Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-12-04
DISPLAY OF COLLEGE SPIRIT
Day Devoted to Football Inter-
ests at the University.
Flynn OF Buffalo Elected Cnptnin--In-
spring Speeches mt Bnpquet--Con-
structivc Suggestions for 1914
--Gradunte Coach Advocated.

/ Monday was devoted to football in
terests at the University of Vermont A
college banquet was held in the evening
in honor of the 1918 football team. Ed
ward A. Flynn, med, 10, OF Buffalo
n. Y, was elected captain of next years
team, there were many inspiring speeches
and n great display OF college spirit by
! the $50 students who attended Wesley
A. Sturgs of Underhill was chosen foot
ball manager for next year ut college
election which was held in the morning
and Earle r. Holmes of johnson and
Harold A. Mack of Woodstock were elect
ed assistant managers.
President Benton presided at the ban
quet, which was held at the Van Ness
House He referred to the lack of VIC
tories which the team had won this year
but said that, while he was PRESIDENT.
, football would not be given up at the
university while we were losing. We
must not be cutters" He advocated the
game for the manly qualities which it
develops. College spirit, he said, is the
result Of college atmosphere, which in
turn Is the result Of a college conscious
university.
Capt William f. Whalen made two sug-
gcstions for a better football system for
next year He advocated resident
coach, who under a contract Of two or
three years would have an interest at the
close Of the season. \ graduate man
ager Is also needed to talk to alumni and
To prep. school men and interest them In
the university. Manager John Bartlett
spoke of the financial problems Games
In largo neutral towns often are a great
financial help. More prep. school teams
should come to Vermont and play the Sec
ond team.
SUGGESTS THOUSAND CLUB"
Adrian St John. president of the senior
class, paid a tribute to Coach O'Brien.
who lacked material for a team The
team met big teams and suffered defeats
II is gratifying to see the whole univer.
sty supporting them after so many de-
feats. He put forward a plan. suggested
by Captain Reeves, of Thousand club"
at the university. The students, with
some good system and plans, should or
ganizc with the aim of bringing 1000 stu
dents to the university. President Ben
'
that Vermont is :he only New England
university which did not show a falling
off in this years entering class A thou
sand students is an excellent goal, and
the idea of it will no longer caus, a Gasp
of surprise.
DR.. Beocher CONGRATULATED the spirit of
the team and the work of Coach O'Brien.
He greatly favored graduate manager
IN, afb
strngcncy in athletics this year. In a
survey Of the baseball season he said
that a small number of home games was
the inevitable outcome. unless money
was raised. \ vaudeville entertainments
for the benefit Of athletics will be put
on at the Majestic on December IS. The
baseball team and the Burlington public
who appreciate home games will be Very
dependent upon the outcome of this
vaudeville which must be successful
Dean G. II. Perkins. "the Oldest in
the university's service. but the youngest
man on the campus" defined college
spirit 1t means, he said that we carry
an ideal in our mind to which we give
such unsclfish devotion that we allow all
our personal and minor interests to sink
into the larger college interests. he
illustrated his speech with a picture of
the most beautiful sight in Burlington.
snowy Mansfield at sunset. The mountain
is mass of cold rock forbidling. The
snow is cold and repcling. The sunlight
warm It mp ana thrills those who see it
The college is not the campus, buildings,
athletics, social life 1t is all. 1t is the
men who have come and gone, the men
who are here The college spirit bathcs
all in its light
Or. Stone told of Coach OBricns de-
voted service. The men took their defeats
gamely, he said and stood up under
punishment.
BASEBALL OUTLOOK GOOD
Stanley Berry. captain Of baseball COW
cred many points The outlook for base
ball was never better. There are men
to take and fill the places of those who
graduated. Captain Flaherty's place,
however, is hard to NIL 1--WE have
enough college spirit, but must concen-
trate IT, direct it in the right way. We
must have more men out for the assistant
The team needs more per-
sstcnt candidates. Commons hall needs
a more devoted patronage from the stu /,
dents
j Howard Moore, manager of baseball |
thanked the Key and Serpent society who |
arranged the banquet. He gave a detail |
ed plan for the coming schedule. He APP
pealed to the students by their support |
Of the vaudeville and other projects to
help remove the financial limitations
which now doomed big In the way OF
4 good home schedule and a southern
Iun
Captain Reeves said that he saw an
enormous awakening among the stu
dents. There is evident an undertone
Of good feeling ana push. In two
years 1t is possible to have 1000 stu
dents. and counting the coming sum
have 1000 this year, Vermont has
the reputation OF not being demon !
strativc, but Vermonters think and
act. Let's take the advantage of
this era of good feeling and push ev-
erything forward"
Captain-clect FLYNN spoke for next
years team and pledged his 5sst eff
forts Manager-elect Sturgis asked
FOR enthusiastic support and good
number of first string men. Every
speaker was cheered, |. d. Everitt. rs.
and r. NJ Olzcndam. Is leading
songs were sung between the courses,
and much spirit was in evidence.
HARVARD GAME MAY IA
Cambridge, Mass. Dec, "A schedule
II 81 games was announced tonight
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