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Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1919-02-14
ACTING PRESIDENT
DOING GREAT WORK
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keen interest in the state in which hi
was working led him to make study
of the history of Vermont. The result
was a textbook which is used in al
most every elementary school through.
out the state.
From the Normal School at Johnson
DR.. Collins came to Middlebury to
occupy the chair of pedagogy, and to
him is due a large share of the credit
for the reputation which the pedagog-
ical department of the college enjoys
among the educators of the country.
But Dr. Collins has given his finest
service to Middlebury this year. When
he took the Presidents chair the col
iege was in an unprecedented state of
uncertainty, almost of confusion Sew
eral of the ablest members of the fac
ulty were unable to resume their duties,
and the coming of the S. A. T. c. had
upset old systems, necessitated an en-
tire reorganization of every depart
ment and had introduced new and
puzzling problems of administration
and discipline. Each time that it
seemed as if order had been brought
out of chaos, message from Wash
ington would upset the result of weeks
of labor. But DR.. Collins proved him
self equal to his task, and when the
signing of the armistice brought back
normal conditions the wheels of
the college machinery were running
1t is with the deepest appreciation
that Middlebury acknowledges her
debt of gratitude to man who has
given her his best endeavors for so
many years, guided her safely through
a critical period of her existence, and
launched her upon what is believed to
be new and still more successful
chapter of her history.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1919-02-14
Still Some Reason for Joy

Here it is St Valentines Day with a
winter record that surpasses for mild
ness anything in the memory OF the
oldest inhabitant. incidentally, the
snrine-like air which invariably turns
the Young mans fancy to thoughts OF
love, has resulted in an unprecedented
rim on the local Valentine stock, and
tomorrow Charley Rich is to inaugu-
rate the marble playing season.
Even yet there isn't snow enough IN
the village streets to make comfortable
the dragging of childs sled, to say
nothing of heavy shedding. 1t may be
a great woe to some farmers, but there
are many fine points, even for a farmer,
about a mild-winter. The Brooklyn
Eagle points out that, other things
being equal, cows give more milk
hens Law more eggs, and meat animals
are cheaper to raise in a mild winter
than in a severe one. Fuel is less eX-
nensive And because of a lessened de-
mand for coal cars, food transportation
is facilitated, and in some of the south
erly states cattle are finding it possible
to Craze this winter. Coastwise fish
ing has been booming, still further help
ing to bring down the cost of food;
and fair seas are making the home-com-
ings of our soldier boys more expedi-
tious and comfortable than would
otherwise be the case.
There is still reason for joy at the
cIemency of the season; and the optl-
mists may still look forward to enough
of freeze up in March to assure a
good ice crop.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1919-02-14
TAX SALE

The nonresident proprietors of the
town of Middlebury in the County of
Addison and State of Vermont are
hereby notified that the taxes assessed
by said town within the year next pre-
ceding this date, also the year 1917, re-
main either in whole or part unpaid on
the following described lands in said
town to wit:
Being a piece of land with buildings
thereon located on South Pleasant
Street, in the town of Middlebury and
bounded as follows; On the North by
lands of William Thomas, East by the
highway: South by lands of William
Bentley and West by lands of the Rut-
land Railroad Co. and being the same
lands as conveyed to John O'Connor
and Edward Nc Clure from Eliza Nor
ton by deed dated March 20, 1862, and
now owned by Henry Brewster and
the heirs of Edward and Ann Nc Clure,
and so much OF said lands will be sold
at public auction, at the dwelling house
thereon, in said Middlebury on the 24th
day OF February 1919 at 9 o'clock in the
forenoon as shall be requisite to dis
charge said taxes with costs, unless pre-
viously paid
Dated at Middlebury, in the County
of Addison the 3lst day of January
1919.
M. K Moore Collector of Town Taxes.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1919-02-14
Phi Beta Phi Initiation

The annual initiation of Vermont
Alpha Of Pi Beta Phi was held Satur-
day afternoon at the fraternity rooms
The initiates were Doris Ashworth
Grace Monty and Carolyn CQle of the
class of %.
In the evening banquet was enjoy
ed at The Addison by the chapter, its
pledges and the following guests: Mrs
P. E. Crane '03, Sara Stems II, Flor
ence Aseltine Branch IA of St Adams,
Ginevra Harlowe 10 OF Rutland, Anne
Fisher l6 of Vergennes, Marjorie Lee
Selden 'l6 of Bristol, Louise Nelson 'l6
of Brandon, Harriet Goudie excl of
Lisbon N. H., Mrs. H. W. Lawrence,
and Florence Cummings and Margaret
Cheney of U. V. NJ
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1919-02-14
BRING YOUR
EGGS AND HIDES
COLLEGE NOTES

