Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-06-26

forgotten. After May we scattered
INTO training camps. farming units.
clerical positions in Washington ana
eise"hero--into every kind of occupa-
'ioh Tor which there was demand.
n mere fraction of the original
class gathered for thor senior year
Inc epidemic OF Influenza was raging
In Burlington and on the hill. Illness,
quarantine and military discipline
made academic work seem of little
Importance. The relaxation which fol-
lowed the armistice made 1t seem or
no Importance at all"
AT least "a Of the 1873 men of the
CLASS were in tho service whilc one
woman was a member OF the nurses
reserve. out of these, 10 men saw
overseas duty; one was taken prisoner;
another is missing; third. Guy Har-
rlngton, has two citations for bravery
won during the second battle or the
Marine; the class of 1919 claims four
OF the gold stars in the service nag,
for Leslie Billings, Philip Noble, Stat
FORD Brown and Keenc Palmer. the last
two having been killed in action.
Their glorious part in the fna, history
Of our class ia already played. God grant
that we make the other pages worthy of
them"
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'hA"0 h''''EN
Miss Susan n. Delano took for the sub
ject of the class essay, "What Has the
War Done For our College" She spoke
of the part which the college had played
In the war, the work on the friendship
fund, the great number of men who had
tho nnttin, aaiIo of roo,,Iar co,lego
activities for tho u,r work
Tbep ,,,har ,ho ,,ar Was o,or roonle
hega, 70 asl, "yvbot has tho war done
for the co,,eroo" rather than "V-ba+ has
the COLLAGE done in Tho war;" II was
pointed ont that while outwardlv the
L. V NJ. of 1919 looks about the same as
that of 1916 underneath there Is n differ
ence. a feeling of dissatisfaction. which
comes from no foct that MANY of the
men who entered tho service from the
university found that their college train
ings in French. mathematics and other
subjects were not ADEQUATE TO meet the
demands which were made upon them.
"All this goes to show that something
is wrong with our college education. The
war has found weakness here as il has
in many of our other institutions political.
religious and social Changes are taking
place everywhere as a result of the war
We cannot hope to escape. nor do we
wish to If these changes mean a better.
more efficient college education for the
future. The realization of weak points
and needs in our college education is the
first step toward that Improvement which
we hope will come speedily"
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IN the camnus numerous changes which
have taken place since it arrived Clos
ing with the stirring events OF the last
three years at the university ne said;
THE boulder is the foundation of the
senior honorary society. to which its
name has been given. The purposes of
the Boulder society are to strengthen col
lege spirit. purify class politics and
| strive in every way for the betterment
of Vermont. The Boulder society looks
to a many sided development. to the all
round man, the man who does the best
he can for Vermont in every way.
The cooperation of such men can
do a world OF good for Vermont. There
are such men In every class. They must
be united The purpose of the society is
! this: to improve the spirit of the col
lcge, to unite class feeling. TO do away
with fraternity dscord and personal
antagonism in great all-envelopine
love for Vermont When this is para
mount, the university must improve
The success or failure of the society