Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1915-01-15
COLLEGE NOTES.

N. Y, has been appointed assistant
secretary of the Y. M. C. A. for Ad-
Olson county.
The local Y. M. C. A. has organized
basket ball team. Dexter H. Mead,
10, of Lenoards Bridge, Conn. has been
elected captain and Ralph n. Beau
mont, Is, of Roxbury, N. Y, manager.
Men for the team are to be selected from
the college and games are to be ar
ranged with teams in the surrounding
towns.
The first of the Sunday afternoon SER
vices was held in the Mccullough gym
nasium January 10 at five o'clock.
These services are the result of a new
ruling by the faculty in regard to church
attendance, They are to be conducted
by the president, and in his absence by
the dean.
Charles j. Lyons, '18, of Stamford,
N. Y, has been taken sick with the
measles and has been unable to return
to college since the Christmas vacation.
The Freshmen debating union has ar
ranged debate with the Freshman
team of Union college. The debate is
to be held at Middebury on March II.
Tryout debates are to be held on Fri
day evening, January Is. The subject of
the debate with Union is to be: Re
solved, that the States should adopt the
principle of the Minimum Wage for
Women and Children employed in stores,
shops factories and by public service
corporations. Middlebury is to have
the affirmative side of the question.
The first OF the series of nine-inter-
class bask etball games is,to be held in the
Mccullough gymnasium on Wednesday
evening, January 13. This first game
will be between the freshmen and
seniors. The junior and sophomore
teams are to play the same evening.
An admission to the games will be
charged and season tickets will be sold
by the managers of the different teams.
The college band will furnish music at
the games. The student body are to be
arranged by classes. The men will sit
on the right of the hall and the women
on the left by order of classes with the
freshmen at the rear of the building.
An exciting series is expected and
everyone should attend the games.
Pictures of the different classes and
of athletic teams have been taken re-
Gently by Mr.. Jackson, local photog-
rapher, for the Kaleidoscope.
There was a meeting of the Middle
bury Union at the gymnasium on Fri
day evening, January s, President Day
presiding. There was some discussion
of the proposed blanket tax for
athletics. 1t is proposed to double the
present athletic tax and give in return
season tickets to all home games. A
petition to the faculty asking for this
change was circulated at the meeting.
Miss Throop, dean of the women's
college, who has been at her home in
New York city. resumed her duties
Monday.
Adelino Hoffav, Is, spent Sunday
with friends at Lincoln.
The Rev. T. Milne Ross, Is, occupied
the pulpit in exchange with the Rev
Rose of the Congregational church al
Cornwall
The inter-fraternity council me-
Tuesday evening in the chapel. The dis
cusson was keen in regard to the new
rushing rules and violation of the rules
1t is hoped to remedy few of the mos
objectiona features of the new rules.
Miss Chamberlain is Visiting he
niece, Miss Isabelle Grant, 'l6, on tn
hill.
Professor Harrington delivered an
other lecture in his course on "Histori
cal Foundations of Christianity" in tn
English room Tuesday evening. Their
was large attendance.
The Boston alumni, who last year hell
the largest gathering of Middlebur,
graduates held outside Vermont, ar
i planning to break this record again thi
year on February Is. They are an
nouncing a reception to Professo
Wright in recognition of the 30th yea
of service as Middlebury teachsr. Thu
| New York association is to hold a re
| union January %.
The Delta Sigma fraternity held
house party Saturday evening at tn
| fraternity lodge. Twenty-Five couple
were in attendance. A progressiv
whist game was conducted. The frs
!, prize was won by Miss Hazeltine an
Mr.. Drew and the second prize was wo
= by Miss Jones and Mr.. Ross. Refresh
, ments We're served and musical pre-
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