Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-01-23
UNIVERSITY NOTES
j. F. Kelly, Harvard Man. to Teach
French and Spanish

Joseph F.. Kelly. a graduate of Har-
ward University in the class OF 1915. will
teach French and Spanish at the Univer-
sity Of Vermont this year. Mr. Kelly
was instructor in those languages at New
Hampshire State College last year and
during the fall and winter has been in
the naval intelligence department, district
of Boston.
The class Of 1917 has another major to
add to It's list of officers in the army for
word has been received that ]. Frank
Burke Of that class was promoted In
November to the rank Of major. This
makes two, the first being Major Fred
Hackett. Major Burke is the son of Mrs
James L. Burke Of West Rutland and is
said to be one Of the best known soldiers
that Vermont has sent overseas He Is
a graduatee Of the Rutland high school
and while at the university had the repu-
tation of being one of the most popular
student for many year. He attended the
first officers training school at Platts-
burgh. where he received a commission as
second lieutenant. He was stationed in
Syracuse, N. Y. for a time and later at
Camp Greene, Charlotte, N. c., where he
was promoted to first lieutenant. He is
attached to the 47th infantry, which went
overseas last May.
Phi Mu Delta announces the pledging
of the following men. all of the class Of
1922, Chester Bombard Of Burlington
John L. Bohon of Chateaugay. N. Y,
Ovid A. Boni Of Proctor. Rosary Bison
of Barre. Laurence H. Chase of Brandon.
George r. Lee of Rutland. Jerry F. Man.
ming Of Ausable Forks. N. Y. Theodore
A. Martin of Milton. Charles e. Niles Of
Brandon. George A. Pierce of Hinesburg,
John N. Rowell of Rutland. Gordon A..
Sessions Of Brandon and Harold Spauld-
| ing of Randolph.
Lambda Iota announces the pledging Of
Henry f. McCuen.
| The Faculty club met Saturday evening,
at the home OF Professor G. G. Groat
Dean Perkins, president of the club. pre-
sided. Professor Emerson spoke on the
"Historic Background of the War" on
| GERS for the coming year were elected as
follows: President. Prof. s. F. Emerson;
| yice-president Professor G. G. Groat; sec
retary and treasurer, w. II. Crockett.
| lambda Kappa Alpha Theta an
nounces the pledging Of Mae Pulling
ton of Burlington, Thelma Edmunds,
Mer,e smalley, Florence Woodward OF
Worthwhile, Mary Weyman OF Starks-
boro. Eleanor Hutton of Bennington
Marion Chatterton OF Rutland, Bertha
Williams of Northampton. Mass. Gun
hide Myerburg of Proctor. Claire Alb
bey OF Essex, all of the class of 'a2
and Elizabeth Howe. 20. of Burling-
ton.
Eta of Delta Delta Delta announces
the pledging of Helen Andrews OF Ver'
gennes, Mary Chamberlain Of Rutland
Helen Cass and Catherine Comings OF
Richford. Helen Kimball of Enosbura
Falls, Charlotte Lang of Stowe. Viols
Marvin. Of Montpelier of the freshman
class and Hazel Byington OF Charlotte
of the Junior class.
Beta of Phi Beta Phi announces tn,
pledging of Mildred Doane. Marion XII
lam, Dorothy Mcmahon. katherine Mo
Sweeney of Burlington. Ruth Chapir
of Richford Hill. Long Island; Marion
Fulsom of North FerrtsbuTg, Heller
Hyde of Jeffersonville. Helen Merriam
OF Roch ester. all Of the GLASS Of 1eaa
1 Ups1aon. a. Alphs ~ 'OsatA announce