Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1916-12-01
COLLEGE NOTES.

tnue thru Tuesday January second,
The Banshees gave an informal dance
In Masonic Hall last Saturday night,
with about thirty couples present,
Eighteen prospective initiates from the
Junior class were invited, Refresh
ments were served during the evening
and dancing continued till llA5, The
chaperons were Prof. and Mrs, Bonney
Mr.. and Mrs. King,
A big Thanksgiving dinner was served
in Hepburn Commons Thursday. A
friend af the College provided turkeys,
apples and barrel OF cider for the &C.
casion. The diners did full justice to
the bounteous meal.
Prof Foye gave a lecture in Bristol
last Friday before women's club on
the Fiji, Islands, taking with him for
exhibition a number Of geological speci-
mems which he had collected.
A Japenese sale was held in the Bene-
diet store Saturday afternoon under the
auspices of the college Y. W, c, A..
The proceeds will go to the Silver Bay
fund.
Tryouts were held in the old chapel on
November % for the debating society.
This year the positions will be open to
freshmen as well as upper classmen.
A glee club tryout was held last Sat
urday afternoon for Glee club positions
and the club will be made up of the
following men this year: First tenors-
Sears, Towne, Drew, Kasper, Huggard,
and Moulton; second tenors - Good,
Reynolds, Cheesman, Pitkin, Coleman,
Gorham and Shedd; first basses, Will
lams, Pollard, Anderson, Searles,
Burckes, Lee and Coates; second BASES
Miller, CAVITY, Darby, Watson, Fur
Der and Hnchey,
The athletic council have elected
Kenneth Gorham, Is, manager of 1917
football and Clarence Hamilton, 10,
assistant manager.
A. M. Goodnough of the class of 1861,
died in Vacarville, Calf, on November
q. lie was a graduate of Yale Theo-
logical seminary and had an A. B. and
an A. M. degree from Middebury. He
was principal of the high school in
Barnstable, Mass, from 1861 to Ga, and
pastor of the Congregational church in
Mystic Bridge, Conn, for some time,
after which he went to California as a
home missionary, where he remained
till his death.
The Sophomore Hop was held in the
acknowledgements on Thanksgiving
eve with about ninety couples present.
The hall was decorated with the sopho-
more colors of orange and black, and
trimmed also with greens. Music was
furnished by Collins banjo orchestra
from Albany. The chaperons were
President and Mrs. Thomas, Professor
and Mrs. Abbott, Professor and Mrs.
MacGilton, MisSRoss and Mrs. Mason.
A special Thanksgiving dinner was
served to the women of the college at
Battell cottage Thursday noon, after
which there were toasts by Miss Lin
nell, Miss Jones, Miss Tomlinson and
Miss MacKelsey.
President Thomas will address the
students of Yale Sunday. Monday
evening he will give an address on his
summers experiences on the border
before the D. A. r. of New Britain,
and Tuesday evening he will give the
same address toithe Middeburys students.
Friday the following campus officers
were elected, Assistant managers Stuart
D. Douglas, 10, and Louise Reynolds,
Is, and reporters Boehm II, Watson,
10 and Jackson 20. A meeting of the
newly elected members of the board,
the former board and all those interest
ed was held in the old chapel Saturday
afternoon, at which time R. H. Buffun,
editor in chief gave talk on the work
for the remainder of the year and an
outline of the system to be followed.
Inter-class basket ball is the sport of
the winter, and the various class teams
are beginning practice. The series will
undoubtedly be an interesting and close
one this year There is some good
freshman material and after the inter-
est of last year and the good showing of
the other teams there is no doubt but
that the games will he well attended.
The band will probably be present in
uniform at the games and furnish music.
West CORNWALL.