Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-09-30
18TH COLLEGE
YEAR IS OPEN
At M|0OlEbURY

Middlehu;y, SEPT 25.-Jiodicoury t'uS-
leBe opened for It's 10th year this inorn-
ing. EXerCises we're held in the McCul-
| Tough gymnasium, ut WHICH President
Thomas addressed the studepts on "Tho
Old Record and the sew Day"
| In the course of his address :'road .nt
Thomas said
The principal goal Of education in its
| advanced stages is the t4.tivation OF the
will. IT Is the 6cvclopment OF persona ity
W" arc after 'he making Of men and
women who not only Aavc power to break
! with their own past, but 10 help tho
world to break with its past TO shake it,
self loose from its srperstitions, '+eak-
nesses and vices. to withstand the over
present drag toward ignorance, cruelty.
and bestialty, and to load and strengthen
the forces which make for enightonment
and freedom and spiritual worth.
The curriculum Of a college is n sum.
mary of the triumphs of the human spirit
in the principal fields OF mans endeavor
| Every study is a rd of some not bio
achievement In numanty's rise .,,.ird
freedom There pass before the s. Ut
in magnificent array the great cI,p. rs
and discoveries of the human race. .hc
men who have built its enduring iust.t,i.
tions and stamped their thought upon ~
tons and generations of men.
The result of living in such an atmos-
phere can scarcely fail with a sympathctic
mind, to he an awakening to new ambi-
ions and new powers. The old spirit Of
work, II ii was at all listless and careless
seems entirely unworthy and is rcsolutely
put aside. one has been brought into a
new Fellowship and must conduct himself
accordingly. There is a new goal for tn,
lamDluon and IN the press toward it a new
manhood comes to be.
After the opening address the presi-
dent asked the entering class to stand
and extended them few words of well
come. and then declared them matri-
culated students Of Middlcbury After
Dean Wright had made announcements
in regard to various courses of study.
President Thomas announced that here
after chapel exercises of the mems and
womens colleges would be held in tho
Mccullough gymnasium at the usual
hour, Mt SIS in the morning. Hitherto
the chapel exercises have been separate.
Another important announcement was to
the effect that compulsory church at
tendance would be given up. but all stu
dents would he required to attend a col-
lese chapel service a five O'Clock Sum
day afternoons unless excused for urgent
reason.
Glasses Of the regular college schedule
began at 1880
Inc following new members Of the
faculty We're present at the exercises:
Professor Wade in the department Of
French and Spanish Professor Graham
in the chemistry department, Professor
Howard in the history department, Pro-
fessor Bonney IN the mathematics de-
partment, and the new dean of women,
Miss Ross. Professor Schillings of tho
German department., who has been on a
half years leave OF Absence has re-
sumed his duties.
} The football squad, now numbering
some 40 men, is out daily on Porter
Athletic field, under the direction OF
Coach Holmes and his assistants Tho
two weeks spent by the squad at the
football camp at Lake Dunmore should
| give the men an edge on Amherst Sat-
urday at Amherst This game coming
so soon after the opening of college
prevents several excellent candidates for
the team from making the first trip,
but these late arrivals on the squad
will be given a chance to make the trip
to Springfield Mass. a week later when
the Springfield Training school, Coach
Holmes alma mater will be met The
material this year is very promising and
Middebury is assured Of a fast eleven.
Horsford last years varsity guard, is
laid up with badly wrenched shoulder.
Cowles, last years varsity right end,
has wrenched a ligament in one hip.
Captain Condit is suffering from a
sprained ankle. and Grant candidate for
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