Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-07-01

The bounties or the universe are yours,
Our mother has unlocked her treasure
chest:
Before your seeking. strong. importu-
nate,
Her jealouses are vanquished. You are
blest
With all the product OF q world-od life
All human thought has momentary rest
Within the house you wear from day to
day.
But though the we'll earned crown rests
on your brow,
Shaped from the golden truth, and stud
ded bright
with old, old. proven gems Of light and
life,
1t brings to you the burden Of the fight;
IT'S your to bear the gray world up and
on.
And your high destiny to he it's light,
That poorer men may say. What God
hath wrought"
The pipe Grafton was then given by
The odore y. Williams the members of
the senior class meanwhile pufring away
at their long stemmed pipes. The speech
was In reminiscent vein He spoke ~
the changes since the senior class took
spoke OF the progress Of Vermont in which
the class has had its share In matters
Of attainment the class lowers It's colors
to none of it's past or present con-
temporarics AZ Il class we can no longer
make history. The privilege now rests
with the Individual May full bowl Of
ashes symbolic the pleasant memories
| each takes with him as we seek our
various callngs.
Edward II. Lawton then gave tho ad-
dress to undergraduates He stressed the
| Importance of forming friendships. this
| being the foremost object In the HE Of
good citizen TO surround himself with
true and loving friends. A young man
| can not acquire as high q degree of
| mental culture as ono who has such ad-
| vantages as friendship affords a glance
| Mt the political fields of the world CON
| v'nces us that In every great country
men who have guided the national af
| fairs have been men OF the largest
| mentality and largest culture. College
life is apt to he found by the under
| graduate battle and a march n stern
| pilgrimage. The address was replete with
advice FOR the undergraduate.
The concluding speaker was John P
| ielyar. who delivered the Ivy Grafton
The Ivy is symbolcal OF all that is simple
and good. the theme for poets OF all time.
1t Is significant of n victory which means
| much to us. We should live as the WV
grows lives. considering the way 1t grows
and the hidden things It has writtC~
within itself. We depart into an I'M
known future leaving the beloved campus
behind us
Following the class day exercises the
senior class planted the plant ivy at the
Billings library.
ALUMNAE RECEPTION.
The alumnae club of the university
gave their annual reception on the lawn
AT Grass Mount Monday afternoon
from four until six. There was an un-
usually large attendance Of local alum
nae, ladies of the faculty and alunnae
OF other colleges. The reception commit
tee consisted of Mrs J. W. Norton. Miss
Effie Moore and Miss Mabel Southwick
Miss Elizabeth Richmond had the affair
in charge.
SIGMA PHI RECEPTION
There was a largely attended reception
at the Sigma Phi place on College street
from four to six O'Clock Monday after
noon, the guests being received by Mrs
j. r. Wheeler. Mrs. Mary c. Bradford
and ]. J. Allen. All fraternities were re-
presented In the company and many old
acquaintance We're renewed The Misses
Mary Hickok and Mary Partridge pre-
sided at the refreshment table and the
Misses Dorothy Hickok, Grace Whiting
May Hawey, Alice Harrington and
Hazel Gates assisted in the serving
PHI DELTA THETA RECEPTION.
The Phi Delta Theta fraternity held a
reception from four to six Monday af-
ternoon. The house was decorated with
palms and cut flowers. and refreshments
We're served on the porch and in the
dining-room. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Mower, Miss Forcier and Mr.. Harris re.
| ceved
SENIOR PROMENADE.
the Billings library Monday evening, with
an attendance OF about 200. The pat
ronesses were Mrs. Stetson. Mrs Mower
Mrs. Myrick. Mrs. Reecher Mrs Per.
kins and Mrs. Dodds, and they witt
their husbands constituted the reception
committee. Belongs orchestra furnish
ed music for % dances. which continued
until about one O'Clock. The class com,
mittee having the affair in charge was
composed of r. c. Wheeler, C. r. Or
ton. j. Il, Campbell. w. l.. Gardner. Mis-.
Rowell and Miss Hitchcock