New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-05-25
annual Circus Nets a Large
Amount of Money for Ath-
IetiC Association.
aYASTE A SHEkEL HANDY"
Every College Of the University
Offers Means of Separating
Patrons from Their
Last Dollars.
rBy Telegraph to The Tribune. J

~ the student OF discriminating taste
vas the magnetic word chosen for the
1913 Cornell spring day circus. and after
the entire university community had be-
come accustomed TO seeing these four
letters az every turn for the last four
weeks the elongauon Of the Authorization
was disclosed this morning TO the won
de-ing public, Haste. \ Shekel Handy"
shekel being a familiar and a more or
loss contemptuous term for the almighty
dollar. last year the name was ISL Pup"
meaning slip up with a bag Of bones.
bones being only another synonyme
fcr the dollar.
After the spring day committee had sat
throughout the long night in conference
with the weather man. II was arranged
that the clouds would cease their sobbing
with which they have been alarming the
undergraduate body for two days Early
this morning rain ceased, and the big
parade Of talented performers. in cos
tune started 10 wind its way toward the
campus-rather. 10 that part OF the cam
pus better known as the quarry lot. So
great was the excitement produced by the
galaxy Of color that when the parade ar
rived within the boundaries of the circus
grounds a crowd stood waiting TO present
the gstekeepers with dollars for admis-
son. and almost prevented the painted
comedians and condolences from reach
ing their posts 10 start things moving.
And II is estimated that over FIVE thou
sand pleasure seeking souls partook OF
the delights Of utter abandon.
Proceeds for Athletics.
- !,
members Of the general committee and
the subcommittee TO separate from
every patron his last Senume. and al
though no definite accounting is available
al this time il is thought that the re-
ce.pts will far exceed anything IN former
years. The proceeds will be given to the
Cornell Athletic Association.
Every college OF the university and
every organization which could consist
emily do SO offered some means OF draw
ing in the shekels. OF course. II was not
vithin the province Of Phi Beta Kappa
and Sigma Nj actively 10 participate. but
several members Of these august bodies
were seen sneaking under the ropes rapt-
urously % become enthralleG AT the won
ders Of the "Harem Scarem,' one Of the
minor sports and a bulletin has been
published by the police department Of
tn Law School that member OF Tau
Beta Pr was pinched and fined. query
Will mis- membership automatically ter
inmate?
The most suspicious production of the
entire circus was. in all probability. the
minor sports association show Mutt and
Jeff, as the main attractions. were staged
in scinullating skit entitled "Harem
Scarem; or Mutt and JEFF in Turkey.'
An attraction Of this show was the spe-
ciai advance showing OF the latest goings
In fashionable costumes worn by "a whole
harem Of creamy skinned Turkish and
Egyptian Charmers" The College OF
Agriculture put on the boards the only
authentic production Of the "Bal-Can
War which included miniature fleet
Of twenty warships.
Chances Against Winning.
In tents OF the circus type, which are
procured each year from neighbornS
professional camp. these shows attracted
the multitude. but the long whiskered
farmer and the simple freshman were
halted while going from one show TO an
other by the bankers al the Real Money
Makers viz. the gambling joints. With
IN low fences all over the circus grounds
were chances against winning" one Of
the most popular advertisements was the
glass-topped table. on this Y by II inch
surface one was permitted 10 toss all
the money he had. and the one person
who succeeded in persuading his quarter
10 remain on the table received his money
hack and was induced TO try again. At
othe r posts on the main thorouShfare
we're bowls wherein one might (noU sue
coed IN doubling his wealth by ent!cing
ths risked quarter TO remain therein, but
II was seldom that stakes risked were
productive.
The College OF Civil Engineering offered
us usual Niger Dip" and backened
Caucasian sat pcrched ten feet In the air
ready 10 drop into huge tank beneath
hin when a ball tossed hit the right spot
rot on the niger but on his perch sup
port The "Languorites" -namely, the
members Of the College OF Arts and Sci
ences-offered 10 those with high aspra-
lions "Tri-Tob- Etus." which when said
in fast time spells Try 10 beat US ana
as the name properly suggests. 1t was
show Of stupendous proportions
The show OF the College Of Chemistry
was baseball poker The MongreI7'
the Offering OF the Cosmopolitan CIup'
consisted OF a magnificent mobilization OF
modern rnarvels flppant and froic-
some funny Filipino fellow sang ana
buff. bouncing. bounding, buHom, black
boy from Africa demanded attention Inc
architects. representing the artistic ana
temperamentaly Bohemian element OF the
university community. offered a Con
game" under the title The Yellow jack
et." while the Maryland Club. IN close
Proximity, ticketcd the eye with an OF
nate mixture Of cubism and futurism, IN
terminged with some few efforts IN the
advanced scientific art Of post-impres-
slonisni.
There were other attractions. many OF
Them. There were the usual peanut vend-
ers. and the biggest tent OF the circus
was exclusively devoted 10 the satisfying
Of thrsts with the pinkest OF pink lem
onsdes and the least icy OF ice cream
cones. Confetti. OF course, quite natu-
rally played an important part In the
frollcsomeness of the morning. with the
playing Of the university chimes at the
noon hour. the spring day circus became
aepopulated. and luncheon was the
thought OF the pleasure seeking multi
tude, being a necessary factor 10 keep
the backbone in position on the stands
al Percy Field during the Cornell-f ale