Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1900-06-28

compliment to the University its
its buildings and incidental
ly TO Burlington. When from all this
energies the senior, he concluded, he has
not completed his education but simply
made a step toward higher intelligence.
For this schools were formed and for this
they should ever be maintained.
CLASS POEM.
The class poem, written by Walter wal
lace Tyler, was an excellent composition
and it's reading was warmly applauded.
Mr.. Tyler was also the poet OF his class |
in the Burlington high school The poem
was read with excellent effect by John |
Lowe Fort. jr. 1t was as follows:
As slcepers in June daytmes wake from |
dreams
OF lands which smiled in sweet Edenic !
bliss
To find fair earth is lovely still, and
beams
OF sunlight dcarcr than a dream elfs kiss:
We wake and family see in Swallowed
Euso,
The dim drawn outlines Of the god Regret
Who fades like roseate tints from western
skies
When eazed upon too long. Yet to forget
Were wrong. and memory's solemn voice
will sing
Despite our wills. Then think not of tho
past
with signs, but welcome as a gift from
Spring
Tho present: to thy bosom clasp it fast
Enjoy the day Of which the golden hours
sum
For frowning plight with yelled ills must
come.
How often down the beaten paths Of
thought
We've pressed past scenes aglow in mel
low ligh
That filed our souls with wonderment
and caught
our favored fancies captive at their sight.
And stiUlicd We not through regions ten
antless
Save by the eternal foot prints in the soil
Which we shall traccless leave, not prof
But newly nerved for fields of drudging
toll.
Yet walked we always not on level plain.
But oft through sweet arbutus meadows
roamed.
BY brooks. cloud-mirrored. swollen with
warm rain
Which grassy edged, kissed MOVERS as
they foamed.
And oft, heart sore, we climbed hill to
find
The scenes as fair as those we left be
But forward doth the path less pleasing
seem?
All no It's fair with howrs of Spring
time hue
When fun blown roses nod and dream
In song birds melody meath skies Of blue.
And yet ! think a cold breath stirs the
lea,
A damp'ninG breeze creeps on with
strength assured
Which blows from off an unsailed, shore
less sea
Beside whose strand the bark of Self lies
moored,
Still voyageless but strong in spar and
To struggle with storm-snewed pillows
might,
And bend yet break not in the bursting
blast
To float. sail whole, DER Gained waves at
Who knows what turks beneath the stout
est keel.
Who kncws what soundless depths the
waves conceal.
Let not the prospect of the perfect day.
! Nor fancieS futile born of imaged thought,
Subtract one grain from forged wills. or
weigh
An atoms mite 'gainst labor sought.
For Gods Cwn universe is builded SO
'rwcre not complete If lacked it any deeds
/ OF shining worth. yet still completed
though
Our bravest efforts fail like germless seed.
Zen softly as May wind doth blossoms
rock
And warm breathed dims the glory of
the dew;
So softly tread we to Times door and
knock,
TITS opened and we pass to things anew
Ills well then if we say within our heart
Sec Gods great scheme of which am a
part"
PIPE GRAFTON.
law
ing which pipes and tobacco were passed,
the pipe Grafton was delivered by Dell
Eccman Allen who addressed himself to
veteran braves and fairhared squaws'
and asked that the tomahawk be burio
and the pipe Of peace be lighted The
Grafton recalled interesting events in class
chronicles including their differences with
the faculty, other classes and each other.
Now all vas over and the class went out
into the world, where some would under
take to turn the universe over and others
TO put it right again.
CLASS ESSAY.
The class essay followed and was deli
: vered by Miss Edith Louise Carpenter II
discussed the souls of the flowers and the
NEUROLOGICAL references TO the subject n
very pleasing manner,
ADDRESS TO UNDERGRADUATES.
Il
en- by Jesse Weston Tobey ana was OF r
, humorous character and relentless in its
/ criticism of fcllow-students and faculty
In il Mr.. TobCy paid the compliments o
4 the class to large number of things con
nocted with the University. To the noble
custom of going without hats he devoted
a para graph in which those who did thi!
were characterized as the freshest of I'll,
4 fresh. In them he was reminded of thu
= early days when our ancestors swung
/ from the primeval forests by their tails
4 OF athletics Mr.. Tobey spoke seriousl!
) and argued for cooperation in bringini
5 the standard of the college in this respec
n to its former place.
T. IVY GRAFTON.
- The ivy Grafton was given by Arthu
! Edward Lovett. MIR. l.ovett gave an eN
- ccllent Grafton in which he said TIN
n friendships formed in college were the dear
= est of life. The afterlife friendships ar
? of a different character formed during
r the struggle for success. Nowhere out
side of college is the bond of sympathy s.
strong
At the close of the address the elias
marched to the Billings library, where III
d, class ivy was planted with the usual cere
= monies, This closed the exercises.
= KAPPA ALPHA THETA RECEPTION
. The Eta alumna chapter of Kappa Al
- pha Theta gave pleasant reception L
- college women at the home of Mrs. j. w
- Notcy on South Prospect street immcdi
&c ately after the class day exercises. Abou