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

Or, climbing to the tower in the "mill',
gaze again on Mansfeld's noble brow,
And, to the southwark, on his snow
capped bride,
western Fuji-yama, Camel's Hump,
Then viewing, in the west the broad
Champlain
With laughing waves that mock the sunny
skies.
And, more remote. the Adirondack blue
Empurpled with the blush of setting sun.
In such a realm. where nature ~reignel,
the queen.
With Truth and Love and Beauty for her
maids
True friendship grew deep-rooted in our
hearts
Fed by a common choice of high ideals.
Though we may feel a shadow of regret
That in this realm ideal we fingered not.
Playing at work and working at our play;
y ct, in our hearts wen know we heard
life's call
When we courageous sought a broader
field.
fain would add our forces to that
stream
That, setting at defiance natures laws,
Flows ever upward to "A higher plane.
Then will the retrospect rekindle in our
hearts
The fair philosophy of youth that seeks
To find in all the truth and purity
And, In the real embodied. the ideal.
When the members Of the class had
lighted their class pipes. Donald w. Nc
C!dland Of this city delivered the pipe
grafton, in which he said:
PIPE GRAFTON.
Friends and classmates:
We have seen many college mokers in
the gym yonder and in the medical build
ing, and the mention of them calls to ouI
minds visions of happy gatherings and
plans for student activities, whose fulfill.
nlent was always a joy to us. though
sometimes q source of anxiety to the fac.
Ulty. This is the last time we shall al
smoke together-unless we smoke here.
after-hut these pipes will remain as &
visible oxen of this and many other gath.
er!ngs, and the sight of the old Dutch.
nan hanging on our walls will axe u,
lack to the campus, and to thoughts o
pleasant friendships, of conflicts witt
city authorities who could not see n,
great light in whose rays we basked, OF
if they cid, sought TO extinguish it. anc
to thoughts of victories earned on TIL
diamond.
The world says smoking is INDUCED /,
to some extent at most of our great m.
versities. We must admit there is ON
Slight foundation for this rumor. Fo,
smoking is not yet ono of the rcquiroc
courses, but it certainly is one of the mos
popular electives. Yet it Is not hecausl
we can not wait for the conclusion o
these exercises that We are now smoking
tut rather in pcrpctuation of a beautifu
End picturesque custom-a custom which
no doubt, came into being in answer to
very natural craving for some symbol .
the aspects of college life which we hav
already stressed.
After a musical number, George Regi
nald Pierce Of Newport, y. H.. addresse,
the undergraduates, discussing. amoni
other topics, the matter of class AM
college "honor lists" He said in part:
ADDRESS TO UNDERGRADUATES.
AS we look back over our four year
certain defects in the administration o
college affairs are brought to our at
tention which should be remedied to civ
a stable foundation for Our future of III
institution, We are told that n new err
Is beginning with our departure. W
know that this Is the result OF the un
PARALLEL example which we have set. w
can no longer remain as an example IN
we go out leaving the destiny Of III!
college In your hands. with a few recon
mendations from us to aid you. We ar
assured that this university Is to In
crease It's enrolment list and we wis
to see the affairs in perfect condition 70
such as enlargement. There IS one glar
ing defect which must be eliminated be
fore these conditions will become az
| proximately standard. This is the mat
ter of college and class elections, an
the distribution of honors,
Before we go farther we should hav
a thorough understanding of the mear
ing of the word honor. Webster define
1t as the esteem due or paid to worth,
or "a nice sense Of what is right, jus
and true We regret that Daniel shoul
be in such error. An honor as we kno'
II is a portion of that vivid comct-ta
attachment which sets off in bold relic
the name Of every successful politician
as seen in that annual publication, III
Ariel. These honors are acquired b
promising a certain number Of votes I
some Office seeker in exchange for III
number of votes necessary for your ow
election, This Is honor as W. know it.
But If such Is the standard of hone
the question arises why should any or
desire his name published in such
connection. 1t all arises through igno'
ance. Ignorance on the part of II
politician who knows not the harm !
does and the ignorance on the part
those to whom a honor list is shown. TT
uninitiated believe that all those offic
are really given one as a mark of estee
whereas II the truth were known to the
how often n ono list would become
blacklist in their eye sight. We do II,
stop to realize how often the publicatic
OF an honor signifies some d%lshonorab
act.
The program closed with the ~
Grafton by Edward Hamilton butcher
East Orange, n. j., and the planting
the class Ivy beside the Billings librar
Mr.. butcher said:
IVY GRAFTON.
If on a day like this. upon n campu
glad In natures richest robes, on
single thought OF jealousy could arts
within our hearts, and upon our SOU
one smirch OF envy could be found.
would he because Of our little iv,
Now our hearts do ache at the though