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M a i n e A l u m n u s

E n tered as sec o n d -c la ss m a tter O o tob er 1 1921 at the post office it A ugusta Ma in e u n der the act o f M arch 3, 1879

Vol. 3, No. 4 MARCH-APRIL, 1922 Twenty Cents the Copy

Basketball Team Wins State TitleResult of Season Betters Best Previous Record—Nine Games Won

and Six LostWinning the State Championship in

basketball is not the only achievement to be treasured by the members of the 1921-1922 varsity team. The real claim to distinction comes in having won a greater percentage of game';

defeated by Maine were Portland A. C., Bates, New Hampshire (twice), Boston College, Colby (twice), Clark and Rhode Island. Holy Cross ad­ministered the worst defeat of the season, Bates, Portland A. C., Wes-

to 10 was the first score and 39 to 27 the second. The Colby team was almost wholly a freshman outfit— some alibi may be therefore offered for its decisive defeats. In the City Hall contest Maine’s second and third teams were substituted in part of the periods. These two victories, with Colby’s win over Bates gave Maine the state championship.

The southern New England trip

L e ft to Righ t: Capt. H olm es ’23, M ason ’25, N oyes '22, N ew ell '24, T u r n e r ’22, Berg- ’24, H orsem an ’23 andCoach F lack

than any former Maine team and in spite of the fact that 11 of the 15 games were away from the campus.

The statistics of the games played show that Maine scored 394 points to her opponents’ 366; that she won 9 out of 15 games, representing 3 wins of the 4 at home and 6 of the 11 on for­eign floors. The teams which were

leyan, Conn. Aggies and Brown each appending the long end of the score in other games. Capt. “ Mel” Holmes ’23 has been the team’s leader and John McCrystle ’22 the manager.

The two Colby games, one at Orono February 11 and the other at Bangor City Hall, March 4, demonstrated the superiority of the Maine five. 31

was the longest ever taken by a Maine athletic team. Six games in eight days was the itinerary. Clark College was defeated February 18 at Wor­cester, 28 to 26. Maine led at the first half 20 to 16. After the lead had alternated from one team to the other, Hank Turner tossed in the de­cisive basket with one minute to play.

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A delegation of Worcester alumni witnessed the game.

February 20, Wesleyan won 23 to 19. The Maine team was off form' in shooting baskets. Many easy tries were missed. This alone caused the defeat.

Connecticut Aggies, February 21, got an early start, maintained their lead and won 22 to 16.

Brown University at Providence on Washington’s birthday hung a 20 to 10 defeat on our team.

February 23, our team hit its stride and although tired from the hard games of the early week, defeated Rhode Island at Kingston, 23 to 18. Maine led at the half 13 to 8.

Sweet was the revenge for the overwhelming defeat of a year ago at Durham, N. H., when New Hampshire walked away with Maine. February 25,,Capt. Holmes led his team into the stronghold of New Hampshire and administered a 25 to 19 drubbing. The Maine offensive was fast in the opening half, running up an 18 to 9 lead. In the final half our team played a passing game and was con­tented to hold the New Hampshire rally in check.

Two men will be lost to the team, by graduation, Noyes at center and Turner, a guard. From the second string material available their places should be filled.

The freshman team completed its schedule with a total of 394 points to their opponents’ 241, winning 7 out of 10 games.

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THE SCORES FOR THE SEASONPortland A. C. 29—Maine 28.Holy Cross 48—Maine 19.Maine 26— Portland A. C. 22. Maine 28—Bates 18.Maine 34—New Hampshire 31. Bates 31—Maine 18.Maine 49—Boston College 29. Maine 31— Colby 10.Maine 28—Clark 26.Wesleyan 23—Maine 20.Conn. Aggies 22—Maine 16.Brown 20—Maine 10.Maine 23—Rhode Island 18.Maine 25—New Hampshire 19. Maine 39—Colby 27.

The old Darlinghurst prison of New South Wales has been turned into a great technical college, the finest in Australia.

T H E M A I N E A L U M N U S

Coach Flack’s relay team at the B. A. A. Games at the Boston Arena February 4 was defeated by Brown in the fourth fastest race of the games. Three minutes 39 4-5 seconds was the time. The distance was one mile, each man running a quarter- mile. Hayden of Brown got the lead to the first corner and bested Capt. Lawrence at the end of the first relay by five yards. The second Brown runner held this lead over Kneeland of Maine until Nutter of Brown grad­ually drew away from Blair, Maine’s varsity half-back, who gamely tried to make up the loss at the start of his race. O’Connor ran the last relay for Maine, but the Brown man was too far in the lead. Thirty-five yards sep­arated the two runners at the tape.

All the other Maine teams won their events. Bowdoin had very little trouble in defeating Williams, due to a severe loss when one of the Wil­liams runners stumbled and fell at the tape. Bowdoin’s time was slow in comparison with the better times of the evening. Colby simply ran away from Rhode Island in a one­sided race, making the best time of the Maine teams, 3 minutes, 42 1-5 seconds. Bates and Vermont ran an exciting race, the lead alternating be­tween the two teams, until the last lap of the race when Archibald nosed out a win over Granger of Vermont.

Track ProspectsCoach Flack is making no predic­

tions concerning the prospects of win­ning the State Meet. One of his per­formers of last year has become in­eligible, another has elected another sport, and a third is suffering as the result of injuries received in a motor accident. His team will develop its strength in the half-mile, mile, and two-mile runs, and should be able to pick up scattering points in the field events. His principal weakness at present is in the sprints, hurdles, and broad jump. In the sprints, Pinkham, who finished third in the one hundred last year, King and Reynolds, the lat­ter a promising freshman, will be the chief performers. In the quarter-mile Lawrence of last year’s team will be available, and Blair, the freshman

Mar.-April, 1922

half-back, who also ran on the relay team. In the half-mile Kneeland and O’Connor; in the mile, Ames, who fin­ished third last year, and Webster; in the two-mile Captain Herrick, who finished third in the half, McKeeman, the cross country captain-elect, and Patten will all be available and should render a good account of them­selves. In the shot-put, Harry Cohen, the freshman full-back; in the discus, Bishop, who placed second last year; in the hammer, Strout, who was the winner; in the high jump, Ackley, who placed second, and Houghton, a prom- ising freshman, complete the candi­dates for the team who should be able to place in the meet.

It is understood that a team will be sent to the Pennsylvania Relays at Philadelphia, April 28 and 29. The first dual meet is scheduled for May 6 with Holy Cross at Orono, the State Meet coming May 13, the New Englands at Worcester, Mass., a week later, fol­lowed by the Nationals at Boston.

In AppreciationThe following letter was received

by Graduate Manager Bryant and in a measure indicates the attitude of all the teams that competed in the basketball tournament recently held at the University of Maine.Mr. R. H. Bryant, Graduate Manager

of Athletics, University of Maine, Orono, Maine.My dear Mr. Bryant:

In behalf of the school, the team, and myself, I am writing this letter.

All of us who were able to make the trip to Orono feel that a vote of thanks is due to the authorities for the excellent arrangements in regard to handling the teams and the games.

The trip was so pleasant, and so enlightening to the boys, that had we failed to win a game I should have considered the time well spent.

Congratulations upon the manage­ment of an extremely satisfactory tournament.

Thanking you and all associated with you for the very happy memo­ries of the 1922 tournament, I remain,

Very cordially yours,EARLE S. RUSSELL,

Athletic Director Oak Grove Semi­nary, Vassalboro, Maine.

Your Alumni Dues— Have You Paid Them?

