New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-05-11
BARNARD GIRLS STAGE
REAL COUNTY FAIR
Campus Dotted with Tents
Filled with Fortune TeIlerS
and Trained Animals.
FRESHMEN ACT AS SEALS
Descent to Hades" Closing
Feature of Entertainment
for Benefit of 100000
University Fund.

Barnard College. suffragist anti-suffra-
glst and 'mugwump," not to mention the
fond parents and the general public,
turned out in force yesterday afternoon
and evening to attend the county fair
held on the campus and in the theatre,
for the benefit of the 10000 university
fund, which Barnard is trying TO raise
by September, 1914.
The long stretch of grassy campus was
covered with tents. large and small. and
looked like a veritable military encamp-
ment. Booths with tempting eatabes.
made by the students. were scattered here
and there among the tents, containing
the fortune tellers trained dogs ana
various side shows, all college bred talent,
except the animals.
The chief feature OF the outdoor per-
Torrance was the real circus I'm the big
tent Here Miss Ruth Guernsey rode
around the ring in a daring style stand
ing on a horses back. Then there were
trained seals. members of the freshman
class tied up In sea-shaped bags OF gray
sateen. who wriggled into the arena with
blood curding seal banks. Miss Lucy Howe,
Is. was the trainer Of the seals and the
trained bears who came next and ended
their act To the shreks OF the audience
by doing the genuine grizzly bear and
jumping around on their hind legs.
Miss Florence Schwarzwaelder took the
part OF toreador. and. adorned with a
plush evening cape, she pranced around
the ring. waving a red parasol at an imi-
tatlon bull which was propelled by one Ct
the clowns. The antics OF the clowns
gave plenty OF opportunity to show up the
beneficial results OF college education.
There was a clowns baseball game. UNI
pired by the ringmaster. with Miss Mar
jorc Hillas and Miss Bessie Mcdonald
as the battery. Miss Louise Fox was per-
maps me funniest clad in a Punchinello
costume graced by ruiile for a petticoat.
she waddled around. pushing minute
dolls carriage. When the elephant APP
peared II was found 10 be unwieldy, for
! the hind legs. in the person OF Miss Mar
garet Kelley. could not keep pace with
the front. Miss Eleanor Hadsell, SO that
the beast appeared 10 be two-stepping
with its hind legs and Waiting with its
front ones.
Miss Howe sternly commanded II To
sit down, but was only obcyed when she
said In a stage whisper. Now. Margaret.
there's a stool under you; sit down"
At this juncture one of the clowns rushed
forward and clasped the elephant around
the middle. only 20 have il collapse in
neap Of pillows and sillioline.
Miss Christene Straiton gave a splendid
exhibition OF near aquatic" swimming.
Whenever she sprdwled forward and
was baked by large tuft OF grass. her
attendant sprinkled the ground careful
~ with water from medicine dropper.
Miss Jean Earl MOBILE took the part
OF the ring mistress. She had labelled
herself "The Bean OF Barnard and
wore n collection II clothes OF the vim
tage OF 10 plug hat belonging 10 an
indulecnt parent and large pair OF Cog
giles She bossed the clowns and the cir
Gus in her capacity OF Bean and her
aided the acts with stentorian lungs.
The indoor part OF the days programme
was held IN Mllbauk Hall and Brincker-
hoff Theatre A vaudeville performance
continued throughout the afternoon and
evening while refreshments were served
I'm the corridors. Miss Helen Hartley
jenkins appeared IN inImitable mono
Iogues on the faculty. Miss Edna Henry
was Spanish dancer and Miss Mar
gueiite did Juvenile comedy"
The entertainment wound up with
Descent to Hades" for undergraduates
only. but outsiders were admitted upon
payment of a reasonable sum to help the
cause along