1t Miles H. Jones, who was com
manding officer at Middlebury during
the S. A. T. c., left town Monday night
under orders to proceed to Boston fol
discharge. His plans as to the futlrt
are somewhat indefinite but he will
probably reenter Harvard Law School
where he was a student at the outbreak
of the war His many friends on the
hill are sorry to see him go.
Last Saturday morning Professor
Sanford's Horace class was given a
little variety from the usual procedure
! of the classwork. The first half of the
hour was taken up with an essay by
Miss Novak '2l on the article in the
last Geographic Magazine dealing with
the Romanians. During the rest of the
period the class enjoyed a number of
lantern slides shown by Professor San
ford.
| The Y. W. c. A. meeting held Thurs
day evening in Pearsons was led by
Hazel Grover. The topic, Campus
Democracy, was developed along the
lines of practical application. Although
Middlebury is more democratic than
many colleges, there is still room for
improvement and a true democratic
attitude cannot be obtained until each
girl forgets herself in an effort to be a
real friend to those about her. Made
line Halford played violin solo
= Capt A. ]. Hull, recently of the Med
zeal Corps of the U. s. Army, who has
been visiting at the home of Prof and
Mrs. A. M. Brown, returned Thursday
to Troy, n. Y, where he will resume his
practice. Capt Hull enlisted in the
army soon after the outbreak of hos
tilities in 1914 and was later transferred
to the L. S. Army In the II months
of active service overseas, which he has
had, Capt. Hull has been gassed and
wounded several times while serving III
the front-line trenches
Wednesday evening of last week the
members of the women's college en-
joyed a musical entertainment given at
Pearsons Hall for the benefit of the
Silver Bay Fund Under the manage
ment of Alice Tomlinson, a pleasing
program was presented, consisting Of
several selections by the Musegahe
Club, songs to the accompaniment OF
a ukelele, by Ruth Cam, piano solos by
Madeline Gaylor, a duet by Ruth Nc
Arthur and Margaret Billings, a VIC
lin solo by Madeline Halford and vocal
solos by Prudence Fish. This was the
first of series of entertainments to be
given for the Silver Bay Fund.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1919-02-14
A Correction

Middlebury, Vermont, Feb. 10, 1919.
Editor, The Register,
Dear Sir
The report of the annual meeting of
the Woman's Club in your last issue
states that committee was appointed
to consider plan Ito assist the school
girls of Middlebury by providing some
place in which they could meet or where
they could entertain their young men
friends" This statement of the pur-
pose of the plan is incorrect, and seems
open to serious misinterpretation. The
Committee in charge of the matter
desires to explain that the Club is sim
ply responding to petition from the
girls of the local High School asking
their cooperation in the establishment
and maintenance of rooms where they
may meet for social purposes, games,
reading, etc. similar to the provision
made by the Y. M. C. A. for the boys
of the High School, The plan is that
the rooms shall be open to the girls
during suitable hours competent
chaperon always being present and in
charge.
MRS. HENRY C. NEWELL
EVELYN A. MULDOON
MRS. K. M. MILLS
MRS. w. S. BURRAGE
MRS. E. C. BRYANT.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1919-02-14
INTERESTING BILL
BEFORE VT. SENATE

An act to provide free tuition at the
University of'Vermont for students in
tie academic department has been in
tOduced by Senator Villas of Chitten-
d.n$in the Vermont Senate. The bill
is at present, before the Committee on
Educational Institutions; what they
will do with it cannot be predicted,
This is only one of the several at
ttmpts that the University has made to
gain the recognition as the state uni
versty. 1t is interesting to note that
this attempt is being made while Pres
ident Thomas is away from Middle
bury,
We are printing below copy of the
bill as it was submitted to the General
Assembly of the State of Vermont.
Section l. The auditor of accounts
shall, between the first days of July
and September of each year, draw an
order in favor of the University of
ermont for one hundred dollars for
each student in such university,
|. Who has been a resident of the
state of Vermont for two years preced-
ing his enrolment in said university,
2. Who has completed the preceding
college year of study in any course in
the academic department of said uni
versity which leads to a degree after
four years of study,
3. Who has received free tuition
at said university for said year of
study and tuition not paid, or to be
paid, to said university otherwise than
under this act.
Such payment shall be made upon the
certificates of the registrar of said uni
versity to the auditor of accounts that
the students certified are under the
foregoing provisions.
Sec q All acts and parts of acts in
consistent with this act are hereby
repealed.
Sec 3. This act shall take effect on
July |, 1919.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1919-02-14
Better Equipment for BacteriOlOgy

