Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-12-20
UNIVERSITY NOTES.

Important Action In Connection with
Calendar Taken BY Senate.
No mid-year examinations.
No spring vacation.
Second semester opens January %.
Favored closing early in May.
At a glance the above tells the story
Of the meeting of the senate Of the Uni
versity Of Vermont last evening. The
| closing Of the university early in May
| was favored by the senate. but will have
to be acted on by the board Of trustees.
The Christmas recess will begin Friday
at 40 and will end December 81 at 200
p. m.
President Benton has started on new
| line Of work in addition to his former
been created by the Y. M. c. A. for duty
at the front and DR.. Benton is to be
in this work. He will be kept informed
| Of his other work in Paris semi weekly
! through his secretary. Roy D. Sawyer,
| who will make two trips a week to the
| front.
The Sigma MI fraternity announces the
pledging Of Dana Bicknell Goodrich of
Essex.
The annual inter- class track meet
held Saturday afternoon in the gym
nasium was won by the juniors
with 80 points, with the senior
and sophomore classes tied for second
place with IS points each. and the
freshmen finished with 10 points.
Smith, 'ls. won the gold medal with
90 points, Buck, 10, took the silver
medal and Fowler. go, was awarded
the bronze medal. The medals award
| ed are the regular U. v. NJ track medal,
with the inscription on the back. Those
taking points in each event were
awarded ribbons with the university
seal and details of the event on each.
blue ribbons for those placing first. and
red and white for those taking second
and third. respectively. There were
twenty point winners who divided the
los points. This indicates the keen
competition that was somewhat lack
ing at last years meet.
The point winners and the heights.
etc, follow. in order Of first, second and
third, and last the height: Quarter mile,
Greene '21. Fowler 30. Buck 10: high
Jump. Smith rs. Warren 81, Rathfon
go, s feet 1 inch: half mile, Buck 10,
Fowler go. Runnals 30; shot put, Dyer
90. Furman 10. Henshaw 10. "a feet
inches; 30-yard dash. Smith rs, Perel-
man 10, Greene '21, 1-5 seconds; sack
race, Buck 10. Perelman 10, Crane '21
26 seconds; pole vault, Harris 10, NORM
go, Branch '21. feet inches; stand
ing broad jump. Smith '1S. Perelman
10, Norm go, 8 feet 6 inches: low hur-
dies. Smith IS, Buck 10. Perelman 10;
obstacle race. browns 10. Alden 81,
Crane '21; mile run, Fowler 20, Spooner
81, Buck 10, or browne 10: high dive
Smith rs. Raymond 20, Clark 81, Ave
feet three inches.
The starter was Morris Wilcox '16
pieces of the U. v. NJ. Athletic associa-
ton.
Kappa Sigma announces the pledg-
ing of l.. b. Fuller '21. of Springfield
ana c. H. Mosher '21. of Island Pond.
lambda chapter of Kappa Alpha
Theta announces the pledging Of the
following members of the freshman
class: Ruth Ball of Randolph Center
Ruth Bigelow of st. Johnsbury. Ruth
Harrington of Vergennes. Ruth Hub
bell Of Lexington. Mass. Elsa Linder
, of Champlain. N. Y. Leone Mitchell OF
Hardwick, Helen Stiles of Burlington
and Dorcas White Of Walpole. N. H.
Eta chapter of Delta Delta Delta an
nounces the pledging of Grace Annis OF
North Troy, Nadine Boardman and
: Polly Marshall OF Stowe. Irma Cooke OF
: Burlington and Evelyn Orion of st. AL
bans. all of the class of 1921.
The Delta Mu fraternity gave an in
formal dance Saturday night at theil
rooms in the Hayward block. Seventeen
couples attended. The chaperons were
DR.. and Mrs. J. A. Hunter. Browns or
| chestra furnished music.
The Junior class decided to omit junior
, week this year and to issue a specia
, | number OF the Cynlc instead OF publish
ing the Ariel.
Vermont Beta chapter of ri Beta Phi
, announces the pledging of Marion Horton
! Of Poultney. Margaret Finn and Alen'
Crosby of Springfield: Louise Twohey o
st. Adams; Marion Salisbury Of Randolph
Bernice Byington Of Charlotte: Hildretl
Tyler and Eula Ovitt Of Enosburg Falls
Ruth Kidder and Lois Bartlett of Bur
u linRton; Kathleen Foster of Island Pond
and Dorothy Grow of Essex Junction.
Alpha Xxi Delta announces the pledgini
of Ruth Buxton. 81. of Burlington ant
Alice Clifford. ~. of Pittsford. Mildred
Hooker, '21. of Hardwick will be pledged
when she returns to college.
The Student Union Tuesday officiall!
0 decided to give the proceeds Of the cominl
8 kake walk to the American Red Cross
Y There was some discussion as to wfethe
Y the proceeds should be given to the Re,
8 Cross or invested in Liberty bonds to b.
Q a sinking fund for the support Of athletic
3 at the university. The meeting was opened
by the singing of two college songs Nc
Sweeney, 49, requested that all football
suits be turned In between 4:l0 and fiv
y Wednesday or Thursday. Nelson, 20. spok
. | of the debate tryouts to be held Wednes
day at 500 p. m. in the Old Mill. Tn
q Student Union next confirmed the candi
dates for football manager and assistan
4 managers, as there are only three candi
q dates left in college for the three posi-
I TONS They are: Manager. insolvency, 10
4 assistant managers. Furber. 20. and Rath
y ION. 90 Verne Adams suggested that tn
chair appoint a committee of three to lool
v into the prospects of varsity athletics an,
= to report to the Student Union. Billings
= p. +. Jones and insolvency were ap
8 pointed. Booth. IS. moved that the pro
ceeds of the kake walk be invested 1,
Liberty bonds. to be a sinking fund TO
s athletics. Briggs. IS, gave some sugges
= tons as to why the money should b,
h donated to the Red Cross Several mel
Q then gave good reasons on both sides o
the question. At the end of the hour :
vote was taken on the question of invest
ling the money in Liberty bonds To-
J, athletics. The motion was not carried
Y Sprague. 49, then moved that the proceeds
he riyen to the Red Cross. The motion wa,
s carried. Comings. 'lS. called attention I,
t the pep meeting at the MAJ las
t night. Woodward. 49, suggested that
g committee be appointed to assist the loca
:. Red Cross on the campus in their presen