The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-05-10
High School. Scene of Roman
Duel and Other
Sports
FOUR CHARIOTS
IN EXCITING RACE


lace Cheers as Favorites Win-Feats
Of Skill and Daring by Junior and
Senior Latin Glasses.
The G. d. L. club, composed OF mem
bers OF the junior and senior Latin
classes Of the high school, provided
Roman program last evening in the
han for such a. were fortunate enough
to be invited to what was a real en-
tertainment Ralph Root. as consul.
sat in his chair of state fianked by the
Iietors. Edith Eddy and Mary Tanner.
and attended hy his slave. Pauline
Fisher and supervised the various
games provided BY a generous and
pleasure loving Latin government for
the entertainment OF the p0pulace.
There were chariot races, battles To
the death and contests Of skill and
daring that thoroughly pleased the
populace.
First in the arena the grand parade.
led by the heralds. Miss Florence O.
Allen, the teacher who planned the en-
tertainment. and F. Thompson The
lictors followed and then came the con
sui, attended by his slave, holding over
Harriet Mcllen. Rosabel Miller. Harriet
Emerson. Elizabeth Hildreth and Ger
trude Plummer. armed with fearful
and wonderful musical instruments.
hal precedence over the notables. Car
RE Dunton, Viola Harris and Florence
Welmau. and they were followed ~
the participants in the numerous games.
including the fefoeious tigers, the
priests, Irene Atwood and Charlotte
Tuthill, carrying the gols, Mercury AMI
Minerva.
Twice around the course marched the
procession before the consul took his
place with his attendants and signed
for the games 70 proceed. The first
was the chariot race. in which were
four twohorsc bitches driven by char
ioteers III togas of white, green ret
and blue. The ehariotecrs were y
Estev, Leslie Wvman, Clyde Horton
and Robert Heseoek. and their teams
bore the names Of Maud Barnett, Doro-
] thy Harper, Ruth Prentiss, Gertrude
Robbins. Marion Boorn. Marjorie
Leach. Florence Moran and EVELYN
Staples The girls wore their togas Of
white with cardboard horse heads as
has. Robert Hescock and his team
were winners and their prize was 4
palm and a few millions Of stage mon
! ey.
The wrestling match TO the death
was between Lawrence Sherman, who
was finally carried out dead. and Roger
Bracket.
The shotput brought ont a. con
testants G. Osteyee, NJ. Fraser +. Grif-
fin aud Harry Montgomery, the last Of
Q whom was able 70 roll his small shot
Z the length Of the floor with a tooth
pick in faster time than his competi-
tors.
The mile race brought the faculty
forth a contestants Principal +. B.
Smith was still cutting through his
j yards Of tape lengthwise after the
I, others had been disqualified for cutting
of the tape. They were Diedrieh
/ Stolte. Scott Eames and Richard
Hughes
y poem about a possum i'm which
y Latin ami English were inextricably
= mixed was read bv Miss Carrie NJ
Dunton and proved 10 be the real sur
h. prise OF the evening.
-o stanley Fits won the standing high
Il jump because he had the most peanuts
4 This contest was determined by jump
+ ing into the air and bringing dowr
bags of peanuts. no two of which haf
IS the same number Of nuts in them
"a Porter Spencer, Philip Putnam an
Merrill Haskell were the other con
testants
Once more the return was made q
the old time Latin games. when Ray
mOnd Harris killed II. Foster in
r. fierce battle with spears AMI was loud
" cheered. The contestants wore tn
nies. fencing masks. paper helmets an'
:, shields made of huge tan covers an,
battled with wands.
The discus throw, rolling tin cover
the length Of the floor. was won b,
Clarence johnson. who defeated Caro-
6 line Bardwcll. y Jillson and Clareue'
NJ Buck
* The 10O-yards dash was another nov
ne 81 stunt and was won by Grace Leach
he the other contestants being Leill
, Knapp. Janette Smith and Beatrie
u Vinton. Each was given dress sui
= ease in which was a pair Of rubber
and pair of gloves. An umbrella wa
added freight At the starting sigma
the suit ease was 20 be opened, tn
contents put on properly, the umbreli
opened and n dash made 20 the othe
II end of the hall, where the umbrella
was closed. the rnbbers and gloves n
moved and put hi the suit case and
n rush made back 20 the starting plac,
or The boxing match between Stanlc
ur Wilson and William Haskell was wo