Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-02-24
College Boys Observe Washing
tons Birthday in Usual Way.
stunt Put on by Com
mons CIub-Cup and Cake Go to
Messrs. BIoomer, Woodland,
Rutter and Gates.


the cut and dried variety. The attendance,
as always, taxed the seating capacity Of
the gymnasium and this years walk
was especially favored by the attendance
Of the States chief executive, Governor
Charles W. Gates who acted as one of
the judges. The decisions Of the Judges
appeared to meet with hearty approval
OF the audience. the first honors for the
best fraternity stunt going to the Com
mons club with honorable mention for
the Phi Delta Theta The original draw
ing card, for which the entertainment
was primarily planned, that of "walkin'
fo' de kake," fell down this year and |
interest in that part Of the program
seems to have waned at the college. for
when the cake walk was struck UP by |
the band there were but two couples |
ready to enter the contest. AS a whole,
however, the walk was very much sue |,
cess. dancing following the announce
ment Ct the judges to music furnished
by sherman's band which furnished a
concert program during the evening.
The parade this year. which Is the OPEN
ing event. was not as large as usual. there
being but g participants. But the win
ners. who took the Wright cup. offered
trophy. They we're Messrs. Bloomer and
Woodland Of Sigma Nu and in the parade
they were the Kaiser chased by John Bull
They acted their parts with effect.
The judges we're Governor Gates. Albert
Gutterson. Ray Collins, Col Ira l.. Reeves
and the Rev G. w Davenport The
Briggs cup and large cake was awarded
to the stunt OF the Commons club. The
tn
the Sigma Phi, who put up the best walk
for the cake. the only other contestants
being Gallagher and Hoag of lambda
Jota.
The stunt which proved to be the
winner, Shadows" put on by the Com
mons club. showed much planning and
lot of hard work by the members
Of the club When the lights came on
for the first time a country grocery
store was in evidence. run by an aged
| couple. the talk leading up to the Pan
ama-Pacific exposition A rub on an
| old lamp produced an Aladdin, who
satisfied the wish expressed the
lamp was rubbed, and following a mo-
ments dimming of the lights a minia-
turc of the buildings of tho exposition
was revealed, all electrically lighted.
|
nary and depicting stages OF American
history. including one of savage and
| a member of the colonies. one of the
minute men. one of Lincoln and slave.
one of Uncle Sam and his men, the
last being that of the goddess of lib
| crty pointing to a star of peace.
The Phi Delta Theta stunt. prison
Reform which received honorable men
ton. had exceptionally clever lines and
contained a number of local hits that
were received with enthusiasm by the
audience. The opening of this showed the
interior of a reformed prison with the
inmates in various degrees Of luxury,
some playing billiards, others com
handing the keepers around and others
lying in ease and luxury behind their
bars of confinement. Various entertain
ments followed for the prisoners, who.
CARRIED in full dress prison stripes acted
az a beauty chorus for tho songs of their
entertainers. Attention was given 20 the
lines OF these songs which contained witty
puns on several Burlingtonians as well
as officials on the hill.
Life on the screen" put on by the
Sigma Phi fraternity. proved to be one
with much merit 1t being a take-off on
the villain of the movies, who in the first
act attempted to kiss the blushing maid
and was properly classified by the hand
some hero. But revenge was planned and
the villain hired thugs in the second act
to Xii! the hero in the third But a friend
~ tramp gave the police the proper tip
and the scenes laid in the police office
in the first and third acts were humorous
the race to the rescue being especially
thrilling.
His Satanic Majesty" was the title OF
the Delta Nh stunt. In this stunt a
patient with an enlarged abdomen was
operated upon and in the body was found
a live imp, who, springing out after the
knfinS. fed from the physician. This
trick was that of tho false top table hu
the operation seemed very real. the ethel
fumes penetrating to all parts OF thu
auditorium.
Peace at Any Price was the subject
Of the Sigma MI stunt and at the opening
Henry Ford was seen in his factory
where an interview with a woman from
the National Society Of Woman's FEEDER
ated clubs started him off OH his triy
abroad to auell the war He was next seer
departing at the wharf In his steame
, with others who accompanied him on hi!
peace expedition. Walking into TIL,
Hague conferences he distributed check
literally and obtained promises from tn
various heads OF nations to take thei
armies back with him TO his factory il
Detroit where there would be work ant
prosperity for all. Tho last scene showed
n Henry in a car of his own make with thu
. heads of all warning nations marching il
his wake.
. Every Student" an allegory put on b!
8 the Delta Psi fraternity. showed the prog
rcss Of student through the university
, His experiences were varied and ne did no
y receive his diploma from the hand o
President Benton until he had trod tn
we'll beaten track which leads to Grass
mount apd other places which distracted
his attention from his studies.
G THE Evolution of the Rake Wall
stunt" was the rather pretentiou
name of the performance staged by tn
y Alpha Gamma Sigma fraternity. Tn
y setting showed a group of students il
r a fraternity house considering wit
i various degrees of apathy the cominl
of the kake walk at a steadily decrcas
ing point of time from there weeks Z
II single day. They are finally arouse
n to the fact that the kake walk is a
hand and try to hurriedly arrang
their stunt for the great night. A dane
e by one of the boys attired in the cook
d ballet dress did not make much of
hit with the others, and some of tn
rest took hand with some good joke
IS on various members Of the faculty