Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1913-11-28
COLLEGE NOTES.

DR.. Collins entertained few of hi:
student friends Thanksgiving day.
Miss Mary johnson was in town re-
Gently. Miss Johnson graduated ir
1918.
An informal dance was held by those
remaining over the holidays at Pearson'
hall on Wednesday night.
A number of the boys went on 6
tramp and hunting expedition the firs'
days of the recess.
Ted Rourke enjoyed an automobile
and theatre trip to Burlington Thanks
giving as the guest of Ira M. Taylor.
Clinton Reynolds '13, now instructor
in Latin at the Valkman school in Bos
ton, is spending the holidays in Middle
bury.
Woodburn Harris, principal of the
Pittsford high school, and Earl Tracy,
principal of Brandon high school were
in town recently.
John Avery II, who now has charge
of the State Reference library, is in
town for over Sunday. Mrs. Avery
and their yonng son are with him.
Friends of Edward Walker, ex'13,
who has been in the West for the past
year, are glad to hear of his return to
his home in Richmond, Vt.
College closed Tuesday last for the
Thanksgiving recess. All but few of
the students took advantage of the oc-
casion to go to their homes. Glasses
will be resumed on the morning of
Tuesday, December I'd.
On Saturday evening last a short
entertainment was given at the college
gymnasium to the students of the col
lege by the Glee club, followed by
dancing, games, etc. until II 80 O clock.
Hills college orchestra furnished music
for the occasion. A collation. was
served.
With the coming of cold whather
many of the college men are wonder
ing why we cannot have an ice-rink
this year. With little trouble por-
ton of the new athletic field could easily
be flooded and the boys would no doubt
be glad to pitch in and do the necessary
work themselves.
At reception rendered Wednesday
last by the citizens of Natick, Mass, to
all her undergraduate colegians, Mid
dlebury was represented by Miss Anna
Rourke. Among Naticks famous col
legans are Mahan, the Harvard star,
Casey, captain of Exeter and Murray,
captain of Andover, Lee, the well
known Holy Cross half-back, and Ted
Rourke of Middlebury
AS usual on Thanksgiving, President
and Mrs Thomas extended a reception
to the students unable to go home at
this time at their home on Thursday
evening. Almost all of the remaining
students availed themselves of the kind
invitation of their host and hostess and
spent a pleasant evening in their COM
pany. Games were played and light
collation. served.
Work in the gymnasium has already
been started in the Women's college
and will be taken up by the men imme-
dately after the recess. The work in
all classes is under the direction of Mr..
Fisher. Dumb-bell and exercise work
will be compulsory for members of the
lower classes, but gym" work may
also be taken up by those who may de-
sire it.
Three of the six candidates for the
Rhodes scholarship to Oxford, who
were considered by the committee in
charge of the matter at their meeting
in Burlington Wednesday were John
Voss IA of Middlebury college and
Evans T. Kidder l3 of the some insti-
tuition. Mr.. Voss is still at college.
Mr.. Kidder is connected with the Uni
versity of Wisconsin. F. H. Tousley
was the other Middlebury man to COM
pete. The choice of candidates was
given to James H. Wilson, who gradu-
ated from the University of Vermont in
1911. Athletic and leadership abilities
were considered as we'll as scholarly
qualifications.