Relay Team Loses to Brown at BostonOther Maine Colleges Win— Prospects for Outdoor Track Season Not

Promising—Lack of Material in Entering Class

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T H E M A I N E A L U M N U S 47

Maine Winter Carnivals PopularCarnival on Campus Introduced as Feature of Winter Life

Governor’s Trophy Won at Augusta—StudentsFeature in Bangor Sports

The State of Maine with its abun­dant natural facilities for winter sports should be the ideal winter sport state. The University of Maine, located in the midst of the open places far from town or city, should be the logical center for the outdoor winter activities of the state. In the very near future these conditions will be realized if the first annual Winter Carnival at the University is an ex­ample of the possibilities for develop­ment. Commencing Thursday evening, February 9, all attention was cen­tered on the carnival program and until the last social function late Sat­urday night, February 11, was con­cluded, but one thought prevailed in the minds of students, faculty, and visiting alumni. That one thought depicted the glory of winter sports— outdoor primarily and indoor inci­dentally.

The outdoor snowshoe events were the 100-yard men’s dash, the inter­fraternity relay race, obstacle race, quarter and half-mile men’s races, and the girls’ relay race. Ski-jump­ing, ski-jooring, ski races, fancy skating, and hockey were the other feature events. Social functions were the glee club concert, Maine Masque performance, Carnival Ball, fraternity dances, and open houses. Fireworks and a snowball battle between the freshmen and sophomores were en­joyed by the spectators. The carnival program was arranged and carried out under the auspices of the Intra­mural Athletic Association. It was considered a success from every point of view and will be continued in the future as the feature of the winter

life of the campus. Faculty appre­ciation for the occasion is shown by the fact that a day’s holiday was granted.

The Augusta Winter Carnival, with the Governor Baxter trophy as the objective for all contestants, attracted a number of the Maine snowshoe and, ski enthusiasts. The result of the efforts was gratifying, for they an­nexed the first leg of the trophy and possession of the cup for a year. Per­manent ownership necessitates the winning of the cup for three succes­sive seasons. Bates was the runner- up in points, winning second and Colby third. Bowdoin entered no team. Wil- mer R. Elliott ’25, son of Wesley C. El­liott ’02, was the star of the meet. He won the one and one-half mile ski race, the 220-yard ski race, and was first in the ski jumping contest. Presentation of the Baxter trophy was made by Dr. Augustus Thomas, State Superintendent of Schools.

The Bangor Winter Carnival was also participated in by a delegation from the college. Elliott was again the all-around star, finishing second in the 200-yard ski dash, winning the Maine Intercollegiate 440-yard skat­ing race and playing on the informal Maine hockey team.

Diplomas have been awarded to 500 prisoners of the Eastern Penitentiary of Pennsylvania by the Pennsylvania State College. The diplomas were awarded for vocational courses.

100 More Boosters At $3 Needed

To Pay Alumni Dues

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A CorrectionThe date for the Maine Inter­

collegiate Track Meet published in the February ALUMNUS is

incorrect. It should read:

May 13 — Maine Inter collegiates,

Waterville

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Baseball ProspectsThe varsity baseball season received

a decided setback when the students returned from the spring vacation and found 10 inches of snow covering the baseball diamond. Although Wil­kie C. Clark ’00, the baseball mentor for the season, arrived on the campus March 15, he found little opportunity to size up his team other than to watch his battery candidates in their daily workouts in the dust of the in­door cage.

Some 13 of last year’s varsity squad are in college. Young and Coady are the only two veterans who were lost by graduation, leaving Prescott as catcher, Jewett, Nichols and Newell as pitchers, Lunge at first, A l John­son at second, Capt. Sargent at short­stop, Stearns at third, Rush, King and Johnson for the outfield. A year ago Maine was weak in the battery ma­terial. The present freshman class has a number of promising men who should help bolster up this weakness.

The schedule is reprinted as pub­lished in the last ALUMNUS with the exception of the final Colby game which has been shifted from Satur­day, June 3, to Friday, June 2.

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48 T H E M A I N E A L U M N U S Mar.-April, 1922

The Boston City Club February 3 was the scene of another annual get- together banquet of the largest local

erett Morss, president of the Boston Chamber of Commerce. The other speakers were Col. Frederic H. Strick­land, Alumni Secretary Towner ’14 and Graduate Manager Bryant ’15. Music was furnished by the Imperial Trio and the entertainer was Robert Burlen, a Dartmouth alumnus. About 75 were in attendance.

letics. C. W. Lemaire ’10 was elected president to succeed C. Henry Lek- berg ’07, the first president. Herman R. Clark ’14 was re-elected secretary- treasurer. The executive committee chosen included the above officers and Ralph E. Fraser ’17, and Dr. Davie G. Ljungberg ex-’16.

Courtesy B os ton A m e r ic a n

alumni association. Norman H. Mayo ’09, president of the association, pre­sided. Joe McCusker ’17 was the cheer leader and the committee in charge was Lewis F. Pike ’09, Chairman, Grover T. Corning.’ l 0, Joe McCusker ’17 and Phillip Strout ’ l l . The prin­cipal speaker of the evening was Ev-

Worcester County The Worcester County group held

its second annual meeting at Hotel Warren, Worcester, Mass., Febru­ary 6. Eighteen members were present to greet the Alumni Secre­tary and Graduate Manager of Ath-

Hartford, Conn.The first banquet of the Hartford

Association was held at the Hote' Bond, February 7. Twenty-seven men and women sat down to the banquet table presided over by William C Holden ’92, president of the organiza­tion. The remarks following the ban­

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quet were informal—Alumni Secre­tary Towner and Graduate Manager Bryant bringing the news from the campus. Mr. Holden as president and Willard C. Sisson ’19 as secretary- treasurer were re-elected.

Connecticut ValleyTwenty members of the Connecticut

Valley Association met at the High­land Hotel, Springfield, February 8, for a delightful banquet and reunion. The two speakers from the campus started the after-dinner remarks, which were followed in an informal discussion by the members present. Among those who took part in the open talk were Prof. Ralph W. Red­man ’12 of Massachusetts Agricul­tural College, Dr. Francis S. Brick ’88, former Senator Ernest E. Hob­son L. ’00, and George M. Gay ’89. Harry R. Elder L. ’09 presided.

Eastern New YorkTwenty men sat down in the ban­

quet room of Sirker’s restaurant, Schenectady, N. Y., February 9, for the annual banquet and business meet­ing. Benjamin R. Connell ’07, the re­tiring president, presided. Graduate Manager Bryant and Alumni Secre­tary Towner were among the out-of- town speakers. Remarks were par­ticularly enjoyed from Daniel Chase ’08. Other speakers were Howard L. Churchill ’06, Henry W. Chadbourne ’02, Everett G. Glidden ’96, Win Bearce ’06, Herbert P. Mayo ’99, Fred H. Curtis ’16 and A. F. Amadon ’13. New officers elected were Henry W. Chadbourne ’02, president; Daniel Chase ’08, vice president; Clarence B. Springer ’18, secretary-treasurer; and executive committee, Howard L. Churchill ’06, A. F. Amadon ’13 and B. R. Connell ’07.

PhiladelphiaThe Engineers’ Club of Philadel­

phia provided most suitable quarters February 10 for the monthly dinner of the Quaker City alumni group. Fourteen were in attendance. ErnestL. Watson presided. The Alumni Secretary and Graduate Manager were present. Informal discussion occupied the greater part of the eve­ning.

New officers elected for the associ­ation are Albert D. Case ’04, presi­dent; Albion Moulton ’95, vice presi­

dent; and H. C. Pritham ’01, secre­tary-treasurer (re-elected).

