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Maine Alumnus, Volume 12, Number 9, June 1931

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M AINE AGRICULTURAL EX PERIM EN T

STA TIO N
PU RPOSE
The Maine Agricultural Experiment Station is
established to aid the agriculturalist in his many prob­
lems, to protect the householder in the use o f food ­
stuffs, to assist the manufacturer and consumer in all
walks o f life in the production, preparation, and mar­
keting o f foodstuffs and agricultural products; and to
disseminate useful, scientific knowledge in crop and
animal production, plant and animal diseases, and by
economic and sociological research seek to develop
and improve the rural home and rural life.

H olmes H all

E Q U IP M E N T
The central offices and laboratories o f the Experi­
ment Station are located in Holmes Hall, W inslow
Hall, and Merrill Hall on the University campus. The
Station is well provided with laboratories and equip­
ment for investigational work, particularly in the
fields o f entomology, horticulture, plant pathology,
agronomy, chemistry, home economics, and agricul­
tural economics, and in animal breeding and nutrition.
The new building, Merrill Hall, furnishes new
and up-to-date quarters for the research work in
Home Economics.
The new poultry plant, modern in every detail of
construction and equipment, was placed in operation
this year It provides most excellent facilities for
the research work in poultry investigations. H ighmoor F arm

H IG H M O O R F A R M
Highm oor Farm, located in Monmouth, com ­
prises some 255 acres with buildings and equipment
for various farm enterprises. This farm provides a
field laboratory for investigations in orcharding, corn,
and other farm crops.

ARO O STO O K FARM

Aroostook Farm in the town o f Presque Isle is
devoted to investigations in Agriculture. It consists
o f 275 acres and is devoted largely to a study o f the
production and diseases o f potatoes.

A roostook F arm

7 he bulletins of the station will be mailed to any resident o f Maine upon request

