The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-06-01
IT is CLASS DAY
Interesting Exercises Held at
Washburn This Morning.
Glasses Hold Annual Picnics ON
the College Campus.

The campus at Washburn college
resembled a picnic ground at noon
today when the undergraduate classes
held their reunion picnics. The pic
exercises, which Began this morning
at 10 o'clock.
"Polly's Poor Policy" a four-act
comedy, built upon the four years of
the college life of the class of 1920,
was the principal part of the class day
program. The playlet was written by
a committee composed of Maym Par
sons, Lola Berry, Mildred Owen and
Ray I.awless. The flu experiences
of the class furnished interesting epi-
sodes in the play, and in the climax
the heroine, played by Pauline Sand
ers, died of happiness because she had
successfully passed the final examina-
tions. Leo Helm played the leading
masculine part in the comedy, and an
other important part, the "flu bug"
was played by Ray Lawless.
Between the acts of the playlet SEQ
vile Davidson, pianist, John Troxell
and Toll Ware were entertainers
Favorite songs of seniors were sung
at conclusion of the program.
Sorority and fraternity reunions are
the principal events of this afternoons
program at Washburn. This evening
at $3.50 o'clock the honorary scholastic
fraternity, Tau Delta Pi. will hold a
dinner in the Washburn cafeteria. At
IS o'clock tonight the department of
music will give it's annual concert at
MacVicar chapel.
The presidents reception at his
residence will be held tonight. at 8
O. clock. when faculty, board members,
students and friends of the college
will be guests.
May Fete the Best Ever.
Never has the Washburn May fete
been more enjoyable than the one
given Monday afternoon, according to
the scores of persons who attended.
The annual outdoor affair." in which
nearly all the girls of the school par
ticipated., was given under the shade
of the pine trees at the Boswell ave-
nue. entrance of the college.
Miss Mary Paxton, wearing regal
robes of white. was. crowned May
queen by Miss Marjora Blank, one
of her attendants. The queens throne
| Jared platform. Exquisite color notes
were given the scene by the gay at
tire of the attendants and dancing
girls. The queens attendants were
Miss Blank, Miss Elsie Saville, Miss
Rheva Bonjour Miss Dorothy Crane,
Miss Pauline Sanders and MISS Mil
dred Owen.
''Illia and Demetrius." an esthetic
dancing sketch, was artistically given
by Miss Ruth Lemon, Miss Georgia
NeeSe. Miss Peggy StraWn, Miss Lii
liam Boone and Miss Helen Steele.
Misses Hazel Swogger, Irene How
ard. Marian Munger and Peggy
Strawn gave other delightful dances
on the program.
Twelfth Night a Success.
Twelfth Night" the Shakespear-
can comedy presented by the dramatic
club on the campus at Washburn col
| lege last night could not have been
more enjoyable if professionals had
composed the cast. it was said by
many who attended.
/ The dramatic art students in the
cast were strongly supported by two
members of the faculty, Dean Henry
i Stearns and Prof Frank Kenyon, who
were particularly entertaining in their
/ parts Miss Mary Paxton as Viola and
John Troxell as Duke OTsino gave ex-
cellent interpretations of those char
acters. Tom Springer at Malvolic
showed much ability. The parts OF
Miss Agnes Grubb and Miss Marjors
Blank also were well taken.