Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-11-26
UNIVERSITY NOTES.
Snow Intcrfercs with Proc Night
Events.

Although the snowfall Friday interfer-
ed with the proc night events rousng
smoNer was held in the gymnasium for
the Mddlebury game and the freshman
sophcmore wrestling matches we"c al
so held there, resulting i'm a tie, as
each clast Won one match and the third
was called off on account of the in
eligibility cf the freshman entrant,
who was CVerwcit;ht.
The srrol.cr started about 7.3O o'clock
with selections ny the university band,
which, it might be stated. has been
thoroughly re-organized this year, and
is now the best in many years. After
President Mayforth of the senior class
had called the smoker to order Baker,
10 was elected head cheer leader, and
SWEET IS. leader of songs for the year.
Captain Reeves was then called on.
He said that he hoped there would be
as much enthusiasm at the game as
there was at this smoker. Speaking
about proc or underclass ni2ht, he
stated that the authorities had for sew
eral years been trying to change some
features of this night, AMI that the
plans for the night this year were
good, but the snow iutcrfered. He
called attention to a military tourna-
ment which it was planned to hold De-
cember IS, but which had for various
reasons been postponed until the first
of the year. captain Steele and the
Zouave squad then gave a very inter-
esting exhibition in the manual in
which the squad, although some of the
members are freshmen and taking drill
h.. sb 4
much proficiency.
President Mayforth stated that plans
for a college vaudeville, as was held
last year, had been started, and any
who wished to enter should give their
names to either Ferrin or Gardyne.
II. \. Mack spoke for the Key and
Serpent society, announcing that a foot
ball banquet would be held during the
week of the 18th of December, proba-
bly, Monday, the 18th.
SWEET then led the singing of Vermont
songs. accompanied by Seaver, 49, after
which Baker made a motion that congrat-
llations be extended to Professor Merrill
for his return to the old mill. Baker then
spoke in the interests of We Crabbe, urg-
Ing for more subscriptions.
The wrestling matches We're next on
the program, with DR.. stone the referee
The matches were catCh-as- catch can
with the strange hold only barred In
the middlewcight class Avery, II. took
two straight falls out of Walker, us In
the lightweight class, there was some
dispute, as after Demoritt, Is, had won
the first fall from Hoyt, II, the winner
was found to be eight pounds overweight.
The Boulder society decided that the
points in this match should he divided
between the two classes. In the heavy
weight class, stanley, rs, Won from
Hayden, II, in two straight falls Hay
den, although outwcghed, put up a
scrappy battle in each case. Thus at
the finish each class was credited with
seven and one-half points. five for each
match won and two and one-half for
the lightweight match The smoker
broke up about eleven O'Clock.
Alpha lambda chapter Of Kappa Sigma
fraternity held it's initiation banquet In
the main dining room of the Hotel Yer
mont Friday evening. At the post randal
exercises A. II, Grout of Newport acted
as toastmastor. The following toasts
We're responded to- Alumni, l.. p
Sprague; alumni advisor of the chap
ter, J. L. Iills; Alpha Lambda, c. f.
Brown; The House, W. a. Sturgos; Yer
mont, c, b. Dow; The Sophomores,
Luke" Corners; The "Frosh,' J, Il.
Sanford response, NJ, c. Billings. The
initiates We're nine in number as follows:
Daniel p. Powers. Frederick $. Ryan,
Harold c. Billings, Stanley NJ. Provost
Harold A. Dwinell Bert c, Winslow
Adrian T, Griswold, Clarence E. Bad
ger and Lionel W Merrill They We're
all of the class of 1915
Alpha of Vermont OF Sigma Phi held
their annual initiation and banquet Sat
urday evening at the chapter house The
initiates were C. w. Baker, Jr. of Mont
clair, n. J., L. w, Barbour of Mnnea-
polls. MINI, C, ?. Manning and c. T.
Roberts Of Buffalo \. Y, all Of the
class of 1915 About 90 were present, in
Guiding the following from out of town:
4. L. Duane, Is, OF Union College,
Schenectady, n Y, Stewart Benedict, "A,
of Cornell University, Ithaca. n. Y. IL,
| Il. Pierce Of Washington, ID, c., A. L,