M A IN E A G R IC U L T U R A L E X P E R IM E N T S T A T IO N
F R E D G R IF F E E , D irector

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 The Maine Alumnus
Vol. 12 , No. 9
M ore Alumni eturn for C ommencement
1881 and 1929 Classes W in Attendance Cups
Deering ’12 Elected President
W
IT H a high registration o f 333,
with several o f the younger and
livelier classes back, with almost perfect
weather, and with what was said to be
an unusually successful banquet, Alumni
Day, June 6, will be a bright page in
history.
In 1922 when the University celebrat­
ed its fiftieth anniversary, with the mem­
orable pageant, there was a registration
o f 411. This is the only year when a
larger number of alumni registered than
did this Commencement. In 1929 there
were 325, which is the next largest fig­
ure.
The class of 1929 came near setting
a new registration mark. In fact, they
could easily have done so for it is known
that sixty of their class were back, but
some did not register. A s it was they
tied the record o f 51 registered made by
the class o f 1917 in 1922. This young
alumni group won the Twentieth Cen­
tury Cup given by the New Y ork Alum ­
ni Association, awarded annually to that
class since 1900 the greatest percentage
o f whose members register. 1929 had
12.8 per cent. Both 1926 and 1906 were
close behind with 12 per cent each. 1926
had 37 registered, 1925 had 30 and 1911
was next with 27. T o the class o f 1881,
observing its fiftieth, went the 1908 cup
1929 “ A ll Rigged Out” for the Parade. 51 members o f this class registered tying the record— also they won the Twentieth Century Cup
awarded to the class having the highest
percentage o f its living members regis­
tered.
Deering Elected President
Arthur L. Deering, 1912, of Orono,
was elected president of the General
Alumni Association at its annual meet­
ing. He succeeds Raymond H. Fogler,
1915, o f New Y ork who has rendered
outstanding service for four years.
George S. Williams, ’05, o f Augusta,
was chosen vice-president; Maurice D.
Jones, ’ 12, o f Orono, clerk; Paul D.
Bray, '14, o f Orono, treasurer. Three
Alumni Council members at large were
elected— R. H. Fogler, '15, George F.
Carlisle, ’09, o f Bangor, and J. E. T ot-
man, T6, o f Baltimore. Clifton A. Hall,
TO, of Bangor, was reelected to serve as
one of the three alumni representatives
on the Athletic Board.
Robert W . D eW olfe, ’07L., who has
been an Alumni Council member by ap­
pointment for part o f the last year, was
elected to represent Law School alumni
for a three year term.
Frolics and Ball Game
A fter the hour assigned for reunion
class meetings came the Alumni Lunch­
eon. At 1:45 a student band o f 25 pieces
June, 1931
gave a concert. Then came the parade
to Alumni Field and the stunts which for
two or three years have been rather in
the balance, but 1923, ’24, ’25, ’26 and
1929 saved the day by furnishing a good
half hour o f laughs for the crowd o f
one thousand which was in the grand­
stand.
A new feature on the program which
may become an annual event was a base­
ball game between the Alumni and Sen­
iors, the latter team winning 5-2 in sev­
en innings. “ Jack” Frost, ’06, called the
strikes and balls as seemed best in his
judgment while “ Ned” Scales, ’11, made
decisions on the bases as they appeared
from the bench. Even with “ Ted” Cur­
tis keeping score the alumni could not
win— but there was some good baseball
on both sides. Those who played on the
alumni team a r e : pitcher, Repscha, ’25;
catcher, Hamilton, ’30; 1st, Jordan, '24;
2nd, Cutts, ’25; shortstop, Stearns, ’25;
3rd, Newhall, ’26; outfield, Dunham, ’24,
W ing, ’26, and Gruhn, ’25. Everett, ’25,
relieved one o f the tired athletes in the
fifth.
The Banquet
Headed by marshalls, Edwin W . Os­
born, ’81, and Winfield D. Bearce, ’06,
(Continued on Page 176)
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285 Bachelor, 24 Advanced and
Six Honorary Degrees Conferred
H on. Wallace R. Farrington. ’91, in
his talk at the alumni banquet humorous­
ly pointed out that even the elements
were paying tribute to the graduating
class, having been given 21 gun salutes
(thunder) during the Class Day exer­
cises being held in The Oval and which
were terminated suddenly by a down­
pour of rain.
It rained both Sunday and Monday,
