The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-24
PAGEANT AT JUDSON
FEATURE OF JUBILEE
Spectacular Affair Representing Every Phase of College Life
and Participated in BY Several Hundred Marchers
Witnessed at Marion Yesterday-Thousands
Witness Exercises
by CHARLES h. CARTER

Marion, May 2S.-( Especial. )-The sun
set pageant, given on the lawn at Jud-
son college, is one of the largest events
of the jubilee exercises. The forma
tion was made and the march began
at the library promptly at o'clock,
and for almost an hour a continuous
procession. of marchers representing
every phase of college life as well as
many of the we'll known persons in
history. science and literature passed
in front of the reviewing stand where
more than a thousand persons were
gathered to witness this particular fea-
ture of the occasion.
Leading the procession were the her.
aids.
The House of Knowledge. presided
tanning Philosophy, Religion, Jurispru-
dence, Science, Useful Arts, Literature
and History. Colors. white and gold:
symbol, Grecian temple; motto. open
to ALL"
These were followed by standard
bearers representing all the different
branches of knowledge as taught in
the. college system.
The Bible department had colors of
white. blue and gold, and as symbol,
the open book, the lamp. For Old Tes
lament features were shown Pharoah's
daughter, Deborah and Esther; In the
New Testament scene were shown the
Christian Graces," Faith. Hope and
Love.
The department of philosophy had
for colors gold and gray, and for a
device used the rising sun" Aristotle,
Duns Scotus and Noah K. Davis We're
portrayed.
The Latin department. whose colors
were royal purple with the coat of arms
of Rome. had several characteristics
sketches.
To the department of mathematics
was given very long and complete
representation. Almost 100 people were
used to fully represent this feature of
the college work. The colors, purple
and gold. gave an opportunity to pay
some tribute to every well known
mathematician In ancient times. TAX
ing the subject up far back as the
sixth century. much attention was
shown as well as the period in which
400 years previous to the present era
was given some prominence.
History came in for a good share
of the evenings event With law as
subject and colors of red, white and
blue, the sketches represented the law
from the time of the tablets handed
W
times.
Natural science applied to astron-
omy with sketches of the seen and un-
forseen were given. AS also We're the
departments of chemistry and. physics.
Suitable banners and instruments were
used to illustrate the different subjects.
Geology, botany and zoology were
given most interesting representation.
Aristotle in the history of animals
was shown.
The field naturalist gave beautiful
representation of the different flowers,
and was represented by young ladies
whose costumes were the colors as well
as the shapes of the flowers of the
fields.
The department of English was con-
sidered by those in charge of the even
jeets to be portrayed and with colors
of rose white and green and a device
of lamp of learning. they choose for n
subject. There goes thousand years
to the making of poet" The depart
ments under which the subject was
Illustrated were language, rhetoric,
literatur of the twelfth and thirteenth
centuries: Chaucers Century; Shake
speares Century, Millions Century;
Johnson's Century and Tennyson's Cen
tury
Modern Language was illustrated un-
der the heads of French, German and
Spanish.
The department of fine arts was well
illustrated by both symbol and dress
under the heads of Art. Sculpture, Pot
terry and Painting.