New YorkSome 75 men and women attended

the annual banquet February 11 at the McAlpin Hotel. George O. Ham­lin ’00, the retiring president, intro­duced Rev. Alson H. Robinson ’01 as the toastmaster of the evening. The speakers of the evening included Allen W. Stephens ’99, president of the General Alumni Association; Norman H. Mayo ’09, president of the Boston Alumni Association; Robert H. Bry­ant ’15, Graduate Manager of Ath­letics; Judge Charles J. Dunn of the Maine Supreme Court, treasurer of the University; Senator Ford, noted humorist; and W. D. Towner ’14, alumni secretary. Professional enter­tainment interspersed with the sing­ing of popular songs enlivened the gathering.

White MountainFebruary 16, the members of the

White Mountain Alumni Association met at the Berlin, N. H., Y. M. C. A. for a banquet and meeting. Twenty- one out of the 30 members were in attendance. Alumni Secretary Towner and Graduate Manager Bryant were the speakers from the University. Informal discussion enlivened the meeting. Daniel W. MacLean ’09, president of the association, presided.

Western MaineForty-two members of this associ­

ation met at the Congress Square Ho­tel February 17 for the annual meet­ing and banquet. Edward E. Chase '13, president of the association, served as toastmaster. Carroll S. Chaplin ’04, the newly elected mayor of Portland, was the speaker of the evening. Supporting him on the pro­gram were Graduate Manager Bryant and Alumni Secretary Towner. New officers elected were Kent R. Fox ’10, president, and William B. Cobb ’21, secretary-treasurer.

ProvidenceThe 31st local association to be

organized came into existence Feb­ruary 27 when 17 former students now residents of Rhode Island gath­ered at the Hotel Dreyfus, Provi­dence, for the initial get-together. Frank H. Bowerman ’00, William L.

Holyoke ’97 and Carl F. Brugge ’18 comprised the committee which ar­ranged the meeting. Music was fur­nished by the Vining Trio. Officers elected were William L. Holyoke ’97, president; E. L. Milliken ’08, vice president; Frank H. Bowerman ’00, secretary-treasurer; and executive committee, the three officers and Stan­ley T. Hilliard ’08, and Ernest L. Coolbroth ’18. The members present in accordance with the constitution of the General Alumni Association have petitioned the Executive Committee of the Alumni Council. At the next meeting the organization will receive official recognition.

Mass. GovernorRenders Tribute

Maine men and women wherever they are located are taking an active part in the life of their communities. That their service is appreciated can be realized by reading the following- letter from the governor of Massa­chusetts. It is significant perhaps that the letter should be addressed to one of our alumni whose service to Massachusetts has been notable. The letter reads:

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts Executive Department State House, Boston

Channing H. Cox Governor

21st January, 1922. Honorable Louis C. Southard,73 Tremont Street,Boston, Massachusetts.My dear Mr Southard:

I am greatly honored by the invita­tion of the Boston Alumni Association of the University of Maine to attend the annual banquet on February 3d.

I remember with the greatest pleas­ure a previous dinner which I was permitted to attend, and I should be most happy to join with you this year, but, unfortunately, an engagement of long standing takes me to Fall River that evening, and will prevent my ac­ceptance of your invitation.

The Alumni of the University of Maine who are living in Massachu­setts have made large contributions to the well-being of the Commonwealth, and it would be a distinct satisfaction to greet them in the name of that commonwealth in whose service they have enlisted, and to whose Interest they are devoted.

Very truly yours,(Signed) CHANNING H. COX.

Boosters Pay Their Alumni Dues

Are You a Booster?

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50 T H E M A I N E A L U M N U S Mar.-April, 1922

The Maine AlumnusPublished bi-monthly by the Gen­

eral Alumni Association of the Uni­versity of Maine.

Subscription $1 per year. Single copies 20 cents.

W. D. TOWNER ’14 Managing Editor

Editorial and Business Office, Alum­ni Hall, Orono, Maine.

Office of Publication, 331 Water Street, Augusta, Maine.

Editorial

University The unsatisfactory con- Finances dition of the University

finances a year ago created much concern among thealumni and friends of the University. At that time the University was faced by a lack of liquid funds amounting to $235,000 with which to carry on its work. You will recall that the Legislature in its wisdom appropri­ated but $45,000 toward the reduction of this so-called deficit. Recognizing the principle, however, that the stateis in honor bound to ultimately take care of the deficit, this small appro­priation was made, leaving the bal­ance of the financial burden for the University to carry on as its trustees might see fit.

The problem as the trustees faced it during the summer was not easy to solve. By legislative enactment back indebtedness could not be paid out of state funds intended for the payment of current bills. Where was the money coming from then to pay off the hosts of University creditors? The situa­tion was finally met by the trustees of the University, September 24, 1921, when they passed the following reso­lution:

“ Whereas, for the purpose of mak­ing payment of the amounts due, as of June 30, 1921, to divers creditors on sundry open accounts, and for the further purpose of retiring a series of outstanding unpaid notes heretofore given to the Merrill Trust Company, it is deemed advisable that money should be provided by loan or loans, therefore,

“ Resolved, That the President of this Board and the Treasurer of this

University be and they hereby are empowered t0 m a k e, issue and de n v e r at such limes, to the o rde r o f such payees, on such terms, and in Such sums as to them shall seem wise, but, at not less than their f ace value, the demand interest-bearing promissory notes of the corporation of the Uni­v e r s ity of Maine to the aggregate ex­tent of $240,000.”

This resolution was lead to the gov­ernor and council, November 17, 1921, and no objection being raised to the procedure the notes have been issued, the money raised and the old credi­tors' accounts paid in full.

that the institution has been keep­ing closely within the legislative ap­propriation is illustrated by the fact mat the statement of finances for the first six months of the fiscal year shows an operating deficit of only slightly over $2000. Naturally, the trustees and all others concerned are to be complimented for their economi­cal expenditure of University funds. On the other hand, one can easily pic­ture the many needed repairs and necessities which have been denied every department of the Universityin order to make this economy pos-

_#sible. The 1921 Legislature demand­ed economy—the present governor preaches economy— and the State University is being run on the econ­omy plan to the exclusion of many other considerations.

Judge Deering in his speech before the students at chapel (reprinted in this issue) points out one way to can­cel the $240,000 note issue. Possibly there are other ways to accomplish this most desirable step. Friends of the University are hopeful that the coming Legislature will recognize the situation and apply the proper remedy.

Basketball Close followers of ath­letics are much pleased

with the progress the varsity basket­ball team has made this season under the tutelage of Coach Howard W. Flack. His coaching has emphasized the value of scientific team work and the elimination of prejudices where team work counts. Starting with the same material available a year ago, he has produced a team, that in the opinion of the writer, is at least ten points better to a game than the

A In the article entitledCorrection “ Thirteen Sons an d

Daughters Now At­tending Maine,” published in the Feb­ruary ALUMNUS, the names of two prominent alumni who are sending their sons to the University were omitted. Your editor wishes to apolo­gize for the omission. The material covering the article was gleaned from a study of the genealogical blanks furnished by each student prior to his first registration as a freshman. Among the missing blanks were those showing that Herbert I. Libby ’98 has a son, Carl F., in the class of 1925, and that Joseph W. Randlette ’96 has a son, Howard H., in the class of 1923.

Sustaining The policy of those offi- Alumni cers of the GeneralDues A l u m n i Association

w h o formulated the first financial arrangement for sup­porting the reorganized alumni activ­ity during the summer of 1919 was to make the alumni dues so small that every alumnus and former student could easily afford to make his pay­ment. After investigating the amount charged for alumni dues in similar universities and colleges, $3 was de­termined upon as the logical fee for a paid membership. The budget makers found, however, that $3 mul­tiplied by the number of payments conservatively expected would not raise a sufficient sum to cover the expenditures contemplated. This sit­uation necessitated the “ sustaining membership” fee of $10. It entitles the payer to no additional member­ship privileges. It is expected that only those who can afford it will make the payment. Nineteen per cent of the former student body paid dues last year; if the $4700 goal of the BOOSTER Campaign is reached this year approximately 26% will have paid. The $10 sustaining fee will not be a permanent fixture. Its collec­tion may be necessary next year, but the time in the future is not fa r off when this larger collection will be abandoned and justly so.

