Norwich bulletin., 1916-10-24
YALE PAGEANT PRODUCED
 BEFORE CROWD OF 25.ooo
Two Hundred Years of History Por-
 trayed in the Yale Bowl.

this country. held in celebration of the 2O0th anniversary of the university S removal to New Haven, and represen- ing many months of preparation, was day before a crowd of .25,000, ideal weather conditions helping to make l the huge event an artistic success. The attendance was far below ex- pectations and far below what Yale had every reason and right to expect. The bowl was really less than half full. in fact not much over third full.
 The pageant very naturally divided Itself into three main parts. There were those incidents which brought the feeling of exaltation to the watch CTS, such as included the use of real water from a real hose, and real wetting for all within range
 Prior to the first thrill occasioned by the streams of children pouring down into the Bowl at the first in terlude, Bhe director had combined in one part of the Bowl the minis ters were giving the books, in another the students and Saybrook farmers were tussling to load the books into the OK cart. and in a third there was being held the first commencement and round and about all of these, there was a background of the life of colonial times. the costumes of gay ch1ntz and silk worn by the women, being set off by the more som Der black and white garb of the gentle men present.
 There came a rattle of applause as the Foot Guard, their red coats and gleaming accoutrements bright against the greensward. marched out from the portal. and the ceremony of the keys, familiar to all residents of this city were re-enacted. Next came the British soldiers, and Prof. Napthau Daggett was hustled to and fro before the British. having invaded the town decided not to burn it. A short pause and the triple tap of a. a.single drum heralded the entrance of a company
 of British soldiers. Behind the first corps walked a figure with hands bound behind him, and then the hang man bearing his ladder.
 It seemed as though the thrill of admiration which went through the crowd could be sensed. as they looked down on the martyrdom of Nathan Hale. Absolute silence, unbrol1en sex- cept by the ruffie of the drum was maintained as the mournful procession marched across the field. A bell tol1ed slowly, there came music, and the sound of a shot-and the episode was over. .-.s
 The music changed to a livelier mea- sure. In the west portal appeared a figure with tri-cornered hat, and regi- mentals. President Washington was visiting New Haven. With garlands the women and children ran to well come him and he proceeded slowly be- tween the double line of the Foot Guard, at present arms to honor him. The ensemble of the scene was one of the hnest-the red coats forming the base of two triangles which wsre filled with waving garlands and ker- chiefs as our first president passed The applause from the stands fur nished audible evidence that the eff feet was not lost.
 The action and the music for the second interlude. written by Mir Mar koe and Prof. Parker, combined to furnish one of the striking moments of the afternoon. When Peace, clad in robes of gold. advanced toward the altar in the center of the picture. there flowed down from the portals about the Bowl streams of color. From ca nary, to orange. to light blue. to dark blue the shades changed. and the ri- bands unrolling, approached a com mon center. The music, at first indi- cative of the chaos of war. took on a triumphant strain. and continued glo- rious to the close, culminating in the Latin hymn sung by the choir.
 Students in tall hats, and flremen and town characters of the '40s tumbled and Wrestled in the riot, and then the fantastic hosts buried Euclid in due and ancient form-a foil to the ale ghorical symbolism of the interlude
 For a genre picture, no finer was staged in the entire afternoon than the Kansas volunteers. The Hubbard were there. the tiny parasole. the tight parasols, the tight trousers, the tall hats-when used in salute not tip ped" but raised straight into the air all helped to give the air of actual fact rather than 'counterfeit present. Nn1I1d FUn1 days be escorted to the boat by such elegant ladies and gentlemen, there would be no lack of enlistments in New Haven.
 But the lighter side vanished a mo- ment later when there appeared the red and blue of the Stars and Bars, followed by a troop of men in gray. Wherever those uniforms came from, complete f1Em cap to boot, is not known, but there was a fidelity to marvellous. From the other portal came the G. A. R.. and the assem- blaze rose to its feet as they passed. There were over 150 of the veterans in line and they were greeted with burst of applause. The transfer of the salute, the reversed arms, and Taps completed the episode of the Civil war.
 Out onto the scene came the young IadleS ana gentlemen Tor the Hoop Skirt Prom. and immediately. unde- tered by the turf. set about dancing the galop" as though the floor of the Bowl were covered with wax instead of rank grass. The watcher felt sorry for the eight maidens left circumam- bulant wall flowers, wandering two by two amid the dancers.
 The afternoon drew to its close with the drill of the Battery, and then came the finale. when Mother Yale. drawn by her graduates Thigh on a lofty car." took the center of the stage. From the portals and en- frances swarmed down all those who had taken part in the pageant, and soon the surface of the Bowl was a