Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1917-08-31
COLLEGE NOTES

New London, Conn, High school,
Miss Gladys M, Frost Of Rutland,
who graduated this June, has accepted
a position to teach mathematics in the
high school at Margaretville, N, Y,
Robert A. Aldrich of Rutland, who
has been home on an eight'day furough,
returned to his ship, u, S, S, mine
sweeper Andertone and has sailed from
Boston Harbor
Miss Minnie Hayden, Of the Music
department of the Summer School and
mother, and Miss Clark, who have been
in town since the close of the session,
will leave Middlebury Saturday for
New York
Herbert Brokenshire of the class of
1919 is suffering with spinal meningitis
at Commonwealth Pier, Boston, Mr..
Brokenshire is a member of the U. S.
Naval Reserve and has been on board
the u. S. s. America.
Harry W. Lake 80, and Mrs. Lake
'98, of Concord, N. H., Frederick H.
Allen 1900, and Mrs. Allen of Hartford,
Conn, and Mrs. Prentiss c. Hoyt of
Clark College, Worcester, Mass, Wis
tied on the hill last Saturday.
A letter from Charles S. Jones Is,
printed in The Rutland Herald gives an
interesting account of flying. Jones,
who is training with the Aviation Corps,
is II brother of Freddie Jones, a Middle
bury stan, long distance man,
Ray l.. Fisher 10, was in town for a
few days this week. MIR. Fisher left
New York Saturday Immediately after
defeating Cleveland by score of 80.
While here he appeared before the Ad-
Olson County Draft Board for examina-
ton.
Prof. Duane L. Robinson has re-
turned from Camp Weld where he has
been in camp for five weeks. Camp
Weld is located at Lake Clear, N. Y,
and is under the management Of G. NJ.
and c. b. Weld graduates of the col
lege in 1904
Word has been received that Prof.
Alfred S. Bassette, member of the
faculty of the English School in this
Summer Session, was married on Au-
gust 18th to Miss Charlotte Mnter of
Cohoes, N. Y Mr.. and Mrs. Bassette
are at home at Schorie, N. Y. after
October LIST.
"Brainey" Bower, captain elect of
the football team, was in town Monday.
Bower has been employed in Windsor
the past season in an ammunition plant
and is a member of the Windsor base
ball team which leaves this week to
play series of games with teams in
Cleveland and Detroit.
Norton NJ. Williams II, who has been
engaged in farm service, having beer
relieved from College in April, has com
peted his three months contract at
Hyde Manor. was on the hill this week
Mr.. Williams leaves next week for
Lexington, KY, where he has secured
a position as Chemistry instructor at
the University of Kentucky.
The kindly attitude on the part OF
some toward the selective draft is shown
by letter written to Assistant Dean
Wiley last week by student of the
college. He writes, 1T will be quite
impossible for me to attend college this
fall as my Uncle Samuel very urgently
requests my presence at reception
given at Aver, Mass sometime in
September
The engagement is announced of Miss
Marjorie A. Lee of Vergennes and John
L. Selden, Jr,, of Northampton Mass.
Miss Lee, who is graduate of Middle
bury College in the class of 1916, has
taught in the Bristol High school for the
past year, Mr.. Selden has been elected
to the principalship Of the Bristol High
school to succeed Ralph W. Hedges,
Middlebury II, resigned.
Announcement has been made of the
engagement of John M. Hoyt of Middle
bury, and Miss Adelaide Ross of West
Rutland. Both are graduates of Mid
dlebury in the class of 1915. Miss Ross
is teacher in the West Rutland High
School. and Mr.. Hoyt recently enlisted
in the First Vermont Regiment and is
now with the 26th division at Framing
ham, Mass. 1t is understood the we'd
ding will not be planned until the return
from service.
Clinton S. Reynolds and bride spent
several days with friends at Middlebury
last week. Mr.. Reynolds is a Middle
bury graduate of 1912 and since gradu-
alton has heen a member of the faculty
at Volkman School, Boston, and a stu
dent of the North Eastern University
Law School. Mr.. and Mrs. Reynolds
left Friday for Pittsfeld, Mass, and
will go from there to Minnesota where
Mr.. Reynolds has position of business
manager of large country day
school.
Lester N. Allyn, IS, who has been
statione at Fort Mcpherson, Ca, was
visitor at Lake Dunmore last week
with Prof. and Mrs. White who are
camping at the Lake. He left Middle
bury Thursday for Cleveland, o., after
which he will report at Fort Oglethorpe,
Ga. In being promoted recently he had
the choice of Captain in the Officers
Reserve or Second Lieutenant in the
Regular Army and chose the latter. He
expects period of six months drilling
of the volunteers of the Regular Army
before going to France.
DEATH OF PARK DAVIS
News of the death of Park Davis,
Middlebury go, was received this week
from Sioux Falls, S. d., where Mr.
Davis has been prominent lawyer fol-
thirty years. He was born in Athens,
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