Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-05-06
UNIVERSITY NOTES.
Debating Team to Meet Clark College
Tomorrow Evening.

Tho debating team meets Clark College
tomorrow evening in the large lecture
room of the Williams Science hall at
7:i5 o'clock. The subject of the debate is:
Re solved. That the federal government
should own and operate the telephone
and telegraph lines within the United
States" Vermont will have the mega tive
side of the question. The local debaters
in order are Crane, II, Prinde 10. and
Hunt, 10. in order of rebuttal, Hunt,
Crane and Prindle Twelve minutes will
be allowed for the opening speech and
six for the rebutta. President Benton
will preside and the judges will he the
Rev. c. c. Adams of Essex Junction.
Congressman =. II. Dale of Island Pond
and ". II. Crockett of Montpelier.
The baseball team left yesterday morn
ing for Boston, playing Harvard to-day.
| The following men We're taken. besides
DIR. Marvin, Coach Crowther and Ray
mond Gilbert, Gallagher. Spear, Upham,
Mayforth, Merrill, Ridon, Maiden, Lime
han, Murnane, SWEET, Tcnnen and Brown.
Saturday the team plays Yale at New
| Haven. After spending Sunday in Spring
/ field. they meet NJ A. c. at Amherst
! Tuesday and Brown at Providence We'd
! nesday.
The tennis team left Yesterday noon
! for Schenectady, y. Y, where they play
| Union to-day Tomorrow they journey
to Hamilton, and play Colgate. They
wind up the week by playing Fordham
at New York city. Manager Remby
Captain Dow Roberts. Taggart and
| Booth made the trip. r. p. Sawyer ac-
companied them as faculty representa-
| tive.
| The sophomores won the outdoor track
meet Thursday afternoon with 80 IL
points to their credit The freshmen
were second with Is IL, the juniors third
with 10, and the seniors last with points
Smith, rs. was the largest point winner.
with four tlrsts, totaling % points; Bur-
rage. II, was second with two frsts and
a tie for first, making 70 IL points; Boil
ster, 49, was third with 10. winning two
first LeBaron, II, bettered Wilburs rec
ord for the half by 10 second. doing it in
2:'$ %. The results We're as follows:
High hurdles, first Smith rs. second
Hackett, II; l00-yard dash, first, Bolster,
16 second. GALLAGHER 10 third. Pater-
son. 10; half mile, first, Le}aron, ",
second Wilbur II, third, Hawkins, II;
high jump, first, Smith, IS 21o-yard dash,
first Bolster. nG. second. spencer rs; 22C
hurdles, first smith, rs; broad jump,
first. Smith. rs, second. Taggart, rs,
third Hackett. II; hammer throw, first,
Burragc II, discus first, Burragc. II,
second, Amcs, II; shot put, first, Ames
, II, second Grandy, 10; quarter mile, first
Paterson. 'l6 second. Smith. II: pole
vault. Burrage and Taggart. rs. tied foi
first mile run, first. Hayden, rs.
The college catalogue for 19li-l9l6 was
out Thursday. A departure from th'
, usual green cover was made this year
and gray substituted. The catalogue, con
tanning 2S2 pages, lists SOB academies. 36'
men ana 1877 women, and l@ NEEDLES, a
grand total OF 606.
At senior class meeting Thursda!
morning, Miss Gleason was elected clas
essayist and Handy to give the pipe ora
ton. 1t was voted to have all-lea the
programs for commencement week.
The baseball team played a 12-innini
> game with Colgate at Centennial fiel'
Friday, darkness putting a stop to tn
contest. No runs We're made by eithe
side. At the same place Tuesdav Penn
> state defeated Vermont, | to 0. the loca
= teams fielding being very ragged