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The stately pageant processed from Campus to Court Square in downtown Harrisonburg

Children from the Main Street School as Queen Elizabeth, Robin Hood and Foresters

Pageant performances were staged in the open air theatre.

Mr. Smithey, President Burruss, and Mr. Heatwole in costume.

Heralds on horseback lead the procession down Main Street.

President Julian Burruss announces the festivities as a page in the pageant.

One local schoolboy found a better vantage point for the afternoon performances by climbing a tree.

Tents, trees, and parasols provided relief from the elements

Feburary 1, 1936 article in The Breeze

Queen Elizabeth and William Shakespeare lead the way with Maury, Jackson, and Harrison Halls visible in the background.