Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-02-28
COLLEGE kAKE Walk
BREAKS ALL RECORDS
University Gymnasium Packed
to the Doors-The Great War
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the Underlying Thought Of
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Most of the Stunts, Which
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Show Originality and Labor.

The university gymnasium was pack
Cd to overlooking Friday evening for the
31st annual college kake walk, given
Cross.
The winning stunt. which won the
Briggs cup and large cake. was put on
by the Delta Psi fraternity and was
called Rural Opinions" The small
cake. for the best kake walking. was
won by 8. F. French and Duane Sprague
Of the Kappa Sigma fraternity, l.. c.
Spencer and N. c. Shaw receiving hon.
orable mention. The Wright cup for
the best costume in the peerade which
preceded the stunts. was won by r.
Lawrence Alden. who wore only a bar
rel with a card which read "Give all
to the Belgians, have" r. J. Finley
and willard Davenport as a Goal
Magnate and the Public" won second
prize. and E. A. spaulding as college
Pep" received honorable mention
"Over there" put on by the Commons
club. and Paradise" put on by the AL
pha Tau Omega fraternity won honor
able mention among the stunts.
The Kaiser figured largely in the
stunts. of the evening. many Of them
ending with his downfall in one way
or another. and almost all Of the stunts
underlying thought.
sThe winning stunt opened with a group
q farmers seated around a stove in
country store. discussing the war. Dur
ing their talk two women came In and
heat the storekeeper out of groceries. A
city fellow then came in and told the
farmers they were slackers. singing his
message to them. Several Of the farmers
answered him and he finally agreed that
they were doing their duty and Joined in
singing THE Battle Cry Of Freedom"
with very original words.
Hazardous and Brainless Shows" which
was put on by the Phi Delta Theta fra
tsrnity. showed a lot Of originality
There was train consisting Of an engine.
lettered "Charlie Vermont 1905" and
through the smoke stack. out Of which real
smoke was issuing. and a car in which
the show was carried. A band Of three
pieces furnished music. there was ring
master. and the boy who sells peanuts
and popcorn was not missing. The fea-
ture OF the show was trick donkey
which did not always perform just as 1t
should.
"Over There" put on by the Commons
club. showed President Benton and Roy
Sawyer being received in France. The
commanding officer. to please President
Benton, took him to a machine which
showed him anything he wished to see.
Among the things shown. were Converse
hall. and the signal corps men at mess
ID Commons hall. A Y. M. C. A. hut was
also constructed in France by President
Benton SO quickly that the French officer
could hardly believe his eyes.
Ono Of the most surprising stunts was
~ais Record Dream" which was present
"a by the Sigma Phi fraternity. This
stunt represented a man falling asleep and
dreaming while his victrola was playing.
n huge victrola was brought in with q
| record to Mt It and placed on the instru'
! ment by two gnomes. The audience wa,
then treated to some very good music
consisting Of a solo and several choruses
accompanied by the banjo-guitar, AND
swing very real imitation Of the victrola
One stunt which hit the Kaiser hard was
paradise" which was put on by the
Alpha Tau Omega fraternity. This stunt
! hrst showed the Kaiser being warned by
! his ministers to fee, as the Americans
were coming. They came in shortly after
the warning and killed him. He was next
shown appearing at the gate of heaven
1t which stood st. Peter with blond ange
At each side. and demanding an entrance
- reward for his deeds. St. Peter ther
told him just what he was and sent hin
60 hell. The next part showed the devils
playing around the entrance to hell. Sew
eral people came to be let in at this time
furnishing THE boys an opportunity t.
knock some Of the professors and students
Finally. the Kaiser appeared. overpoweret
the devil and took charge of hell.
Famous Americans at Home ant
Abroad was knock on the drafted
. men who claim exemption. This wa:
presented by the Sigma NJ fraternity
Well known characters as Mutt and jeff
Happy Hooligan and others appeared a,
the registration board and made out theil
questionnaires. Most Of them claimed
exemption for one reason or another, bu
all were accepted. They were next showr
shown over in France coming out of g
little tent in which 1t did not seem DOS
sible to hide SO many men. They hat
charge of an anti-aircraft machine ant
some were frightened and others brave
Finally. a Zeppelin sailed across tn,
ceiling Of the gymnasium and Happ,
Hooligan tainted. His companions pait
their last respects by dropping coin.
into hat on his body. but rushed to ge
Il back when they found he was still
alive.
I'm Hoe Signo Vinces." which was pu
on by the Kappa Sigma fraternity opene,
with drill by some German soldiers
before the Kaiser. It next showed then
In q clash with some French and Italian
soldiers and gave an interview between
the Sultan Of Turkey and the Kaiser