Wells College - Cardinal Yearbook (Aurora, NY)

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, N, The R6CI6Gt1OD partg O the Ol1tS1d61 the name Recreat1on Party has lrttle sw' nriicance, but to any Wells grrl rts mere mentron calls up the memory of one of the Jollrest events of the whole col lege year , and cornlnfr as 1t does on the heels of mrd year Hex amlnatlon week rt 1S halled wlth dellvht by evelyone from the trred, grave SGIIIOF, to the anxlous nerve stralned Freshman At four olclook rn the after noon of a day 1n early February, the ffonof sounded a welcome release from the last examrnatron and groups of weary, book laden students wrth lnlxy ingers and wunkled brows ascended the starrs from the Inqu1s1t1on held semr annually rn the catacombs below, but therr care-worn ex pr esslons gave lrttle promrse of any approachrnff festrvrtres However, at half past seven that same evenlnff, what a trans- formatlonl Down the staus came groups of queer lookrnff be lnfrs bundled up rn olf capes or mack1ntoshes,lau0fh1n0', talkrnff, all exc1ted Wrth pleasulable ant1c1pat1on At the gymnasrurn door the lnconvruous er owd of bye gone waruors, crrcns rrders and black prcklnrnmes encountered the s10fn 'Check your bra1ns and umbrellas 0l1l3Sld6,, but the decoratrons rn the lnterror of the gym, and the o110f1nal1ty of the varrous performances Gave sufficrent evrdence that a large amount of gray matter must have been smuggled past the doorkeeper Around the walls huno' srvns Brg srvns lrttle swns, W1nt ac s 3' HLost notrces and ffvrrnds' on everybody, for at he Recreatron Party no one mrnds berng ground to preces rn the least, and ln fact mlrrht feel sllghted lf left out The enter talnment th1s year was unusually brrfrht and or rvrnal and much talent was drscovered 1D the GEBTVGSGIDU freshman lfhe Semors had the place of honor and opened the program wrth a clever llttle pantomrme and the11 Cfleacllng man completely Won the hearts of the audrence Wrth the fir st wav of hrs cunnlnv' puppy dofr ta1l As usual, the J unrors Were stfu tllngly orwrnal and dave a vaudevrlle performance worthy of pr ofessronals wrth a pyrotech mc dlsplay of darlng acrobats tlllllllllg Jugglels and brcycle ex perts and therr sonff and dance artrsts also deserve specral men t1on The Sophomores followed wrth a rnrnstrel show 1n Whrch the entue class had a chance to shrne as gentlemen of color 113 , 6 N K v .' . . ' . 77 ' ' - n u - o ' C . D , , - - an , ' ' ' ' ' . . 1 1 n D n g ' 1 , . 1 u O D u n 7 . . . ' - . . U . u - 1 D . I s . c a n Du - as 1 u S' . , , ca cn . U .L - u no n u 1 1 - q , ' l , o 4 on . A Va - u a o 5 a I . .D , . U ' o za ' o 7 o ' 1 an ' .' a . t , . - , C . 1 D 1 I u a n . . . , a 1 D n D , O , V I r v ' . . . .' . ,, 1, 1- l n . C . - , o ra - D . f u u n I L 1 D n O u n 1 , - .' 1 1' ' ' 1 ' A , u , a ' , D . . , ' O- 'n

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French Flag. Given December 12, 1899. LE BOURGEOIS GENTILHOMME. COMEDIE-BALLET DE MOLIERE. PERSONNAGES ET ACTEURS. MONSIEUR JOURDAIN, bourgeois MADAME JOIJRDAIN, sa. femme LUCILE, Elle de M. J ourdain CLEONTE, amoreux de Lucile DORIMENE, marquise DORANTE, comte, amaut de Dorimene NICOLE. servante de M. J ourdain COVIELLE, valet de Cleonte UN MAETRE A DANSEE UN MAiTRE D'A1zMES I UN MA.,iTRE DE PHILOSOPHIE Acteurs 1670. MOLIERE. HUBERT. Mille. MOIIIERE. LA GRANGE. Mlle. DEBRIE. LATIIORILLIERE Mlle. BEAUVAI.. -JE -JG -X- QG 56 96 DEBBIE. DU CEOISY MISS MISS MISS MISS MISS MISS MISS MISS MISS :MISS MISS 1899. SLOAN. TINSLEY. WHITELAW. CHAPMAN. RODGERS. MYER. AUGUSTINE. STRONG. DUNWOODY. GUNSAULUS ISIIAM. Deux Laquaisg Plusieurs Musieiensg Musieiennesg mentsg Muphti, Miss Ella. Hardeeg autres P81'SODIfl3.g8S des Intermbdes du Ballet. 112 J oueurs d'Instru

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Then Miss Julia Browning made a most fascinating snake charrner and the India-rubber reptiles of a peculiar species were not the only victims of her spell. Nor should We forget to men- tion Prof. Edison With' his latest electrical invention 'fthe Danc- ing Dollsf' Which was followed quickly by the familiar figures of Mr. and Mrs. Youngs, who paved the Way for Washington to cross the Delaware and Hannibal to take his army over the mighty-but slightly Wobbly Alps. The elephants in this Wonder- ful representation Were especially realistic and the fact that one tired Jumbo had to check his trunk and send it down the moun- tains ahead only added to the fun. But time forbids us to tell more. After the program dancing began and strange and Won- derful combinations Were the result. Hannibal Waltzed with a Dancing Doll-the Father of His Country, though a leader in War, Was not in a dance, so he filuttered by on the arm of a pick- ninnie, black as coalg farmer boys Hirted with stately ladies, even the elephants condesoended to indulge in a digniied two- step. Time and the lapse of years were entirely forgotten and this was in the best sense of the Word a true f'Rec1'eation Party. B. G-n s- - l-sz-H Whe1'e is that verse 4 My grace is sufheient for me 2' 7' 114