The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-09-29
SEMINARY NOTES
Brisk Trade In Neckwear the Other
Evening and Freshmen Suffered
Great Loss.

IL bhC ihtCi ILL DOtWO Oh oIuuy nOulb
and goodnight" inspection the other
evening, in the Seminary world on the
hill, the trade in neckties received a
tremendous boom. Farwells foxiest
and "the apple of Adams eye" ruled
strong and steady until the 10 o'clock
| bell rang. Prices scared and the
bull Tor the bear which ever it Isl
rampaged the place.
1t happened like this: Down in 20,
Tim Merrill (nicknamed after Mont
pelier's bandmaster) and Stiffy Steve
bemoaning the depletion Of their neck
wear bethought themselves of barter.
AS the $50 bell released their souls
from prison they sailed forth with
their wares and in ten minutes the
Neckties were exchanged for neck
ties, toth-powder and riff-raff and
the freshmen suffered When 1t was
all over the nice little neckties that
ma had given them along with good
advice had vanished and in their place
were roaring ripped stock. One Of
them came down to breakfast next
Noy Will Olo, uCCldllhE ho OOulu
not wear any of them ties that look
ed so dazzling the night before"
"Shame!" cried the upper class wall
street sharks. "Out upon it damned
spot" they jeered.
| When business was at fever heat
one Of the teachers appeared with a
crimson tie worn but once in a min
/ 60 CHI ~, NIL
by fond sister at Xmas time, and
offered it at auction. 1t was hammer
ed down to the first bidder for a big
Canadian cent.
Most people were "stung" in the
vernacular, but one Stiffy Steve and
his pard T. Merrill raked in a good
three dollars worth of gorgeous ties
and their only original capital con-
sisted of few worthless ties, bot
tie OF rubifoam adulterated with Fl o
and chair or two belonging to the
Seminary, all of which were willing
lily grabbed by the unsophisticated in
lieu Of good neckwear.
Seminary Football Schedule.
The following is the football sched-
ule, complete to date, as given out by
Manager o. c. Williams of the Sem
mary. This schedule has already APP
peared in part in the Journal.
| October University of Vermont
ends at Montpelier.
October S-Burlington High School,
at Montpelier.
October 15-U. V. NJ ends, at Bur-
lington.
October 22-Randolph High School,
place undecided.
October 29-M. H. S., at Montpelier.
November 2-B. H. S., at Burling-
ton.
Besides the games actually schel-
uled, two or three teams are CORE
spending with Manager Williams, am
ong which is the Vermont Academy
aggregation. If the Seminary team is
in line for the championship again and
Troy Conference which promises to
have a strong team this year with its
old men back, is the other claimant
for the hcnors, the town may have a
chance to see fair article Of sec
ondary school football, for, as the
last championship game between
these two schools was played at Poult-
ney, the next one is due for Mont
pelier
A very heavy dummy for tackling
practice was strung up at the last
practice, which, although made OF
canvas, lasted for only three tackles.
There have been 20 men and over
out for practice every night, some OF
whom are quite fair. Coach Glidden
has every prospect of turning out
winning team. During the last three
or four nights scrimmage 1practice
has been INDUCED in. The new men
are showing up very well putting the
first team to it to score at all. Tap
lin who played in this city last win
ter on the Bradford Academy basket
ball team is to make position as hall
back on the first team, although this
is his first year a football. Freedman
ia a fast man, and when he learns the
game should show something at end.
Waldo, who put up such an article OF
flying tackling last season is strong
ON defense and should put up strong
claim for end. Among the other
backfield men, Hollis is right there on
the defense. but on the offense has
not as yet struck his stride. Kelly is
a safe player and steady, but is rather
light for his position at full and does
not show all the snap that the full
should possess Bill Niles is stocky
and fast but runs too high for foot
hall. Out of all this chaos OF mater
ial the coaches are quietly and stead
ily working up team, quite heavy and
more or less fast
H. R. Simpson of Sheffield, who is
TO take charge of the Seminary as
steward after October / has been
looking things over for a week. re-
turning to his home yesterday. He
returns to the Seminary next Friday
and his family will join him here the
following week.
Henry Wright of East HardWicK
has been under the weather for DAY
or two, but is recovering.
The following officers were recently
elected by the Adelphi society: Sec
rotary, Lionel w. Merrill; treasurer
Ia G. Glidden; judicial committee, f.
w. Marshall, E. Lester Stanton, A. u
Glidden.
On account of the changes made In