AS was announced in the last issue
of The Campus, the sum of $1,000 has
been recently appropriated by the trus-
tees of the College to the Biology De
partment to buy necessary equipment
needed for a thorough course i'll Bac-
teriology for next term. On the strength
of this appropriation, Professor Mills
has been making arrangements for such
a course and has already sent for a
number of new laboratory implements.
The new equipment will include a num-
Der of high powered microscopes which
will have three detectives instead OF
two and more complex light refectors,
a new sterilizer, and large quantity OF
glass ware, as well as other forms OF
apparatus necessary for thorough work
in the study of bacteria.
The course itself will correspond
largely with the course given last year
in this subject Lectures, Rotations
and practical exercises will be given on
the relation of bacteria to sanitary
science and household economics.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1919-02-14
Junior Week Program

The Program Committee has been
busted with plans for Junior Week,
and the following tentative program
has been arranged
Wednesday, April 30, 1880 P. NJ.
Prize Speaking.
Thursday, May
800 Baseball game
500 Glee Club Concert.
Friday, May 2
1000 A. NJ Interscholastic
Track Meet
2:30 p. NJ. Track Meet.
7:30 P. M. Junior Prom.
Saturday, May
1890 A. NJ. Greek VS.. Barbar-
ian Baseball Game or Sec
ond Team Game.
800 p NJ. Baseball Game.
500 P. NJ. Junior Play.
tt, PLAY committee has chosen for
RE cuts ticn "a Scrap Of Paper" a
clever cOm dy witt plenty Of action.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1919-02-14
sIIyery Bark Of the Yellow Birch.

The bark of the yellow birch can be
compared with nothing else. The tree
is unique among trees. The yellow
birch, often better called the silvery
birch, has a bark more tinsel-like than
that of any other tree. 1t seems to
have been made for campers to adj
mire, or perhaps, in an emergency, to
use to kindle the camp fire, says Ed
ward F. Bigelow in Boys Life. But
do not allow the appreciation Of the
useful to overcome your appreciation
Of the beautiful. 1t is true that the
bark may thus be used for kindllng,
and 1t is also probably true that the
removal of the loose bark does not In
lure the tree, but such removal Injuries
the beauty Of the tree, as you then de-
prive It of its chief characteristic. The
manner in which the bark breaks on
the main trunk, expands and rolls back
in ribbonlIke curls and strips, which
long remain attached and rustic In
every passing breeze, could not fail to
elicit the admiration Of every lover Of
the forest
It is noticeable that on old trunks
the character Of the bark is different,
az there 1t is roughened by irregular
platelike scales.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1919-02-14

If you hare something 1VOrtk selling
Il surely should be north telling about.
II you don't advertise Il the pHbIic
'front.' kn01V you haze It.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1919-02-14
FARMERS CLUB MEETINGS.

The following meetingg of Farmers
clubs Of Addison county have been plan
ned and should have large attend
ance:
February 18- Monthly meeting of
Middlebury Farmers club will be held
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Noble
Fem. At the January meeting of this
club, which was held at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Gordon MacQuivey, about
60 people were present,
February 20 Monthly meeting of
Salisbury Farmers club at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. James English. This
meeting was postponed one week on
account of other meetings which were
coming the week of the l3.
March 4-The Lincoln Farmers club
will be entertained at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. William York of West Lincoln
The club has not met in this part of the
town for long time. The February
meeting was held at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. j. F. Moody; about 80 were
present. This record was fine consider
ing the weather.
County Agent Bartlett and A. C.
Lewis, of the Vermont Extension ser.
vice, will hold meetings next week with
the object OF making the farmers more
familiar with The use OF account
books. They will be in Lincoln We'd
nesday afternoon and evening and in
Shoreham all day Thursday. -,
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1919-02-14

81. Augustine said. God did not
make the world and then go away and
leave it."
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1919-02-14

