Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-04-30
BRYN MAWR HOLDS
MAY-DAY FESTIVAL
Students Sing Hymn to Dawn
and Serenade Miss Taft
and Each Other
TO NAME PRIZE WINNERS

1nls Is May baN NJ bTNn hhNT W
lese in spite of the fact that It's April
30 for most people.
But. all calendar differences aside.
the senior class at the college held
It's annual festival this morning. Th"
eighty. members Of tho senior class
IN their caps aud gowns opened the
day with hymn to the dawn, sung
from the top of Rockefeller Tower on
The campus The hymn always used
for this May Day rite is an old Latin
one which was sung many years ago IN
the English universities
Each of the girls carried May
basket" filled with field flowers that
she had found hanging upon tn" door
knob Of her room when she arose this
morning. These baskets the girls pre- .
sent to each other in this manner. y
large basket for the college president
was carried by Miss Katharine Gardner.
sophomore president. She marched by
the side of Miss Margaret MilliCCnt
Carey. president Of the senior class.
The seniors then marched over to tho
+. .heme of the acting president Of the
college, Miss Helen Taft, and sang
May songs under her windows.
tIOWerS tOr MISS ldll
The big basket Of flowers was then
presented Miss Taft by Miss Carey. who
told her this was the first clear. shining
May Day for several years, and that
the acting president of the college must
nave brought them all good luck. She
then presented the flowers. and in return
Miss Taft presented a gold necklace,
with pendant Of aQuamarine and pearls.
sent from Athens by Miss NJ. Carey
Thomas, now on leave of absence.
Next was the Maypole Dance. in
which all the girls Of the college joined
After this they proceeded 10 chape
exercises when Miss Taft made The
announcement Of the scholarships ant
prize winners of the year.
Last night the sophOmorcs were bus!
hanging May baskets Of violetS anC
other spring flowers on the door knob
Of the seniors rooms.
Scholarships Awarded
At the chapel exercises the following
Philadclphiaus will be- awarded sChol
arships:
Resident fellowship in Greek. TO Er
nestine Emma Mercer.
Research fellowship in education. T.
Cecilia Irene Buechlc.
Classical archaeology. 10 Grace Wen
deii nelson.
The Helen SChaffcr Huff mPmoria
fellowship in physics and chemistry. t
Helen Turnbull GilrOy.
The President VI. Carey Thomas Eu
ropean fellowship. to Cecilia Iren
Baechle.
A graduate fellowship in English. T
Helen Emily Kiugsbury, of Bryn Mawr
The Anna VI. Powers senior scholar
ship, to Irene Emma Maginnis, of Liam
erch.
A special senior scholarship to Aguc
H0llingswOrth of ArdmorP.
The Thomas II. Powers senior SChol
arship, to Passya Emma Ostross.
The Austin Hill Norris memoir,
scholarship. to Sydney Virginia Don
aldson, of ArdmOrc.
Special senior scholarships will
&'Aswprded Agnes Hollingsworth. of ArC
more, and the James +. Rhoads juri,
scholarship to Sylvia Thurlow
HonorS to Emily Stevenson
The Anna Hallowell Junior scholar
ship, to Emily Dorothy Stevenson
A special junior scholarship to MAJ
vina Dorothy GlaSner
The James T.. RhOad> Sophomol
scholarship. to Edith Molchcr. Of Gym
wyd.
The Maria Hopper memorial scholar
ship. to Frances Muxto Hughes. Mario
Lawrence and Elizabeth MunSou New
bold.
4 speciaI sophomore scholarship
Dorothy Jean Martin. of Rryu Mawr.