Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-11-09
UNIVERSITY NOTES.
Freshmen Entertained by baptist
Young Peoples society.

An address by Professor j. f Messenger
on The Relation of the College Student
to the Local Church was the principal
feature of the entertainment given by the
Baptist Young Peoples society of the First
Baptist Church at the church parloIs last
evening in honor of the freshman class of
the university. 4 musical program was
given by the SoCiety's orchestra and Miss
Mae Collins sang a pleasing solo. The
Sunshine of Your Smile" In his talk
Mr.. Messenger said that the church was
the hest organization to which any man
could belong and that il dealt not so much
with doctrine as il did with real life. Fol
lowing this address. the guests were en-
tertained with games ard refreshments
were served The committee in charge Of
the entertainment were; Arnold Iiaigh.
chairman, Miss Ruth Buxton, Miss Emily
Paine, Miss Helen Moody, William Laugh
ton and Neil Stanley.
At meeting of the Student Union, held
yesterday morning, Or. q F. Burns,
chairman of the athletic committee. urged
all students to attend the Vermont Nor
wich game at Mortified next Saturday
and show the cadets the real Vermont
spirit lie also emphasized the fact that
intercollegiate athletics were regarded as
a true indication of the spirit of a college
! Hitchcock II, urged the appointments of
| a committee to take charge of the trophy
room. President Churchill then appoint
ed the following committee to have charge
! Of this work; ShippY II. Blake, rs, and
NcSweeney, 10. joyce, II. was appointed
chairman Miss Ruth Buxton. Miss Emily
tee and with President Churchill will ap-
| point the remaining members of the com
mittee
The sophomore cross country team
/ was victorious in the annual freshman
/ sophomore cross-country run which
/ was held Saturday afternoon, the
! course being from tho gymnasium to
Centennial field four times around the
! quarter mile cindcr track and back to
| the starting point Eight freshmen and
! six sophomorcs competed. Rowe of the
| sophomorcs WAS the first to cross the
/ finish line in the excellent time of 10 -.
! which is nearly one minute better than
| last years record. Hayden of the
! sophomores was second and Wright of
the freshmen was third. These three
| men will get individual medals. and
/ medals Will also he awarded the mem
| beers Of the sophomore team.
Tho following pledges are announced
! by the Kappa Sigma fraternity: willard
! steele. 20, of Royalton and James Il.
| Spraguc. 20, Of Brookiield.
President Churchill OF the senior
class announces the appointment Of tho
following class committees: smoker.
I Burke, chairman, BurraEc, Amcs
/ Saunders and smith; Canes. IIawley,
chairman. II. II. Powers. Stillwell and
! Hunt
The annual initiation and banquet Of
| theDelta Psi fraternity was held Thurs
| day. Is members Of the freshman class
being initiated into the fraternity The
Imitation ceremonies, which were held at
the Delta Psi house, were followed by
a banquet at the Hotel Vermont. The
initiates were Aubrey Walter Aiken Of
Newport, Harlan I'm Bostwck of Urls
toll Max Williams Drury of Essex juno
ton. Robert Oliver Fowler OF Lebanon,
IN. H.. Pau Kcndricl French of Orleans,
Carl NJ. Jennings of flardwick, Wallace
/ Myrick Goldsmith of BrattlebOro, Benja-
min Noyes Hulburd of Hyde Park, Har-
ley Alanson Leland OF Lyndonville, Por-
ter James Moore of Newport. Joseph
Lamb Sargent of Patterson. y. j., War
rcn whitney Sawyer of Burlington and
Hugh Morrill, Sconcld of Hyde Park.
Prof. j. T.. Coburn. '96. OF Burlington
OBLIGATED rs toastmastcr. Remarks were
made by Prof $ i. Emerson, -, Robert
Roberts, 90, Judge George NJ. Powers of
Morrisvilc. 'S3, l.. S. lsham. 80 NJ. D.
Chittcndcn "a, w. Il, Lcavens of Newark
\. j.. '9S, Joseph T.. Sargent, %, Paul X
French. 20, Benjamin n. ilulburd. 20
and whitney w Sawyer. 20
As "A result of the trials for the sopho-
more debating team, held Thursday AFT
ornoon. the following men were chosen
Ito represent the class in the intcr-class
debates: Byington, TIackinson and
Rove, with Spsuding as alternate.
| one hundred couples attended the first