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THE MICHIGAN DAILY
SUNDAY, MARCH 15, 1921
SUNDAY, MARCH 15, 192w
L ooigIantern Night, the Mi
Made by Other
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By Ul~ias iK. IWagier
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Lantern night activities are leading
to the growth of a new tradition
among the freshmen women at the
University, namely, thew freshman
pageant. It was held for the first. time
last year and plans are no0w being!
miade for this year's p~resentation. In
establishing an annual event of this:
nature, Michigan women are venturing
into a field of activity which has been'
entered by other college undergrad-
uates and is considered one of their!
finest traditions.
Barnard college has given a pageant
annually since 1903. At that time the
class of 1905, as sophomores, challeng-
ed the class of 1906 to a contest in
athletics and poetry. It was vaguely"
modelled on the great games of an-
cient Greece. The classes met in the
spring ,14 the Bfinckerhoff theaptre,j
New Vork. An invocation to the'gods
opened the ceremonies, the contes-
tants were chosen by lot, and omens
were read. -Contests were held in
poetry, archery, jumping, wrestling,
and the tug-of-war, of which all were
won b~y sophomores except archery,
and the tug-of-war, which ended in a
tie.. Froma this beginning, the Greek
gamnes of Barnard college have de-
veloped annually, due to the interest
of the students themselves. As out-
lined abcove, tihe interest was mainly
in athletics, but tile class of 1910, i
its sophomore year introdluced tile
chloruis and1 the dance. By emiphasiz-
in; tile aesthetice side as well as the
athletic ceinYeht('"the festival we now
value as t~ precidius examuple of the
higihest type of 'student activity' " hasf
developed according to the program
of tile games of 1923.
Tile Greek games have now become
a contest in athletics, lyrics, costumes.
chorus, and, dance. They are usually
(ledicatedf to ,ioic one of tile gods or
goddesses. lThe classes enter to"
music, eithler composed by the music
committee or adlaptedi by the commit-
tee or adapted; by tile committee from
tile works of some composer. Chal-
lfornia have given an annuall na ,i: i'crsa." he ok for the paeant.
F o r rd o Wm e 's ag a tsince 1912 in Faculty cm 1 1 Ia l illet 'rk' < a a ra red by I 'ro. I. A. lreyon
F~ ora u i v u i eiaen le, California. The P i1~ei of the .l iineering Knglish depart-
it is called, \was5 st<:1)1ishlean8th1ItmnLand by I rof'. P. 1. Tilley of thle,
result of a (ThU peit ii d(,::; l-,--:1I 8 gisii depo8rt tlet. P'roJ lE. V. Moore
~11 stimulat e women t udent 2i in t .. pro- of t he SchIool of Music w~s master of
ic hig;an Wvomans Traditional Ceeration, allI Some of the Uses1 dittion of a dramatic spectacleM. The munsic. and 'Miss Alice Evas was miis-
11 h llrl er e Anul theles of the mlasque's hace ared t1e.s of thle dance. The pageat was
Conle E'S of Similar Occasions. S hal.e t btaiAn a from year to year but always tnrout p es nle(dIwb the Wom~n's league, ut
ant P oduc d bythe omen of t e Unversty some aspect of the transitio n fromI) ~I~ten01 ll1 afl o~eii took, ixi rt in it.
