Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-19
CONNECTICUT COLLEGE NEWS.
Election Time Had College Body in Turmoil This Week-students Att tend Reception to New Colonel at Fort Wright.

Elections have been the topic of discussion and of general interest at the college for the past week. In the class rooms, the corridors, on the steps, at the dinner table, in all groups congregated for work or pleasure, sur mise and suggestions as to election results are the words of the minute. .
 Senatorial lobbying in campaign ap-s pears unseptationa1 in proportion to the seriousness and anxiety with which prospective candidates for office have been considered.
 In accordance with constitution agreement, elections are held in April for the ensuing year. The president of the Student Government association is elected first, nominated by open bal lot and elected by closed. Miss Vir- ginia Rose, class of 1919, was elected as president of the Student associa- tion. The president of the Service league was next elected, Miss Jessie Wells being elected unanimously.
 Glass president elections were next in order of importance and were held on Tuesday and Wednesday. Nomina tions for president are made by closed ballot and the five highest nominees are selected as candidates for the sec ond ticket. The third ballot has two candidates for presidency and is the final ballot
 The results of the election were, as follows:
 Class of 1s1s,- Marenda Prentis. president, New London.
 Class of 1920, Edith Lindholm, Mid d1etown.
 Glass of 1921, first ballot nominees: nick, Baltimore, Md; Agnes Leahy, Norwich; Laura Batcheider, Rocky Hill; Charlotte Hall, New Haven. Elections to be held Friday. /, Speaker at convoeatian. William GaFrfth of the Masters | schools in Cambridge, Mass, address i conVocation on the subject of Democ- racy and Its Several Phases. Mir. Gar l rith spoke fully on the democracy of l the suffrage movement, the education 1 movement, the treatment of disloyal l Americans in the present crisis, the ] democracy and democratic aims of the war, of the government of the United 1 States and of the president. 1 The speaker showed g. remarkable 1 knowledge of conditions in the coun- I try and 8 weigiaty realization of how much the great struggle being Waged means to the preservation of the dem ocratic ideals conceived and dedicated 1 in the United States. Many interest 1 ing examples of school educational l systems. of disleya4 Americans. of the treatment of Germans suspected of disloyalty were given by MT. -Garrith l emphasizing the more the great
 meaning of the world war for democ- ! racy. -,---
 Attended Reception at Fort. Eighteen college girls attended the 1 reception at Fort Wright in honor c1 the newly appointed colonel, ColoneI 1 Whitney, on Wednesday evening The 1 trip to and from the fort was made on the government boat and govern l rnent machines brought the girls from | the college to the boat and back from l the boat. Following the reception dancing was held, the Fort Virgin | band of 35 pieces furnishing the music The feature dance was moonlight dance with the girls wearing two
 pieces Of lighted punk in their hair l Guests from the hotels and the ofi I cers' wives were present at the recep. l tion, there being about 40 couple il attendance.
 l Attended Officers Dance. | A private dance of 25 couples wa. given by naval officers who are keep.
 
 at Post Hill on Thursday evening. l The officers entertain at house l dances every other week, and "coIIegs
 night" is held once a month. Ther,
 are about 90 officers living in the Nathan Hale house, which was turned
 into a clubhouse for them, owing t,
 the lack of housing facilities in New
 London.
 | Long Evenings Help Sports. | Spring sports are being irnmensel, enjoyed by the resident college stu dents. Every morning at 5.30 the thre,
 tennis courts are. in use, and are il Ii use until S.30 at night. Baseball is tn fayorite after dinner sport and fresh
 men and junior teams line up ever!
 evening on the baseball field with. crowd of spectators. The long even
 ings are greatly enjoyed by the stu dents and all studying is at stand l still until after usnset.
 tf4 Stars'in Telephone Flag. T The Southern New England Tele phone company's service flag bears IA
 stars for those who have enlisted il the service Norwich ranks sixth il