Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-05-05
Students Turn
Efforts to Tasks
Of May Day Fete


cite university has turned its efforts
to make May Day big success, and
nothing but adverse weather condi-
tions can make it anything but the
biggest festival in the history of the
school, Unusual interest is centered
in the coronation of Miss Evelyn Cor
don as Queen Evelyn l, due to the fact
that Governor Olcott has consented to
act as master of ceremonies. The coro-
nation will take place at 2 p. m. Fri
day, on the queens court on the east
end of the campus, and will be follow
ed by the May dances, which are bet
ter than usual this year.
All Salem people who are interest
ed in the university are invited to at
tend the coronation and all of the fea-
lures of the festival, beginning with
the picnic dinner on the campus at
1880 Friday, during which the stu
dents win entertain by singing William
ette songs.
Following the dances. the athletic
field and mill race will be the scenes
of two novel and exciting features in
the shape of tub race between one
representative from each class, and a
pushball game between the freshman
and sophomore classes, with twenty
men on team. Friday evening will
be given over to the junior play, The
Lady of Lyons which will be given at
The opera house at S:15.
Saturday will be a full day, begin
ming at $3.50 in the morning with the
May morning breakfast, served on the
campus by the college Y. w. G. A. At
10000 a. m. the tennis tournament be-
tween Willamette and University of
Oregon will begin and throughout the
morning the various literary societies
will provide entertainment on the
campus.
At p. m. Saturday the freshman
class Of '23 will go through the an
nual ceremony incident to forever
discarding the familiar green cap,
with some sort Of stunt to commemo-
rate the occasion. At 2:3O the annual
tug-of-war between the freshman
and sophomore classes will take
place across the mill race. Part of
the fence at the back Of the campus
has been removed, so that this affair
will be pulled off where people can
see it.
At D. m. the Willamette Bearcats
will play baseball game with the fast
Multnomah club team Of Portland.
This should be one of the best games
of the season.
This properly ends the festival,
but as is the custom at Willamette, al
yesper service will be held at the
First NJ. Z. church Sunday evening
at p. M, with Dr. F.. Il. Gilbert as
the speaker.
A large number of out of town Wis
itors will be present for the festival,
and arrangements are being made for
the students to entertain them while
here. AS before stated, the students
are anxious to have as many OF the
Salem people present as possible and
they will find themselves as welcome
as any OF the out of town visitors.
Rehearsais of Yokohama Maid the
Japanese operetta which is to be CIV
en- Saturday night by the music stu
dents Of willamette university, are
progressing satisfactorily, Instead Of
being held outdoors as previously an
nounced, 1t has been thought adyis-
able to hold the operetta In the Grand
theater, and to charge a small ad-
The production promises to be
both interesting from the dramatic
side and pleasing as musical per-
formance. The principals are all ex-
tremely talented, and are supported
by a well drilled chorus. Miss Veona
williams in the title role is showing
a surprising talent in both the music
al and histrionic fields, and all OF the
parts are well filled. Practically all
OF the situations are comic, giving at
times an American twang to the Jap
aneee situation.