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COLLEGE BOYS Walk FOR CAKE j
Twentieth Annual Stands Out
as One of the Best Yet.
Sigma Nh Fraternity Garry or the
Prizes for Best Work in Program
FILLED with Good Things-
Dance and smoker Follow.

! The twentieth annual kake walk given
by the students of the University of Yer.
mont at the college gymnasium Thurs
day will be remembered as one of the
best yet put on. There were no long waits,
| but something doing every minute from
| the time the first bel. rang. More atten-
ton was pafe to the walking" itself than
| for several years past twelve couples
taking part in this feature
The stunt which won the Briggs cup
and largo cake was put on by the Sigma
! M fraternity, the name of their act
being who's Who in the Hula" Friebus
and Goldthwaite, who are also members
of the same fraternity. took the cake for
the best walking. Tho Wright cur. award
ed for the best costume in the pesrade,
which opened the walk. was awarded to
Hobart j. Stanley. Jr. Dressed as Fiji. he
gave a clever Hula dance with tho as
sistarce CT n shaggy poodle Honorable
mention was given to the Kappa Sigma
fraternity. the name of their stunt being
"1saih ga" Honorable mention in
the reerade was given to Bliss, 10.
in the peerade was given to Bliss. 10.
as Father Time. While the judges were
out vocal selections were given by
quartet consisting of SWEET, II. Short.
IS. Gallup. IS. and Parker, 10. and an
exhibition of illuminated Indian club
swinging was given by l.. H. Wright.
NJ '1S
The evening was full of the conflict
across the water. this subject vying
with the Hunt bill in suggestiveness.
The winning stunt showed a replica of
n cabaret. with tables. orchestra and
dance floor, attentive walters waiting
upon the numerous guests. clever in
! q <t>p
and no small part of the credit for the
success Of the stunt was due to the ven.
triloquist act given for the amusement of
the guests. A chorus of Hula dancers
were also introduced.
The ultimate Vision by the Commons
club opened at a meeting Of President
Wilson with his cabinet. After being UNI
able to get helpful advice from the men,
bers Of his cabinet, he dismissed them
and while asleep was awakened by Uncle
Sam, who told him to get busy and do
something. On Uncle Sans advice the
President sent for the leaders of the
not come to an agreement for peace.
Uncle Sam. who made things git" then
took matters into his own hands and put
the rulers through an electrical machine
with the assistance of MS army and navy
and when they came out of the other end
they wore little wings and went tripping
away, at peace with all the world.
"Tictacs," put on by the members Of
Phi Delta Theta. gave an opportunity Cor
a mighty fine fancy drill. The men were
trained to move as one unit and received
rounds of applause for their several er-
fective formations upon the floor This
stunt was completed with the men sur
rounding what appeared to be a stone
fort. At a signal the side walls fell. re-
vealing a pretty electrical effect with a
minute man and soldiers at attention.
making one Of the prettiest pictures CT
the evening.
"Gretna Green" given by the members
|of Sigma Phi. was capitally DONE This
scene was laid in the Office of justice
of the peace who was making no small
part of his living by performing mar
riages for those who came from without
the State. Special mention in this act
should be made of the stenographer. who
did not overdo the part, but did bring in
much humor with the assistance Of the
colored man of odd jobs. The Durham
bill was passed and signed by the gov
ernor just in time to prevent the dastardly
act Of the handsome lover who ran away
with his brothers fiancee.
THE Marian Ambassador" by the
members of Della Psi. was well done. In
this stunt the president of the country.
. becoming weary Of writing notes, went
to Mars to interview the king of wars.
Here he found the rulers of the four pow
ers of Europe engaged in conflict before
|, the throne of the king of wars. With
the assistance of his army and navy with
, liberty in the background. he brought
them to bay
Censored" was the subject of a tale
, about the Freak Press" related by the
nvI.lc In, ia OF mt nYtrr mi vlQc
taken to put over many a good local hit.
, all of which were we'll done and received
much applause. The poor. old press.
which creaked through the act. died nj
last and the stunt closed with the corpse
, walking out by itself with the office
mourners in trail.
Modern Surgical Efforts Shot to H.
was the stunt offered by the Delta MI
fraternity. This stunt showed a negro
being found when his abdomen was open
ed being bottle of gin and live
e rooster.
The stuf> given by the Alpha Tau
( Omega fraternity showed much careful
: planning and labor. Its name was "F.volu'
: ton Of Electricity" and the difference be-
/. tween New York city as Lighted before
c the days Of Franklin. Marconi and Edison
t and in the present year was depicted
:. Franklin getting electricity with his Kite
e and key Marconi with his wireless
Q biography and Edison with his various
e experiments on lamp globes were al
|. there and tho climax was reached wher
Times square In Now York in miniature
!. sprung into existence with blazrg lights
and IN electric railway.
. Isaiah 2:4' by members CT the Kappa
c Sigma fraternity opened with the stepping
I OF Miss Civilization into the lives OF thu
Indian and minute mar After sending
D them from conflict she built instruments
which made war an impossibiltty. Thu
Statue of Liberty appeared in the tot
OF monster sea fighter. Then the foul
: warning powers were introduced by theil
1 national hymns, standing on the four cor
8 ners OF the vessel. When the 'Stai
y Spangled Banner was played two nava
officers la i-ess uniform rose from eac'
|. side with hugo American flags. The fou
! countries were united with the Stars ant
4 Stripes over ell when the lights wen
| of.
Those who walked Co. dc kake wer'
Spencer and Mcmahon. Rutter and Baker
Root and Butler, Dutton and insolvency
Friebus and Godthwaite. Bartlett ant
LeBaron, browne and Chids Spauldihi
and Bell, Dahigren and Handy, Hacket
and Taggart, Wilson and Freeman, ant
Bristol and Brodie
The judges were the Rev. C. C. Adams
DR.. +. w. Sears. Hon. T.. s. Brigham
Hon. j. w. Redmond and Professor