Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-05-08
FOUNDERS DAY
IS OBSERVED

Founders day was celebrated very
quietly at the University of Vermont.
There was n smaller number of towns
people present for the exercises in the
gymnasium Thursday morning, the audi
ence consisting almost entirely of the
students and faculty. Judge T.. G. Mower
Of this city delivered the Founders dav
address, his subject being Our National
Founders" The undergraduate addresses
were delivered by Perley j. +. Hill. 20,
Of Newport on Nation of Nations" deal
ing with the present League of Nations.
and Ralph Il. browne. 49, of Morrisville.
on "Bolshevism: What 1t Is and What it
Stands For
Following the exercises in the GYM
nasium, all four classes competed for the
Lyman cup in the fifth annual musical
contest, the prize being offered by Elias
Lyman. The contest was held near the
, statue of Lafayette, and was won by the
class Of 1920, 1t being close decision be-
tween this class and the senior class. The
Judges declared that they thought the
sophomore and freshman classes needed
considerable more practice in the vocal
art.
The exercises of the day began with the
assembly of the college battalion at eight
of escort of the colors" took place at $50
At $3.50. tho exercises were held around
the boulder in front of the Old Mill, the
old and new members of the Boulder So
ciety being addressed by Acting President
Of the University George II. Perkins.
New members Of the Boulder society,
senior honorary, Key and Serpent, Junior
honorary, Melissedon and Akraia, girls
senior honorary. were announced at the
end of the regular ceremonies in the
gymnasium.
EXERCISES IN GYMNASIUM
The exercises in the gymnasium in
cluded music by the orchestra. an anthem
by the choir. scripture lesson and prayer
by the chaplain, the Rev. l. c. Smart,
and the singing of Julia Ward Howe's
Battle Hymn of the Republic" Then
came the addresses by Mr.. Hill and Mr..
browne.
"Champlain" was sung by choir and
students and then came Judge Mowers
address.
SOCIETY ELECTIONS ANNOUNCED
The Boulder society announced the
following elections: Lucius c. Barrows
Of New Haven. Dewitt H. Doane of
Burlington, Irwin w. Gale of White
River Junction, William L. Hammond
of Burlington, Perley J. F. Hill of New
port, Porter ]. Moore of Newport, Lee
land +. Parker of Island Pond, Noble C.
Shaw of Manchester Center and AL
fred j. Runnals of West Lebanon, N. H.
The elections for the Key and Ser
pent society were announced as fol-
lows: Philip j. Branon of Burlington,
George Norman Haigh of Burlington,
II of
ward c. Melby of North Ferrisburg,
Frederick S. Pease. Jr. of Burlington,
Julian H. Shaw of Manchester Center,
and Harry p. Sharples of New York
City.
Melissedon elected thirteen men as
follows: OF the class of 1920, Lucus
G. Barrows of New Haven and Roy f..
McFee of Canojoharie, N. Y, and of the
class of 1921, Leonard s. Bartlett of
Richmond Philip j. Branon of Burling-
ton, Stanley w. Converse of Bridport,
Willard Plat Davenport of Brook
Ign. N. Y, w. L. Goldthwaite of Chester,
G. Norman Haigh of Burlington, ]. Rob-
ert Jennings of st. Adams, Edward C.
Melby of North Ferrisburg, +. S. Pease,
Jr. of Burlington. Harry p. Sharples of
New York City. and Julian H. Shaw of
Manchester Center.
The Akraia. the senior honorary girls
society. elected: Mildred Powell of
Burlington.' Hazel Byington of Char
lotte. Marjorie Scott of Swanton, Nellie
Swasey of Waterbury, Ann Louise Law
ton of Island Pond Erald Benson of
Manchester. and Marjorie Young of Or
leans.
The exercises closed with the sing
ing of latin ode by choir and students
and the benediction by the chaplain.