May Day events

The May Day Festival started in 1931 and was observed until the early 1970s. The festival marked the arrival of spring and featured a May queen and her court of honor. In the 1950s the May queen and court were elected by the student body as early as November. May Day programs often were held in the Woodland Stage, an area created by a natural amphitheater that is still seen today on campus between Moore Building and Madison Hall. A formal dance was associated with the event