Former President Wilson at one time was a conductor of a column in The Princetonian, published at Prince­ton University in 1877, according to a delver in the files of The Prince! tonian of that date.1920-1921 outfit.

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T H E M A I N E A L U M N U S

Deering Champions University CauseHis Speech at Chapel Shows Appreciative Understanding of

University Needs—Recommends ImmediatePayment of Deficit

Among the prominent men who have spoken to the students at chapel is Judge John P. Deering of Saco, one

of the candidates for the Republican nomination for governor. Knowing the conditions at the University to be the direct result of the insufficiency of state appropriations, he has made the treatment accorded the University one of the issues of his campaign. His remarks March 21 at the chapel exercise are reprinted in part as fol­lows:

“ You are a part of a great institu­tion in the State of Maine. There has been some discussion in times past whether or not the University of Maine was a State Institution. That pertains to certain questions which arise legally and technically, and whether or not the State of Maine, through its Legislature, furnishes to this institution certain sums of money for its repair, maintenance, and con­struction, is not to my mind the important question. The important question in the relation of the State of Maine to this institution is the obligation that the State owes to it for its construction and maintenance. It is not something legal and techni­cal. It is a business proposition for the State to carry on according to its merit and importance the work of this institution. I might say that it has been carried on for the past ten years, sometimes with great indiffer­ence on the part of those who are at the head of our State Government, and sometimes, I regret to say, with some hostility amongst members of the State Government toward the progress of this institution.

“ All the buildings and land on which they stand belong to the State of Maine. This institution has been built by the encouragement of past administrations of the State. The State has encouraged its enlargement, its growth, its adoption of new courses and new principles until at the present time it has reached great proportions. It has, as I understand, 1400 students or thereabouts. Is there anything in the State of Maine pending more important than the education of 1400 students ? There

is no institution in this part of New England that approaches in size this institution here. It is an institution which if not legally and technically a State Institution is one that provides the citizenship of the State in which we live, and the education of that citi­zenship is the thing that most per­fectly guarantees the existence of the Government and the success of the Government under which we live.

“ Now you are here and I must tell you that I have taken some trouble to examine the physical structure of this institution. I have seen the plas­ter down in some of the classrooms. I have seen the steps breaking away from the buildings. I have seen lack of paint and of certain physical slack­ness that I know can be due to noth­ing less than lack of money. All the; sophistry in the world cannot paint the buildings, cannot fix the steps, cannot put the plaster back on the walls. The only element that can do that is money and money is what any institution must have.

“ You might say that the care and maintenance of this institution is divided into two parts, one education and one administrative. Then again, above and beyond those two things is the spirit of the college, because the spirit that the boys and girls carry in after life toward their institution where they have graduated is the greatest thing that will ever occur to any man or woman, to look back to an institution that they can call Alma Mater. It is the spirit of the thing that is going to count after you have graduated from here.

“ The Board of Deans together with the Chairman of the Board of Trus­tees carries on this institution at the present time under some handicaps that I know about. As well as they have done and with all the great work that they have performed for which the whole State should thank them, there is one thing that is lack­ing. This institution should have a President. It may be able to select a President to this institution amongst the great men who are now here, but at any rate it should select a Presi­dent for the Institution. Imagine a

boy and a girl thinking of an institu­tion or graduating from an institution and no person existing in that insti­tution whom they refer to as Prexie. He should be an educator. He should be an administrator and he should not be compelled to struggle in the halls of our administrative bodies for money to carry on this institution.

“ I know what has taken place in the last ten years and particularly in times of war when this institution showed above a great many others its great loyalty and devotion to our country, sending more students to the battlefield than most any other college or university of its size. Soldiers came here for training and some dam­age was done to the physical structure of this institution.

“ The finances are in the hands of the Board of Trustees and under a Treasurer and there has grown up what has been called a deficit and to­day that deficit is carried on by notes of the institution. Does anybody be­lieve for a minute that the State is going to refuse to pay this indebted­ness? If we assume that the State is going to pay these notes—if there is, as I have heard, a million five hun­dred thousand dollars in the contin­gent fund, why cannot that deficit be paid now and save the interest upon it ? I know that some money was transferred to the Soldiers’ Bonus funds. It would be similar good busi­ness to transfer the money from the contingent fund to pay the notes of the University of Maine.

“ I realize that my time is nearly up, but I say to you that I have no hesitation in recommending that this deficit should be paid now and be paid in cash, and there should be some­body of the State of Maine to col­laborate with somebody from this in­stitution so that you will know in ad­vance how much money you are to have for construction, maintenance, and teaching each year. When that is done, when educators do not have to go to the State House to get money to conduct an institution to educate boys and girls, when the buildings are put back in the condition that any business man would recommend, —when that time comes and only then will this institution be on the basis that its importance deserves.”

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Dr. Clarence Little Possible President

It has been a matter of public knowledge among the local friends of the University that at least one can­didate for the presidency of the Uni­versity of Maine was receiving favor­able consideration. Dr. Clarence Lit­tle, a graduate of Harvard University in 1910, now director of the Long island Station for Experimental Evo­lution, holds the center of public at­tention in this respect. His visit to the campus March 2 and 3, at which time he lectured on Cancer and Heredity and gave a most interesting talk to the students in chapel, was looked upon as indicative of the fact that trustees and faculty alike were looking him over with respect to his fittedness for the position.

Dr. Little has received three de­grees from Harvard University: Bachelor of Arts in 1910, Master of Science in 1912, and Doctor of Science in 1914. He was secretary of the Harvard corporation from 1910 to 1912, research assistant in genetics 1911 to 1913, a research fellow in genetics at Harvard from 1913 to 1917, and assistant dean of the Col­lege of Applied Science and acting university marshal in 1916 and 1917.

While in college he was a member of the Harvard track team and was captain of the 1910 varsity team. His specialty was the shot put and broad jump.

Editor’s Note—As the ALUMNUS goes to press the news is made public that Dr. Little has been elected Presi­dent of the University and that he has accepted the position. His election took place at a special meeting of the Board of Trustees held at Augusta, Friday, April 7. It is understood that Dr. Lit­tle will assume his duties at the Uni­versity prior to Commencement.

Full details of his career will be printed in the May ALUMNUS reach­ing you on or before May 15.

Campus Newsh. A

A new local fraternity, Zeta Pi, has made its appearance. The University now boasts two local fraternities, 14 national (men’s), and five national sorority chapters.

Varsity debating is receiving new impetus despite the double defeat by

Colby debaters February 17. Maine defended the negative at Orono of “ Resolved, That the policy of the closed shop is for the best interests of the people of the United States,” and the affirmative at Waterville.

Sigma Nu won the Intramural bas­ketball series by defeating Phi Gam­ma Delta 34 to 29 in the first game and 31 to 30 in an overtime period in the final game.

The second annual Interscholastic Basketball tournament on the campus March 9, 10 and 11, was most suc­cessful. Mattanawcook Academy was the winner of the high school division and Oak Grove Academy of the pre­paratory school group. In the final play-off Oak Grove defeated the Lin­coln boys.

