Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-05-25
UNIVERSITY NOTES,
Elaborate Decorations Feature of
Successful Junior Prom.

Elaborate Decorations " Feature OF
Successful Junior Prom.
one Of the most successful Junior prom,
in recent years was held Thursday r
the gymnasium. The decorations wcr,
| elaborate and artistic, the color schem,
being green and gold. Suspended iron
the center of the gymnasium wa.
large square sign with tn,
class numerals. 1917, illuminate
with colored lights From this center
piece festoons were strung to the run
ming track. happy effect was brought
out by the imitation colonnades unde!
the running track. Xta's orchestra from
Albany. which has played for proms al
Williams. Colgate and Columbia this las
winter, furnished music for an order ot
twenty-four dances. President and Mrs
Guy Potter Benton. Professor and Mrs
Frederick Upper. Jr,, Judge and Mrs
l.. c. Mower, Col and Mrs Ira l.. Reeves
Professor and Mrs. G. G. Groat and Or
and Mrs. o. ~ Eastman acted as
patrons and patronesses. During the
intermission refreshments were served in
the annex, Miss Lucinda Smith catering
The members of the Lambda Iota
fraternity gave house party to a
large number of junior week guests
Among those attending are the follow
ing: Miss Ethel Ogden of Buffalo. Mis-.
Anne Hulihan of Rutland, Mss Edna
Harris % Leominster Mass, Miss Edith
lioldstock of Burlington. Miss Helen
Hoyt OF Burlington, Miss Clemma Seavc,
of Barton, Miss Esther ANGEL of Hard.
Wick, Miss Helen Perkins of Rutland
MISS Mary MaEn"r of Burlington, Miss
Elizabeth Baker of Upper Montclair
~ j., Miss Marion Jordan of Burlington,
Mss Marion Bickford of Mcdford, Mass.
and Miss Catherine Walton of WELLESLEY
College The chaperons were Mrs. f. II.
Rockwell Of Burlington and Mrs. f. W.
Freeman of Boston.
President and Mrs Benton will give a
reception at their home on the evening
of Friday, June >, to the members Of the
graduating classes.
Junior week was brought to a pleas
ant close Saturday evening with the
boatridc, large number enjoying the
trip, The boat landed at Cedar Reach
where members of the Sigma M and
Sigma Phi fraternity and ladies'. who
held picnic there earlier in the dav.
were picked up
The new Cynic board took up their
duties last week, Saturdays issue being
the first number put out by the new
board
The annual junior luncheon was held
Saturday at the New Sherwood Hotel
The table was decorated with cut flowers
in the class colors, purple and gold
"A IL, ,,c A.
acted as toastmistrcss. and Ruby How
as song leader Responses were given t.
the following toasts: EN- Members
Mary Frank; RESPONSE" Norma Strou.
Crosby; 'Patronesses." Esther Magoon
~ w. c. A." Ruby Tuthll; &C y. A., >"
Elizabeth Baker; "Freshmen," Mary Con.
way; Future" Mary LOOMS; "1si7.'
Emma Fuller Several imprumptu toast.
were responded 10. The eX-members
present at the luncheon were: I.essle C5hl
of Westford Mrs j. b. Dana OF Burlirg.
tom Barbara Hunt of Essex Junction
Marion MacFarand of johnson, MIS-. IL
T. Crosby Of Hyde Park and Ruth Stuart
of Fairfax.
Friday evening was fraternity night in
the Ju"ior week program Practically all
the fraternitics held dances either in thei,
chapter houses or at the hotels and
clubs The Lambda Iota, Sigma Phi and
Kappa Sigma dances took place at thej,
respective houses, while the Alpha Tai
Omegas held theirs at the Ethan hller
cub house. The Hotel Vermont root
garden was selected by the Alpha Gam.
ma Sigmas, while the main dining room
OF the same hotel served the Delta Psis
The annual excursion of the senior en-
gineers is being held this week rh,
mechanical engineers, in charge n
PROFESSOR Robinson, left the first of tb,
week for trip down the Connection
valley by automobile, going as far a,
Hartford, Conn, and visiting machin.
shops in important mechanical plants il
| Massachusetts and Connecticut Th,
party Will return the latter part OF IN
week On Monday the civil and electrico
| engineers went TO Vergennes, where the,
| inspected the plant of the Nergeune
| Power company and the machine sho,
OF the /" r. Benton company. The part,
| was IN charge of Carl BroWnel, OF On
Tuesday the same party went by auto
mobile on trip up the WinousH valley
! stopping first at the Tennoy COMPANY.
| power plant at Bolton Falls and rain,
| from thefe to Barre. The stone shed n
| barclay Brothers was visited ana n,
party proceeded thence to the oiorrio,
visiting number Of the most imnortan,
and inspecting also the mechanical MINT
at the quarries The party WAS CON
Quoted by Guy Varnum. "a. ana by
committee of the Barre board of trad,
which included the president ana socrc
tary of that organization At the plan
OF Boutwell, Milne q Narnum compan
refreshments were served. Yesterday IN
| power plants at Winooski gorge an
ESSEX junction We're visited
me baSehall team has played tw
| games during the week and lost thei
both Al Centennial field on Saturda
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute won b
"A score of to 3; at the same place yes
terday Massachusetts Agricultural COLES
| won, 10 to 3.