so that it may be said that 1931 gradu­
ated in spite o f the weather. The In­
door Field proved its usefulness again
for because o f the rain the Commence­
ment program was held in this struc­
ture which has so many times in the
brief period o f five years proved its
worth.
President Boardman conferred 285
bachelor, 24 advanced and 6 honorary
degrees. Fifteen seniors will receive
diplomas with the class o f 1931 if they
meet certain requirements before college
opens again in September. Music for
the exercises was furnished by a student
band.
Governor William Tudor Gardiner
brought greetings from the State of
Maine and a message to the seniors in
his characteristic brief but very impres­
sive language.
Four Farrington Brothers W ho Returned For Commencement.
C., 81; Edward H , ’81; Wallace R., ’91, and Horace P., ’90.
TH E MAINE ALUMNUS
Farrington, ’91, Delivers Com­
mencement Address
Hon. W allace Rider Farrington, ’91,
o f Honolulu, Hawaii, governor o f that
territory for eight years, was the com ­
mencement speaker. His address entitled
“ New Horizons in the Pacific” contained
many sparkling gems which were a chal­
lenge to the graduates if they plan to
succeed in life. A few brief excerpts
from his excellent address fo llo w :
Pessimism is a disease o f idleness.
H ow old would you be if you didn’t
know how old you are?
This country’s “ greatest single contribu­
tion to the welfare o f people and o f na­
tions is the promise made in the elimin­
ation o f the superiority complex, the
wiping out o f caste.”
Hard-boiled business men feel that col­
lege graduates are useless because they
come forth knowing it all.
Never should we allow ourselves to
fall into the mood that we are too young
to think with originality and wisdom, or
too old to make a start.
W hat I suggest is not easy. W orth ­
while things never are easy.
The new day calls for brains, balance,
self-control, self-sacrificing service, a
Left to right— Oliver
June, 1931
leadership o f no mean order, a capacity
to visualize virtue and make words walk
up and down in the hearts o f men.
Our flag belongs in any part o f the
world where it fosters peace and guar­
antees freedom.
There is little basic difference in the
ideals that prompt the citizens of Aus­
tralia, New Zealand, Canada, and the
United States o f America.
President’s Charge to Seniors
Before conferring degrees President
Boardman delivered a charge to the sen­
iors which they may well remember and
on which alumni may ponder. It was as
fo llo w s :
“ Members o f the Class o f 1931:
“ The time o f life at which a boy or
girl enters college is one of the most
critical, for during the period from
entrance until graduation the boy be­
comes a man and the girl blossoms into
womanhood. During this time char­
acters are moulded and habits become
formed which are likely to become life
long.
“ Nearly your years ago you came to the
University o f Maine as freshmen. It
was my privilege at that time to wel­
come you and to induct you into the In­
stitution with a solemn charge. In a
few moments you will pass thru the por­
tals o f the Institution as alumni, and as
such I would again welcome you to the
family o f Maine men and women.
“ Your Institution will then be
your Alma Mater, and as such you
owe her your allegiance, your re­
spect and your love. The simple
ceremony of graduation does not
sever your connection, it strength­
ens it, for by that ceremony you
take on an identity which you can
never change.
“ The object o f a college education is
not so much to learn facts as it is to
develop in the individual a self reliance
and not only a desire but the actual abil­
ity to do his own thinking and to do so
logically and thoroughly. N o two o f
you have identical abilities and each o f
you should have a separate measure. If
in your college work you have taken an
honest account o f yourself and have used
your individual measure you are well on
your way. You can not stand still. You
will either progress or retrograde. So
set your ideals within reason but so high
that to attain them you will not become
mentally or morally lazy.
“ In your life you will meet disappoint­
ments and discouragements and at times
you may become skeptical o f life itself.
It is then that the power to think straight
should come to your assistance and the

