Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-06-29

hands and listened enrsptured to the dis
cordant symphony of sophomore-fresh-
men squabbles. The mild sepia tones OF
our achievements harmonized splenddly
with the shadowy background. which the
business of being juniors involved Last
fall we suddenly emerged from the
shadow land in which we had existed for
year, into the garish light of senior
ship. Many OF us, so accustomed to dark
ness, covered our eyes and shut out the
light, some OF us, after the first binding
OF the light. regained our sight
Early on this last stage OF our Journey
we were to lose him who had for so
long shaped the destiny OF our university.
In the death Of President Buckham we
as a university lost a leader and consttu-
ent part, the community, a true citizen
and great good man; the world. a
scholar and a gentleman.
Miss Josephine Emeline Dana of
North Pomfret was the next speaker.
She delivered the class essay, in which
she said:
According to some writer's, there arc
two sides to a perfect intellectual lfe-the
scientific and the mythical. The mythical
factor received most emphasis early in
the development of the race. when men
were credulous, imaginative and emo
tional Later came the rise of the
scientific faculty, which has gradually
| increased in power until 1T has triumphed
| over the mythical element and we are in
| danger of losing this important factor
| of development"
Miss Dana said, furthermore. that the
| development of the race is like that Of the
I individual. The child is imaginative, but
the schools load him down with scientific
facts. and his mythical faculties become
dormant. If these are lost entirely, the
! creative power Is destroyed
As we grow older, we should take care
that our maginations become not use
less The sight OF the phenomena of
nature calls to mind the mythology OF
Greece and Rome, or the stronger, simpler
Scandinavian beliefs.
Miss Dana then took up the NEUROLOGICAL
ideas Of various peoples She treated
in turn the legends of the Germans. The
fairy stories of the Japanese and the foli
tales of the Irish. In closing she said:
LET us then weave a little more o.
this poetry into our lives even while th'
spirit of science envelops us. And as w
go home and the wind blows the grass
blades, let us listen to near the whispering
of the fairies, for the fairies do 1t all"
The next address was the bouldet
grafton. by George Philip futile o.
this city. who discussed the aims anc
work of the Boulder society. In thi!
connection, Mr.. futile said:
BOULDER GRAFTON.
In order to perform the work expecte'
OF the society its members should b
chosen first Of all absolutely without re
gard to fraternity Affiliations. To do 9th
erwise 1t is very evident would be disas
tTous to the we'll being Of the society
The ideal Boulder society would he on
composed Of men with various interest
and various friendships but nodded int
such a unit ny the society that they con
slider everything else, their interests an
their friendships, subservient to the inter
SITS and well being of the undergra duat
: life as a whole. body of men who for
get private interests and petty rvalrie
| tor the good of the college which II |
tneir duty to serve. In order to form
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