Show 108 STUDENT LIFE lit night regardless of paint and moustache and began violently to chop wood The opera house was in a most disordered state when the crowd left Wings had been pushed out of their places and some had almost fallen down stage makeup and costumes were scattered about and the footlights had almost all been extinguished Those that had not w ere burned to their sockets Off the stage candy and peanut bags with half eaten contents were scattered about saw horses had been knocked over and loose planks lay about Laura Nebeker the floor jjjjjjjjjjjjjjtjiji STUDENT AFFAIRS Midsummer Night’s Dream If there has been anything in the history of the Agricultural College which should convince those who are working for its advancement that they are succeeding It Is the performance of the Shakespearian comedy by the members of the Sorosis Society If there is anything which has endeared the Sorosis Society to the students of the Agricultural College it is their excellent rendition of the above named comedy Their excellent showing was the result of months of hard work and their success was well merited They reflected credit on the Institution and placed themselves in the enviable position of being honored and respected by all who We of the laymen witnessed their effort found our sole happiness in their success and In the knowledge that we belonged to the same institution as they It certainly was a time when all our latent spirit began to assert itself It was something to tack our loyalty to something we can refer to with pride It is the greatest thing of its kind the college has experienced— a noble aim nobly executed “In this poetic comedy of pure delight there are three distinct groups of characters: the romantically unreal Athenians the clownish artisans and the fairies of good old English folklore The main plot concerns itself with the difficulties of the Athenian lovers Iler-mi- a ignoring her father’s command and rejecting the suit of Demetrius has given her heart to Lysander They escape together from the city but Demetrius followed by his jilted sweetheart Helena pursues them Oberon has quarreled in the woods with his queen and has secured to punish her a magic herb which touched to the sleeper’s eyelids will cause him to love madly the first creature on which his eyes open Puck is sent with this to reconcile Demetrius and by mistake anoints Lysander causing him to love Helena and desert nermia Meanwhile Titania impelled by the herb has settled her affections upon the swaggering weaver Bottom whom Puck has appropriately fitted with the head of an ass Attempting to repair his wrong to the Athenians Oberon causes Demetrius too to dote on Helena and Ilermia finds herself entirely alone One by one the lovers wander to Titania’s bower and fall asleep there The queen herself soon appears stroking the fair d lover and soothing large ears of her him to slumber Oberon seizes this opportunity to restore harmony all around and the morning horns of Theseus awaken the Athenians to the dawning of their marriage day The thrilling tragedy in which the strangely fortunate Bottom stars so nobly is a feature of the nuptial ceremonies” Theseus Duke of Athens maintained well the dignity which he represented and carried off the honors of being the best “man” in the show excluding the artisans nis was beautiful and his general demeanor praiseworthy Egeus father of Ilermia carried an extremely hard part well The haughty pride of a prosperous Athenian father could hardly Ti-tan- new-foun- love-makin- g ia |