The custody of the Charles A. Rice trophy cup will continue in the hands of the Phi Eta Kappa fraternity for winning the annual Intramural Track Meet, March 4. The Phi Eta’s score was 29, Sigma Nu being second with 28 and Theta Chi third with 25. Theta Chi won the relay cup a few days later, with Phi Kappa Sigma nosing- out Sigma Nu for second place.

Last week the campus was thronged with the farmer visitors who came to attend the 16th annual Farmers’ Week. The continuance of the tractor school, the poultry school instruction and the wireless telephone demonstra­tion were the features of the week.

The second season for the girls’ varsity basketball team has been com­pleted. Castine Normal lost to Maine 21-10 on the Orono floor, but obtained sweet revenge at Castine 31-21. Gor­ham Normal hung a 40-19 defeat on our girls and New Hampshire State continued the process 40-34. Better success is predicted for next year.

A varsity hockey team seems as­sured for next winter. The Athletic Board recently authorized Graduate Manager Bryant to prepare a sched­ule. Hockey is to be ranked as a minor sport.

Brewer Eddy, noted as an evangel­ist, was at the University March 17, 18 and 19 for a series of meetings under the auspices of the Maine Christian Association. The student attendance was large and the uplift to the Christian work on the campus should be noticeable as the result. Lee Vrooman ’18 and Raymond Buker, the Bates track star, were among the workers during the meetings.

Scholarship Cup Donated By Skulls

Few of the prize cups offered at the University are more eagerly sought for than the Senior Skull Scholarship Cup offered originally by the 1910 Skulls and for the second time by the 1921 members of that worthy organ­ization. The cup is awarded annually at Commencement to the fraternity with the highest scholastic standing during the previous calendar year. The first cup ran for eleven years, resulting in a tie between Sigma Nu, Phi Gamma Delta, Alpha Tau Omega and Phi Eta Kappa. In the twelfth year Phi Eta Kappa won permanent possession of the trophy.

In the first contest, the results wereas follows:Beta Theta Pi 79.0 1909Alpha Tau Omega 79.6 1910Phi Gamma Delta 80.8 1911Phi Gamma Delta 81.0 1912Sigma Chi 79.14 1913Phi Kappa Sigma 2.10 1914Sigma Nu 2.13 1915Phi Eta Kappa 2.08 1916Sigma Nu 2.14 1917Phi Eta Kappa 2.13 1918Alpha Tau Omega 1.98 1919Phi Eta Kappa 2.06 1920

The contest for the new cup startedfor the calendar year 1920. Although during this year Phi Eta Kappa with 2.06 was the highest of the four fra­ternities tied for possession of the first trophy, the honor of winning the first leg on the new cup went to Lambda Chi Alpha with 2.17, the highest average yet made under the new ranking system.

The new cup is a beauty and the contest for its possession should be very keen. The cup is bronze, gold lined. It is twenty-two inches high, including the pedestal, and nearly two feet across. On one side is engraved — Senior Skull Society— Scholarship Cup; on the other is engraved the names of the fraternities who win the cup yearly.

One-half of the graduates of wo­men’s colleges do not marry at all, according to statistics published by the Metropolitan Life Insurance Com­pany.

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Marriages'15— Joseph E. Doyle and Miss Rose­mary Brennan recently at Shanghai, China.’17—Levi T. Rowley and Miss Anna Schurler October 15, 1921 at Hartford, Conn.’21, ’22—Harold E Pratt and Miss Bernice O. Nicoll February 12 at Brunswick.

Births’09—A son, Joseph Stickney, to HairyE. Sutton and Mrs. Sutton, February 13 at West Roxbury, Mass Weight 8 lbs. 6 oz.’10—A son, Philip Sturdivant, to Prof Hermon P. Sweetser and Mrs Sweet- ser, March 5 at Orono. Weight 81/2 lbs.L ’11—A son, Richard Ayer 2nd, to James E. Rhodes 2nd and Mrs Rhodes, February 13 at Hartford, Conn. Weight 93/4 lbs.’13—A daughter, Barbara Wilder, to Dr. Forrest B. Ames and Mrs. Ames, March 20 at Boston, Mass. Weight 7 1/2 lbs.’15—A daughter, Eleanor, to Ray­mond D. Douglas and Mrs. Douglas, September 10, 1921 at Somerville,Mass.Ex ’ 15— A son, Murray Hall, to HenryF. Worcester and Mrs. Worcester, March 11 at Old Orchard.’16—A son, Linwood Carleton, to Mrs. Benjamin A. Goodwin (nee Mollie Burleigh) and Mr. Goodwin, March 4 at Alfred. Weight 9 lbs.’16, ’17—A daughter, Marguerite Anne, to Harold W. Coff in and Mrs Collin (nee Grace B. Bristol), March 14 at Augusta. Weight 10 lbs’20—A son, Robert Willard, to W. Lin­wood Chase and Mrs. Chase, Septem­ber 2, 1921 at Waltham, Mass.

DeathsL ’ l l— Rodney W. Carter, November 17, 1921 at Blue Hill of tuberculosis.’12— Maynard S. Gould, August 29, 1921 at Camden of pulmonary tuber­culosis.

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By Classes’72— Benjamin F. Gould writes from Colusa, Calif., that he is planning to attend the Fiftieth Anniversary Cele­bration of his class at Commencement this year. Inasmuch as Mr. Gould resides at the most distant point from Orono in comparison with the other graduates of his class it can be safely assumed that the percentage of return for this pioneer class will be 100.Ex ’81— Miss Flora E. Welch, long listed among the Lost Alumni, is re­siding at 34 Moultrie Street, Dorches­ter, Mass. She has retired, having sold her private hospital last Septem­ber.’88— Frank L. Small, long listed among the Lost Alumni, has been lo­cated at Renton, Wash.’90—Allen C. Hardison on February 27 was appointed by Governor Ste­phens of California as a member of the legislative committee to investi­gate the College of Agriculture at the University of California. Mr. Hardi­son has been chairman of the Ventura County Highway Commission and in this capacity has had a part in com­pleting the highway system of that county.

He is greatly interested in educa­tional matters and is at the present time a director of the Santa Paula High school.

He is a large land owner and is interested in the Limoneria Rancho. He is a director of the Ventura County Fruit exchange of the Santa Paula and Mupu Citrus associations, as well as in many other farming and orchard incorporations.

Governor Stephens has made a good appointment, and one that will please the citrus growers of the south.’95— The name of Leroy R. Folsom of Norridgewock has been favorably mentioned as the Somerset member of the next Executive Council.

Mr. Folsom is a lawyer and has had plenty of legislative experience. He was a member of the House in 1907 and of the Senate of 1919 and 1921. Before that he had served as county attorney of Somerset County. He is a lawyer and a graduate of the Univer­sity of Maine.

The council is an important body and during the past year gained con- siderable publicity on account of the controversy between the present body and the Governor.’98—Louis J. Brann, former mayor, city judge and representative to the state legislature, was recently elected mayor of Lewiston on the Democratic ticket.

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’98—Walter Dolley, formerly of North Springfield, Pa., has returned to Old Orchard, where he is in partnership under the firm name of Davis and Dolley, Orchardists. Fancy boxed apples and small fruits are his spe­cialty.L ’00—Verdi Ludgate has removed from Sherman Mills to Patten.’01—Dr. Clifford D. Harvey has an­nounced the removal of his residence from 5 Babcock Street, Brookline, Mass., to 18 Orchard Road, Brookline. His office is at 510 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston.’05—Ralph H. Fifield writes from Bill­ings, Mont., as follows:

“After leaving college I went to work for the U. S. Reclamation Serv­ice and was in the service until March 1921, when I resigned and went to work for the Billings Bench Water Association as secretary-manager. The Association is an irrigation project having 24,000 acres of irrigable land and my work comprises principally of delivering water and construction work appurtenant to a project of this kind.