Recipients o f honorary degrees— left to right— C. C. Teague, Santa Paula, California; Ray P. Stevens, ’98, New Y o rk ; George H.
Macomber, Augusta; President H. S. Boardman, ’95; Robert Hale, Portland; W allace R. Farrington, ’91, Honolulu, Hawaii, and
Rev. H. E. Dunnack, Augusta.
basic training in which you have de­
veloped your philosophy o f life should
assert itself.
“ Be true to your religion, your country ,
your neighbor and yourself.
“ And now as students I bid you fare­
well and as Alumni I greet you. May
you ever reflect credit upon your Alma
Mater.”
O f the 285 degrees conferred, 59 were
in the College o f Agriculture, 123 in the
College o f Arts and Sciences, 100 in the
College o f Technology and three in the
School o f Education. T w o were grad­
uated “ with highest distinction” , eight
“ with high distinction” , and eleven “ with
distinction.”
Twenty alumni received advanced de­
grees. They were: In Chemistry— R oy­
al A. Roulston ’30; In Economics— Lew­
is B. Clark ’25, and John H. Magee '17;
In English— Am y B. Adams ’27, Mary
T. Quinn ’30 and Iva Stanley W aring
’27; In History and Government— Ed­
mund H. Bartlett ’26, and Harold H.
Inman ’30; In Physiology— Paul D.
Giddings ’29 and Annette S. Matthews
’27; In Agricultural Economics and
Farm Management— Kenneth R. Has­
kell ’30, and Merton S. Parsons ’29; In
Chemical Engineering— John W . Batch-
elder ’30; In Chemistry— Glenn H. Per­
kins ’30; In Dairy Industry— Andrew B.
W elch ’29; In Electrical Engineering—
Philip H. Trickey ’28; In Home E co­
nomics— Myrtle W alker D ow ’29; Chem­
THE MAINE ALUMNUS
ical Engineer— Eugene J. Nadeau ’24;
Electrical Engineer— Harry Algernon
Randall '15 ; Mechanical Engineer— A l­
bert H. Repscha ’25.
Honorary Degrees
Honorary degrees were conferred up­
on six men, two o f whom are alumni.
The citations as given by President
Boardman fo llo w :
Wallace Rider Farrington— Doctor o f
Laws— Native son of the State o f Maine,
Graduate o f the University o f Maine,
editor, writer, author, exponent of ed­
ucation, Governor of Hawaii from 1921
to 1929— Your life has been fruitful in­
deed, and the service you have rendered
both in your profession and in your
public life will not be forgotten and will
remain as a monument to your memory.
In the years before you, there should be
opportunity to do even more than you
have done in the past.
Ray Parker Stevens— Doctor o f Engi­
neering— Native son o f the State of
Maine, Graduate of the University of
Maine, Engineer and man o f affairs—
Your connections in the engineering and
business world have opened many oppor­
tunities which you have seized with zeal
and fidelity. The world needs men of
your capabilities, and in the prime of
your manhood you should feel that the
future holds much in store for you, and
that in the succeeding years you have a
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duty to mankind which can only be dis­
charged by continuing toward the high
ideals which you have followed in the
past.
George Ellison Macomber— Master of
Arts— Native son o f the State of Maine,
Former Mayor of your City, Representa­
tive and Senator in the State legislature,
active in many business and civic or­
ganizations, long recognized as a lead­
ing figure in industrial and commercial
circles, successful and honorable busi­
ness man— You were early left fatherless
and soon forced to become acquainted
with the many problems of life, and you
have accepted this responsibility and have
come through with the love, admiration
and respect o f your fellowmen which
must be of the highest satisfaction to
you.
Robert Hale— Master of Arts— Native
son o f the State o f Maine, Graduate of
Bowdoin College, O xford University and
Harvard Law School, lawyer, soldier,
member o f Maine House of Representa­
tives from 1923 to 1930 and speaker o f
the House during your last term— Your
upright conduct, your courteous manner,
and your love for the high ethics o f your
profession have won for you the respect
and admiration of all.
Charles Collins Teague— Doctor of
Laws— Native son o f the State of Maine,
business man of renown, farmer, or­
ganizer, and banker, Vice-president and
(Continued on Page 182)
174
A. L. Deering ’12 Reports on
Work of Executive Committee
The Executive Committee of the
Alumni Council is composed of the fo l­
lowing members: Henry F. Drummond,
'00, George S. Williams, ’05, Harry Sut­
ton, ’09, A. L. King, T4, Harold A.
Cooper, ’ 15, R. H. Fogler, T5, and A. L.
Deering, T2.
The work o f the Alumni Association
and of the Executive Committee is car­
ried on largely by the Alumni Secretary
working in conjunction with such com ­
mittees as may be appointed. There are
at present nine important committees
that have functioned during the year.
As several o f these will report today no
effort will be made to include their ac­
tivities here. Brief comments will be
made, however, on certain work that
may not be otherwise included.
Assistant Alumni Secretary
By action o f the Alumni Council,
Franklyn Barrows o f the class o f 1931
was employed as assistant to Mr. Cross­
land beginning his duties in September
