The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-05
|||[LEBRATE DAY IN.
UNIQUE FASHION
VARSITY SUMMER SCHOOL GIVES
INTERESTING INDEPENDENCE
AN DAY PROGRAM -
HUMAN FLAG is FORMED
THE MAKING OF THE NATION, IT'S
HISTORY AND THE NATION TO-
DAY SPLENDIDLY SHOWN
IN DAYS HONOR.

Fourth OF July was~ held on the
classic lawn of the University or Vir-
ginia to-day by the summer school,
Mhieh Is now In It's thirteenth ,year
and numbers more than ever before
fone thirteen hundred students. The
program was divided into three parts.
The first part vas The Making
Of tho Nation" Each nation
which has had share in the MAX
ing OF America WAS represented by
iahleap while u trained chorus of
two hundred and fifty voices sang
the national anthem Of the country
The nations represented were the
English, French, Scotch, Irish. Ger
man, spanish. swedish. Dutch and
the negro. AS an example of the
national anthems sung. The Mar
sellaise," watch on the Rhine
The Campbells are Coming" etc,
might ha- punted--
Part two WAS a presentation Of the
History of the Nation" by means
ct Its national song. For Columbus
discovering America, America" was
sung. Yankee Doodle" was PLAYED
while Revolutionary tablesu was
shown Francis Scott Key and hts
friends posed fer the star Spangied
Banner" and 80 on for the "BiVouac
of the Dead" Dixie, ' Battle Hymn
Of the Republic" etc. This part was
concluded by peace tsbleau during
the singing of Angel of Peace
Unique Presentations.
The third part was The Nation
To- DAY" Columbia was shown sur
rounded by the forty eight States
while Columbia the Gem OF the
Ocean was sung. The Virginia dele
cation formed huge American flag
on the steps Of the rotunda and be-
fore 1t. one by one, the State delexa-
lions appeared and hy tahleau
stunt or song represented the chief
characteristics Of their States. Even
4 China produced Chinese tea party
scene, As " conclusion to II all the
followed by the different States, the
people of the tableaux and the
chorus.
Ancient Worthless There.
The MARYLAND delegation represent
ed the shield Of Maryland on either
side stood Lord Baltimore and his
majesty. Charles l. In the background
was the State flag, carried by four
young ladies in white. The commit
tee in charge Of he Maryland dele
cation consisted of Miss Letitia Ware,
president; Miss Lillian Worthington.
chairman: Misses Margaret Chase
anu THUR I'tNAfh4SSs HIS commit
tee was under the direction OF Pro-
fessor Converse. of the Polytechnic
Institute, who is a member of the
State committee. Maryland has the
largest delegation this year that has
~eer attended tho sum mer school from
that State. They are rs foliows:
Miss Eleanor A. Drury, supervisor
nj schools OF Anne Arundel couny;
Misses Nancy Ridout, Isabel Harvey.
Lillian Worthington, Lucy Coilinson,
Blanche PARROT. Elsie Meade. villa
Roc.khoid, Alta Benson, Elizabeth
Jones, Maggie Glover. Annie Glover,
Laura Sansbury. Clara Bull Kent
Mary Carson. Mary Arnold. Eleanor
Higgins Daisy NutWell. Lila Brown.
Anna Fang, Marie Denham, Benah
rnbbs. Helen Harmon. Edit. Childs,
Frances Paca. Margaret Pearce. Anna
Melchoir, NJ. c. Wilmington. Adele
stamp Hiida Devilbiss, Nita Graham,
Bounds Graham. Letitia Ware.
Churchill, Steli. Smith, Ensor. Thorpe,
Stahi. Walters, Scott, Coulter. Link,
Christian, welham and Weicher. Mrs.
Cramer. Messrsh Converse and Me
Mutt
Quaker Grs-ets Nirginian.
The Pennsylvania stunt" consisted
mainly ina representation, Of a greet
fng from the University of Fennsyi-
vania to the University OF Virginia,
academic and Quaker costumes being
used. and OF scroll In the form or
n keystone consisting Of ten pages.
each OF which depicted some phase of
. Pennsylvania world wide rcnown.
The most effective representations
were the State seal, William Penn
and Religion and Liberty. benjamin
Franklin Harvesting the Lightning.
the Liberty Bell, the Flag House, tho
University of Pennsylvania. Quaker
Oats Worlds Baseball Champions.
Stephen III. Fosters Great Plantation
Songs. and, an. arch Of the thirteen
original States held together by the
keystone of Brotherly Love. over this
picture the flags of the two univer-
stiles were crossed and academic
hoods were exchanged to indicate
the bond of union. The Pennsyl-
vania delegation Was represented by
Miss Margaret Goodfellow. OF the
Indiana State Normal school: William
A. Kepner, Phi. D.. OF Millersvilie and
Franklin and Marshall: Mrs. w. A,
Kepnar, John Jay Blair. Il. s., Of
Hayerfor5. Mr., A,Yah 6 irwin. of
Steelton. and Albert c. Norton, h
g. II. A., OF Philadelphia {chair-
mani.
Georgia Well Represented.
Use thirty mem ters OF the Georgia
delegation took prominent part in
the celebration. General Oglethorpe.
the founder of Georgia. appeared
upon the stage dressed In the cos
tune of his day. Upon Il large ban
ner. borne by two young deorgsAns.
Was written. The First College IN the
World TO Confer College Degrees
t-pon wcInen--The Wesleyan Female
College: Macon. Ga A young lady
graduate from Wesleyan. dressed in
the college costume and carrying her
diploma. appeared In the center OF
: the group. The scene closed with
Master Terry Almond. Of Valdosta,
Ga representing the negro and the
Georgia watermelon,
Dixie Land. Land o. Cotton.
is' The Mississippisns present reprs-
scented their State. typical cotton
state. A number OF the most I'M
i.gs purtzsYt products of cotton were Illus
trated. the eighteen people repre-
senting about eight different things.
In front Of the Mississippi delega-
tion was n handsome b-foot banner
in the State colors. carried by one
OF the Young men. Each Of the
others represented a product. one
carrying a bolt Of cotton cloth; an
other . large bottle OF cotton seed
oil. another, several spoois of thread,
afe. Each also had pinned on with
the State colors a placard stating
which product he or she carried, so