1929 Cedrus Yearbook

The Cedrus This year we feel was a glorious success. The day, May 29, dawned fresh and flawless. A large and enthusiastic crowd gathered. When all was ready the bugle sounded and the May Queen appeared. Mary Webster, chosen by the student body for queen, looked very, very lovely indeed as she led that long processional. At the foot of the throne—while her followers knelt in humble reverence—she was crowned Queen of the May by last year’s May Queen, Mae McKay. Then she ascended the throne and presided over the festivities. Vft, a- The stage was a toy shop window, and there, representatives of various types of dolls reposed— sleeping. These came to life at the appearance of a beautiful china doll— and then—and then—the gates of fairy land were opened and dolls— dolls— dolls came out and danced upon the green. There were Mamma Dolls— China Dolls—Sailor Dolls—Japanese Dolls—Dutch Dolls—Spanish Dolls—Pierrot and Pierrette; all these were awakened by the appearance of a single doll, so dainty and sweet, in the person of Miss Norma McCartney of Springfield, Ohio, and they danced homage to their queen. T h i s w a s f o l l o w e d b y th e C e d a r D a y O r a t io n . R e v . E d w a r d W o n e s w a s th e ch o ic e o f th e s tu d e n t b o d y , an d a t th e c lo s e o f h is o r a t io n w e w e r e w e l l c o n te n t w ith ou r ch o ic e . I n th is m a n n e r the fo r e n o o n p a s s e d a n d l i t t le g r o u p s b e g a n t o s e t t le u n d e r th e t r e e s a n d to s p r e a d th e f e a s t s . A b a s e b a l l g am e w i th A n t io c h , w i th th e v i c t o r y f o r o ld C . C . , w a s th e f e a tu r e o f th e a f t e r n o o n . O n e m ig h t h av e o b s e r v e d , a l s o , e a ch an d e v e r y s tu d e n t— n o t o c c u ­ p ie d on th e d iam o n d— r u s h in g f r a n t i c a l l y a b o u t w i th a b o o k a n d p e n . N o , n o , it w a s n o t a te x t b o o k— m e r e ly a n o th e r o f ou r t r a d i t i o n s . T h e C e d r u s w a s j u s t o f f th e p r e s s , an d e a ch s tu d e n t w a s c o l le c t in g a u t o g r a p h s . C e d a r D a y — h a p p y is the d a y — f u l l o f te n d e r m em o r ie s , w o r k , w o r r y , an d th in g s a c c o m p l i s h e d !