Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-05-09
CLASS DAY EXERCISES


walk at the homo OF Prof. Frederick
TuppAr.
CLASS DAY EXERCISES
At three o'clock lr the afternoon she
class day exercises were held in ths cyril
nasiun The stage was decorated with
palms and flags, and at tho back were
the flags of the allied nations F'-om tho
center Of the gymnasium directly IN front
Of the stage the service flag with CT
stars was hung. This is correct to May !.
PRESIDENTS ADDRESS.
Spaulding's orchestra opened the pro-
gram and then played for the professional.
The presidents address was given by
John Raymond Berry Of Montpelier
Mr.. Berry said. in part: AS president Of
the outgoing class I count 1t a distinct
honor to speak concerning our members
past and present in the glorious class of
1918. We are small in numbers to be sure,
but the spirit is here and it has been our
one aim this year to make up for the loss
In numbers by an increased class and
university spirit.
Our merits as a class. however, will be
decided not by our past but by our future.
and never has a graduating class been
than ours. The class pipe Grafton has
generally predicted the future Of the class
IN a unique and highly entertaining man.
ner, but the time-honored custom was
done away with this year as one of the
non-essentials. No. these are not the days
for pipe-dreams we need not take the
time for fond "reminiscences and humorous
predictions. AS We break up this year we
are faced with the realities Of the
mightiest conflict ever waged on this
earth.
There are a great many of the young
men from our class whom we wish could
be here with us to-day. II you are pre-
pared for a shock think shall tell you
exactly how many have left us. Out
Of 1877 men who have been enrolled with
the class of 1918 since we entered four
years ago, only Sc will receive degrees. q
in medicine and 81 in the academic de-
partments. 1t might be interesting to
know that OF the 81 men who have left
our ranks. So are in the service at the
present time. and Is Of them have al
ready received or are about to receive
commissions as officers in the United
States army. navy. marines or aviation
corps.
Mr.. Berry then told Of the 30 men who
have left since April 6, 1917. saying that
their leaving so near the end seemed al
most uncalled for, and that the thought
Of them recalled the poem. 1.-THE Spires OF
Oxford"
He suggested that the class did not
cease at graduation but went on and or
as a permanent organization and said
that in college they had learned the big
lesson of how to live and now could go out
TO face the dangers of war in answering
the call of the nation.
CLASS HISTORY.
The class history was next given by
Harold Carlton Billings Of Springfield. He
gave a resume of the history of the class
mentioning incidents which made the
class smile. and then told Of the response
NJ the class to the call for men to go tc
the Mexican border, when % members OF
the class trained at Fort Ethan Aller
and then entrained for Texas. In speak
ing Of this years events. he said that one
thing the mon % the class especially miss
al was not being able to go to chapel. HI
ti:sn paid tribute 90 the men who have
gone to the front. saying:
To-day, we have reached the beginning
OF tho and or perhaps N. end q tho be
ginning. that even: We have bee,. strivtn,
.or. fc- sgur long yssrs and while. In
We lo~t hack over thess years. No wondc
%,hsre ,..t. aow they ,on!d have rasac'
10 ,ApItly In passing o.:.. It seems or,;
ii.1ux thaf We lake nocA Of those tina
are ac3sat A.. tsth dS,. ahser. IL bod
kt:c rcs i. cIi-i.. - .hoss msC whc hsv
made 80 great -s'-~itos. grests
c2nri.sc~ than "a. c-rcr class l.. tn~ uni
Vars,t,', a. "A tins yh~n duty :alisd an
~. VsrS ysct tcund waning, knaw;r
that ttsy 0efhAp. wsrs turning thei
S.-ks on tss rnevessity for ms last time
Ma the th~yst,ts and the pISyeVS .
thos, ief. 70 out &c tho forty-Gsveo tina
follow:
IN THE SERVICE.
Harold VarEe Adams.
Ray Day. Adams.
John T. z. andrews.
Clarence E.tort Badger.
Charles wh.!irg naxer. u.
IS~:s whca,s: Barbour.
oAors3 Colby Bartlett
Ncrrnay. Esrr Bogue.
Raymon; AIs.ert Bruya.
ReEiaAlj w,nt@rn be,:slt.
howard EveIett Camp.
Nuy Russell Chamberlain
Karl KimbsG Chase.
'| Raymond Joseph Cushman.
Olivia IA,ctys Deme-rit,.
Harry Healy DenniEg.
Harris Kenneth prury.
Harold Robert DUNCAN.
Bernard Andrew Flynn.
alan brow 4codRlI.
Wsrdall James Hayden.
AndTow q. A. Houston.
'f Roland Walker Johnson.
Stephen Verne. Keith.
Ralph Elwyn King
Robers L. Knight.
Philip Drake Lawrence.
Walter Roy IIeBsron.
Allen Eean MacMurphy.
George Pooley Manning.
Dara Gray Mcbride.
Lionel Willard Merrill.
Earl Parker MCselcy.
f. Harold Dennis Newton.
Charles Sherman Parker.
~ Robert W. y. Pedsn.
2 Clarence Dexter Pierce.
CLARK Thomas Roberts. ,-.s.-,-
2. HoboSt s.r,es Shsn!ey.
NJ Roday.s< NGlkev sinh
Leon clyde Spencer.