Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-11-29

they are:
"Realixing that we are at war with
Germany. that DR.. Appelmann 10 Ger
man citizen, and that our student publica.
ton, the Vermont Cynic, Of November II,
1917, made certain statements In its news
columns that might be construed by its
readers as an expression of the whole stu
dent body, instead Of a sentiment OF Few
who came in close touch with DR.. Appel
mann, as scholar, q teacher, and man,
and also realizing that these utterances In
the Cynic will be quoted near and far as
the frank and honest opinion Of this stu.
dent body, we as students Of the UNI
versity Of Vermont and members Of the
Student Union do hereby withhold our In
dorsement Of the following extracts from
our paper that:
II. Without doubt Doctor Appelmann
was one Of the most popular professors
that the university ever had.
"2. He was held in high esteem by
ALL
"3. He has done much for the univer.
sity.
-. Never has the departure Of profes-
sor caused such feeling among the stu
dents, Unferring from context feeling
of sorrow and deep concern).
rs. 1t is with the deepest regret that the
students see Dr. Appelmann 60.
ION the contrary we believe that his
popularity was not general because he
was not known by even majority OF
the students; that he was held In high
esteem by those who admired and
loved him as a teacher and scholar and
not in high esteem by ALL that his
presence among us has been source
of criticism directed unjustly at our uni
versity and at its president; that the de-
parture of a professor has never given
rise to such feeling of relief among the
students here represented, and finally ad-
miring as we do his untiring efforts to
place our German department on higher
plane than it Is In most institutions;
recognizing as we do his ability as
scholar and a teacher. his exceptional In
tellect and his character as a professor
and a gentleman, we still believe that
circumstances had rendered his further
service with us unwise and that the time
was ripe for him to depart"
After the passing of these resolutions
few college songs were sung and the meet
ing adjourned.
The next Key and Serpent dance will be
held in the university gymnasium Friday.
December Z. at eight o'clock. Music will
be furnished by Carrolrs orchestra.
mass meeting of the faculties and stu
dents Of the university and men Of the
signal corps in the university gymnasium
Tuesday at chapel hour. His main
themes were restriction of immigration
and the fact that our government was an
experiment and not an assured success.
He opened his address by speaking Of his
great friendship for Dean Perkins, who
introduced him. His first point was the
good fortune of people living at this time
in being able to see such great period
of transition. Such great transition has
not occurred since the days of the
crusades Students of history will awaken
some time to the real significance of the
change. The real truth will not be APP
parent for century. The truth of the
Civil War is just being decided upon by
historians without dispute. and that was
war within a nation and among people
of the same kin. speaking the same
language and understanding each other.
The present war, however. is a world war
between aliens, between infdels. and be-
tween people speaking different languages
and not meaning the same thing by the
same terms. In about century the real
cause and the real results will be APP
parent
| The theory Of representative democracy
is the only form of democracy that has
passed the test of ages and this form Is
yet too new to declare a success 1t Is an
experiment we'll on the way to success
and needs the support Of all citizens. Two
classes of people are detriment to its
success; the first are those who believe 1t
to be success and do not try to better 1t;
while the second are those who believe 1t
can not succeed. We had believed that
the war between autocracy and democracy
was not upon us when suddenly the great
world war started and precipitated US in
it. If democracy should not win this great
world war we would be governed by the
hated form of German autocracy.
We are at the same time carrying on a
lesser experiment, which If continued with
out restriction. will greatly endanger the
chances Of success of the greater expert
ment. This is being the melting pot of
the nations. We admit. almost without
restriction. all who apply for admission
to the country. Some who come are here
just to feed their bellies" and get what
they can out Of the country and not put
anything into it. These people will greatly
jeopardize the success Of democracy as
they are not interested in it and will not
work for it as all loyal American citizens
must. Others who come over do so be.
cause they are like the pilgrims of older
days, who desired to have one speech, one
country one flag and one government ir
which they would be represented. This
latter class Of immigrants should be en-
couraged hut the first class should be sent
home and not allowed to land.
Mr.. Greene concluded with the adjura.
ton that all should sacrifice as much as
possible, as sacrifice was the only means
of attaining success. We can see that al
classes are sacrificing everything lover
there" and it is up to us do help all those
somewhere in France" who will be par
of the governing citizens of the future.
After the address the members of the
faculties and the students resumed theil
routine work. Congressman Greene lef
, for Washington to be present at the open
ing of Congress, after a short talk will
a few Of the faculty and few students.
The 10Th annual initiation banquet OF
Beta Sigma Chapter Of the Sigma Nj
, fraternity was held in the grill room
of the Hotel Vermont Saturday evening
/ There We're about a score of covers set
Nine students were initiated. they beinl
, Wrston. 20. and Messrs. Bartlett. Good
. Towe and Whitcomb 81 The class
D mates in service remembered were al
follows: Parker and Sunderland, rs
Thomas. Logan and Barrows, 49, ant
Dow and Goldthwaite, 20. C. r. Bloomer
: 10, acted as POSTMASTER.
( Members Of the Alpha Kappa Kappi
: fraternity held their annual banquet Sat
t urday evening in the grill room Of tn