Newark post., 1920-08-04
MANY DELAWAREANS
WITNESS PAGEANT
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Recitation Mall, the College itself
and the spacious steps furnished
an ideal stage for the action of
the various episodes which de-
picted graphically, "The Freedom
of the Seas" "The Freedom of the
Land" Freedom to Worship
God" and "The Freedom Of Edu
cation"
The first episode in fanciful de-
tail outlined the subjugation of
the Norsemen by the call of the
sea and of the sun, represented by
young ladies of the Summer
School in costume and gesture
characteristic Of the ideal con-
ceived. The sun maidens, COM
prising the young ladies with sun
colored and golden hair, elected
gasps of delight from the audience
when they appeared in their
golden costumes with hair flying,
and executed a beautiful dance.
The sea maidens in green made a
beautiful picture in the scarf
dance, and the Norsemen in the
brilliant colors and unique dress
Of that period gave realistic por-
trayal of the coming to America
of these sturdy and daring pio-
neers who blazed the trail for
Freedom. The characters in this
scene were taken by the men of
the Rehabilitation Unit here, who
entered enthusiastically into the
spirit of the occasion-sang their
songs, conducted an exploration
tour, engaged in feasting and
merrymaking, fought with the In
dians, and mourned over their
leader lost in the battle.
The Indian scouts VINO came to
choose the site for their village
performed their work so thor
oughly that the younsters in the
audience were not convinced for
some time that they were not real,
but insisted on staying pretty
close to Mother or ad during the
whole scene.
Minnehaha Tribe of Red Men
in full regalia with much red
paint and many feathers, held
themselves in commendable re.
straint while the squaws erected
the tents, a number of themsshow,
ing a civilized tendency to help
their women folk and to shoulder
the burden of the work. The
lighting of the camp fires, the
dancing Of the squaws, and the
raising of Massasoit to the ranE
of Chief made a very interesting
ceremony in which Thomas A
= Mullin in the role OF prophet
dressed in white with heap many
feathers, attracted much atten
, tion. This scene was under the
direction of c. "A. Short.
The coming of the Pilgrims il
. the episode depicting THE Free
dom to Worship God" made al
impressive picture that imposed ;
! reverent hush upon the audience
| which prevailed throughout th'
entire scene portraying this vita
| period of American history. Al
with the affair was the fact tina
the character of Priscilla, tn,
Puritan maiden, immortalized b!
Longfellow in "The Courtship o,
Miles Standish" was taken b,
Sara Casho Brown of Newark, ;
lineal descendant of John Alder
and Priscilla.
, The strictly local episode, 9TH,
Freedom of Education,' showed
{ scenes from the early days O
Delaware College, the period o
) its enforced closing, its reopen
: ing, and growth up to the presen
, time. This was unfolded il
, panoramic detail before Educa
ton, represented by Miss Susan
Faris, while Delaware" (Mis
Grace Weeks), dressed as Mis-
f Ethel Pennewill Browns famou
, character, Delaware Awake,
slept on. She finally became Del
! aware Awake through the effort
=. of the teacher (Miss Mary E
i Rich), and the child, Margare