Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-06-08

me OF the university from It's founding
III I'ol down to the present day will be
heId curing commencement week. IT is
P'ahhed 10 nave each class and each
fraternity put on tableau The tentative
pan OF events for the pageant Is as fol
lows: Procession of alumni hy classes
'rlputo TO makers OF past Uhe placing
or portraits and busts of such men as
Billings Williams, Converse, Ira Allen.
Marsh, Benedict, Torrey Petty, Buck
NAM Merrill and Goodrich: discovery by
Samuel dc Champain, by Delta sigma.
lthan Allen and the Green Mountain
Bows ny class; Ira Allen Offering Funds
I" 'ho trainers of the Vermont Constitu-
tlon Tor the Building of a University, by
sigma Phi; George WASHINGTON Signing
the BIZ to Mako Vermont n state, by
lambda 1ota; Vermont Welcomed int }
the Union, by Alpha ri Delta; founding
OF the University, by Kappa Sigma
graduation of the First Glass. by Alpha
Gamma Sigma; "old mill" used as bar
racks by the soldiers Of 1912. by Phi Delta
Theta; Lafayette laying cornerstone by
Alpha Tau Omega: June training, by
Commons club; students cnllstlng for
civil War, by Delta Psi; Lincoln signing
land grant college bill with Justin 8.
Morrill,, by Sigma NJ; wedding Of Uni !
versity and State Agricultural COLLEGE, !
by class admission Of women, by Kappa |
Alpha Theta; founding Of home economies |
department, by ri Beta Phi: pageant Of
the future, by class. In addition an
allcgorical episode by Delta Delta Delta |
mot yet decided); and II is hoped that the |
medical college may be able 10 present
nnp CHI
the classes of 1886, 1896 and 1906 having !
reunions may contribute to individual
episodes. Each episode will last four
minutes with very brief curtains be
tween: no words are to be spokean by
participants themselves but the explana
uoh VIII be read by the impersonator Of
the spirit of L. V. NJ
the try-outs for the Kingsley prize
speaking were held Tuesday afternoon |
in the chapel hall. The Judges. Professors |
clifford, Lindsay and Griffin, chose the
following hve from each class Sophie |
moros r. z. Camp. G.. r. Chanberlin |
g. houston, p. r. Johnson and l.. A. |
Woodward freshmen, r. G. Hayden, J. !
f. kenney, +. d. insolvency, r. p |
Partch and f. a. Spaulding
The Ccrcle Francois met Tuesday night |
in tn Howard gymnasium. Moliere's
Les Precieuses Ridicues" was presented /
by members OF the club. The following ,
officers were elected for next year. !
Honorary president. Professor N1yrick; |
president, Mary Conway: vice president |
Raymond Marcotte secretary, Florence |
Narcotic; treasurer. Jessie Fiske: execu !
tive committee. Mr.. Griffin, chairman |
Evangelne Hayward and Albert Desau |
tells.
At the last meeting of the Debating /
club for the year Monday evening in n, |
north college. the following officers were |
elected for next year: President. F. r. |
johnson, is; vice-president, G.. f. Davies, |
II; secretary, r. c. Brown, Is: treasurer, |
j. r. Andrews, Is; manager of debating |
teams, l.. a. Woodward, rs.
The members of the rifle team have I
elected A w. Stanley, II. and r. w. |
Meachen. 10, as captain and secretary.
respectively Another meeting will be /
held in the near future when the rife I
''N' will be awarded and plans for next
years team discussed.
The senior class has elected the follow
ing finance committee: President Wilcox, |
Armstrong Bloomcr, Griffin. Grismer and |
Miss Constance Notey.
The senior class have elected the
following to serve as a committee to
have charge of the class float in the
senior week pageant: Washburn, OIL I
zendam, Grismer. the Misses Gardner
and Rutter.
Akraia held Its annual initiation and
yesterday at five o'clock at tn,
Athena club rooms. In the evening a
dance was given to members of the
boulder society. The chaperons were
Professor and Mrs. Storey. The new mem.
hers of Akraia are: Mary Conway of
flttsford. Jessie Fiske of Brookheld.
Edith Holdstock OF Burlington Jennie
Of Johnson, Laura Parker Of
burlington and Frances Tenney of ST.
Adams.
At meeting Of the juniors yesterday
me following committee was elected Il
take charge of an event in the senior
week pageant: Shippy. chairman. r. w.
Dow. Arms Gladys Flint and Mabel
Derway.
The baseball team defeated Boston
College at Centennial field Friday by a
score of l3 to g. The game scheduled
Tor Monday with Syracuse University
VAS cancelled because of rain The
season closes with game with Middle
pury College at Middebury June 49,