Halloween party

Student at a Halloween party having her palm read by a another student is wearing a stereotypical Romani costume
Student at a Halloween party having her palm read by a another student is wearing a stereotypical Romani costume
Students at a Halloween party standing around a keg of apple cider, some holding doughnuts. One student is wearing a stereotypical Romani costume
AAVC (Alumnae and Alumni of Vassar College) panel discussion chaired by President-elect Fergusson the morning of her inauguration. The speakers were Willa Baker (VC 1987), Maryellen Hadjisky (VC 1945), Helen King Ikeler (VC 1922), Judith West McCarter (VC 1962), Demetrios Papanikolas ( VC 1987)
Second and last part of the AAVC panel discussion chaired by President-elect Fergusson. The speakers were Willa Baker (VC 1987), Maryellen Hadjisky (VC 1945), Helen King Ikeler (VC 1922), Judith West McCarter (VC 1962), Demetrios Papanikolas ( VC 1987), Mediera Meder (VC 1937), Katharine Forbes
Gypsy fortune tellers from the "County Fair" skit show presented by the Class of 1919 to the Class of 1921. The scene includes seven students wearing stereotypical Romani costumes, some in dark makeup
Utopian Vassar skit show presented by the Class of 1920 to the Class of 1922
Skit show presented by the Class of 1924 to the Class of 1926
Alices in Blunderland skit show presented by the Class of 1918 to the Class of 1920
Full cast of a skit show presented by the Class of 1927 to the Class of 1929. Several students in blackface can seen in the group
Class of 1919, most costumed as the pantomime character Pierrot, at the skit show presented to them by the Class of 1917
Skit show presented by the Class of 1924 to the Class of 1926. The scene includes eight students in stereotypical Chinese costumes
Scene featuring students costumed as the Wrigley's gum "Doublemint Twins" in the skit show presented by the Class of 1923 to the Class of 1925
Alices in Blunderland skit show presented by the Class of 1918 to the Class of 1920
Students portraying French chefs in "Utopian Vassar," a skit show presented by the Class of 1920 to the Class of 1922. The scene includes one student in blackface
Three students costumed as rag dolls in the skit show presented by the Class of 1924 to the Class of 1926. One doll is a "long-legged" doll and the other two are golliwog dolls and are in blackface
Gypsy dancers from the "County Fair" skit show presented by the Class of 1919 to the Class of 1921. The scene includes seven students in stereotypical Romani dress
Students portraying painters in the "Utopian Vassar" skit show presented by the Class of 1920 to the Class of 1922
Skit show presented by the Class of 1924 to the Class of 1926. The scene includes one student costumed as Buddha and three students in stereotypical Chinese or South Asian costumes with symbols relating to money
Student portraying a newspaper reporter in the skit show presented by the Class of 1923 to the Class of 1925
Be Yourself, a skit show presented by the Class of 1925 to the Class of 1927
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