The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1911-05-12
MAY DAY PAGEANT
HAS REQUIRED WORK
Much Credit for Making Gel
ebration a Success Given
e. P. Trueblood.


of view-and as seen at Earlham to-
day-is a pleasant, happy-go-lucky.
spontaneous burst of song, spirits and
enthusiasm.
While it has been thoroughly en-
joyable from first to last, it has been
anything but happy-go-lucky and spon-
taneous to the hundreds of students
who have participated and to the
teachers and friends who have assist
ed In preparing for the event.
It has meant many weeks of care
full and arduous training and practice
weeks of rehearsal and planning:
weeks of attention to detain-in fact,
it is only by this very painstaking
preparation that the splendid effect of
freedom was obtained in the cere-
monies of today.
About the only spontaneous thing in
connection with Earlham's 1911 cele-
bration Of May Day, was the desire
and determination to hold the celebra-
ton. The last previous May Day cele-
bration was held in 1906 and every
one felt that it was time for another.
The students were responsible for
getting the affair really under way.
They took the first definite steps and
decided that the money raised through
admission fees should be used in de-
creasing the college debt. The entire
student body became interested and
since last January they have given
more or less time to rehearsal and
preparation.
Credit to TruebIood.
When the plans we're roughly out
lined it was necessary to have one
good, broad pair of shoulders upon
which to rest the major portion Of the
burden of management and direction.
The shoulders of Prof. E. P. Trueblood
seemed to be of just the right size.
And there the burden was lodged. He
was made chairman of the executive
committee and general manager-and
these two offices mean something in
connection with an event like that at
Earlham today. Everyone had to help
but someone had to accept the bulk
Of responsibility. And SO, in giving
credit to individuals, the man who
shouldered the most responsibility
must assume a large share of the
praise.
In addition to giving attention in a
genera; way to the progress of the
entire movement. Prof. Trueblood
took upon himself the responsibility OF
working out and rehearsing many of
the intricate drills that were pleas.
ing in the days program. And the
presentation of "Pyramus and This.
be" was the result of his supervision
and training.
May Day would hardly be May Day
without music, and SO Prof. C.. X
Chase had very important part in
the preparation of many of the events
The musical setting of the day, with
it's choruses and solos, was trusted
entirely to him.
Prof H. N. Holmes had the strenu.
GUS task of notifying friends of Earl
ham from one coast to the other. OF
the magnitude of the 1911 May Day
celebration of May Day. 1t was his
duty also to persuade them to come
and II not to come to buy tickets any
way. His title was chairman of the
committee on finance and publicity
and he worked overtime.
Work Of Mrs. Chase.
The costumes worn by the partici
pants were not only designed by Mrs
C. X. Chase, but were actually made
by her and under her supervision
Care was taken to make them his
torically correct.
The play of ''St. George and the
Dragon was prepared under the SUI
pervision of Prof. ROderick Scott and
Miss Laura CASTOR, of the Music de
partment, directed the preparation o1
the cantata "A Midsummer Night"
The "Masque of Queens had the
direction and supervision of Clifford
Crump. of the student body, and Mrs
C. X. Chase. Mr.. Crump devoted him
self to the preparation of the cast
and Mrs. Chase, through critical
study of costumes, made it possible for
each participant to be gowned in a
manner fitting the character and the
period of history represented.
Miss Publow, student, prepared
and rehearsed the milk-maid and shep
herdess drills, and Miss Lupcile Moore
OF the alumni, trained the girls in their
May pole drills. The Morris Dancers
owe their success partly to the work
of Miss Elsie Marshall, of the facul
ty. Miss Marshall had also the pleas
ant duty of serving as chairman of the
refreshment committee. The sale o1
tickets on the ground was in charge
of Raymond Myrick, one of the day