"We have two children, a boy eight years old and a baby girl not quite a year old. The baby is a twin—her sister died at birth— and Mrs. Fifield has had a strenuous time in raising the baby but now she is a fine, big, healthy girl.

“Crowe, Mitchell, and Snell are with the U. S. Reclamation Service and the last I knew Bailey and Thomas were farming.

“ I would like very much to visit Maine next fall and if conditions will permit am going to do so. I haven’t been back since 1912 I presume that the college has changed considerably in the past seventeen years.”

He can be addressed at 1001 N. 31st Street, Billings, Mont.’06—Arthur G. Bennett of football fame visited the campus January 27. He is in engineering work at St. Vin­cent de Paul, Quebec.’06— Oscar H. Dunbar was listed in the Alumni Directory as among the “ unknowns.” A recent letter states “I am still very much alive and doing business at the ‘Old Stand.' I assure you that the failure not to list me properly seems to be of more annoy­ance to my friends than myself, so please state that I am located at Ma­chias.” Mr. Dunbar is an attorney.’06— Walter O. Frost is now in the State Forestry Department at Augus­ta. His permanent address is Rock­land.

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'06— Joseph Galland is associate pro­fessor of French at Syracuse Univer­sity.’06— Caleb H. Johnson has removed from Cincinnati, O., to 68 Gardner Road, Nahant, Mass.Ex ’06— Daniel W. Cony’s name has been removed from the Lost Alumni list by being located in business with an office on Water Street, Augusta.Ex ’06— John L. Tewksbury is town clerk at Camden.’07—The Bangor papers recently ran the following story concerning Ste­phen S. Bunker:

“On Wednesday the new board of public works by unanimous vote elected Stephen S. Bunker of Augusta as city engineer. The city engineer under the new regime will have charge of the highway, sewer, park and bridge departments and will have the power to appoint subordinates. The salary of the engineer was fixed at $4000. The combined salaries of heads of the departments named, un­der the old charter was $4700.

“Mr. Bunker is very highly recom­mended for the position. He has had extensive experience in road building, construction of sewers and other im­portant work in line with what will be required in Bangor, and for several years has been connected with the state highway commission. He has had experience in South America and in various parts of this country. He volunteered in the Engineer Corps in the World War and was at once pro­moted to the rank of captain. He is a native of Bar Harbor and is a nephew of Dr. D. W. Bunker of Ban­

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gor and a brother of Mrs. Oliver L. Hall.”’07— Caleb E. S. Burns has left Wailu- ku, Hawaii, and removed to Koloa, Kauai, Hawaii, care of the Koloa Su­gar Company.’07— William H. Saunders has opened a new drug store at Lyndonville, Vt. A recent letter shows that he retains his old regard for his Alma Mater.’07— A. P. Wyman visited the campus February 23.’07—Word has been received at the Alumni Office of the death of Verne J. York April 8, 1921 at Dorchester, Mass. A week’s sickness of acute Bright’s disease caused his death. He is survived by his wife and three year old daughter who now reside in Ros- lindale, Mass.Ex ’07— Samuel B. Lincoln has left the Chicago office of Lockwood, Greene and Co. and can be located at the Boston office, 60 Federal Street.Ex ’07— Ernest D. Blaisdell’s garage at Dexter suffered a $40,000 fire loss March 11 when the building was gutted by fire. The fire occurred at 9 o'clock in the evening, supposedly starting in the garage paint shop. Ten cars were destroyed. ’ Water damage was considerable. It is understood that insurance covered the building and machines burned. Frank Haines ex ’13 is associated with Mr. Blaisdell in the business.Ex ’07— Bertrand C.. Larrabee is cut­ting quite a figure now-a-days as a salesman. His selling ability is lauded in a Boston Chamber of Commerce bulletin, as follows:

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“We have always contended that B. C. Larrabee was about as good a sales­man as there is in this section of the country. His startling feat of signing up 285 new members in a year for the Chamber exceeds by far the records put up by star salesmen not only in Boston but in other Chambers of Commerce.

“ It has just been brought to our attention that we were quite modest in our contention. Several months ago ‘B. C.' or ‘Bert’ according to whether or not you are a Rotarian with him, severed his connection with Cain’s School and became sales man­ager for the Sheldon School of Sales­manship Courses. It was at once brought to his attention that there was a contest on, for courses sold throughout the country.

“He won first prize, to make a long story short. If you see him on the street ask him to show you the beau­tiful watch he got. If you don’t know him look for a man six foot two, with a body like what a Greek god is sup­posed to have had, and this face on top.”’08— “The Program of Physical Edu­cation” by Daniel Chase printed from the Educational Review for January 1922, and reprinted in pamphlet form has come into the Alumni Office. As a program it presents the results of practical application of physical train­ing and incidentally is well worth reading.’08, L ’16—Stacy C. Lanpher was re­cently appointed clerk of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court first serving in that capacity at Dover. Since

To the Alumni and Studentsof the University of Maine

I have made a thorough investigation of the physical structure and the require­ments of the University of Maine, and if nominated and elected Governor of Maine, I shall recommend the following:

1st: The immediate selection for President of the University of Maine of a man of great ability as an educator, an executive and an administrator.

2nd: The payment by the State of the deficit of the University.

3rd: The establishment of an agreement between the Budget Committee of the State of Maine and a similar committee from the University calculated to end forever the biennial controversy over funds for the maintenance of the institution.

4th: Close co-operation between the Trustees of the University of Maine and the state officials, so that no future misunderstandings may arise.

(Signed) JOHN P. D E E R IN G

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July 1919 Mr. Lanpher had been judge of the Piscataquis court. He was a member of the last Legislature. He has filled a large number of pub­lic offices and was at one time an in­structor in the University of Maine College of Law.’08—Louis C. Wood has left the ranks of the Lost Alumni with a location at 463 Commercial Street, Weymouth, Mass.’09—Warren A. Carter is with the Bur­rell Technical Supply Co. at Pitts­burgh, Pa.’09—Benjamin L. Roberts has just re­turned to Richwood, W. Va., after a year in a tuberculosis sanatorium in Denver. It is reported that he is well on the road to recovery.’09—George L Smith writes that he will attend Commencement this year.Ex ’09—Wallace F. Browne is now working on a Hartford job for the Stone and Webster Corporation of Boston. His construction work previ­ously has been in the states of Michi­gan, Pennsylvania and ConnecticutEx ’09—Harold S. Palmer has ful­filled a life-long ambition by settling on a farm at East Corinth.’ l l —George D. Bearce has changed his office location with the News Print Service Bureau to 342 Madison Ave­nue, New York City.L ’ l l —Henry A. Saunders ex ’01, town clerk of Blue Hill writes as follows regarding Rodney W. Carter, who re­cently died.

“Mr. Carter was a native of Blue Hill, graduated from the George Stev­ens Academy in the class of ’07. He was president of his class and very prominent in athletics— playing on the baseball, football and basketball teams He was graduated from the U. of M. School of Law in 1911, work­ing his way through both Academy and Law School by following his trade of barber. Immediately after grad­uation he was admitted to the bar and opened a law office in Stoning- ton, where he was elected tax col­lector. After about two years’ prac­tice, he was sent to the sanatorium at Hebron for treatment for tubercu­losis. His case was pronounced in­curable and he returned to Blue Hill about eight years ago. He died November 17, 1921 at the age of 33 years and 25 days. He was a mem­ber of King Arthur Lodge, Knights of Pythias, and was one of the most popular young men in this county.”’ l l — Merton R. Sumner is now with Arthur D. Little Inc., Chemists, Engi­neers and Managers at Cambridge, Mass.’ l l — Hayward S. Thomas should have been listed in the Alumni Directory as a Methodist minister at Greenville Jct. Boston University awarded him a master’s degree in 1915.Ex ’ l l — Harry W. Hadlock, longamong the Lost Alumni, is known tobe employed as an electrical engineerfor an insurance company of Boston.His exact address if forwarded to theAlumni Office will be appreciated.

