Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-02-27
COLLEGE BOYS IN
ANNUAL KAKE Walk
Gymnasium Crowded to Doors
for Great Event of the Year
on the Hill-"Liberty Trium-
plant" by Alpha Tau Omega
the Winner

! Standing room was at a premium at the
end annual Kake Walk of the University
of Vermont, held In the gymnasium Fri
day evening. Every seat was sold as
early as Wednesday and hundreds were
unable to buy tickets The stunt which
won the Briggs cup and large cake was
put on by the Alpha Tau Omega frater-
nifty and was entitled Liberty Trlum-
phant." Fair Affair" by the Sigma Nu
fraternity, was given honorable mention
The small cake, for the best kake walk
ing, was won by Drown and Sawyer of
the Delta Psi fraternity, Lamson and Lamb
of the Phi NTu Delta fraternity winning
honorable mention. The Wright cup for
the best costume in the peerade which
preceded the stunts was won by Barry
and Flimpton of the Sigma NJ fraternity
/ with Canning the Kaiser" while -Four
Years Between" by IL. T. Estee and j.
/ w. Armstrong of the Alpha Tau Omega
fraternity got the second prize.
/ While some of the stunts still savored
of the war. as whole they were of less
serious vein than last year. The pro-
gram opened with concert by Sherman's
band, followed by the Grand Peerade,"
which was bigger and better than last
year. There were more clever things IN
1t than ever before and there were no dead
ones, in fact everything was represented
from n cigarette carrying a man to his
death in . coffin to n frantic father trying
to take care of his child. This year more
couples tnan usual walked for de cake"
SO the time for each one was cut down to
two minutes. Many intricate steps and
amazing stunts were introduced by the
different couples and It was difficult to
Judge who was the best. The couples
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the Delta Psi fraternity. Bosworth and
Bosworth of the Phi Delta Theta
fraternity, Lamsor and Lamb of
the Phi NIu Delta fraternity,
Finley and Mcleod of the Sigma Phi
fraternity, Holdstock and LeBaron OF
the Kappa Sigma fraternity. browne and
Sawyer of the Delta Psi fraternity,
Killick and Lawrence, Goldthwate and
lO'Niel of the Sigma MI fraternity. Shaw
and Cameron of the Lambda Iota
fraternity, MrGuire and Taylor of the
Alpha Tau Omega fraternity and Bart
lett and Tyler of the Sigma MI fraternity.
THE WINNING STUNT
liberty Triumphant" the stunt
given by the Alpha Tau Omega
fraternity was the winning stunt Of
the evening. The stunt opened with a
student studying at table. The
} brownies came forward and put
him to sleep. Then large book
was brought in and the characters OF
history stepped out among them being
two Indians. Ethan Allen, George Wash
ington, Benjamin Franklin, Daniel Web
ster, Abraham Lincoln and L. S. Grant
l With the last two came a slave and :
! speech was given by both Lincoln ant
Grant on the Emancipation Proclamation
q, tt
: Hucklberry Finn introduced bit OF
humor Then Roosevelt and Admira
: Dewey and President Wilson and Genera
Pershing entered. The lights went on
for a minute and then at the front of thu
hall could be seen the Statue of Liberty
SIGMA MI
? Sigma NJ which came fourth on the
program and treated the audience to 8
representation of the old-tme county fail
was gveu honorable mention. Tht
title, "a Fair Affair" gave the spectator
chance to figure out to their satisfac
ton what was to come. The Bingvili'
county fair opened in a babel Of noise
and as the lights flashed on midway
= dairy exhibit. merry -go-round and al
the essentials of the real thing wer
seen. Then the bankers began to bari
and the cows and chickens took tn
audience back to the days when the.
:, spent the day at the county fair
Nothing was lacking for the amuse
, ment of the vast audience that circulate
around from stand to stand and trie'
;, everything from the game of Hoop-l
to the performance of the Hula Hull
:, dancers specially brought from far-ol
= Hawaii for this occasion.
: Farmer Squires and his wife and lttl
son drove in and let their old Dobbin fee
on Grassmount while they enjoyed tn
fair. Farmer Jones endeavored TO brin
in Il very bashful mule that had wo
= prizes wherever shown, but was unsuo
q cessful. He enlisted the aid of hi
|, friends who finally brought in tn
g culprit in a sling
d wandered around and tried their best t
y enjoy the fair and keep their hubbys on
o Of harm. Hot frankforts. popcorn an
:, balloons found their way to the chi
e dren and everyone enjoyed the fair unit
Il a thunder shower came up and everyone
d ,uhes and city sharpers scampered fo
Z. cover.
g PHI DELTA THETA
"V V" was the title Of the stur
= presented by Phi Delta Theta, The SCI
ting was that Of the Vermont Alumi
1 club In New York city. and showed dit
feront men playing cards, writing Letters
reading or simply smoking and loungini
A Jazz orchestra gave n selection an
then a quartet sang an original Vernon
song At this point newsboy came
= with n paper announcing recent Vernon
victories In athletics. \ Vermont gradual
then came in who had been with III
5 Canadian mounted police for some gi..7
and with him he brought an Indian chic
who wanted to try for the vaudevill
stage. He was asked to give an exhib
ton and did a flip in the air from IL
top of the gymnasium to the floor. fit
feet below, The stunt closed with q
original march song Vermont VII
= torious."
n LAMBDA IOTA
r The second stunt of the evenr
Al Rustic Exercises" by Lambda Iota keI
it the audience laughing. The stunt opent
@ showing school room filled with Is sma
e boys. with their mothers and fathers, Il
3. teacher and the trustee. as guests. reat
I to go through exercises in honor
" George Washington, Appropriate SON
ye and rectations were given and the stu
III ended with all standing and each puI
q. giving one letter Of tho name. Geor
tn Washington. This stunt was full
A. , action.
~ PHI DELTA MI
Ss "Americanism Va, Bolshevisni" W
tho title Of the stunt given by the p
y. Delta Mu fraternity. Tho first see
n showed soldiers receiving their di