Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1914-02-13
COLLEGE NOTES.

Jones, '15, is suffering with a felon
on one of his fingers.
The college band was photographed
at the Jackson studio last week. /:
E. A. Triggs has returned to college
after a short absence.
The Faculty club met this week Mon
day at the library for business meet
ing.
The Dramatic club of the Women's
college met at Pearsons on Wednesday
evening.
| The sophomore-se senior game was for
feited to the seniors in the early part of
the game.
Plans are on foot for a minstrel
show to be given by the college minstrels
February 26th, at the Mccullough gym
nasum.
Instructor w. E. Dawson is giving
a series of four lectures this week and
next to students on the "Use of
Phonetics in the Study of German"
The Alchemists held their regular
meeting on Wednesday night at which
plans for future lectures were dis
cussed.
The Philosophy club met this week at
DR.. Cunningham's residence for it's
regular monthly discussion.
Dan A. Mason, '16, and Horsford, 16,
have returned to college after half
years absence.
Invitation to the Women's Sororities
will probably be extended some time
this week.
Religious exercises will be held in tn e
Music hall On next Sunday after
noon. Dr. Thomss will be in charge.
A series of smokers for the purpose
of generating little college spirit will
be held shortly at Hamlin Commons.
Miss Ida Ainsworth, ex-l6, was in
town over the week end. She was en-
tertained at Pearsons by Miss Miller
and other friends.
Clinton Reynolds, 10, of the Volt
mann school of Boston and Harry
Williams, 10, of Springfield, Mass. +,
were recent visi :ors on the hill.
The tuition at the college will be
raised to 500 per annum beginning
next year.
Miss Mable Stone spent several days
last week with her parents in YER
gennes.
The matter of compulsory church at
tendance which was agitated last fall
has been referred by the trustees to
the faculty. comittee of which is now
considering the matter.
On Tuesday, February "a, a lecture
by Hamilton Holt, editor of "The In
dependent" will be given at the gym
nasium. The subject will be "The Fed
Grafton of the World"
The students and faculty will not
have holiday on February %, this
year, as on previous occasions, inasmuch
as that holiday falls on Sunday. The
next recess will be April 8th, the be-
ginning of the Easter vacation.
Although a shake-up in the sopho
more delegation is eminent it is doubt
full if the actions of this game will eff
feet the remainder of the schedule.
There are still five sets of games to be
played so the championship is open to
all.
Kenneth c. Penniman, ID, is seriously
i'll, being confined to his bed with a
severe cold and nervous break down.
The college has taken the young man s
case in hand and provided nurse and
medical treatment for him, since which
time a decided improvement for the
better has been noticed.
The second semester of the college
year began Monday. The absence of
Professor Wright, who has left for an
extensive trip with Mrs. Wright in
Europe, is keenly felt by the faculty
and students. Prof. Picard's absence
also leaves the botany department
somewhat handicapped.
The basket ball series of this week
Wednesday proved to be an interesting
if not successful exhibition of basket
ball. The freshmen were able to defeat
the junior team which was handicapped
by the loss of Jones. the score being
1873 Hard was not able to play with
the former team as had been antici-
pated.
Members of the women's college as
sisted by Dean Throop held reception
on Monday evening in honor of Miss
Mary Geran, who is leaving to take up
educational work in the Philippine SER
vice, and Miss Anna Perkins, whose en-
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