Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-05-20
COLLEGE WOMEN
HAPPY OVER HONOR
Entrance of University of Ver-
mont into Association of Col
legiate Alumnqe Celebrate cd
With a Reception, Addresses
and Music

Monday evening was happ, one for the
alumnae and women students of the
University OF Vermont for the entrance
of the University into the Association of
Collegiate Alumnae was celebrated at the
Billings library. At first the.e was a
formal reception with the following in
the receiving line: Mrs. w L. Nasson,
dean Of women; Miss Marion Coa.er,
principal of Bradford Academy; Miss
Marion Gerry of Rutland Mrs p. p
futile. president of the Alumnae club;
Miss Bertha c. Terrill and Miss Marjorie
Young, president of the Woman's student
Union Of the University, and v:ce-presi-
dent of the senior class.
Mrs WATSON presided at IT,. 1ep.ing
Which followed She introdi tho
first speaker the first woma' e.
the University and the first wo. ~.
world to win a Phi Beta Kappa L. RS
s. d. Hodge, Mrs. Hodge told re the
carly days at the University when for
II time she was :he only girl student and
OF how the men wee hot over anxious TO
allow women to win Phi Beta Kappa
keys. MISC Majorir Ynuns then told some
thing of the so,ris us Tho girls of to day,
saying how glad tiev w.re that this
honor had GENE to tho college and Row
they were working 10 keep the collegi
worthy. She gave a Grief resume OF tie
girls department at the present time. tell
ing something Of the ORGANIZATIONS and
Of how successful they arc.
The Girls Glce club then sang laugh
ters OF Old Vermont" and Miss Marion
Gary told some thing os the Woman's
University club at New YORK to MEM
bcrship In which. all a. 9. a. women
ar. eligible. She toiI " the privilee es
of members both resident and nom
resident and described the building it.
SELF and then told something of the
atmosphere there. Shs described 1t as
Il good place to strike the balance to
relieve the tension oe the business life
of New York City.
Mrs Frederick Topper told some
thing of the National club house in
Washington, which she saw shortly
after it was completed. 1t is in the
heart Of historic Washington, she said,
on Lafayette Square Just opposite the
White House. The house was built in
1850 and It has wonderful old wis
tara vine planted probably about that
time. Mrs. Upper described the diff
ferent rooms which are furnished by
different colleges, speaking especially
cepton halls.
Back to Old Virginny." and then Miss
Marion Coates told something Of the
A. c. S. and It's ideals. Miss Coates
spoke of the work Mrs. WATSON had
done to make tho U. V. NJ. member
of the Association of Collegiate
Alumnae. She spoke of the advantages
of being In college, saving that there
a girl has an opportunity to act upon
a stage for the benefit of herself and
others the things she will do in later
life. Then. too, she is surrounded by
people who believe In her and later
she had not that freedom. People are
skeptical and she must prove her
worth. without this training she re-
ceived in college she might not have
been able to do this.
Closely attached to the idea" said
Miss Coates, sis the student government.
The best thing about your student union
here Is that the word government Is left
out. One of the troubles with such or
PLANTATIONS has been that governing has
seemed to be its only function. One of
the most successful associations has
been that of labor which has taken as
its object collective bargaining. The
A, c. A. stands for that idea in education.
1t watches all legislation in education
best for the country in an educational
way Another thing it does Is to teach
its members to bear each others bur-
dens. Then 1t teaches community friend
ship and community faith, and It studies
community problems III education. It
has been said that IL nation would
practice all of these things it would be
fit to talk internationalism. So this
association Is fit to be international and
1t takes as its creed, honesty of pur-
pose, community interest. kindness of
thought and integrity of all activities"
The meeting closed with three songs by
the Glee club, '"The Old Mill Song"
Ring the Bell in the Old Mill" and Lets
Fight for Vermont"
Following general social hour. an
informal meeting of the alumnae was held
when plans for forming Vermont branch
of the A, c. A. were discussed. 1t was
voted that Mrs. r. b. futile write to
Mrs. Martin, secretary of the A. c. A.,
and ask her advice and just how to
go about forming the branch and then
call q meeting to act upOn her reply