Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1916-02-18


hockey team.
The large telescope of the physics de-
partment was set up Tuesday afternoon
for the use Of the students, in view to
observing Jupiter and Venus in the
western heavens, but owing to the
ha2y atmosphere the view was OBJ
scured.
Miss Marion Elmer, Is, spent Satur-
day and Sunday at her home in East
Middlebury.
G, r, Ayers, 'l6, is i'll at his rooms in
the Battell block.
Eugene Boyce, II, who has been dan.
gerously i'll for the last two weeks, is
slightly better and on the gain,
w. +. Miller, II, has been engaged
during the winter in tutoring several
students from Taft school, in Connecti-
cut, who have come here for the pur-
pose of getting special studies under the
direction of Professor Robinson.
There was a meeting of the Civics
club in Pearsons hall Wednesday after
noon, The topic for consideration was
state Government"
The annual mid winter meeting of the
Phi Beta Kappa society will be held in
the Mccullough gymnasium tonight.
Hon. A. Barton Hepburn will deliver
the address of the evening. His sub
ject will be "The Opportunity that
Awaits the College Graduate in the
Business World"
There is considerable talk of having
an interscholastic track meet, open to
the high schools of the State,
to be held at Middlebury during
Junior week. This would be some
thing new for Middlebury and would
draw many high school men here who
might not otherwise be attracted.
At the last inter-fraternity council
there was some talk of having each
fraternity build and furnish a booth at
the Junior Prom, but the plan was not
adopted.
Prof. H. F. Perkins of the University
Of Vermont gave a lecture on pond and
Stream Life in Vermont" in the Latin
room Thursday afternoon. The lecture
was illustrated by lantern slides and
-chromes. The room was well
filled and those present enjoyed an
educational lecture interspersed with
many bits of humor.
Watson, 10, of Stratford, Conn. has
returned to college after a semester's
absence. He has been in the employ
of the Remington Ammunition Com
pany of Bridgeport during the fall and
and winter.
Several of the college students aided
materially at the fire on Weybridge
street last Friday. With their help
the blaze, which, which bade fair to
doing considerable damage, was soon
extinguished The students deserve
much credit for their prompt assistance
The number of freshmen still trying
out for the freshmen debating team has
been cut down to nine men: Adkins,
Hamilton, Hebard, Labensey, Ohlsen,
Pitkin, Plumb, H. l.. Smith and
Swoboda. From these final team will
be picked in a tryout to be held about
March |. The topic will be the same as
that of the varsity debate.
H. M. Morgan, 10, who has been con-
fined at the Delta Sigma house for sew
eral weeks by illness, is on the gain.
The gym team is practicing faithfully
four days week under the direction of
Coach Holmes, in preparation for the
combination exhibit to be given with an
Amherst gym team soon.
An informal dance was held in the
Mccullough gymnasium Saturday night,
February 18th. About seventy couples
were present and the dance was enjoyed
by all. Professor and Mrs. McGilton
and Professor and Mrs. Robinson were
the patrons and patronesses. Vittum's
orchestra furnished the music. The
of the dance go to the athletic
association, to be used toward expenses
during the coming baseball sea-
son.
At meeting Of the mems student
body after chapel Friday Coach Holmes
talked on the possibilities in the line of
hockey as winter sport. Owing to the
fact that the rink was not completed
in the early part of the winter the
start was delayed this year, but class
managers have been elected and there
will be some interclass games during
the remainder of the season, and it is
hoped that enough interest and material
will develope to enable the college to
elect hockey as major sport and have
a varsity team next year.