•’12— Mrs. Robert Buzzell (nee Hazel Mariner) was recently elected the first president of the American Legion Auxiliary, to the Tedd-Lait Post No. 75 at Old Town.

Robert Buzzell recently announced his candidacy on the Republican ticket for state representative to the legislature from the Milford and Oro­no district. He is strongly supported in both towns.

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’12— Charles A. Cavanaugh is now running the Pinehurst milk farm at Rockport. He writes that supporting seven small children ranging from 9 years down to 7 months is keeping him busy, but that he intends to re­turn to Commencement to celebrate his 10th year anniversary with his classmates.’ 12— Montelle C. Smith, formerly em­ployed by the Lowell (Mass.) Elec­tric Light Corporation, is now doing engineering work for the tram com­pany at Halifax, N. S.’12— Harlan H. Sweetser’s name has been removed from the ranks of the Lost Alumni. He can be reached at R. D. No. 4, Portland.Ex ’12— Leonard R. Hartill, who graduated from the Oregon State Agricultural College after leaving Maine in 1911, is at present in Ar­menia heading up the agricultural work there. He is not expected to return to the states for two years.’13— Richard T. Huntington and As­sociates — Advertising — Publicity — Sales, is the legend on the office door at 47 West 34th Street, New York City. Huntington recently removed from Chicago to go into business for himself.’13— E Richard Page, for a long time among the Lost Alumni, is now As­sociate Professor of Electrical Engi- neering at the University of Okla­homa. He may be addressed at Nor­man, Okla’13—Allan F. McAlary is now super­intendent of the Camden and Rock­land Water Co at Rockland. Box 151 will reach him’ 13— Miss Antoinette Webb recently joined the teaching staff at the Hart- ford (Conn ) High School.’ 13— Bernard A. Ahrens featured in a February 15th Associated Press dis­patch from Farmingdale, N Y. as the head of a successful matrimonial bureau. The dispatch reads:

“The exclusive young flapper sec­tion at the State Institute of Applied Agriculture was all aflutter with ex­citement today. There was much art­ful cocking of heads and preening of fine feathers For in some way the news had gotten about that before nightfall all the good flappers, just budding into henhood, were to get beautiful young husbands, with de- lightful backgrounds of wealth and social position.

“The fact, savoring of Asia, that the brides-to-be had never seen their future husbands didn’t seem to bother the flappers. Nor did the fact that each was to share her husband with 19 others. Monogamy still is unknown In the world of While Leghorns. Rhode Island Reds and Plymouth Rocks

“Today’s weddings mark the second stage of a three-year-egg-laving and poultry breeding contest being con­ducted by B. A. Ahrens, head of the institute’s poultry department.”’ 14— Howe W. Hall has been heard from again. He is running a farm for the American Thread Company at Milo.’ 14— Mrs. Lewis S. Libby (nee Ailene Hobart) was recently elected treas­urer of the town of Milford. Congrat­ulations.’15— David S. Baker returned from Halifax to his old Brownville home recently and spared one day for a fly­ing trip to the campus.

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’15— The Bangor Commercial has the following to say about the romance of Joseph E. Doyle and Miss Rose­mary Brennan. It reads:

“ Many Bangor people will be inter­ested in the news revealed in a cable­gram received here from Shanghai, China, announcing the marriage there of two well-known U. of M. gradu­ates, Joseph E. Doyle, formerly of Danvers, Mass., and Miss Rosemary Brennan, formerly of Bangor. Mr. Doyle, now a leading journalist in China, was widely known for his va­ried college activities and his bride was one of the prominent young wo­men of the city.

“The romance which finally cul­minated in their marriage, started in China, where the two young people met. Mr. Doyle was city editor of the Star, an evening edition of the China Press printed in English and his bride, who went to China two years ago is engaged in governmental work for a commission making a sur­vey of the country. Having been classmates at the U. of M., they met and renewed their college acquaint­ance and were married. Recently Mr. Doyle was made managing editor of another paper established by the China Press management.

“Mrs. Doyle is engaged in secreta­rial work with the Goethals commis­sion which has been making a sur­vey of China. She left America for China in December of 1920 and has also taught languages in the college at Tsingtao. A host of Bangor peo­ple will be interested in her marriage for she was very popular in her home city.

“ Mr. and Mrs. Doyle were mem­bers of the same class, 1915, of the University of Maine. Mrs. Doyle re­ceived the degree of A. B. and for a time following her graduation was as­sistant employment manager for E. B. Draper Co.

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at the university and in Bangor as “Diddy” and was very active in the institution’s affairs during his entire four years at Orono. He was a mem­ber of Theta Chi fraternity and sev­eral honorary societies, including Sig­ma Delta Chi, the honorary journal­istic fraternity. He frequently repre­sented his fraternity, class and uni­versity in scholastic activities, wind­ing up his college career by being se­lected by his class for one' of the graduation parts.' “ Mr. Doyle is known off the Uni­versity campus for many reasons. He very often appeared in Bangor and other places in amateur theatrical ‘stunts.’ At the Commencement ex­ercises in Maine two years ago he put on a Chinese act which convinced the alumni that he had not neglected the theatrical side of his career.

“During his four years in college, Mr. Doyle was interested in journalis­tic work, took all the courses offered in this study at that time and repre­sented several papers as correspond­ent.

“After a few years in the Philippine Islands as a government instructor in the schools there, he went to China and became city editor of the China Press in Shanghai. Recently word has been received here of the estab­lishment of another paper by the peo­ple who control this paper and Mr. Doyle has been made managing edi­tor.”’15— The family name of Schwey has given way to that of Swaye in the case of Abram I. Schwey. Since Feb­ruary 1, 1917 he has been known as Abram I. Swaye.’16— Harold W. Coffin has left the Cumberland County Power and Light Co. to accept the position of assistant engineer with the Public Utilities Commission of Maine.’16— Fred H. Curtis is manager of the Albany, N. Y., branch office of the Retail Credit Co.L ’16— Harold L. Reed has removed from Portland to Bangor, still repre­senting the American Mutual Liabil­ity Insurance Co. of Boston with of­fices at 48 Exchange Bldg.’17— Miss Gladys Hamor has been located as the assistant superintend­ent in the Hallowell (Maine) Home for Girls.’17— Carl W. Maddocks is supervising agent for the Connecticut State Board of Education at Deep River, Conn.’17—'William E. Nash has been recent­ly appointed purchasing agent of the South for the Turner Construction Company with headquarters at 140 Peachtree Street, Atlanta, Ga.

Before leaving for Atlanta Mr. Nash was the victim of a bold daylight hold-up reported as follows in a New, York newspaper:

“William Nash, auditor for the Tur­ner Construction Company, of No. 244 Madison Avenue, Manhattan, was held up by three men a few feet from the Liberty Avenue elevated station at 102d Street, Ozone Park, about noon today and robbed of a handbag containing $2,100 in currency.

“The robbers escaped in a brown touring car which was standing near by with the engine running.

“The money was to have been used to pay off workers of the company em­ployed in the construction of several buildings in the vicinity.

“Mr. Nash had just alighted from a Liberty Avenue elevated train and

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had descended the stairs to the street, followed by other passengers. As he stepped to the street, and before those behind him could pass, three men in­tercepted him.