an"Po uc dirthlhonofdh U iv ritto womanhood. Creek. TalItii('.~~, dancing. acting and costumes
Californian backgrounds have ben U nt ii I o yasao teol p-
women and fosters class spirit-and who are on the ad visory commiit tees' of combining the aesthectic and tile used at various timges. Music, whIih ~ ,, .; 1 .a geatintil Lantern
friendship which remain throughout for the games ill their junior and l athletic ceznsfetegmsi a enncsayt h rdcin. l ,,,,,<
thleir cleelife. At the end of thlesenior years. The pgatis believed whichfseemtetsreaitestgamesnisoonE has lbte ir ec~itoatae rdtctins.adlpeelnoni" ad been in the
coleg iagan fstrsthegratstamun o hs een dieced arage, Y pole dance 'and the singing of
sophomore year, the activities of the to unify the classes. Appreciation of enthusiasm among the students and sometimles composed b)y the Wonmen. ]1gs song". ]n 1929,the Maypole;
(lasses as participants in the creek beauty is developed and a respect for tile audience. l All responsibility for the masq~ue dan e was gvenfl b the so ilomlore
gamnes endis except for the menmbersj the classics of tile past. The policy I Women of the University of Cal- rests upon tile AWoiil in charge of it. anY smn1lse.Intetai
They .conduct the tryouts, -.lct the tion of thle ceremony of Lantern night
participants, arrange for the direct ors, its"e , f there has beenl a small seed ofi
RAG'R M BI L I E the advertising and publicity cam- ti
CO T M STO CVL XV Rpin, and engage otsidle rtists t it ofh the ageant a. Tie senior,
help in tile production of the masques. 1 ("i hercpsadIonsps
it is possible,~ their~~ ~f 1(1 torches to the junior women,
Correct Details Necessary For 'Period Gowns At A Fancy Dress Bal. Imd by the women themselves,h nThngieterelwre op
nlade Theto the sophmoores, thus signifying the
______pageant is held in the spring anti p ssing on of the classes to a higher
from 200 to 300 women usually take
Ipart. The masques have always beenll 1 o rdain
written by the women. Dancing usual- n Y a agntws ivnb
yply+a<mpran1pr i he'omeo chosen froml the vatious{
pageant as well as the dramatics. class , . This activity cane after the
" <:< presentation of athletic awards and
IAll women of the University of ust"! befcrei llC lantern procession be-
l iCalfornia, if selected during the try- g tn The story of tile(ay fromt dawn
P.e*...'Iots, naeligible to take part in the to darkiess Xwas toldlin pantomine
tono c. utot etlctindprnet iecsue
Partenea. t i notconine 10 t orni. under the' direction of Miss
m..uembers of certaint clsses only.l ibt 5Lnheofhepyca
# <1''; 1";: Athletic ability. vocal talent, and lzbehShn te fte ~yia
:;'$ability t4compose music otltci nto
the asqus oly sightiy n eoanai ere reek in design but colors were
soil to tile polic'y of the Creek. annsemplyed
at Barnard college. Diraatic and"Id Lat yea' the freshiman womenC1 un-
Y . dancing ability arc stresset the mnos. ;dcertook 1 hle first ;lass pageant to be,
Artistic talent is neetded for e ign- 'ne enteti at the University. It was
t'4~: ing andl making tile (5)51 iies. P'ratt i- iveii umnler the diecton of the
,. :.' 1: ?h"i:.. ::.; cal lknowI'lde of advertsilngj;'and (t'- 'WoImiCIs Ahlti socaton ndth
nance is also requ iredl for the pre- +'rt'sliin pageant commrittee. All the
{ Y"sentation of the P-arbeneia. «Vo7 ;cin cnection withl the pageant)
§1 1Pageants at the University of .IM!ehis bon(1e10by the freshmen themslelves.
F>.,.s I'esor fth aent wsalat°
stor ..::, ,. ' ,.:., },, . ;" :gal whichi agoe limited to part ii 8 ti asOdaped
,.y women:only.areot}co;.ara:<:et, rcnm the story of Persephone and
recet orgin Lanernnigh ii 1 I2 Plto. The dancing was under the
gfRand 1924 saw thle first of tUee. !ndino usGetueNezl
:: Pageants in formler years have ie-o:i l of the physical edu cation de-I
? is :;"gf r i e~luded both mven antd women in thieir ]Y" ln. Ienoyn Wilson, S.c1.'26 i~i oftemsc
casts andi have been given under Aar- S f . adcareo< tlmsc
M1'...s.?. :;:i{::+..;::.:::: £:' 'ii <; ;: ..uos auspices. In 914 Jann.DzreI ough the theme of the pageant
wasgien1tFery/iY %.lofi enY Gr'eek, the style of costumes was
4: 11 5q > I ~~~andi women took part in the pr ocuc- /f" /FAP t
z+ ,,...M1*. .r, t '>'"> F i M1 ion, and tile commnitee niieris w<,v.ere i F"°" " ~ "~I
from the faculty ani studlenthodly.
S*<4i+;., S .. The Sia kespiearIer eet en :1ry wa'
, t M # ~t °}'clebrated inl 191(1 in Hil uandl ti110
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not adhered to, and colors were used
throbughout. Dancing was stressed,
and contests for tile program cover
(designl, the lyric, and the class song
were conducted by the freshman
pageant committee. The purpose .of
the pageant has been to furnish a,
znean s of acquainting the freshman
women with other members of their
class of fostering class spirit, and or
giving the freshmen experience which
I wiil be of benefit to them in the e-
e-{m inder of their years in the U~niver-
sity.
