Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-03-04
COLLEGE BOYS AGAIN
SCORE IN KAKE WALK
Gymnasium Crowded IN the
Doors for he 23d Annual
Event'-Phi Delta Theta Fra
ternity Takes the Cup for
Best Stunt-Other Winners

before crowded house at tho university
gymnasium Friday night. The capacity of
TIE gymnasium was sold out even before
the exchange of tickets took place a week
ago. and many people who we're planning
to buy tickets during tho last week were
disappointed There was an unusual ar
ray OF stunts, and the "walkin To- de
cake" was eoove the ordinary in excel
lence. This was the Bird annual Aake
Walk.
100 per cent What" tbc stunt put on
by Phi Delta Theta, was awarded first
prize of the Briggs cup aud t.e big cake
Honorable mention w,.s given 20 the Del
Ia Psi fraternity, whose stunt was called
Tho. Shalt Not Clement q and
shaw 70 OF the L2inoda lCtd fraternity
've-o u~arde,3 the i-st prize OF the small
icshe and cups offered by the Boulder
societ-, 'o- rhe hest of the ten couples
tIr tbs ''~;.l;in' 10 do cake" while Haigh,
% and Austin, 81 of tbs Kappa Sigma
Fraternity, Ia special Irish costumes. won
honorable mention.
Il w. Shaw .,22 received the prize for
thu best costume in the pes-rade. on Which
ne appe ared SIS Hail and Half" all orig
''n2l creation depicting laGy's features
ard costume on cna eide, w,iE3 tie other
sido presented the face nr3 costume Of
8 gentleman. The prize awarded to MIR.
Shaw was the cup offered by T. y. Wrlg ut.
England leading Ireiand' was given
hcnorab's mention in : rce-radc.
The Judges who decided those prizes
were: r II. Rabbit, Bellows Falls: FRO
feDaor G. C. Groat. University Of Vermont
III ,nige Harland b. Howe. Burlington: F.
Ia Rowland, Montpelier; 1,s.vey Il.
Kingsley Rutland; John q. Sargent. Lud-
How; ]. Gregory Smith, st. Adams
! In the final drill down of the military
competition for the three medals Offered
to the men most proficient IN the manual
| of arms. r. e. Crci,kthank, '23, took first
place and the Richold gold medal; f. o.
stiles, 'c2, second place and the COM
: uandant's silver medal and Sinclair 90
third place and the commentaries bronze
medal. The other contestants in this com
petition were: e. G. joyce. %; w. l.
Davis, '23; r. s Hunt, 90 G. T. TIazen
'23 and Fl. A. Warren. %. The drill and
elimination was in charge of Major
t Harrison Herman, Third U. S. Cavalry
e Fort Ethan Allen, and Captain Roderck
e r. Allen, Third U. S. Cavalry. of Fort
% Ethan Allen. The medals were awarded
\ by Colonel G. J. Holden, commandant n,
the University
Features of the program were the spe
cial stunt entitled las You We're" put OF
= during the intermission, while waiting
a for the Judges to bring in their decisions
= by the Gold Stripe club of the University
f and the singing of the University quartet
Y also during the intcrmission. This quartet
e. composed of L, c. NJ. Parker. 90 II. =
Sharplos u II. A. Durfee (MD 20. anc
II. +. Martin, 90 We're given some de-
cdedly enthusiastic applause for thcil
work Every member of the Gold Strip,
club which put on the special stunt, saw
I service overseas. Shermans band gave
excellent service in playing for the kak,
walking and during the intermission. Fol
lowing the regular program, n dance ol
ten numbers was enjoyed.
ONE STUDENT INJURED
There was one very regretable oc
, curence during the program. During
| the changing of scenery for the Phi
| Delta Theta stunt, which won the frs
G prize, the men who were shifting thu
! piano lost control of it and it fell ovel
+, on its side, striking one of the boys, c
= s. Cummings 80, on the ankle anC
: hurting him badly. Medical attention
was called and he was rushed to tn,
., hospital, after his ankle had been Givcl
q such treatment as was at hand
n The peerade which opened the bis
event was fully up to the standard o
!, ! past years. There were many amusing
k costumes and novel effects, such as
l racing buggy, with full equipment, in
| GLIDING the horse, the Burlington
= street department the various nation,
n | of the globe, presidential candidate,
1 humorous costume effect of very tai
d girl and her sister and others equal,
@ appealing.
v THE STUNTS
Tho first stunt Joshua Jessup's SoI
Jeremy which was presented by Lambda
90 lota represented a New England "Huskir
. Bee and was an instant hit, due to tn,
= original manner in which it was given
The light slowly dawned upon the seen,
+ with the singing of Harvest Moon
!, made more realistic by a moon hung a
+ some distance from the scene. This wal
r followed by a clever dialogue and note
r worthy rendition of a Vermont parod,
[. by the rural quintette led by Jeremy. Thu
:. square dance was not forgotten ana th
stunt was brought to a close with an ex
celient production of THE Boston Fancy
HOW DOES THAT STRIKE STRIKE
?, YOU?"
The mex. stunt, put on by Delta MI
4 was strictly up to date. Tho scene opened
j. with Soishcviet meeting. A Bolshevii
y stCod at the opening of mine telling
d the assembled miners of the fine thin;
= 'S '"u az iNuSsld dnC comparing IL 10 IN
= squalid conditions in America. Then tn
Is scene shifted to the council room OF on
0, ~ the 6rcGI labor unions, Here Nj
n tomHSTJ and his co-Worl:er5 discusse,
y tho political situation and especially il
Is burlington, Vermont The meeting seemed
10 De entirely in favor of city council
II composed of university professors bot,
N popular anu unpopular. Again the seen
y. shifted to the horne of a miner where tn
n family was shown waiting TO receive tn
J. representative of the president who wa
o TO bring tho response to the latest deman
l. of the union.
10 100 PER CENT WHAT"
p The third sturt was that OF the Ph
a, Delta Theta fraternity. entitled 100 Pc
W Cent WHAT The lights disclosed farm
yard scene. with three small haycock
q and a large haystack. A father and hi
IF son VINO had just returned from the wa
in were united again. safe and well
,S Although the son was overjoyed to b.
l. BACK nome he has heard the call of tn
or bright lights of the city, and plans L
II return to them instead of staying on tn
Or farm with the dad. Upon the persuasion
III OF the old man to think things over n
IF lies down 10 sleep near one of the bay
* cocks The next scene displays n raoi
ID chahse In the appearance of the barn
n, yard 1t has become a cabaret Th
ID STACK IS now stage on which dancint
or girls entertain the Ioungers. The hay
az cocks have become tahlos o,,o,o hioi