Monmouth College - Ravelings Yearbook (Monmouth, IL)

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The May Party, 1912. (3 X E OF THE prettiest events of the college year is the -May Party which is held on the caminis in the latter part of May. All of the girls in the three lower classes take part in the drills. Many weeks are spent in preparation for this event and every effort is put forth to make it a success. The May Party of 1912 was held on the twenty-fourth of May on the campus, east of the Auditorium. Here a throne had been built and harmoniously decorated with white bunting and green boughs. A large space was fenced off in reserve for the drills and the guests — the faculty, the boys of the school and the Senior girls. Miss Helen McCorkle had been selected by the men of the college through a ballot taken in (he morning, to become Queen ot May. She was attended by the .Maid of Honor. iMiss Lois Barnes, and four small girls, .Martha Clendenin, Kachel Marshall, Virginia St. Clair and .Mary Burnett. ■ The procession formed at the Carnegie Library Building and wound its way through the campus to the scene of the fete. The drill girls marched first and knelt in two long rows between which the queen-elect and her attendants marched to the throne. Here they were greeted by a May-song by the Girls ' Chorus and Miss McCorkle was crowned Queen of the May by the Maid of Honor. Then came the scarf dance, a very graceful and attractive dance, followed by two very unique and picturesque drills, the Hun- garian Drill, and the .Japanese I ' mbrella drill. The last and most looked for exhibition was the Maypole dance, an old time dance with many new and beautiful variations. The May Fete is one of the most beautiful ot the traditions of the school and each year marks a step toward making it a more attractive, beautiful and permanent institution. P A C. K T E N

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Philo Annual Banquet. r HE PHILO Annual Banquet was held in the Colonial I 1 Hotel banquet room Wednesday evening, October IB, 1912, in honor of the new men. The guests were received in the hotel reception parlors and here frappe was served from a cleverly arranged autumn booth. After a short musical program the guests proceeded to the banquet room where they found tables beautifully decorated in the society colors. After a bountiful ban- quet Ralph D. Kyle of the class of 1 DOS was introduced as toastmaster and showed himself an able leader in after-dinner wit. MENU. Tomato Cream. Olives. Celery. Blanched .Mmonds. Roast Young Turkey. Sage IJressing. Brown Gravy. Cranberry Sauce. Mashed Potatoes. Hot Rolls. Candied Sweets. Fruit Salad. Ice Cream. Coffee. Frou Frous. Assorted Cakes. Mints. TOAST PROGRAM. R-A.LPH D. KYLE, ' OS— Toastmaster. ■To the Occasion Leon Henderson To .Monmouth College John W. Meloy Violin Solo Miss Katharin Finley To Our Ladies George Campbell Response Una De Vinney To the New Members Raymond Smiley Response Robert Teare Vocal Solo Miss Eva Carnahan To Old Philo Hugh Milne Appreciutious Doctor McMichael