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F ACH year the students and faculty pay tribute to the pioneer- ing spirit of Wheaton’s founders in a ceremony combining brilliant pageantry and serious academic spirit. Since it was in the spring that Judge Laban Wheaton, Laban Morey Wheaton and Eliza Baylies Chapin Wheaton founded Wheaton Seminary, the date of the traditional ceremony has this year been changed to coincide with the actual founding date. Yet the ceremony remains the same: the faculty in their academic robes ... the seniors in their black caps and gowns . . . the juniors in their brilliant red sweaters . . . sophomores dressed in sunny yellow ... and the freshmen in deep green—all may be seen each year wending their way slowly across campus toward the Cole Memorial Chapel in order to attend the Special Founders’ Day service. The inauguration of this now traditional ceremony occurred on September 27, 1887. Lessons were suspended for the day, and in the evening the girls presented Mrs. Wheaton with a beautiful bouquet of roses, prompted by a desire to display their love and appreciation of her noble life. Since that first Founders’ Day, Wheaton has seen several gen- erations of students gather together each year to pay tribute to the memory of those who made possible the Wheaton College of today. Each year the voices of the faculty and students can be heard through the open doors of the Chapel as they sing: “A hundred years pass like a dream. Yet early founders still are we.”
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This year, new ideas are replacing the old traditions at Wheaton. In the future, the May Day theme will vary from year to year, and we will probably see more modern interpretations of the old ceremony. Regardless of changes, however, May Day will continue to be a colorful, gay pageant with dances, music, and the coronation of a Queen. For those of us who saw Ootsie, Sue and Betsy, May Day, 1947, has a special meaning and is a vivid and unforgettable impression. But the best part about May Day is that it comes every year.
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