The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-09-20
NORWICH UNIVERSITY


| Prof. McReady of Massachusetts in
stitute OF technology has arrived and has
taken up his duties as professor OF draw
ing and descriptive geometry.
Foster c. Whitney, ex rs, of Frank
lin, was recent visitor of friends in
town.
Edward J. Collins has leave of alb
sem in, and is working in Barre, I'M
| til the first of October.
Dorr f. Field, II, who has been at
work in the West since graduation, has
gone to New Martinsyille, w Va, where
he has employment as inspector on a
big government dam. Several other Nor
witch men are there also.
Il. @. White, '0S, who was an instruc-
tor at junior summer school, has re-
turned to his duties as professor at
Cornell.
Charles b. Burch, 'l3, who has been
at work in his home city all summer,
has gone to Greenfield, Mass, where he
is coaching the Greenfield high school
football team. H. b. S. Burwell also
'l3, is coaching the Concord, N. H., high
school team after Working during the
summer for the Proctor Marble Co. at
Proctor
One of the men who recently passed
the examinations for second lieutenant
of the Marine corps was Gorge l.. Davis
of the class of rs. He left Norwich
last year and went to Washington, ID. c.,
to enter the Army and Navy prepare
tory school there.
The first college dance Of the year was
held in armory shall last week on Fri
day evening and was given by the or
chestra. There was the usual large at
tendance and the music was very much
enjoyed. The orchestra is composed OF
IL or 10 pieces this year and is the
largest one that Norwich has ever had.
The prospects for frst-class band are
also better than they have been III
years.
Howard II. Reid, IL, won the firsc
prize in the endurance contest OF the
Morgan Horse club Of New England in
their ride from Mortified to the state
fair grounds. Capt. r. c. Kimball, IA,
won second prize and the new command
ant, Lieut.. r. NJ. Parker, won third prize.
The men and horses will return on Sat
urday.
N. L. Sheldon, 's4, of Boston, was in
town on business for several days re
Gently.
II. B. s. Burwell was visitor in town
for several days last week. He has
passed his army examinations which he
took in July, and may receive his com,
mission at most any time.
The outlook for football this coming
season is fully as good as it was last
season, and this year there are new men
for nearly every position. There is a
good number of old men out and also
a large number of the freshmen, and
there is a lot of good material showing
up among them. O'Dowd, 10, has just
and is again to be seen in his
suit and working away at end and he
will in all probability hold down one OF
them this fall, as it will take a mighty
good man to put him out of the run
ming. The coach is getting lot of work
out of his men every afternoon and they
are rapidly developing into a fast bunch. |
Practice in all parts Of the game Is
given every day and the team will be in |
good shape to meet Holy Cross at Wor- !
cester next Wednesday. Barnes, who
got HRS collar bone broken in practice,
is getting along in good shape and the
coach thinks that possibly he may get
into the game again the last OF the sea
son.
There are no drills on Monday and |
the corps are lined up on the football
field and the new men are taught the
Norwich songs and cheers.
The new men are rapidly learning va
rious elementary movements in military
science and are showing up well New
rifles are on their way here and when
received the corps win be fitted out with
the latest army rifles. The new men be-
yan to 60 on guard Thursday.
Several new men have arrived in the 1
asst few days and the number of them
now is 90, or above, and there are still
, few more expected