These returns Of S4.23 and 1913 on
100 pounds OF milk, Mr. Manning said,
compared favorably with the price of
S40l being paid now by distributors for
fluid milk He said the organization to
manage the project will be perfected
soon and work on it will commence
Immediately.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1919-02-14
DAIRYMEN Will
INVEST MILLIONS

Seventy thousand dairy farmers of
New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey
and Vermont are preparing to spend
more than Sl0,000,000 on a project
which will bring them one step nearer
consumers, Albert Manning, secretary
of the Dairymens League, announces.
All milk strikes in the future will be
obviated. Mr. Manning said, and
New York city will be assured of an
adequate supply under any condi-
tionS
AS outlined by Mr., Manning, the
plan provides for the erection of
numerous manufacturing plants and
milk receiving stations by groups of
farmers throughout the State The
distributors control the receiving
stations at present, owning the cans
and paraphernalia as well as the equip
ment of the Creameries. The farmers
intend to take over these materials and
processes, selling milk to the distri-
butors at the depots in New York city
In the event of a strike he said, the
actual ~delivery of the milk in the
city will be the only emergency OPP
Grafton necessary.
"The chief differences between milk
producers and distributors have hinged
on the disposition of the milk surplus,
said Mr.. Manning. From January to
July, the distributors must take more
milk, they say, than they can sell as
a fluid. They assert they lose in the
manufacture of butter, cheese and
other by-products.
Perhaps by next year, distributors
will be able to order only as much
milk as they can distribute as fluid
We intend to construct manufactur-
ing plants which will take care of all
the surplus and return fair profit to
the farmers"
In 100 localities in the state funds
have been raised for this work. The
system will be placed under unified
control to prevent duplication Of
plants Mr. Manning said.
BY a table of figures, Mr. Manning
showed that the farmers will have
fair profit on the milk used for manu-
featuring His figures, based on early
January prices, show that 100 pounds
Of -, Ill co, ba ~, a da to xy;aIJ.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1919-02-14

Middlebury, Vermont, Feb. 10, 1919.
Editor, The Register,
Dear Sir:
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lRELANDkhlA1 !.
SPECIAL APR|E|||::IA|I!l.!. ||||:I| !! !.
T||0!|zPRES; ! WILSON
-A.leed Him lpport Claim
To Freedom Which Irish
Reprs.sa,tativsls. y. ki.h ,.to
Fay Before Peace CONFER
ence.

Paris April 2o,-Correspondeme
Of The Associated sPness.)-A spe-
cial appeal in behalf ireland swss
made to President Wilson by Sean
F.. O'Ceallaigh the sinn Fein ''re4,4
resentative Of the Provisional govern
ment Of the Irish republic" when the
Irish delegate laid the Irish memorial
befre the Peace Conference. The
appeal was contained in . letter to
President Wilson asking his to urge
the Peace Conference to invite the
Irish National representatives to be
present at its deliberations. Mr.. o.
Ceallaigh also urged President VIII
son to support the claim to freedom
which the Irish representatives wish
to lay before the Conference.
Referring to the memorial in which
he had decided the claims of the
Irish republic" to right to join
the League Of Nations as an indepen-
dent state, Mr.. O'Ceallaigh wrote to
the President:
ITO what has been said in the
memorial urging the justice Of let
ting Ireland's claim to freedom be
heard before a political status hate
full to her is stamped with the appro-
val and enforced by the power Of the
free nations Of the world may I not
add that the people Of Ireland look
hopefully to you in a special degree
of contenance and support notably
because you are the honored Presi-
dent of that republic! which counts
among it's most loyal and devoted
citizens the greater part Of the Irish
race and because they recognize in
you the clearest exponent Of the
principles of freedom the world has
been since the days Of Washington.
"In their latest exercise last De-
cember Of the inherent tight Of self
determination the Irish people at
this world crisis have been profound
ly influenced and inspired by the
words you have spoken the princip-
lies you have expounded the rules Of
international conduct you have prom
ulgated and have brought the nations
to acknowledge. In these utteranc-
les they have found 9 source Of great
encouragement and highest hope. II
particular they affirm as applying
Especially. to tho case of Ireland the
following passage in your speech oi
fSeptamber: a. r191S, in New York.
:, "The issues are these-Shall : the
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DECREASE H | | N.
| CANADIAN: an ) | l trade
IN FISCAL ! Year
Only Importent Trade Increase
Reported Wa In Timber
/ Industry. Farmers Hit Hard
fHv;ssT1h]Ialsl e. i sGiol,I.leteI,d. .Press.)