and devoting such time to alumni work
as his college duties permitted. H e has
been largely responsible for editing the
Alumnus and certain work with student
groups.
Beginning with September o f this year
he will become Assistant Alumni Secre­
t a r y , devoting full time to our work,
provided such action is approved by the
Council. There are at least three defi­
nite pieces o f work the details o f which
can be handled by an assistant secretary,
(1 ) The Alumnus, (2 ) Undergraduate
Relations, and (3 ) Class Reunions and
Programs o f a like nature on the cam­
pus.
This step has seemed a. very necessary
and wise one to take so our Executive
Secretary can devote approximately one-
half of his time to the important work
o f Donations and Endowments.
University Songs
T w o factors have been largely respon­
sible for renewed interest in University
Songs. These have been the success of
the Stein Song and efforts made by A.
W . Sprague in the preparation o f an­
other song book.
The song contest conducted by the
Alumni Association as a means o f secur­
ing material for the song book brought
in many fine pieces. First prize in this
contest for the best song, both music
and words, was awarded Joe McCusker,
’ 17, for his piece, “ The University of
TH E MAINE ALUMNUS
Maine Band,” now known as “ Hats off
to the Band.”
First prize for the best music was
awarded to Harry D. O ’ Neil, T6, for
his piece, “ The Spirit o f Maine.”
The Alumni Council arranged for both
pieces to be published in sheet form and
to be advertised nationally. Orchestra
and band arrangements have been pre-
A rthur L. D eering, T2, was elected
president o f the General Alumni Assn.
pared for both and they have been un­
usually well received by the public to
date. Every alumnus should have one
or more copies o f these pieces.
It is o f more than passing interest to
alumni to know that any income from the
sale o f this music has been assigned by
the authors to the Memorial Fund.
Maine Night
The Alumni Council should arrive at
some recommendation relative to the con­
tinuation o f “ Maine Night.”
For the past several years the commit­
tee in charge o f this event has been try­
ing to find a solution to the many prob­
lems that prevent it from being a success.
Some o f these problems have been
inadequate housing facilities to handle a
crowd o f 1500 to 2000 people. The in­
door field is the only building on the
campus large enough. It was not con­
structed for this purpose and no loud
speaking service or other arrangement
makes possible hearing the speakers by
all those in attendance.
Another factor is the diversity o f in­
terests in the audience itself. Those at­
tending consist o f two hundred or more
alumni and friends and 1200 or more
June, 1931
students. The interests o f these two
groups are vastly different and no pro­
gram has yet been devised that could
hold the attention o f both groups. Many
students prefer the “ Movies,” while some
alumni seem more interested in other at­
tractions.
Until a building with suitable accom­
modations can be erected it would seem
advisable to make a distinct change in
the type o f the program or discontinue
the event altogether.
A suggestion has been made that is
worthy o f our consideration in connec­
tion with this matter. It is that the
three colleges o f the institution should
rotate yearly in presenting Saturday
forenoon o f the last home football game
a program to instruct alumni in the
more recent developments, methods being
used and problems they have to deal
with. That this program should then
be followed by a dinner for returning
alumni and friends at which one prin­
cipal speaker could be heard.
There are many points to recommend
the trial o f this suggestion. There is
the reluctance on the part o f all to give
up this annual reunion o f alumni and
friends; it would meet the present diffi­
culty o f inadequate accommodations and
divided interests o f the audience; it
would bring the alumni up-to-date on the
problems confronting the colleges and
the rapid developments taking place at
this institution; it would provide a social
hour and an inspiration for returning
alumni as contrasted with the present
feeling o f disgust so prevalent in all
quarters.
Important W ork Underway
O f the several important pieces o f work
which the alumni association has under­
way or that may be started three should
command the center o f our interest until
completed.
The first o f these is, o f course, the
Gymnasium-Armory Memorial. We
have already accomplished more than
most alumni thought possible. Besides
the indoor field which is built and paid
for we have $120,000 in the bank draw­
ing interest. A s soon as $150,000 addi­
tional can be raised it will be possible to
complete the gymnasium section o f this
memorial, the need for which is growing
more and more imperative yearly.
One o f the important pieces o f work
initiated by the Alumni Association has
been in connection with the development
o f a plan for faculty retirement. The
committee will make a report today. Let
me add, however, that this has been
(Continued on Page 180)
 THE MAINE ALUMNUS 175

