The Illio . L. By 6 :j,o Saturday evening ten thousand people had packed the bleachers on three sidesof Illinois Field, and were impatiently awaiting the grand parade which was to usher inthe Ninth Annual Interscholastic Circus. The brilliant electric arcs and the powerful search-lights showed forth the great three ringed arena in readiness for this fitting climax to thesuccessful Interscholastic week. Promptly at seven oclock two bands announced theapproach of the grand street parade. Never before in the history of the field had therebeen such an array of wierd and ferocious animals, nor such
The Illio . L. By 6 :j,o Saturday evening ten thousand people had packed the bleachers on three sidesof Illinois Field, and were impatiently awaiting the grand parade which was to usher inthe Ninth Annual Interscholastic Circus. The brilliant electric arcs and the powerful search-lights showed forth the great three ringed arena in readiness for this fitting climax to thesuccessful Interscholastic week. Promptly at seven oclock two bands announced theapproach of the grand street parade. Never before in the history of the field had therebeen such an array of wierd and ferocious animals, nor such a collection of strange andwonderful creations. Fifty stunts, pantomines, travesties, satires, farces, skits, in fact everysort of innovation imaginable, followed each other in quick succession. Forty clownsclamored for your attention with every laugh-provoking trick and jest in the budget of oldKing Jolly. The last strain of the band had hardly died away when, at the crack of the ring-masters whip the greates
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