Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1915-11-26
COLLEGE NOTES.

CAVITY, '1S, of Rutland, has been
elected captain of the freshman foot
ball team.
j. M. Hoyt, Is, was in Middlebury
Friday to attend the Delta Sigma ban
quet at The Addison.
William Sistare, '15, was here to
attend the game Saturday, the Goth.
Miss Ruth Hilton, '15, was in Middle
bury for a short time last week and saw
the U. V. M. game.
Elmer West, rs, has entered
Drew Seminary in New York.
1t has been announced that the base
ball schedule for the team has been
started. One game is with Williams
College at Williamstown, Mass, May 20.
At a freshman class meeting Tuesday
in the Hemicycle a constitution was
adopted for the class.
The new freshmen toques have made
their appearance on the campus. They
are a loud yellow and black combina-
ton.
There was a rehearsal of the Glee
club Tuesday at 5 p. m. in the
Hemicycle.
Pearsons hall and other college dormi-
tories and a number of the frat houses
were decorated for the game Saturday
with large Middlebury pennants.
The college has purchased for the
band the following Instruments: Two
alto horns, two trombones, and n
baritone horn. This makes a substan-
tial addition to the instruments already
at the service of the band members.
Some of the girls from the Women's
College have made a large Middlebury
blanket, 8 feet by 80. 1t was hung on
the front of the grand stand Saturday
and made a fine decoration.
A new college bulletin has been is
sued giving the address of welcome
given by President Thomas to the class
of 1919, and statistics regarding the
class.
A talk on prohibition work was given
in chapel Monday morning by Mark
Shaw. Mr.. Shaw is an inter collegiate
travelling secretary of the prohibition
club, and organizes prohibition clubs in
colleges all over the country.
The foot ball management sent 25
complimentary tickets for the U. V. M
game to the members of the Norwich
foot ball team.
The informal dance at the Mccullough
gymnasium Saturday night was well
attended. Over 60 couples were
present. Music was furnished by
Vittum's orchestra. The patrons were
Mrs. j. M. Thomas, DIR. Harrington,
and Mr.. and Mrs. Simeon Murch.
Robert Axt, who arrived in Middle
bury Friday night with his mother to
visit Arthur Axt, 10, was taken i'll Sat
urday and was taken to Burlington Sat-
urday night to be operated on for ap.
pendicitis. He is reported to be doing
well.
The first sets in the freshmen tennis
tournament have been played off. About
&c men and 80 women entered and half
of these have nov been eliminated by
the first ''round'. Since the courts
are in poor condition, Coach Holmes in
tends to mark off tennis courts in the
gym and the tournament will be finished
there. 1t is purposed to finish the
tournament before the gym classes
start, which will be within two weeks.
At the freshmen debating society
election the following officers were
elected: President. Leon Adkins; ex-
ecutive committee, Douglas, Walker
and Alfred Labensky. The first debate
of the year was Wednesday night in the
chapel. The question was Resolved.
that the President of the United States
should be elected for a term of six
years and be ineligible for reelection. 4"
Douglas, Taylor and Todd were as
signed the affirmative, while Olsen,
Labensky and Hamilton upheld the
negative.
The college has made another forward
step this year in introducing a regular
course in Physical Education, with
Coach Holmes as instructor. The course
is required of all freshman the entire
year, and is open for sophomores the
first semester, and required the second.
The course consists of one hour of
recitation per week, the subject matter
of each recitation being the care and
health of the physique. The practical