The baseball team, under Coach Brice

Athletic Board Members has had a successful season, and tied
Nominations in Order For
Make Interesting Report with Colby for State Championship. Alumni Service Emblem
This tie was due to inability to play
You have all probably noticed that at their fourth game, postponed twice on A revised plan for awarding the Pine
some institutions a great deal o f publicity account o f rain, but Maine won two of Tree “ M ” , alumni service emblem as
has been given to college athletic policies the three games played with Colby. prepared by A. L. Deering, '12, and J.
during the past year, and to the Athletic Intramural activities continue to in­ A. Gannett, ’08, was presented to and
Board here at Maine, much o f this pub­ crease, and while it is difficult to deter­ adopted by the Alumni Council, June 5,
licity has been interesting. It may not mine the effect on competition for var­ and the following day the plan was ap­
be generally known that, here at the sity teams, it is a situation that merits proved by the General Alumni Associa­
University, we are now following and continued observation and study, in order tion. The closing date for nominations
have been for some time, many o f the to maintain a proper balance. for the award this year will be August
policies which are being advocated for The indoor field continued to prove its 30. Alumni are invited to submit nom­
others, namely, (a ) Year round coaches worth, but the completion of the Gymna­ inations at once.
at salaries comparable to those received sium will soon become a necessity, as Harry E. Sutton, '09, received the first
by the faculty, (b ) Encouragement o f the accommodations in the present Gym­ Pine Tree “ M ” which was awarded at
intramural activities. (c ) Freshman nasium are inadequate. last Maine Night. There have been no
rule, (d ) Freshman living altogether in The coaching staff has done a satis­ radical changes in the plan, most o f the
dormitories. factory job and remained unchanged revisions deal with details of procedure
Relatively little effort has been made thruout the year. T. S. Curtis has com­ or for purposes of clarification.
to bring athletes to the University and pleted his first year as Faculty Manager Any alumnus may nominate a person
it is, therefore, expected, that occasion­ o f Athletics in a very efficient manner, for this award. W ith the nomination
ally the price of such a policy, may be and has demonstrated that he is a worthy should be sent a statement o f the quali­
failure to gain as many victories as successor to P rof. B. C. Kent. fications which recommend the particular
might be desired. Financing athletics is a real problem alumnus for consideration.
The football team was not as success­ common to many institutions and Maine The basis of award is— (1 ) the num­
ful as in some years in winning, and is no exception. It is probably news to ber o f different types o f services ren­
since some believe that possible lack o f many alumni that football at the Uni­ dered or positions held with the General
scrimmage was a contributing cause; versity not only does not make money, Alumni Association or local associations,
we are planning to make more scrim­ but even fails to pay its own way. (2 ) length and quality of service, (3 )
mages possible next Fall. Thruout the year the Athletic Board standing among alumni, (4 ) success in
has enjoyed the fullest cooperation of the life, profession or business, (5 ) support
Maine won the State Track Meet due
Administration. given to alumni or University projects.
to a well balanced team, but failed in
Clifford Patch has 2 more years to It should be understood that it is no
the New England Meet, due to lack of
serve; J. H. McClure has 1 more year intended that the foregoing points are
star performers. T o meet requirements
to serve; C. A. Hall completes a 3 year given in any order o f importance nor
necessary to conduct the State Meet this
term this year. necessarily complete. It shall be for the
year at Orono, the track straight-away
C. A. Hall committee to consider the relative value
was widened to allow room for six lanes,
Clifford Patch o f qualifications o f persons nominated
the balance o f track moved to conform
J. H. McClure for the award.
to 440 yards and the jumping pits re­
arranged. This was done by the Uni­ Alumni Members Athletic Board Nominations— in order N O W
versity upon request o f the Athletic
Board.
Up to last year we had noticed a rapid
decrease in interest in baseball, among
players, students and the general public.
The situation was so serious that we
even considered eliminating it as a major
sport. This situation was not peculiar
to Maine alone but was common to the
other three colleges in the State. A c ­
cordingly, representatives o f the four
institutions studied the situation and de­
cided to make a rather radical change in
the baseball schedule, to the end that,
beginning last year, we make a short trip
to Southern New England before it is
possible to play on Maine diamonds, and
thereafter complete our schedule with a
series o f four games with each college
in the State. There is now real enthusi­
asm and keen competition among play­
ers, and the attendance o f both students
and public has shown a very decided in­
crease. 1924 after their “ Bag Scrap” . One man left the field in a barrel
176 THE M AINE ALUMNUS June, 19 31

