Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-03-08
UNIvERITY NOTES.
Alpha X Delta Gives Tea and Delta
Delta Delta Initiates.

Alpha X Delta Gives Tea and Delta
Delta Delta Initiates.
A'pha XXI Delta gave a tea Saturday
AFTERNOON at Grassmount in honor OF
MIS-. Knotc OF Mansfield, Ohio. who lie
cnap.er inspector Of the fraternity. In the
receiving line were Mary Conway. II. Mrs
knotc, Mrs. stctson and Madeline Taylor, |
H. mrs c. r. Burke poured.
inc twenty-fourth annual initiation OF
.ta Chaptcr OF Delta Delta Delta was
neiu SATURDAY at the fraternity rooms on
rear street. Tho initiation was followed
oy banquet at the Hotel Vermont at
which forty were present. May Campbell, |
II, OF Morrfsviile. presided as toast.
mistress and called upon tho following
LOT toasts; Mrs. B. F. Lutman. 10. Gladys
rnnt. ~ Mary Loonis. ~, Alsey Young,
H. esther ANGEL. 10, Eileen Russell. 10.
and Vivian Hindiey, 20. Three delegates
from Alpha Iota chapter at Middlebury
| College were present, Cecile Thomas, IL.
Louise Norris, II. and Hazel Grover. IL.
Miss Bertha Wood and Miss Ruth
Graham OF Middlebury faculty also at
! tended. The initiates we're: Mildred
| Brownell. 90 Of Burlington: Ruth
Glysson. 20. of Barre: Vivian fIindlcy.
20. Of Rutland: Dorothy Spear. 20. of
Newport; and Marjorie Young. 20. Of
| Orleans.
Epsilon Of Alpha Xxi Delta announces
the imitation March 2 of Madeline CAT.
| field. 20. Of Bradford.
Hayden. II, and Leutze, II, have been
designated by the president and the pro-
lessor OF military science as candidates
to take the examination for second lieu
tenant IN the marine corps. Tho cxami.
nation win be held April 2
AT meeting Of the Women Students
association Thursday morning Margaret
lWhtttemore. 19. was elected vice.president
Iof the association.
The Women's Athletic association met
THURSDAY afternoon at the Howard gym
nas1um. 1t was voted to appropriate the
money laid aside for a new gymnasium
for the buying of some necessary ap.
paratus. 1t was also decided to send
delegate to the conference of Women's
Athletic associations in the eastern COL
lcges. which will be held at Brown Col.
lcgc March Is and II.
The annual business meeting Of the Y.
w. c. A. was held Friday afternoon
in the Y. M. c. A. room. After the sscre-
tary's and the treasurer's reports the fol-
lowing officers for next year were elected:
President Mildred Best. IL; vice-presi-
dent. Bessie Reynolds. Is: secretary.
Dorothy Lawrence. 10; and treasurer,
Lorise Lawton, 90
| President Benton addressed the meeting
OF the Y. M. c. A. held Friday
evening In the Y. M. Z. a. rooms At this
meeting the following officers were
elected: President, Pierce, '18; vice-prest.
dent. Woodward. '1S; treasurer. Brown,
Is; secretary. Blake, Is; office secretary,
Strong. TO-
Manager II. T. Stillwell, H. has com.
pleted arrangements for three days trip
for the Musical clubs. The first concert
will be given in Randolph ON Wednes-
day evening. March 81. The next eve
ming the clubs will give a concert in
Springfield. and the final concert will be
in Brattleboro on the evening Of March
3d.
| At meeting Of the freshman class.
held Tuesday morning. Miss Kent was
elected vice-president in place Of Miss
Bradley. who has left college. A tax Of
81 was voted to defray class expenses.
Churchill. II. and Joyce. II. spoke. ask
ling for more of the men to board at the
Commons hall in order that all OF the
baseball men might be able to obtain
positions there during the baseball sea-
son.
Harold G. DinsInorc, University OF
Maine IA, has been appointed instrlcto:
in electrical engineering for the rest Of
tho semester. Mr. Dinsmore comcs hero
from Lynn, Mass. where he was con-
nected with the General Electrical COM
pany. He fills the vacancy made follow
ing the shifting about OF instructors con.
lsequent upon the leaving Of Professor
Dubois.
Harry Barker. 'O4. associate editor Of
tho Engineering News. will address the
students on Tuesday. March L.
The annual dinner Of the Chicago al
umni will be held Tuesday evening, March
l20.
The annual dinner of tho New York
city graduates Of the engineering school
will be held Tuesday evening. March q.
THE Lure of vermont's Silent Places
Is the title Of an illustrated booklet BY
Roderic NJ. Olzendam. 'l6. which the State
publicity bureau has just issued. The
bureau this spring will also publish two
booklets by w. II. Crockett, its director.
on 1.-The Lake Region Of Eastern YER
mont" and on cottage sites and summer
homes in the State.
The members Of the University Re
search club at their regular March meet
ing Monday heard two interesting pa
pcrs, one by E. c. Jacobs, professor Of
mineralogy. on the "Genesis Of tho Yer.
mont Tale Deposits" and one by DR.. Ed
ward Taylor Of the State laboratory on
Immune Serums in Poliomyelius." Pro-
lessor Jacobs did some distinctive work IN
, connection with Dean George n. Perkins.
State geologist, and is unusually familiar
with the mincralogy OF the State. DR..
Taylors work in infantile paralysis has
done much to enhance the States reputa-
. ton for research work in the disease. 4
fair attendance was present. Refresh
mcnts were served.