Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1914-01-16
COLLEGE NOTES.

A series of lectures are being given
at the college chapel this week. The
lectures are illustrated by very inter-
esting set of stereopticon slides. The
subject Tuesday evening was 1.-The
Reign of Fire" Wednesday, 1.-The
Warfare of Water; Thursday, 1.-The
Wonders of Snow and Ice"; Friday,
THE Crown of Creation. " The lecturer,
Mr.. w. T. Elsing, is an eminent
geologist, and connected with the
Dewitt Memorial church of New York
York city.
Prof. Duane Robinson, head of the
French department has been forced to
be absent from classes for several DAYS
owing to illness.
Harold Heath, II, has returned to
college after long absence occasoned
by illness.
The varsity debating team will be
chosen next week. The team will rep
resent Middlebury in the series of de-
bates with the University of Vermont
and Norwich. The choice of two regu-
lars and an alternate will be the result
of debate held in the early part of
next week on the subject, Resolved,
That Congress Shall Pass Joint Reso-
luton to Promise independence to the
Philippines at Fixed Date, Not
Later than 1924" The contestants for
varsity team are: Grant, '16, Voss,
affirmative; Day, Monahan, Haskins,
Floyd, Anderson, Mott and McCloskey
on the negative.
The Calendar for 1914 shows that the
dates of final exams for the first sem
ester will be January 80 to February z,
inclusive; the Easter recess from April
8 to Is; of junior week May to 8; and
the dates of commencement week
June q, Baccalaureate Sunday; June
%, Glass Day; June %, Alumni day,
and June "a, Commencement day.
The summer session will begin June
Both and last until August 7th. College
will open on September oath for the
year 1914-15.
Owing to the transfer of Searles, II
to another college, a class meeting of
the freshmen class was held Thursday
to elect new class president.
The college band turned out to the
basket ball games of Wednesday at the
gymnasium. Proceeds from the games
will go to the athletic association.
Vermont Alpha of ri Beta Phi held a
fraternity dance on Saturday evening
at Masonic hall. Patronesses were
Mrs. Ezra Brainerd, Mrs. A. E. Lam
bert, Mrs. G. w. Cunningham, Mrs
Philip Crane and Miss Suzanne Throop
A supper was served at intermission al
the fraternal meeting rooms. About
thirty-tive couples were present. The
hall was very beautifully decorated il
the fraternity colors. Several members
of the chapter at the University of Yer
mont were present as guests of the
local chapter.
Robinson was elected captain of the
sopho more basket ball team and Sistar,
manager of the junior team, at election
held Wednesday.
The basket ball season at the coleg
was opened Wednesday night witt
games between the junior senior team
and the sophomore freshmen teams
Some very exciting games are antci
pated for the freshmen. sophomore
and junior classes have fast teams OF
the floor. The games of Wednesday re
suited in victories for the junior AM
sophomore teams to the respectiv
scores of 32-4 and 28-18.
The condition of Earl L. Parkinson
Is, who was removed to the Procto
hospital on Sunday night owing to
serious case of typhoid fever is reporte
to be very low. He was taken i'll jus
5 before the end of the Christmas recess
5 and has for some time been at the hon
of eX-President Era Brainerd. Mr.
s Parkinson's home is in Bellericker
Mass.