Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1900-05-10
UNIVERSITY NOTES.

The following young ladies have been
selected to take part in the Julia II. Spear
prize reading: Misses Clark, Douglas
Field, Hodge, johnson, Post, Russell,
Slater Talbot and Tracy.
The finals In the college tennis tourna-
ment were played off Monday afternoon
between Kirkpatrick and Lawrence, the
latter winning out after hard fight. The
first set went to kirkpatrick 90 without
much difficulty but he lost the next set
by score of 81, kirkpatrick took the
next set Ga The fourth set was the point
Of the contest where the hardest lighting
was done but Lawrence won out ca and
took the next set 10 winning the tourna-
ment and championship.
1t Is now decided the Kirkpatrick and
Lawrence will be the two men to repre-
sent the green and gold at the New Eng
land intercollegiate tennis tournament to
he held on the Longwood courts, near
Boston. next week. The men will leave
Burlington Friday so as to get in one
days work on the courts IL possible. Dart
mouth has officially accepted the email
lenge of Vermont to meet her in tennis a
Burning ton. The two teams will be com
posed of four men each and the contest
will doubtless be played off the same de
the Bowdoin tournament was last year.
The last of May and the first Of June are
the dates set for the meet.
Leonard s. Doten. class of 1897, Is home
from Washington, ID. c.. on brief leave
of absence. lie has been recently pro-
noted by transfer from the position of
photographic draughtsman in the navy
department, which he has held for little
over Il year, to that of civil engineer and
superintendent of construction in the
quartermaster's department of the army
with a considerable increase OF salary. He
is detailed for duty at Tampa, Florida.
whore a large military post is now under
process of construction.
The first class game in the interclass
base bail series was played at the park
Tuesday afternoon, between the juniors
and freshmen. The freshmen won out by
a score of 10 to u, Butler and Locke COM
posed the battery for the Juniors and
Wallace and Weston for the freshmen.
The Young ladies of the University have
decided to repeat their venture of last year
and give another one OF Shakespeare 5
plays next month. The play given last
year with such success was AS You Like
It." This year the work selected is Much
Ado About Nothing" The young ladies
begin their rehearsals to-day under tie
direction OF Mr.. Elton, who trained tn
students for their production last evening
The senior president has appointed the
following committee to draw up resolu
tons and take what other action they
may deem necessary in behalf of the ella s.
on the death of the mother of Sturgess, 90
Downer. WOOD and Miss Burt.
At a college meeting held yesterday
morning a baseball tax OF 50 for every
male student in the University and SIS
for each young lady was voted.
Lovett. Kirkpatrick and Misses Need
ham and Burt spoke in senior oratory yes
terday
The University OF Vermont will not send
her track team to the intercollegiate
tournament at Worcester. Mass neXt
week. The management was "A few day:
late In the handing in of the entries anC
consequently the men from this institution
will not be allowed to compete.
The base ball games of the week at Ath-
lctc Park resulted as follows: May l. L
V. NJ. IL, Norwich 2; May 4, L. v NJ
.. Tufts 10: May ., L. V. NJ 2. Tufts II;
May q, |. Y. NJ. 6, Amherst "Aggies," /
The next games will be with Union to.
morrow and Saturday.