The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-05-12
CIRCUS MAX|MUS
CAUSES MUCH FUN
Chariot Races and Numer-
Gus Other Events by Lat
in Students
EMPEROR KILLED
AT CONCLUSION
Mention of Miss Allen, High School
Latin Teacher and Director OF
Events, Brings Outburst of Applause
List of Participants.

Stripping the description Of the Latin
circus of all dead language, and bringing
il M to a line of conversation that can
he understood readily in these days OF a
late winter. said circus was scream. In
tho language OF the theater manager OF
today. it was a riot.
Thi, opportunity to escape IRON the
Gloom Of modern strife, and return to
price of quarter programs a nickel
price of quarter programmes nickel
extra. was afforded last evening I'M
Festival hall by the Latin club OF the
Brattleboro high school Any there who
did not owe the club an extra quarter
when the whole affair was over were
dcadcr than the language employed.
General Lew Wallace wrote story
ab,ut a chariot race that has something
ON this account. but he never saw 4 race
That had ANYTHING OH the series that was
run off last night. The arena was
cory from previous mortal combats, al
tb,i,ob slaves of the darkest hue had at
tempted to sop MP the gore before the
thrilling races were staged. The start
,f the first OF the series wrecked one ol
fine chariot- as it left the starting post.
All of the space available for ordinary
mortals was occupied when Principal +.
Z Smith announced that il was idr
cry from gardening and conservation 10
q Latin circus For fear that some
might misintcrpret him he explained
that hc wa, no circus.
He said that Niddlebury college was
very proud of one of its graduates, Miss
Florence c. Allen, teacher OF Latin in the
HIGH school He got no further at the
time for the applause WAS spontaneous
aud So m-istent that Miss Alien, IN her
Roma toga or whatever the Roman
women wore. di9eutanglcd herself from
the midst OF her pupils and bowed
Mr.. Smith continued
with the statement that the college had
sent Il delegate TO the circus, also a let
ter. which he read He followed the
or ginaI reading Of the letter with what
he said was a very free translation.
The program following Is perfectly
simple to those who saw the perform
ance, and it serves others right that
| there i, no space to 90 into the details of
each event The LUdi Scenliici was q
collection of songs, recitation, and com
cdeS in short acts that were well worth
while, if not exciting.
| The scoring Of point, began with the
Iudi Amphitheatri If they scored in
Rome in the way il was announced last
evening il is no wonder that the
! lmpcrator and Edition Ludorum died
in mclce during the march of victory
1t was announced that the Green had
won. 70 have concluded the perform
ancc in accordance with correct method,
the announcer should have died with hi.
boss.
The Reds scored the first victory whel
in the archery contest Marion Richard
son pinned her arrow nearest the bulls
leye. In real wrestling match the Red,
gained victory number two in quick or
der by Allen Davis. Green won the dis
Gus throw by Helen St Cyr and likewis,
the boxing match, when Harry Plumb
put over the punch
The shot put. carrying five buck -ho
one at a time the length of the hall an,
back again, gave Clara Perry OF Tn
Blues their first point The hurdle rae,
= jumping piles OF books on the floor Will
bIndfoided was won by Charlotte Hi
, dreth and put the Reds ahead Doroth,
4 Hubbard hoped TO victory in the foe
z race with a glass Of water in her han,
and gave the Whites their only point
Miss Roby Wright added point 10
the Blues in the century dash, which wa
the stunt OF cutting up the middle, with
| out running off the edge, of ii long stri
2 of narrow ribbon. She was the only on
l to finish
S Then came the bloody combats. 1t
S best to pass over them with the simpl
Y statement that Young girls, hitherto III
. suspected OF hardening of their heart,