By far the greatest social event in its history and eclipsing. all. but a few of the annual collegiate affairs in the United States, the American University Club annual Spring, Prom was held on May 21 in ths French Club.
No fewer than 835 American university graduates and their friends sat down to dinner in the spacious three-room dining salon of the club, en-Joying. the. seven' courses prepared Specially by the chef, Handsome as is the ballroom, was the mere enhanced for' the occasion by festooned streamers on the ceiling, while over the orchestra stand were the Chinese and. Ameri= can flags and the club pennant. College groups were assigned Various sections on the raised portion above the dance floor, being separated from each other by low railings, draped with crepe paper in. their respective colours, while above each hung the college banner.
'At dinner, every corner pt the ming room' being titled with' tables, other college songs, "led" by a gramophone with specially imported records, resounded through the room, 800° voices joining. College "yells followed each song.
'Although cramped for room, the dancing couples thronged the floor, ut it appeared that the more they rubbed elbows the more they enjoyed themselves. Owing to the immense crowd tables abutted on' the' floot while the augmented French Club orchestra virtually outbid themselves.
That al] colleges entered into the spirit of the occasion is to be noted by the fact that all entertainment with the exception of the concluding item was sponsored by various groups.
Opening the programme the University of California Glee Club rendered "California Here 1 Come," their vocal efforts entitling them to a well-earned encore, Four' Sing ing Sophs (Disowned Alumni of Siwash), consisting of Messrs. "BIN" Sipprell, Leo Rolerstadt, Otis Brookes and Trick Nance, "wheeled in" on 4 dismantled motor ear, proved a riot, ud their antics and harmony chai aeterized them as almost professional. Auch effort was necessary to got the car out of the room.
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