The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-01-30
VERMONT ACADEMY
PLANS CARNIVAL
Promises Real Comeback in Winter
Sports = Enterclass Competition
Saturday of This Week.
SAXTONS RIVER, Jan. 30.-Iu

STATIONS RIVER, Jan. 30.-In these
DAYS when King Winter holds sway
throughout the length and breadth OF
New England Vermont academy, the
lively little institution that nestles
among the snowclad hills of the Green
mountains, takes great pride IN the
tact that on her campus was born the
idea of the winter carnival, so
tar as New England academic nstl-
tutions are concerned, and since the
academy was reborn last autumn plans
have been afOot whereby she expects
within a comparatively short time to
take her rightful place among the aca-
denlic institutions of New England IN
the matter of winter sports.
Dartmouth college was really the iirst
New England college 70 20 in tor VIM
ter sports on a large scale, and since that
day many institutions have followed the
lead OF the Big Green. But Dartmouth
borrowed the idea from Vermont aead-
dmV when one of the academy Is pro-
feSsors went to Dartmouth to enter a
bigger field of endeavor. 1t was that pro
fessor who was really the father OF IN
tercollegiate winter sports, and he got
the idea from his service at Vermont
academy
\ few years ago Vermont academy was
closed. Last summer it was reorganlzeq
and in September, 1921, II was reopened.
Steadily and swiftly the school IS forg-
ing ahead, and now it announces its m
tentiou of again taking the lead IN WIN
ter sports among New England institu-
tions of its kind. \ ermont academy
tLTopo5Cs to be among the preparatory
schools what Dartmouth Is among the
colleges.
II win revive winter sports and en-
/ large upon former programs in this held
/ To this end it is proposed to hoid a
small winter carnival this year, though
/ the event will be almost nothing com
pared to what is planned for the future
/ This preliminary carnival will be held
next saturday, Feb. /, and VIII take the
! form OF an interclaSs competition. Here
! after it is planned to make the affair an
! interscholastic contest.
( Ever since the Christmas holidays the
(. students have been busy preparing tol
| the carnival Skis and snowshoes ar,
! bcing provided by the school for thoS,
! students who have none of their own at
present Races of all kinds. both ice
and snow. have been arrau"~' for boti
loys and girls and committees have
been appointed i.Y each class to co-ordl
nate their respective forces. Entire,
have been made and the lists are closed
The program will require the entire day
during which refreshments viii be seryct
i'm he library for both contestants aut
SPECTATORS Awards will he made 70
the FIRST three nlaces in each ant, witt
a grand prize for the class winning tn
meet
Plans for future wears are already be
ing carried out. \ toboggan slide vii
he huiIt next summer from the ton ~
1.-The hin leadino down across Fuller field
Z he site for the ski lump is now hein
selected and large hockey rink is no,
in process of construction on Bowie
nnrd. the home NJ the justly famou
~hurui organization. the Bowles Pom
| Yacht club. whore each wear the alumni
meet for heir biz " blowout. -
All in all the future looks bright 70