or four deep.
Shortly after noon the pageant moved
slowly out of University Place on to Pearl
street, headed by two coal black Assyrian
huglers, followed by the 1spahan rug float
with Turk astride. Next followed the
automobiles, Acting President Elias Ly-
man and Mayor Robert Roberts in the
first, and the ball players following, there
being IS machines In all. Then came the
college band, much applauded all along
the line, succeeded by the comic section,
headed by Caesars conquerinG army. To
describe all of the features In detail Is
impossible. There were dudes, clowns,
ladies' wonderfully CARRIED In harem and
hobble skirts, Zulu warriors. hoboes, a
harem family, the oldest living man, Gid
den tourists, Connie Mack and his bride,
co-eds, Hanover the fearful a bareback
rider, Father Time and Diogencs in his
tub the Middlobury College senior class
Of two In 1920, a japanese reclining in a
,31l - To-.
fire department. a domestic science take
eff, the funeral of the police department
followed by the devil, lengthy infant
mad his nurse. little dog submissive to
| his masters voice and another to his
masters breath, chariot riders and war
riors, and others too numerous to men
ton.
There were a few floats put on by mer-
chants. Also there was the
teraldcd Rajah Kickminthepantski
exhibiting his muscles, and the
famed 75O-octave calliope. numb
llnsly emitting a melody. On the southern
plantation float there We're severa
couples dancing. Other couples typifed
the degrees in students development
and a float showing how mother thinks
| he spends his time and how he really
COOS. Monsters and freaks there were in
| plenty. wonderful costumes and many
novel ideas. Said one woman, a visitor In
| town. Where do they get all those
| thugs" "Oh," said another. Everybody
| helps, See, there goes my winterbefre-
lasts dress, and here's my great grand
mothers bonnet
THE PRIZE WINNERS.
The prizes this year We're awarde
! differently than hitherto in that the
committee, consisting of Professors
Stctson, Myrick and Oglc, mot Satur-
| day evening and made awards on the
IDEAS Of the various features as sub
mitted to them. The first prize went
to Farnham. 'l8, for Il takc-off on an
lautomoblle, in which he appeared as
GIRL the second prize to BaXendalo
| for Middlcbury 1929 coed feature, i'm
pcrsonated by Hitchcock, 10, and
String. I3. and the third to Gaylord
ana Salisbury, II, for "pecradn'
| smoker idea, which was not put on
Each prize consisted of II ticket to the
| play last evening
Like the Kake Walk, the annual
"rccrade" bids fair never to lose It's
ponularlty with the people. Every
boov turns out to sec 1t, young and
old. Originally started as an adver-
tisemcnt for the college play. II has
undoubtedly become a fixed institution