(By$JhA AaGosiatsd .Press.)
Ottawa; Ont. Nay 14-Tremendous
decrease ins Canadian trade for the
fiscal year ended March 81 has been
disclosed by an official report issued
through the 8. customs department.
Total trade was !. $2,17637s,717 as
compared with $264s; ;Baa, ,6s4 for the
1917-1918, year. ~.
Decrease in exports which alone
showed 10 revenue reduction Of $322,-
413,9s2 is held chiefly responsible for
the slackening Of Dominion business.
The total duty collected last year was
! $I58, ,O44, ass, a decrease & $8,544,
l0O9.
Farmers seemingly were hit hard.
est last year, despite the high prices
lftor lftor foedstuAss Exports,of douestl
agricultural products reached .: tota
value Of. $36a, ,0l9, ,s23, while in 1917
lis, the: total was $567, ,713,5s4. Ths
only important trade increase report
ed was in ths timber industry. I'm
proved business Of about $4,000, ,00i
1 was repoFted.
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cUMIINS IS
PRESIDENT
PRO TEMP0RE
Republican Select Him In Or
ganization Of Senate Today
Lodge Reelected Party
Leader.
(By The Associated Prsss.1

Washington, May 14.-Senator
:Cummins, Of Iowa, favored by the
progressive group was chosen unan-
imously for president pro tempore Of
the senate at the organization today
Of the republican senator's. Senator
Lodge Of Massachusetts, was re elect
ed party leader and discussion Of the
controversy over the committee chair
nanships for Senator's Penrose of
Pennsylvania and Warren Of Wyom-
ing was postponed. Il. Il. 49,
Forty three of the sforty-nine re-
publican senator's and senators elect
attended thet.ssopfefencs today; The
;absentses included Senator Gronna Of
North Dakota. sBesides the Y 1ifssident
pro territory the cSnference sH1ge I'll
candidates orsFaaH other sedatoria1
offices. Senator Curtis of y KansAe
was was reelected: party. whip without
exposition. ~ =. Senator, Wadsworth ot
New York was again sehosep score.
taty o1!sthe cont . fsinee. ,sastoi
Btandegee, ~ .Conh4ese ettoutt; tout (iiiiied
( With the regulars Il 81 lyman
~ l}li y s. @ @saltl 6trizse
dlin sf eommitl ,,iil pla1ey 3ahd
+. gunE.ab Il q pff patf Dlke
seh \ ! Sc .eompn "a s
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mill O3 any u1tioli or
grdup d 81 Bl I'll lsred g deter
mine the fortunes d. pkcpaes over
whom they have 10 right to rule ex-
cept By right Of force! Shall strong
nations b free to tiwrpng the weak
nations and make them subject to
their purposes and interest? Shall
peoples be. ruled and dominated even
in their own. internal affairs by ar
|bitrary and irresponsible force or by
their own will and choice! Shall
there be common standard ofsright
and privilege FOR all peoples and ma
|tions, oF shall there be q common con-
cert to. o.oblige the observance of COM
mon rights r.
PIN e eisar light ii these great
wprds the 1rish people filled with hope
ak your mighty ri influe,s I, prevent
tie exception Of saIrelaIf from the
world, to urge upon the. conference
she duty Of inviting the Irish Nation.
II Representatives stp be present at
It's deliberations, and ds support the
claim to freedom which 4 they are
waiting to place before the tribunal
Of the nations"
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'flhlAI lREQ|X gkR&IEl:II0z
HAVE Rth DELIVERED LAST MITE
Sub Comr4ls1e Is fksppointed
To Deal With 0Djeetions Of
the German Peace Plenipo-
tentaries.
tThe Associated Press.)

Paris, May 14.-The Council Of
Four at the peace conference ap-
pointed this afternoon a sub COM
mittee comprising Great Britain.
France, Italy and Japan TO- deal with
the objections of the German. peace
plenipotentaries.
!, The Council held a meeting his
morning and considered problems In
regard to ports and waterways and
some data Of the Austrian treaty. It,
is presumed. that the German note,
which is reported to have been de-
livered last evening was also taken up
by the Council.
Three notes from the German dele,
CATION were delivered to the Council
this. morning.