‘‘One pointed a gun at him and or­dered him to hand over the bag. When Nash started to remonstrate, another jerked the bag from his hand. All three jumped into the car and sped away.

“As the car left, Nash emptied all chambers of a revolver in its direc­tion. The action of the men was so rapid that a number of people near by not only did not have time to in­terfere, but no one obtained a good description of any of them.

“In the police alarm officers were told to 'look for an automobile that may have bullets in it.’ No one ob­tained the license number of the car.”Ex ’17—Clifford B Webster is now with the Raymond Paper Co. Inc. of Lewiston and is residing on Beacon Avenue, Auburn.’18— Carl B. Crosby, for a time on the engineering faculty at the Uni­versity, has removed to 1026 North Ridgewood Place, Los Angeles, Calif.’18— An engagement of interest to all members of this class and to many other alumni and former students is that recently announced at Greenfield, Mass., between Helen L. Stuart and Lee Vrooman, now of Hartford, Conn.’18— L. Waldo Gammell who was awarded his B. S. degree in 1920 as of the class of 1918 and his M. S. in 1921, is now in the Transmission De­velopment Engineering Department of the American Tel. and Tel. Co., Room 706, 195 Broadway, New York City. He is residing at 177 Amity Street, Brooklyn, N. Y.’18— Eugene F. Hickson is located at 402 Chemical Bldg., Bureau of Stand­ards, Washington, D. C , as an asso­ciate chemist. He is a sub-section chief in charge of the paint labora­tories. His residence address is 3515 W Place, N. W. Washington.’18—James E. Speirs recently received very favorable mention in the Port­land Sunday Telegram. Ho is con­nected with the United Motor Accesso­ries Stores Inc. of Portland. WalterL. Niles ex ’18 is also mentioned as one of the star salesmen of the firm.’19—Gardner M. French is no longer among the Lost Alumni, having been located as a statistician with the Bu­reau of Census at Washington, D. C. He can be reached at 1256 Columbia Road, N. W. Washington, D. C.’19—One of the bridges at Milford, Del. designed by Willis S. Winslow now located at Dover, Del., and em­ployed by the Delaware State High­way department is to be copied for use on the Lincoln Highway. His friends are very much pleased with this appreciation of his ability.’19—Carl A. R. Lewis was a visitor on the campus March 29. He is now carrying a cane and wearing a cast on his left leg. The latter was ne­cessitated as the result of severing a ligament in an Armistice Day foot­ball game at Calais. He reports good business as the Washington County agent for “Wear-Ever” Aluminum Ware.Ex ’ 19—Miss Lillian A. Pike is lo­cated at Fryeburg.’19—John C. Greene, among the Lost Alumni until recently, was located when the following story appeared in a Bangor paper:

“John C. Greene of Salem, Mass.,

recently chosen athletic director of the newly organized St. John Athletic As­sociation, has arrived in Bangor and will meet the members of the associa­tion at a gathering called for Mon­day evening in St. John’s school. Mr. Greene is a graduate of Salem High school and the University of Maine, where he was prominent in athletics, and is a former officer of the United States army In high school and in college he competed in football, bas­ketball, baseball, track and hockey, and while at the University of Maine played on the state championship football teams of 1915 and 1919. In September 1917 he entered the serv­ice at Camp Devens and was trans­ferred to Camp Tyler, Kentucky. He was commissioned a second lieutenant in the field artillery service but be­cause of his athletic ability was soon sent to Fort Sill, Oklahoma, where he was detailed as regimental ath­letic officer He was discharged De­cember 1918 and returned to the Uni­versity of Maine to complete his col­lege course. Graduating from the university Mr. Greene went to Farm­ington High school in this state as a teacher and coach of football, base­ball and track Last fall he returned to Salem and was assistant athletic coach to Harry McDevitt at Salem High school During the past winter he played professional basket ball at Salem and also coached a club there ”’20—W Linwood Chase is now sub- master of the North Junior High School of Waltham, Mass., and is re- siding at 22 Howard Street'20—Call M Glidden reports that he is connected with the Northern States Power Company, 15-19 South Fifth Street, Minneapolis, Minn., as engineer to the Sales Department, going there directly from the University of Minne­sota.’20— Miss Florence E McLeod has been substituting at the Old Town High School during the illness of Miss Marian Jordan ’14.

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'21—William L. Blake visited the campus the week-end of March 11-13 en route to Havana, Cuba, and South America. He sailed from Boston March 16 and expects to return in April.'21— Francis L. Foley visited the campus March 30th.'21— Linwood J. Kelley coached the South Portland High School team which won the Bates basketball tournament. -His team defeated Ban­gor 24 to 21 in the final contest, there­by winning the right to compete the Tufts College New England Interscho­lastic tournament at Medford, Mass.'21— Martha L. Woodbury was a vis­itor on the campus from February 23 to 26.Ex '21— Reports from Jerome C. Bur­rows, who left college in his junior year because of illness, state that he is gradually improving. His intentions are to return to Maine in another year to complete his course.1921— The following members of the class are engaged in teaching in the High Schools of the places indicated:

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" W ho Was John Hancock?

JOHN HANCOCK was an American statesman and patriot. His signature is found on the oldest and most im- portant documents o f Massachusetts,

and o f the United States. He was the first signer o f the Declaration o f Independ- ence and was the first Governor of Mas­sachusetts.

John Hancock was born at Quincy, Massachusetts, in 1737. He graduated from Harvard College, and entering upon his uncle’s business became a successful merchant in Boston. He gained much in social power and in wealth, being mean­while justly popular for his integrity and ability.

He was in 1765-1770 a selectman o f Boston and a member o f the general court. With Samuel Adams he led the Massachusetts Whigs, and only escaped capture at Lexington and Concord by virtue o f the valiant fight by the Minute Men on the “ Nineteenth o f April in ’75.”

John Hancock was subsequently known in various positions: as President o f the

Continental Congress, as Major-General o f the Massachusetts military forces, as President o f the Constitutional Conven­tion. He died at Quincy, Massachusetts, October 8, 1793.

The historical position o f John Hancock is unique in State and Nation. He wielded great political influence but was always liberal and public-spirited. His name is most prominent as a Whig leader during the American Revolution in such events as the BostonMassacre, the BostonTea Party and the battles o f Lexington and Concord.

John Hancock signed his name first to the Declaration o f Independence. He thus risked his own “ life, liberty, and pur­suit o f happiness” that these privileges might be obtained for others to enjoy. To this end he “ pledged his life, his for­tune, and his sacred honor.?

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A n n iv ersity Commit t e e

Belfast, Maine, March 11, 1922

Fellow Alumni and Non-Graduates:This Commencement will be memorable in the annals of our

Alma Mater because it marks the fiftieth anniversary of the graduation of her first class. We propose to fittingly celebrate this occasion; but we realize that no program which may be arranged can be successfully carried out unless a large number of ''Maine’s” sons and daughters are present. COME!

j* Fifty years hence there will probably be another and more imposing celebration; but why wait for that? Only a comparatively few of those who take part in or witness the exercises this year can expect to see those of 1972. Better plan to enjoy the present than to take a chance on the far distant, future. If you are in Orono this year on June; second and third you will have the bird in your hand; besides the movie man may get you and hand you down to posterity. BE THERE.

fWhen you read the program you will realize that our celebration

is to be all home made, because all those who have to do with it wear the U. of M. trade mark— none genuine without it. Therefore your own pleasure, your loyalty to your college, and the "Maine" spirit, all combine to urge you to stand solidly behind this event and by your pres­ence and enthusiasm make it a tremendous success. ALLONS!

Yours for MAINE,(Signed)

WILL RUSSELL HOWARD ’82 Chairman, 50th Anniversary Committee