Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1915-10-15
COLLEGE NOTES.


nounced her engagement to William M
Sistare, jr., 10.
Guy Hendry, Is, was in Middlebury
Saturday, the 9th to see the game anc
play in the band.
The AMIGA club which formerly hac
rooms above Hanks & Chison's store,
has announced its dissolution.
Miss Katherine Fish and Miss Adelaide
Ross, both of the class of Is, were in
town the latter part of last week.
A panoramic picture was taken of
the entire student body Thursday after
noon at l: 80 on the campus.
The students of the Woman's College
had picture taken of their number in
group in front of Pearson's hall Sat
afternoon by Mr.. Jackson.
At meeting of the Tennis associa-
ton Wednesday morning it was voted
to dissolve the association and put the
tennis courts, rules, etc., under the
direction of Coach Holmes.
At the regular college vesper service
in the Mccullough Gymnasium Sunday
the 10th, President Thomas spoke from
the text, "Quit You Like Men," LIST
Corinthians 16, the 18th verse.
College tag day turned out to be
quite a success. The proceeds will be
used to meet the expense of the annual
debate with the University o, Vermont.
According to the present outlook the
debate will not be held before March.
The junior class election was held
Monday in the Hemicycle. The officers
elected were as follows: President,
Horsford; vice president, Miss Linnell;
secretary, Miss Frost; and treasurer,
Vaughn.
Coach Holmes has some new apparatus
in the office in the gymnasium and
starting with the men of the freshm n
class everyone will put through a
rigorous physical examination. and a
record of each man kept on file.
Statistics of the church prefer ence of
the undergraduates have been com
piled. The figures are as follows:
Congregational 1879, Baptist 49, Metho-
dist 45, Episcopal Sc, Catholic 80. Pres
byterian 10, Universalist 8, Christian
Science 3, Lutheran /, Advent l, Church
of England /, Jewish /.
The first college dane of the year
was held in the gymnasium Saturday
night the 9th. About sixty couples
were present. Music was furnished by
the college orchestra under the direc-
tion of the new leader, Mr.. Vittum.
Comments on all sides indicate that it
was one of the best social dances
ever held in the gym.
Middlebury should not be disappointed
that we did not pile up a big score
against Stevens Technical School in the
game last Saturday, for the Stevens
team averaged ten pounds to a man
heavier than the Middlebury men.
Stevens had beaten Connecticut Agri-
cultural College this year by score of
IA to 3.
A good crowd was in attendance at
the Union meeting and smoker held in
the Mccullough gymnasium on the
evening of October 8. This was the
first meeting after the summer vacation
and business which had necessarily ac-
cumulated since June was taken up.
Speeches were made by DR.. Thomas,
DR.. Harrington and Coach Holmes.
After the business, Middlebury songs
and cheers were in order. and snake
dance was the final number.
The fall pledge day for upper class
women was held by the Womens col
lege Tuesday, the 18th. The following
women were pledged: Phi Mu Gamma,
Miss Marion Elmer, Middlebury; Miss
Eleanor Crane, Hacketstown, N. j.;
and Miss Dorothy Barr, New York
city. Sigma Kappa Jones, Mans
field, Mass. land Miss Elizabeth Smeallie,
Yalesville, Conn. Alpha Chi-Miss
Lucia Besiegel, Dalton, Mass; and Miss
Helen Diehl. S. Natick, Mass.
The first meeting of the Glee club
was help in the chapel Wednesday after
noon at 80 o'clock. The following
officers were elected for the year:
Leader. Salisbury: assistant leader,
Williams; manager, Parker, '16, and
assistant manager, Ottman. Professor
Cunningham will have charge this year
and be present at most of the rehearsals.
The tryouts for membership in the
club were held Thursday night in the
chapel under the direction of Professor
and Professor Collins.
Tho intarclass track meet held IN