Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-02-24
THE -KAKE WALK
Weird and Wonderful Stunts in
College Boys Annual.
Cup Won by Medical Fratc rnity Wh0
Presented n Satire ON este opathy
cake Went to Mcssrs. Dow
md Burragc.


Tuesday night with great eclat.
The University of Vermont gym
nasium was literally crowded with
a throng of spectators that mum
bered well over Zoo the STUNTS" we're
more elaborate than ever before and the
kal<o walk proper vas well represented
by six couples.
The cup this year went to the medics,
being won by Delta Mu. medical frat
ernity, with the 18th and last stunt en-
titled "Dr. Fule-um- all -Ost owalk, in 4
series OF Wonderful and Soul Raising
cures. Dow and Burrage. both seniors
in the academic department. won the
Walk easily. with some of the most ar
tistic nigh stepping that was ever seen
III the gym The cup offered by r. II.
Wright. manager of the Syndicate Cloth
ing company for the best rig in the pro-
lirnary grand march was awarded to
Mcssrs Basso and Stone, who appeared
as two Hulus, without much OF any attire
one leading the other by nose ring.
The evening began with n concert
of three numbers by the college band.
a march. a medley overture and an in
tormezzo. all admirably rendered.
Then came the stunts and. though tho
waits between were long, no one
seemed to mind it very much. 1t was
decidedly a good natured audience.
The first stunt was called I'm Me-
and was put on by the Alpha
Kappa Kappa medical fraternity ON
a high pedestal. at the four corners
of which stood four continental sol
diers, sat the Father Of His Country
icl
cd suspiciously like ono that has done
long sentinel duty in front Of GER
tain burlington harness shop. The
whole was lighted with myrinds of
co,ored lights and altogether made one
of the best OF the stunts. The APP
olause continued through its brief
appearance and long after the lights
had been turned off.
Pomona Grange on Lark" came
next. 1t was the work Of the Lambda
lota fraternity and offered many AN in
teresting study in rural character. There
we're good many local personalities and
some minstrel show features The
-horuses went off we'll and the end man
work was funny
WIS Matesty's Game" by Alpha Tau
Omega. represented mser suddenly
surprised by the devil in the very act
of FLOATING over his gold. The bags OF
coin were turned TO skulls with one
sweep of His Satanic Majesty's wand and
the miser passed away In disgust. 1t
was we'll staged and artistic stunt,
though rather meaEre in effects
Kappa Sigma offered Uncle Sam 3
Customary Custom House Customs,
into MS country. The trust magma
ties escaped with whole skins but the or
binary people had TO be rrn through n
coffee mill effect which turned them on,
minus most OF their rainent
"A street scene in Washington. D. c.
Mrs. Cristabel Parkhurst, Mrs. Annie
Kennedy and the Rev. Annie Howard
shaw" was the long title of the Alpha
Xeta entertainment. A real, live automo-
bile appeared on the floor containing q
bunch of well made up suffragettes who
pulled of n lively campaign. There were
some comic features which took we'll.
Sigma Phi presented The Mystical IN
cubation," in which an old farmer, from
| over study of poultry literature, fails
! into 4 deep and dreamful sleep. There wa
| a hen about &c sizes larger than a mas
| todon and lot of two bushel eggs. TIL
eggs Matched out lot of green and rec
devils who did a dance to some dolefu
music from aloft. What with the must
and the red lights and the occasional
| flying leaps of one OF the devils the stun
| was one OF the best
Phi Delta Theta put on "Robert Houdi'
| in the Kings Garden" very elaboratel
II. l.,
motif the magic performances of Houdir
| With burst Of flame several doves cam
out of box which magically appeare
on the stage The act ended with n dane
by n ghost and n Job lot of skeletons. a
conJured out of thin air by Houdin'
ward.
An Indian Pow Wow, or Willie Wen
| West showed the adventures OF
vounester who longed for the plains
was gotten UP by the Sigma Nh fater
nity and showed careful rrepa ration |
the matter of costunrng and rnake-ur
Willie vas at last realistically scalpc
and burned at the s'Hlie, in full view G
the audience.
Delta Psi gave charming representa-
ton Of the myth Of Pandora's box. Nun
der and avarice and all the other huma
ills came out OF the fatal box, each /
a burst of flame, when 1t was opened
But hope at last appeared a shinin
taper in her hand and the incident wa
closed under promising auspices.
The last stunt, "Dr, Fule-Tm-All
Delta Mus cup winner, was pref,
nearly plain slam at osteopathy. Tt
learned doctor delivered n long lectur
! btc damon c y "a tipn whit
spanked here and there with witticisu
that did not fail to make hit with III
crowd A young lady Of uncertain az
was then placed upon the tin
table. her neck was stretched out sever;
Yards and then hammered back. ST.
died.
Walking for the cake Immediately 70
lowed the conclusion Of the stunts. TT
first couple introduced a novel featlll
into their walk Bales of cotton WEI
strung along their path and at the touc
of cane pickaninnies jumped out an
joined in. OF the six couples who wall
ed all We're clever and it was only by
marked superiority that Dow and Hul
rage won. The cake walkers wer,
Ryan and Irwin (medIcs), Dow and I,u,
rage, McCrae and Pattee.. Hayes an
Farrell. O'Brlen and Graves, and Brow
and Bloomer.
Tho committee in charge consiste
OF Hayes 10, chairman; Thayer 4
Grout 10, Guthrie (medlc) 10. Fare
(medic) 10. Donahue II. Beach I
Lyman, Jr. II, Lord II. w. r. Rya
(medlc) II. Hunt 'i2, Brigham 4
and Waterman ~. The Judges wer
DR., II. c. Tinkham. -. A. Loom
Mayor j. E. Burke. Prof. ]. +. Me,
senCer and Dr G. H. Beechor. Will