Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-04-10
UNIVERSITY NOTES
Initiation and Banquet Of ri Beta Phi
Sorority

| Vermont Beta of ri Beta Phi held its
| Initiation and banquet in the Klifa club
rooms Saturday afternoon and evening.
| Among the alumnae from out of town
were Ruth Catlin, EXP. Mrs M. II.
Davis. Is. Clara Gardner, TO- and Merle
Byington. 16. New York Gamma was
represented by Frances Donahue and
Pauline Smith. Vermont Alpha by Alice
Wilson and Hazel Coburn. Covers were
! laid for so at the banquet following the
initiation. Mrs NJ. H. Davis, Is, acted
as toastmistress and Laura Tyler 10,
Frances Hyde, 90 Hldreth Tyler, '21,
Ruth Chaplin, 20, Marion Killam 20,
Marie Mcmahon, Is. Clara Gardner,
Ii, Charlotte Hale. '01. Frances Donahue,
New York Gamma, Alice Wilson Vermont
! Alpha and Mrs. Gebhardt responded to
toasts. The initiates were Ruth Chaplin
OF Richmond Hill, n. Y, Helen Hyde Of
Jeffersonville, Mildred Doane, Marion
Killam. Dorothy Mcmahon and Kath-
crime McSweeney Of Burlington All are
Of the 1922 class.
The annual meeting and election of Off.
GERS of the YM.C.A. of the University of
vermont took place Tuesday night in the
Van Ness House. President Strong OPEN
ed the meeting and introduced Captain
Lyman of Norwich University, the presi-
dent of the Norwich Y. M. c. A. Captain
Lyman spoke on the problem before the
three Vermont universities, that of unit
ing individually and collectively in the
bonds of Christian fellowship through the
Y. NJ. c. A. He then outlined steps taken
to bring about that condition at Nor
wich.
Cadet Sergeant Adams spoke of the pur-
pose and the value Of the university Y. M.
c. A. and was followed by Secretary
Whelan. who showed how a man was
working for his college when he went in
for Y. M. G. A. work and the ideals of
Christian fellowship.
President Strong then turned the meet
Ing over to r. o. Fowler. 30. for the adj
dress to the entering members. Mr. Fow-
Ter spoke on the benefit to be gained from
the union of New England colleges and
universities through the Y. NJ. c. A.
President Strong then welcomed the
men into the Y. NJ. c. A. and called upon
Il. F. Brown. 90 to lead cheer for Nor
wich. NJ. G. Bond. chairman of the re-
hgious committee. spoke concerning the
social service involved In Y. NJ. c.. A. work.
and about the six weeks course for coll
lege men, to be started in all the Sunday
schools in the Burlington churches. II. A.
Dwinell. 10, announced that the next
meeting would occur In two weeks and
would be jointly with the Y. w. C. A.
The regular business of the meeting
then proceeded with the reading Of the
minutes by Secretary L. f. Parker. 20.
and the election Of the officers for the COM
Ing year. The report of the nominating
committee was received, and their selec-
ton sustained in every case. The off,
elected
20: neutrality-suspicious.. z. II. Ellis. 20
'medic); second vice-president, L. f. Par
ker' '2o recording secretary, r. F. Brown.
y; student secretary. J. w. Armstrong.
~: treasurer, x. #. Cleaves, '21.
II. j. Shanley, Jr., announced that the
81. PauIs club which meets on the after
noon OF the last Sunday in each month
Will welcome all men In college.
President Strong read letter from c.
r. Shedd, the executive secretary Of the
Y. NJ. c. AS of the New England col.
leges which advised the Y. NJ. c. A. that
they might send a representatives to the
council which will meet from April 3 to
n at Boston. After some discussion.
President-elect M. C. Bond was elected to
represent the Vermont organization
D. w. Armstrong. 90 described briefly
the value and importance of the North
heid student conference held each sum-
mer. ana urged that the men who could
should make plans Immediately to pre-
pare themselves for the conference this
summer. The meeting was followed by
refreshments and singing
The try-outs for the sophomore debat- |
Ing team resulted in the selection of
George l.. Best, F. S. Pease, Jr., and b.
Il. Greene with Waldo b. Buckham as
alternate