The
height of Ivy Days pomp and pageantry was reached
in 1936 when the queen followed her royal court down
a satin carpet. She wore a white silk net dress with
a 12 foot train and a high Medici collar. In 1938
when the Farmers’ Fait, E-Week, and the opening
of the new Student Union were combined with the usual
activities of this weekend, a jeweled crown was presented
for the first time in Ivy Day history. The poem that
year was later described as “a dilly”
and started:
“The
sinuous roads were heavy to my feet,
A livid sky hung full of darkest fear,
Of farflung hopes – dimly, remotely dear,
But in the air your joyous songs were sweet…”
The
annual celebration of the Student Union’s
birthday became part of the Ivy Day weekend. In
1944 there also was an unusual happening when
two May Queens (Polly Ann Potty and Janet Hamphill)
reigned for the day.
Through
the years, many other features were added to this
all-University day, including fraternity and sorority
sings and band concerts.
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