The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-01-22
NORWICH UNIVERSITY

The hockey team went to Barre last
Saturday to play Goddard seminary, but
the game had to be cancelled because the
warm weather had spoiled the skating
rink.
The midyear examinations began yes
terday and last through Monday, Feb. |.
During this time there will be no drills
in the afternoons and the time will be
given over to study.
The third lecture of the series of lee
lures prepared by President Spooner was
given Tuesday afternoon at the Pearl
theatre by j. F. Morris of the Barber
Asphalt Paving Co. He spoke about the
various kinds of asphalt used in paving
construction and the methods of con-
struction and also the cost of the work.
After Mr.. Morris had finished his re-
marks. three reels of moving pictures
were shown illustrating the work in the
various stages of construction from the
digging of the natural asphalt from the
Lake of Asphalt on the Island of Trinidad
and from Bermudas lake in Venezuela,
from which two lakes all of the natural
asphalt comes, TO the completed road
The next lecture of the series will be by
J. p. Stafford on Feb. 4, upon bitulithic
pavements and the methods of the War
rem Bros Co.
President Charles II. Spooner has gone
TO Washington, ID. G., on business con-
nected with the university.
Robert f. Walbridge, n, of New York
City, is in town for a short stay. Mr..
Walbridge represents the Alexander
Hamilton institute of New York City.
He expects to be travelling in Vermont
for some time for the institute.
The second match of the season of the
Norwich University Rife club of the Ma
tional Rife association was shot Tuesday
against the University of California with
score of $50 out of a possible 900.
The team is doing good deal better now
than they were at this time last year.
Electric lights are being installed in
the riding hall, so that work in riding
may be done late in the afternoon or
evening. when so desired.
The sixth annual initiatory banquet Of
the Phi Kappa Delta fraternity was held
at their chapter house last Saturday
evening The house was decorated with
the fraternity colors, black and gold, and
carnations decked the tables. After
seven course banquet, the following men /
were called upon TO respond 10 toasts BY |
the toastmaster. ,. d. Murphy, 10: "Old /
n. u" =. II. Walton, n; Greetings 10 /
Initiates" +. II. /. Ryder, rs; "Re- |
sponse," G. T. Dockler, rs: Military" /
Lieutenant r. NJ Parker, L. 5. cavalry; /
Athletics" C. B. Keefe. n; "A Word /
10 the WISE" Professor H. r. Roberts; 1
"Phi Kappa Delta" 4. l.. White. rs. /
~GasOline Gas" Professor 4. p. Wins /
low; ~Our Future r. X. lee, 10. @Sum-
mer Girls" Professor y. A. Shaw /
Leaves and Passes, I'd. c. Adams. 'l6. 1
absent Brothers,n W. p. Adams. ~ i
The old men present were G. r. Joslyn. 4
p. ?. Therris. ~, W 2. Adams, 70, y. y. 1
lee. rs. and " G. Fisher. IA. The mi. Il
tistes are A. follows H. r. Boulia. 10; /
W. A. Upham, ~ and the following - /
men. O. A. BiRby. d. w Briggs ~ n. 1
Cameron. r. 4. Cutler. g D Doekler. VI 4
r. Hedges, L. ". kunkei. I. II. Marsh, i
G b. Olson and II. L. Rapp.
Mrs. Alexander Ugston ~ Barre was a
guest Of her son. A. A. Orston. ~. for q
few days last week.