Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-07-01

Gebhardt Of Springfield, Mass; ]. W. Goss
of Burlington: L. l. Grout of SALISBURY;
Mrs. Donald NJ. James Of Richford dor
merly Miss Olive Hayden; Miss Mar
guerite, Jones of California; p. c. Judd Of
Fair River, Mass: A. v. Kiesiich of Bur
lington; w. j. Lamplough of Lancaster,
N. H.; W. P. Kingsley of New York city;
J. E. Lovely Of Springfield. Vt; c. F.
Moran of Jericho: H. E. Morton. of Hyde
Park. Mass; j. c. circuit of New York
city: I. L. Pearl of Exeter. N H; H. r.
Pierce of Montpelier; l.. II. Pomeroy OF
Enosbure Falls. Mrs. B. F. Lutrnan of
Burlington formerly Miss Ann B. ShAp-
pard); A. F. Stevens of Elmira, N. Y: Miss
Amy A Wilson of Bethel
There were IS members OF 1915 present
lthis year. They had a booth near the
gymnasium and Saturday they held a
big class meeting at which kilograms
from the other members were read tell
ing of their regret at not being able to be
Present. Some of these came from as-far
| away as Texas and Montana. The class
| then went to the alumni breakfast and
then to the ball game. Sunday morn
! ing they attended the alumni boatride
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commencement exercises.
There were about N members of the
class of 1917 present at commencement this
year Saturday noon they attended alum
nj breakfast together, holding short in
| formal meeting directly after and Their
marching to the ballganne Sunday
they went on the boatride and Monday
they went to the commencement exer-
cises.
| Forty-six members of the class of 1871
went to the north shore Sunday for a
shore dinner. An informal meeting was
held and then the time was spentsin re
miniscences and songs. Fifty-seven mem
bers were back for commencement, gu,
of total of little less than 100. The
members of 1919 claim the distinction o.
being the only class that held a reunion
on the first year /out of college and the,
have made use II of every available mo
ment. Saturday they met at the hi,
tent they have near the gymnasium, at
tending alumni luncheon in a body am
later going to the ball game. Among the
members present were one from Japan
one from Texas, one from California. on
from Porto Rico and one from Mexico
They are already planning for their re
union next year, and Professor Fl. A
Merrill has appointed a committee to taxi
charge
18th ANNIvERSARY NEXT YEAR
!, A meeting of the class of 1896 was he'll
during the Alumni luncheon Saturday
F., L. ingalls,. president of the per1nanen
class organization. was appointed chair
man, with power to name the rest OF tn
committee to arrange for celebration o
% years out of college at the 1921 com
mencement,
ALUMNI BOATRIDE
An innovation In the commence men
week program. and feature whic
promises to become permanent in tn
events of commencement, is the alumni
boatride Close to $50 alumni took tn
opportunity Sunday morning to view
once more the splendid scenery of LAX
Champlain from the deck of tn
: steamer Ticonderoga. This first alumr
boatride was arranged and engineere
= by the class of 1895 ana 1t was a sue
cess in every way. Ideal weather 70
the trip made everybody happy. an
there were nothing but smiles fror
start to finish. Several of the classe
took breakfast together on the boat.
The steamer left the King street doc
about $40. Burlington time, and heade
south for short time, passing Shel
burne Point. Then. swinging west, tn
1 lake was crossed and the cruise cor
e tinued for some time through the bay
and in and out among the islands. The
| the steamer headed due north and wer
t almost to the Hotel Champlain befor
4 swinging about for the return trip. TIL
S cruise lasted about three hours, an
8 from all Indications it was three hour
d we'll spent.
SUNDAY EVENING OF music
= On the most beautiful college campu
in the world, the alumni and friends c
the University gathered Sunday night &c
a musical treat, part of which was full
a nished by Sherman's band and part b
: the alumni and undergraduates then
= selves II was probably the most impre:
: sve scene of commencement week thu
!. far.
= Under the historic trees of the fror
. campus, nearly in front of the Billing
). library and the Williams Science hal
= were grouped in informal array the sor
and daughters OF Vermont and their rel,
n tives and friends. A green powered an
: phitheatre, in the center of which Wa
= Sherman's band. was filed with the hapI
!, throngs of alumni, the bright colors
!, their clothing making a striking pctul
y against the dark green BACKGROUND
r More than one former student of the I'm
E, versity, who had crossed the front can
II pus hundreds of times before was heal
n to remark that he had never realized II
i full beauty of that spot until that tim
IS Sherman's hand started the conce
| hn af ~ tala ~,
an hour. Then the men of the Cnive
sity and many of the alumni gather,
near the band and entertained the lar,
=, audience for half an hour with a col
;, cert of college songs. old and new, clio
:, ing with the ever popular "Champlain
This college music was a fitting clio
10 another day long TO he remember,
in the annals of Vermont.