Th~lis year the freshman pageant
will be given on Lantern night as pre-
viously. "Once Upon a Time" will be
the title, the story being adapted from
the fairy tale "The Sleeping Princess"
by the freshman committee and Miss
Janet Cumming of the physical educa-
tion department. Miss Cumming will
have charge of the dancing. "Once
Upon a Time" will be a: dance diranma
and wvill require a conmparatively large
cast. As was the case last year, the
freshman women themselves will do
all the work in connection with tile
prodluction of the pageant which will
niclude many ffelds of activity.
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Ion ges are ' giv'e i' alnd replied to by :,an a po n ed -2x iJ er o e c c a s : ;: # , 3
patcptingm in Clio- games. The dance '"" <',;z.::,::
follows. The words for the chorus,! . '' x. 'l
the story, the dance, and the costumes
are all by tile comlmittees of the class- :>"
es. The contest in lyrics is composed, .'
usually, of lyrics or prayers written
to tile god or goddess to whoml the
clay is dedicated. The winning lyric
from each class is readt by a chosen By 1rs. Mary Morton.
member of tile class. The athletic Costumes ranging from Biblical
contest includes the following activi- times to our own Civil war days: Cen-
ties: 'hurdling for form, discus, torch ter, Queen of Sheba costume; upper
race, torch lighters, hoop rolling, left, Elizabethan "Dorothy Vernon"
chariots for form with charioteers, ;frock; right, style of hairdressing and
and witl sub)stitutes in each sport. hat worn (huring period preceding
The judging is based accordhing to the French revolution. Lower left, Civil
nature of the activity. In the entrancej war style worn by Mrs. Abraham
of the classes, the idea, the executionI Lincoln; right, frock worn by the first
of the idea, and the costumles are tl~ie White House bride, Maria Hester
p)oints on «h kbl the judging is found- Monroe.
ed. The, cl~ort41 and dance are judged' So often when one is planning a
on the story o~ the dance, the execen- I costume for a fancy dress party one
tionl of it .thc original mxusic, the ex- r is in doubt as to tile correct details.
ecution of it. the words of the music, Were skirts worn full or skimpy, didl
andl. the costu mes. In the athleticj women p~owder their hair or wear it
events, tihe laces won determine the 'in its natural shade, smloothl or in
number of points, ° with tile exceptionj curls? The costumes pictured hxere,I
of the discus,; in whichl form and s may help you decide a few poinits,
placement are the bases of the places'F although space does not permit me
wcn, and(,j in4 they chariot for fornl. F to go very fully into tile interesting
where execution is~ counted only. Ini subject of per'iod costumes.
reproducing the classic festival under. The costumle in the center was worn
modern conditions, thle practice has in l ph l hycalledl "The Queen of
b~een to depart ,from the use of w hite.1 Sheba." Vigorous r'esearchi worix
iuzj the costumes, which would make' always pi'ecedes tile production of a
them authentically Greek, and to use picture of this kind to) be sure the
coloris. Each year the money raised F costumecs used are as historically
inl the games is usedi for a specific accui'ate as p~ossible. Tl'he barbaric i
purpose, which is 'announced. display of ;jewelry is the most notice-
As originally stai'ted, the Gi'eekI able part of this costa, ie and the
gmes are still b~etween tile members draperies as simllpe as possible but of
of the freshnman andi sophomores rich stuff.
classes. Considering the numerous!F The "Dorothy Vernon' costumed
activities involved in the gaines them- is very typical of the Elizabethan I
se lves, and the number of committees jlperiodl.rThle long, wide skirt xxdith
nefcessary to choose the subject for the ; the center pane'l, flowing sleeves and
class presentation, to work out the tight, pointed bodice all speak of tile
dietail~s of the music. costumes, and time w\\hlen "good Queen Bess" ruledl
diance, and to dlecide onl the athletic over England. but the high standing
events, activity is provided for everyE
member of the classes. The first year Read th ;TT Al
it proves a great inspiration to the, Re d theva t x
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ruffle of lace is even more typical.F at the lower righlt belon~gs to a time a
The elaborate powdered hair and hat: few years later and is the actual
perched thereon were worn just p~re- wdigdeso h is ht
ceding the French revolution in the
latter part of the eighteenlth century. j ouse bride, ?Maria Hester Monroe. It
The high waistline and long trailing was recently worn at an historical
skirts of what is called the "Diree-. costume ball by a descendant of Presi-E
Loire" belong to this period. d oent Monroe. The cr'inoline skirt, of
In the Colonial period you remem-E course, belongs to the Civil war days
her stately Martha Washington wore Fand is worn with' off-tile-shoulder
a kerchief of snowy linen about her frocks and smnoothl hair b~roughlt down
throat and a "mob" cap. The gown well over the ears. Side curls also
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