The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-06-27

led in the singing of "Champlain" usin,
scarfs Of different eolors for the differen
verses OF the song. The seniors then re
tired from the stage and Samuel Cham
plain entered, accompanied by two
Frenchmen and bunch of Indians, anc
Champlain, taking the young woman rep
resenting the figure OF Lake Champlan
retired followed by the Indians. Thi:
episode was presented by the Delta Sig
ma fraternity.
| The Kappa Sigma fraternity present
ed an episode representing Ethan Allen
and his Green Mountain Boys capturing
Ticonderoga. This was followed by Ira
Allen offering funds for the building Of
the university which was presented by
the Sigma Phi fraternity. The lambda
Iota fraternity represented President
Washington signing the bill making Yer
mont state. The women of the Delta
Delta Delta fraternity then presented
Vermont welcomed into the federal un-
ion, the original thirteen states and YER
mont being represented by young wom-
en-. The Phi Delta Theta fraternity pre-
sented an episode representing the "Old
Mill" used as barracks by the soldiers
OF the War of lsl2, and Alpha Tau One
ga represented Lafayette laying the cor
ner stone of the "Old Mill" The Conf
mons club presented an old time June
training, and the Delta Psi represented
students enlisting for the Civil war. The
Sigma NJ represented President Lin
coin signing the land grant college bill
with Justin S. Morrill, at his side
The junior class presented an episode
representing the wedding of the universe.
ty and the State Agricultural college,
and Apollo the God of fine arts, liters
ture and medicine was represented com
ing out of the temple in a white and
gold costume followed by the nine muses.
in green. He welcomed Ceres gowned
in yellow carrying a sheaf of golden
grain attended by five hsrvesters in
green and brown tunics and five shepherds
wearing green TUNES and leopard skins.
Apollo welcomed Ceres and took her into
the temple following the Grecian wed.
ling ceremony.
Kappa Alpha Theta represented the
admission Of women to the university. |
Two of the older women graduates held |
,peH Uhe uOOF 10 women, one OF them /
holding the golden Phi Beta Kappa key,
Indicating that Phi Kappa honors were
irst offered to women by the University
i Vermont
The pageant of the future was pre-
ented by the sophomore and freshmen
lasses. A young woman held an hour
lass in which was seen vision OF fu-
ure generations who entered to pay
ribute before the portraits of the max
rs OF the past, knelt before the figure
epresenting Vermont and went forth to
AIRY the influence Of the state to all
arts OF the world. There were three
roups on the stage, one representing
with Uncle Sam on one side
nd Indians on the other, and groups rep
ssenting the nations of the East and
ne West. Following this pageant all
lie participants in the various episodes
lme upon the stage and sung Yer
ont hymn.
All these episodes were represented
7 students dressed in the proper cos
lme of the period 1t should be said
lat the presentation Of these episodes
as rendered more difficult owing to the
ct that considerable number of stu
'nts who intended to participate were
embers OF the university company
hich has been called out for military
rvice. This necessitated the abandon
ent Of two or three episodes.