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Friday, April 26, 2024

May Day Festival at Trinity College, Durham, May 1, 1924

May Day Festival

Trinity College, Durham, April 26—The annual May Day Festival, which will take place on the lawn in front of West Duke Building at Trinity College May 1, promises to be this season one of the most beautiful affairs of its kind ever held at the College. The site of the festival has been changed from the east lawn to that directly in front of West Duke Building, which affords an attractive background of shrubbery and flowers.

The coronation of the queen, Miss Elizabeth Kramer of Elizabeth City, will take place at 5 p.m. Miss Iva Jennette of Manteo will be the maid of honor. Following the coronation a series of English folk dances will be presented to students of the college. Then follows the Maypole dance, which promises to be an elaborate affair. The Trinity Musical Clubs will furnish music throughout the performance.

After the Maypole dance, the spectators will have access to an English tea garden. later in the evening the North Carolina Intercollegiate Glee Club contest will be held in Craven Memorial Hall. Every collegiate musical club in the State will be represented.

Spectators from all over the State are expected to attend the May Day festivities. In past years the reputation of the Trinity May Day performance has gained a growing reputation for gracefulness and beauty, and this year those in charge have erected a set of bleachers to take care of the increasing number of spectators.

From the Elizabeth City Daily Advance, April 26, 1924

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