Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1901-01-18


urday morning a block "M'' for both
football and baseball was unanimously
voted to Homer l.. Skeels, '9S, whose ath-
1etic record In this institution fully war
rants such action. Homer was captain
of the football team for two years, and
was as good a player as was ever gradu
ated from this Institution.
The Glee club is now holding Tehear-
sails under the direction Of their leader,
to good club The Mandolin club Is
also holding regular rchearsals The
leader, G. w. White, '0l, is well pleased
with their work, which fact ought to
prove TO the students and friends of the
college that the first instrumental club
that the institution has ever sent out Will
he success and credit to the college.
The first concert by the two clubs will
be given in New Haven, Feb. 10, for the
benefit of the class of 1901 of Beeman
academy. The manager of the two clubs,
F. A. Hughes, '02, is arranging for
northern trip to he given the week fol-
loving the New Haven concert.
very important meeting of the ath
letic association was held in the chapel
Saturday morning, Jan. II. The new
constitution was read for the second
time and adopted. This constitution has
been needed by the association for a long
time. The most important article is in
regard to the wearing of the block M"
which hereafter shall be worn only by
those students who have played in at
least half of the football or baseball
games. The M for the football play
ers will be a little larger than that for
the baseball team. A con mittee consist
ing of Barnard, '0l, Wids, '02, and Will
cox, O2, were elected to see what they
could provide for an entertainment, the
proceeds of which will go to the athletic
association.
The freshman banquet is thing of the
past, and both the freshman and sophO-
mores are glad it Is over. On a pretence
of a cut from Prof. Bryant on Thursday
afternoon, Jan 10. the entire freshman
class left the mathematical room, passed
right by the sophomore room and quickly
made their way to the railroad station,
where they boarded the 3:l5 train north
to Beldens. They waited there for the
mixed train due IL Middlebury at 3 :5S.
This train, however. was three hours late
and the e-hmen did not start for Bran
don until 6 80 o'clock. This was ample
time for the sOphs to intercept; but not
| knowing where the freshmen were. they
! did nothing. The mixed train pulled
/ into the side track in Middleb bury shortly
before p. m. When the passengers of
! this train came down TO the station they
were all questioned by the sOphs, but to
no result. The 6 :jS train south now
came in, but with no freshmen. The
mixed train now backed off the sidetracl1
ana passed by the station, but did not
stop. Hiding in the caboUsc of this train
were the freshmen, and they got through
without being seen. About o'clock the
sophs finally found out where the fresh
men had gone, ard "A few of them imme-
dlarely star ted by team for the Brandon
/ Inn at Brandon, the rest of the class fol-
lowing on the sleeper. But they could
not modest the freshmen in any way, as
they were put out of the hotel by a fic-
ttious telegram. At the Motel the fresh
men were royalty entertained, and after
a hounteous repast tOasts were called and
responded to, Leroy F. Hovey, Jr., being
POSTMASTER. During the night the sophs
spread around the town the "Freshman
Cornucopia," containing some hits on the
freshes, but it was very tame affair
and not considered up to the standard.
The freshmen and sophs returned Oh the
morning sleeper