Victorian High Tea in English Gardens

“There were no cucumbers in the market this morning... not even for ready money”
– Oscar Wilde, Importance of Being Earnest

Each Fall, English Literary Studies majors and minors enjoy a popular Department tradition: Victorian High Tea in Professor Robinson’s English gardens, complete with coy pond. Students, staff, faculty, and returning alumni enjoy walking the garden mazes, playing croquet, sipping tea, and getting tips from upper-class mentors or just chatting with friends. This proper tea includes English scones with clotted creme, lemon curd, lemon cake, bakewell tarts, and of course, cucumber sandwiches. The pictures below are from Fall 2017.

Students enjoy the delicious food served.
(Photo by Adrienne Wooster)
Delicious tea party delicacies
(Photo by Nicole Andreson)
Oscar Wilde's Favorite--cucumber sandwiches
(Photo by Nicole Andreson)
Tea, just the way you like it!
(Photo by Nicole Andreson)
Faculty and Staff chilling out
(Photo by Adam D'Arcangelo)
Meeting and mingling
(Photo by Adam D'Arcangelo)
Dr. Robinson's beautiful coy pond!
(Photo by Nicole Andreson)
Tea tables
(Photo by Adrienne Wooster)
Handcrafted floral centerpieces
(Photo by Nicole Andreson)
Chatting, laughing and having a good time
Robinson cracks up Case
(Photo by Adam D'Arcangelo)
Department Faculty, Staff and friends
(Photo by Adam D'Arcangelo)
Senior Colloquium class imitating Professor Takach
(Photo by Adam D'Arcangelo)
Creative Writing Thesis class with Professor Soto
Welcome newbies!
(Photo by Adam D'Arcangelo)
Sophomore class
(Photo by Adam D'Arcangelo)
Junior class
(Photo by Adam D'Arcangelo)
Senior class
Welcome back Alumni!
(Photo by Adam D'Arcangelo)