Norwich bulletin., 1919-05-09
CONNECTICUT COLLEGE

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 Wednesday night will long De re- membered as gala night in eollegei events for seniors and juniors gath cred together in the evening to make out programmes fer the first junior promenade af the college which will be held Friday, Saturday. Sunday, l May Is. II and IS. at the college About ene hundred and fifty girls ga thered in the sym at the monthly get together at which seniors entertained ! juniors. and for a half hour. dances i and progranmes were the only topic. 1 There are t!iirty-five dances on the 1 programme and 70 each girl was kept busy making out the dainty. card case programmes 'o4s;wiaite kid with the class seal iT;zblue.s It was voted by the two classes: sonTe time ago to de- l fer programmes until a week before l the events scheduled came off to save i disappointment and uncertainty | There was much excitement if one couldn't lind just tie particular girl 1 she wanted and one was always be- 1 ing stopped on ones way across thet floor and asked for the twenty-ninth or thirteenth or fourth dance. When the last progralhme was completed the seniors and juniors both felt that a great task had been accomplished to eEeryone's satisfaction.
 Professor William Lyon Phelps of Yale University addressed convocatien on Tuesday on the subject, Culture and Happiness. He spoke of litera-
 ttlre,. art, music as the fields of culture which offered ed-ethe.abroadest and most
 complete culture; he laid much em- phasis on the fact that happiness con-
 sists in activity; and raised the indi- Tldual who could live in himself with
 his ideal and not be discouraged by temporary setbacks of minimizing friends and aequaintances. Professor Phelps is head of the English depart ment at Yale and well known wri- ter; he spoke most interestingly with i the touches of humor and actual ex-. periences which are so characteristic of him.. He was heartily applauded at the end of his address.
 Everyone thought it about time for something out of the ordinary to hap pen in the line of another quarantine or something like that but when sev- l eral students complained to the college physician of sore threats the students ! immediately began to scent another
 bit of trouble. But the physician soon
 put al fears to flight by diagnosing 1 the cases as slight touches of tonsoli- tis mach to eyeryone's utter relief. [ College students have been forbidden
 to, go on the river in canoes or row.
 boats until further notice. Owing to i the tragic circumstances which took place on the Thames a few weeks ago,
 President Marshall posted 3 notice to
 the effect that no, student would he al-
 lowed on the river for the time being. 1 Several of the students own or rent 1 canoes and SO are regretting the de
 lay: but the college body is not ex- :, perieneing any great disappointment l as there is neither boat house or boats ] available for use. The college boat ts
 which had been given to the college
 by the late President F. T. Sykes were
 stolen last year and the boat house is
 vtFy unsafe. T1ere have been many
 suggestions made as to ways and
 means of earning money to build 8
 boatil6dse and buy boats but as yet nothing definite has been decided up-
 os. The students appreciated greatly the &dtdntaees of the river and util-
 ized thu available boats to the utmost: |. n'o student was allowed on the water who had not handed in to the physica ; education department q written per mission signed by parents or guar
 dians and later rule was passed by 1 the faculty requiring that each gir pass swimming tests. The latter rule wa; never enforced but it is expected
 that it will be in the coming weeks before college closes.
 Grsciuatio1 ,iS approaching by all re, i ports ct the doanitories;- every nook
 every rooEa. the halls. the stairs. re.
 sound with reports Of class day." col legs pins, class pine senior week, sen , for week, senior prom, senior play senior guests announcements and al the other accessories of a colleg 7 graduation lis dresses. guests. gifts
 prospects from all directions and tn
 undercIassnen- sit around and lister
 with eager ears to the plans of tllei , upper claSsraen. It is rather inlpo= sible to thiu}l Of the college withou the seniors. as thegaare the only. sen iors the college has ever had and tn ? undergraduates are looking forwar with much awe to the future: year l without the pioneer class.
 Tuesday evening the junior cIas
 i4eid an entertainment for the =beneti of tha prom sinking fund in the forn S,s ofsa navy. college concert. There wer | vielii1 selections. solos by navy me : and college students, piano solos an : selections by the college quartet T Qnl0ag the features of the program ss The concert was held from to 7.S o'clock.
 2 Connections College will make 1t I fr&t college appeara nee ill Norwich O n Tuesday evening. i!} presenting in Q musical comedy, Halt Cecelia at tn | Slater Hall. The comedy was write e entirely by college students and at th Il presentation at the college last Satur e day evening was most heartily receiv o ed by. an enthusiastic audience. Tn il comedy is poppy from beginning
 nd fr1 i,ota
 other without. any delay or lightenin e of the interest. The costumes in tn h play are very striking; the America i beauty chorus ill red fluffy ruff1e r. With high slanting hats were stun = hing; the baby vampires, i'll organd
 dresses, all tiuffed up. with crang
 parasols, with black ard white cos
 tunes were q fascinating sextett'
 while the China dollies, in importe V kininos and silk sashes, with Chimes V effects were most effective. The opin . ion of the. audience on Saturday nigf f was that the comedy was the mos = successful thing which had ever bee - given at college; it was sad. it wa ? glad, it. vas humorous, it was prett Il it was poppy. it was varied and IT.. was well done. Special interest wa : centered. on the rainbow .choru .- which. danced an interpretation of u .- rainbow song; the eight girls in u e group were costuned. in the colors { D the rainbow and the effect of tf II lighting, the costumes. and the dant l. was olie which was unusually beaut l. ful.
 i- President and Mrs. Marshall will CT $ certain the students and faculty at l. reception in the gymnasium on Frida 1t evening. from 8 o'clock until eleve n AIr and Mrs Charles Griffet1 of Bo;
 ton, violinist and pianist. will be u m e.1laStS- of tI,n aaIlas