Sophomore Party

New Lamps for Old, a skit show centered around "Arabian Nights" presented by the Class of 1919 to the Class of 1920. This scene includes students in stereotypical Middle Eastern costumes
New Lamps for Old, a skit show centered around "Arabian Nights" presented by the Class of 1919 to the Class of 1920. This scene includes students in stereotypical Middle Eastern costumes
Flag Shop scene from "New Lamps for Old," a skit show centered around "Arabian Nights" presented by the Class of 1919 to the Class of 1920
Full cast of skit show presented by the Class of 1920 to the Class of 1921. Some students are in stereotypical Chinese costumes and one is in blackface
New Lamps for Old, a skit show centered around "Arabian Nights" presented by the Class of 1919 to the Class of 1920. This scene includes students in stereotypical Middle Eastern costumes, some in dark makeup
New Lamps for Old, a skit show presented by the Class of 1919 to the Class of 1920. This scene includes students in stereotypical Middle Eastern costumes
New Lamps for Old, a skit show centered around "Arabian Nights" presented by the Class of 1919 to the Class of 1920. This scene includes students in stereotypical Middle Eastern costumes
Skit show presented by the Class of 1920 to the Class of 1921
Skit show presented by the Class of 1920 to the Class of 1921
Skit show presented by the Class of 1920 to the Class of 1921. Most of the students are in stereotypical Chinese costumes. Two are costumed as "Egyptian slaves" and are in blackface
Skit show presented by the Class of 1920 to the Class of 1921
New Lamps for Old, a skit show presented by the Class of 1919 to the Class of 1920. This scene includes students in stereotypical Middle Eastern costumes
New Lamps for Old, a skit show centered around "Arabian Nights" presented by the Class of 1919 to the Class of 1920. This scene includes students in stereotypical Middle Eastern costumes
Confucius and the Spirit of Modern Education in the skit show presented by the Class of 1920 to the Class of 1921. Confucius is dressed in stereotypical Chinese costume
The devil and his imps in fromt of the "Ivory Soap Palace" in Act I of the skit show presented by the Class of 1927 to the Class of 1928
Full cast of the skit show presented by the Class of 1927 to the Class of 1928
Full cast of the skit show presented by the Class of 1927 to the Class of 1928
Skit show presented by the Class of 1927 to the Class of 1928
Rip Van Winkle and friend at the "Old Dutch Cider Mill" in Act II of the skit show presented by the Class of 1927 to the Class of 1928
The devil and his imps in front of the "Ivory Soap Palace" in Act I of the skit show presented by the Class of 1927 to the Class of 1928
1861 croquet scene from the skit show presented by the Class of 1927 to the Class of 1928
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