Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-04-19
UNIVERSITY NOTES.
Standing Of Students in the Academic
Colleges-BaAeball Game Cancelled.

COlle8eS-B0AebAl1 Game Cancelled
A statement is issued from the regis
trars office showing the general averages
Of the students in the academic colleges,
based on the mid-year grades, and also
the relative standing Of the fraternities.
1t appears that the women lead the men
In scholarship, both in and out Of the
fraternities, and that the standing of
the fraternity students is a, little higher
than that of the non-fraternity students
The figures follow:
General average, (all students). 7343
per cent; average, (all mem. ZOOS per
cent; average, (all women) $3.50 per
cent; average all fraternity stu
dents. H.2s per cent: fraternity men, 1888
per cent; fraternity women, 1894 per
cent; average. all non-fraternity stu
dents. 7.S5 per cent: non-fraternity men,
6S.25 per cent; non-fraternity women,
$3.50 per cent.
CLASS AVERAGES
1917. men. 1859 per cent; women. S4.9s
per cent; class average, 77.51 per cent.
1918, men, 1852 per cent; women. s4.Ss
per cent; class average. 1899 per cent.
1919. men, s9.02 per cent: women, 1906
per cent. class average, 72.47 per cent.
1920. men. $3.50 per cent; women, 1917
per cent; class average. $40 per cent.
The relative standing of the fraternities
follows Kappa Alpha Theta, S744 per
cent: Pi Beta Phi, $40 per cent; Alpha
XII Delta, s1.57 per cent: Delta Delta
Delta, S1.46 per cent: Delta Psi, 1852 per
cent; Commons club. 75.0s per cent; Phi
Delta Theta, 71.4S per cent; Alpha Tau
Omega. 71.S per cent; Kappa Sigma, Il .06
per cent; lambda Iota. 6s.24 per cent;
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per cent: Delta Sigma, GILT per cent.
The university nine's baseball game with
Connecticut State College, which was to
have taken place on Saturday at Storrs
Conn.,, has been cancelled by the manage
ment. 1t was thought best not to fill in
the vacant date because of the damp
cold weather. On April q the team will
play Holy Cross and on the 18th Brown
instead of Harvard. The first home game
will be played on Tuesday, May I, with
Pennsylvania State.
Ellis, MOO Jamison. '16, and Woodward
Is, have been appointed to constitute the
team to debate with Clark College on May
III. Vermont has the affirmative side OF
the question: Resolved. That the fed.
eral government should provide for com.
pulsory arbitration for all labor disputes
on interstate railroads" The debate will
be nelO at worcester MASS.
At meeting of the junior weel
committee held Saturday it was de
cided to set the date for junior weel
forward two weeks, because of tn
war conditions. This will bring i
the week end of May 18th
: The following have been chosen for the
Julia Spear prize reading contest: Marion
Day, 10, Julia King. 10. Vira Purinton
; 10. Eileen Russell, 49, Margaret White
more, 10. Mary Bishop. 20. Florence Dow
90, Natalia Noyes. 20. Rachel Ward. 20
and Vivian Waterman. 20
DR.. Hollis Godfrey. president Of Drexe
, Institute of Philadelphia, a prominen
, member of the council of national de
fence and in charge Of its work SO far a
it deals with educational institutions
will be the Commencement day orator a
l the University of Vermont this year
Commencement is on Wednesday. Jun
q. At the present time DIR. Godfrey
devOting several days week In Wash
ington to important matters dealing wit
national preparedness. From 1906 to 1911
he was head of the department of scienc
in the School of Practical Arts of Boston
and for two years thereafter a consultin
engineer He has been president of Drexe
Institute since 1913. Dr. Godfrey is tn
. contributor to magazines.
Captain S. A. Howard addressed tn
e Student Union yesterday relative to tn
e change in the plans of the military dc
$ partment because Of the annual fedora
0 inspection coming nearly month earle
!. than usual this year. The date for tn
I inspection by the war department ma
e been set for April 30 and May ]. Tn
e freshmen and sophomores will drill twic
t on the regular drill days, the second pei
y iod being from 4:3O to $3.50. 1t is In
I pOrtant that Vermont should remain
: the distinguished class this year and tn
changes have seemed necessary becaus
=, of the short amount of time remainin
before the inspection. Captain Howar
! also asked for more men OF the uppt
. classes to join the reserve officers trail
q ing corps
+ About one hundred couples attended tt
II annual sophomore hop. which was hel
: Tuesday evening in the gymnasium
i Professor and Mrs. Swift and Professt
II and Mrs. Groat chaperOned. Carroll
# orchestra of Barre furnished music. I'll
Il gymnasium was very tastefuly decorate
e for the occasion, the walls being covert
with trimming of brown and gold viii
at either end Of the hall were larl
e American flags. The members of Sign
" Phi fraternity entertained with dinn
:, before the dance.