Norwich bulletin., 1920-05-14
CONNECTICUT COLLEGE

l
 the weekend, from Friday until Sunday
 afternoon. The junior class will enter
 tain the seniors at the annual junior
 promenade, with a most interesting and
 complete schedule of social events. This (Friday) evening, as the opening event of the promenade, the musical comedy. Oh Aladdin, will be repeated for
 seniors, juniors and their guests, and for limited number of New London peo- pie. Rehearsals have been held each ev- ening during the past week, putting on the final touches to the presentation, adding and subtracting where need is evident.
 Scenic effects, which could not be pre- sented in Norwich owing to lack Of pro perties, will be put on at the college appearance of the comedy and will. add
 greatly to the background and setting of the scenes
 Following the comedy dance for | juniors and seniors and guests will be
 held in the gymnasium, and will con tinue until one thirty o'clock.
 1 Saturday morning at 10.S0 a 1 tennis tournament will be held on the i college courts, with college champion
 players playing doubles and singles. Pic
 nic lunches, private dinner parties and i luncheons, will be given during the luncheon hour each individual and at-
 tractive. Saturday afternoon at four o'clock 1 the prom proper will take place, in the l college gymnasium, which, however, will
 lose all appearances of athletic tenden- | cies and become a veritable fairyland of gayly colored streamers, of freshly cut greens, of laurel chains, and of bril- liant flowers. The details of the decora- tions have not been made public as yet, but as the junior class has reputation
 at college for very extremely effective, striking, and original decorative schemes
 it is certain that this years transforma-
 ton of the gymnasium will be no excep-
 tion to the rule.
 At e.3o a supper will be served in the
 railways and student rooms on the lower floors of the dormitories, which will be arranged for parties of four and six small tables, with soft lighted lamps,
 and all other essentials to the atnos-
 phere of "chumny" dinner party will
 be the main items of arrangement. Dancing will continue in the gymna- sium until 11.30 and a program of 36
 numbers enjoyed. A New Haven orches-
 tra will furnish music for dancing and New London hotel will cater. The various college houses will enter at tea during the afternoon. A specia vesper service at o'clock on Sunday will conclude the promenade activities Thursday evening the last class "sing' was held in the gym, from until O. clock Every Thursday for the pas eight weeks community singing ha: taken an hour after dinner for students in various classes to get together anc under the leadership of Frederick Weld instructor in vocal music, or Miss Mar ? garet Davies, college song leader, to sint = o11 t ite" songs. During the past thret l weeks, each class in college has conduct e l ed the "sing;" to present it's original col e lege songs, in the interclass competition I for college songs which is being held a : the college. t Through the generosity of Miss Hel n en Perry of Nyack- -the-Hudson pres 5 ident of the Student Government Asso e citation, a prize of $25 has been offere
 for an original college song. Enthusi asm and interest in writing a colleg II song have been very keen, and each clas 6 has striven to it's utmost to produce tn . most eligible college song.
 n The songs will be put in the hands o . a faculty student committee, consistin f of. Dr. Louis A. Coerne, head of the de d partment of music. Dr. John E. We'll. Il head of the English department Frede1 < ick Weld, vocal instructor, Miss Hele Q Perry of the Student Government As S sociation, and Miss Alice Horrax, senio if president.
 Il firm of New York photographer
 has been spending a few days on cam pus, taking pictures of the college build ings of the scenery, of the musical com | edy, the outdoor gym classes, the col lege groups and other pictures of inter est to the general public. The picture are to be used for publication and vii ] appear in a New York publication il { the near future.
 q Among campus rumors of interest, i f the report that a New York produce { of musical comedies, will attend the per formance of Oh Aladdin this (F'riday s evening at the college. A prominent firn s of producers whose name has not beer { announced, for reasons of state, vii 2 send representative to the ocllege, i s is understood, to look over the comed, s and see if the words, music, costumes S voices, ideas, or plot, or any of the in