Show I OUR SCHOOL TRADITIONS By Ray Kirkland No The 7 The 7 The Fest Sons Annually during the winter inter months a song song-fest is held at which any organization may enter The original idea of the song-fest song was not not to to have have- any any- costuming stunts br or prizes The whole spirit of th tho contest was to be one of good will willand and harmony with every ion on th the campus contributing to tots its ts success It was first planned to have lave songs only of or Christmas but ut buthis this his was later changed to include any any- songs songs- selected by the pants I To Dean Lucy Van Cott belongs the he credit of originating and establishing establishing lishing the thc song-fest song as an annual affair upon the Univ University campus It t was Miss Van Cott who at the close of the great world conflict sought to alleviate the feeling of unrest unrest un un- un rest of war by introducing through thc he the song-fest song the spirit harmony peace and unity of music It was desired that all organizations on the campus dampus participate but this was wasim impossible im im- possible because of the lack of interest in- in erest terest shown at first After the first year it was decided to pres present presenta nt nta a silver loving-cup loving to the winner in n order to stimulate interest and encourage participation in the contes cones cones' con con- tes tes es' es t was decided to award the cup permanently to one having three successive victories The contest minutes minutes min mm- allows each organization ten utes in which to present their act The contest has been held annually annually annually an an- years The first year earnol ear earno no nol prize and the common com corn mon theme was Christmas spirit The second year was the first year of the awarding of the cup and it was won by Alpha Chi The third hird year it was won by the Lambda Phi Lambda sorority and the following two years the cup also went went- to the Lambdas which I makes the cup theirs permanently The first year they won the theme was Campus Spirit and the winning winning winning win win- ning skit was written b by Gladys Rich The next year the theme was Student Democracy and the prize prizewinner prizewinner prizewinner winner this time was written by Gl Gladys dys Rich and Phyllis McGinley The idea brought out was the need needon on this campus or a Union building I Last year i the theme was Scholarship Scholarship Scholarship Scholar Scholar- ship and again Phyllis I McGinley wrote the play that won the prize A new cup is to be s awarded this year for the first time The awardIng awarding awarding award award- ing of a cup made interest much greater and practically all the organizations organizations organizations or or- on the campus are planning planning plan plan- ning fling on competing competinE this year |