Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-06-19
ADMIRAL AND GOVERNOR
HERE At GRADUATION
Exercises of Next Week Promise
to Be the Most Interesting of
Any Ever Held at University
of VermOnt-Many Class Re-
unions

commencement OF the University or YER
mont will be one of the most notable in
the history of that institution. Governor
Clement will attend the graduating ex-
ercises on Wednesday, June %, and yes
terday Acting President George II.
Perkins received a telegram from Fort
Monroe, Va, announcing that Admiral
Mayo would be present at the graduating
exercises, coming Wednesday forenoon
and returning the evening of the same
day. This distinguished Buringtonian is
the ranking officer of the American navy.
being an admiral and outranking Vice.
Admiral W. s. Sims, commanding the
American fleet in European waters.
Henry Thomas Mayo was born in Bur
lington, Vt, December s. 1856, being the
son of Henry and Elizabeth tEldridge)
Mayo and married Carrie NJ. Wing of
Burlington in March, 1881. He was adj
vanced through various grades, serving
on several ships of the navy and in
both the naval and coast survey. He was
commandant at the Mare Island navy
yard and was made "A rear-admral June
10. 1913. He was appointed commander
Of the battleships of the Atlantic fleet
with tho rank of vice-admiral June 10,
1915. and in 1917 was promoted to the
rank of admiral and was made COM
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flagship being the Pennsylvania. He
made several voyages across the Atlantic
during the war. on one of these trips
Admiral Mayo inspected the American
naval forces and the naves of all the
allies, being entertained by the kings of
Great Britain and Italy. He commanded
the fleet that escorted President Wilson
on his first trip to Europe, and the
squadron that escorted him home for
a brief stay before the adjournment of
Congress last March.
| one of the interesting episodes in
Admiral Mayo's career was his action
following the arrest by Mexican au-
thorities Of an American paymaster and
cmw of the dispatch boat Dolphin"
! while loading gasoline into whaleboat
, at a wharf in Tampico, April ., 1914
AT this time he demanded an apology
from the Mexican commander and the
! firing of a national salute to the United
States flag.
For an inland State. Vermont has had
a notable naval record. William B Flet-
cher, a St Adams man, is one of the
( American rear-admirals at the present
time, and the fame of Admirals Dewey
and Clark is part of our national his
! tory. Three rcar-admirals of the American
navy We're born in the town of Nor
witch.
Several of the classes are to hold
big reunions this year, chief among
them being the classes of SO. "a '04.
IA, and II. The class of II is max
ing big preparations for its second re-
union the following letter having been
! circulated among the members of the
class far and wide:
Dear een-Seventeener:
They are still talking about us
back there at the university in dear
old Burlington-about that grand old
class of 1917. So we are going to give
them an encore, are going to an
swer that demand for another class
like 1917 and reappear ourselves in
full force for Nermont's great Victory
comm That is going to be
some commencement and ii would
never be complete without us-besides
we have always made it a point to be
! there" when wanted and there mile.
They all know it, too, they watched us
in college and they are watching us
now to see if we can maintain our
reputation. We believe in our class
we are proud of it, and we believe in
and are proud of each of it's members
Let no man say now that we think
too much of our class and not enough
much we think of Vermont when we
think so much of our class. So we
are going to show our Vermont spirit
and class spirit by rousing reunion
as one of the big events of Vermont's
greatest commencement
"Old friends are best, a wise man
wrote, and he said something. We
shall go long way to find better pals
than our college and class mates and
it will be "A long time before we shall
form associations dearer than those
connected with Vermont. If college
meant anything to us it meant inspira-
ton and we have need of renewing
that inspiration occasionally in order
to do our daily work better. We want
to get back and renew our faith il
human nature by enjoying again those
friendships and associations, with fel
low students and professors, which W.
we shall never forget Right now W.
make up our minds, each one of us, tc
be there for this our first reunion l.
!, it is in any way possible. 1t will dr.
our hearts world of good and viii
give us million dollars worth o
good cheer and enthusiasm.
"Now for some of the details. BE
sides the regular and special events
of this years commencement there
VIII be special 1917 banquet. buSl
ness meeting. and as many informa
gatherings as can he arranged Amonl
these Will probably be a smoker 70
the men at some fraternity house,
special "clinic" for the medics and Ger
tainly the grs will want chance t
talk things over among themselves
Then there will be the various frater
nifty gatherings, trips on the lake
strolls on the campus and Whateve
else individual tastes may prefer
'Those who cannot possibly atteni
are expected to send us "A letter to b.
| read at the reunion. This is import
ant, for we want all to be represented
The men are asked to notify the sec
rotary at once as to whether or no
they will be present, for arrangement
Z must be made, and to send their let
ters for the reunion in case of inabilit
, to attend in person. The girls vii
please notify Miss Edith Holdstocl
1929 Quincy street, n w, Washington
d. c.. and send reunion letters to hei
= If any wish to send cables or tele
= grams to the class during commence
. ment week, address them to the sec
= rotary in care of the university reg
. istrar.
, Remember the dates, June 22-2i
v and we guarantee that you will neve
e forget them. Commencement does nc
! come every day and a 1917 reunio
: does not happen every year. We ar
! out for that cup given to the elias
= with the best attendance, and the s
a and "a classes and the others wi
u have to go some to heat us Let u