Northwestern University (Evanston, Ill.)--Periodicals
Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:
International Journal of African Historical Studies editorial records
Records of TriQuarterly
Records of "The Reviewing Stand" and "Your Right To Say It"
Surkuss Solly (alt. Circus Barker, The Barker) Issues
Northwestern's circus began in 1908 as a YWCA fundraiser outside of the old Willard Hall (later the Music Administration Building) and then moved to the once-huge Patten Gym. Performed every spring until 1933 (with the exception of 1918 because of the United States’ entry into World War I), the weekend-long circus featured acts by fraternities and sororities, gymnists, trapeze artists and even the occasional elephant,