Memorial Fund Collected Memorial Fund Treasurer

$30,000 During Past Year Reports $120,000 on Hand
According to the report o f Arthur L. The annual report o f Ralph Whittier,
Deering, '12, chairman o f the Memorial ’02, treasurer o f the Memorial Fund
Fund Committee submitted to the Alum ­ shows that a total o f $475,940 has been
ni Council and to the General Alumni received and that there is $120,612.13 on
Association more than $30,000 has been hand, most o f it in the form o f savings
paid in since June 1, 1930. O f this accounts in several banks in Maine.
amount $6,300 came from first campaign Following is a copy o f the audited re­
subscriptions and $23,800 from the sec­ port for the period June 1, 1930 to May
ond campaign. 31, 1931.
Some o f the interesting data and in­ R E C E IP T S
formation which his report contained
1930-31 Total
follows. First, he pointed out that there
First campaign 6,344.85 385,795.34
had been no solicitation made during the Second campaign
year, and second, that a persistent, tact- (a) Student sub­
f ul effort had been made to make col­ scriptions 90 00 23,712 50
(b ) Alum ni sub
lection by mail, under very adverse eco­
scriptions 22,804 12 57,344.66
nomic conditions. M isc. Cash and
O f the 4187 subscriptions in the first Interest 4,187.81 9,087.83
Dr C larence C ook L ittle,
campaign, 2354 or fifty-six per cent have
Chief Speaker at the Alumni Banquet Totals 33,426 78 $475,940.33
been paid in full, 82 having been com ­
pleted during the year. Twenty-three E X P E N D IT U R E S
made their first payments There are Farrington, ’81, Robert F. Olds, ’06,
First Campaign Total
now 143 who are making monthly or Hon. W allace R. Farrington, ’91, Ray­ Org & Sol 15,952.22
quarterly payment on their subscriptions. mond H. Fogler, T5, who awarded the A dv. & P u blicity 14,142 65
A total o f $385,795 has been paid in on attendance cups and spoke o f the pleas­ M iscellaneous 3,547 04
Field 15,488 43
the first campaign subscriptions. ure he had received in serving as presi­
Office 12,361 38
The report shows that a total o f 1678 dent o f the General Alumni A ssociation;
subscriptions amounting to $99,359.33 Arthur L. Deering, T2, president-elect Total 61,491.72
were secured in the second campaign. who gave a charge to the seniors, to
Second Campaign
Nearly fifty per cent o f the subscrip­ which “ L on ” Cheney, ’31, president o f Headquarters 3,393.20
tions have been paid in full, and 391 are the Senior Class responded especially Org. & Sol. 20,624.35
part paid. A total o f over $57,000 has well. P u blicity 2,593 41
C ollection 214.25
been received on second campaign alumni Dr. Little was up to his usual high
subscriptions to date. O f the $25,200 standard and was given a big ovation, Total 26,825.21
subscribed during the second student both before and at the conclusion o f his
M emorial B uilding
campaign, $23,712 has been paid in. address Neil Calderwood and Pat Committee 267,011.27
There is now $120,000 cash and securi­ Loane, juniors, entertained very pleas­
ties on hand, with reasonable prospects ingly with piano and xylophone music, 355,328 20
BALANCE
o f that reaching $150,000 within the next both being called for encores. Telegrams
Securities given 950 00
eighteen months. This means that in expressing regret because o f inability to C hecking account 297.33
order to build the gymnasium some attend were received from W m . McC. Saving accounts 119,364.80 120,612.13
$150,000 must still be raised. Sawyer, ’01, and Rudy Vallee, ’25, whose
Total $475,940.33,
classes were holding ruenions. The final
(Continued from Page 171) event on the Alumni Day program was Total expenditures for 1930-31—$1,725.16
More Alumni Return for the Alumni Hop.
Commencement Sunday some o f the classes had out­ John Barry, ’32. o f Bangor has been
ings but the weather man was not so elected president o f The Maine Masque
accompanying President Boardman and kind fo r it rained considerably. It al­
for 1931-32. Barry has played several
former President Clarence C. Little, the most seemed as though Saturday had
leading roles in masterly fashion.
alumni parade entered the banquet hall been made to order. And now— it is
soon after six, nearly six hundred being time to begin plans for next year.
in the parade. To Hildreth Montgomery, ’32, of
Unfortunately some twenty or more Bucksport was awarded the University
W illiam V . D. Bratton, ’32, o f W il-
could not secure tickets for the banquet o f Maine seal which is recognized as
liamstown, Mass., has been elected editor-
because the number o f tickets equal to the highest athletic award which can be
in-chief o f the 1933 Prism for next year.
the number o f seats at the tables had achieved by girls under the new athletic
Carl Jagels o f Camden was elected busi­
been sold. system.
ness manager.
Ermo Scott, ’31, started the works a f­
ter the balloons had floated around, by The 1931 Prism, the first copies o f There were 75 students o f alumni par­
calling for some singing, which was also which were delivered for Junior W eek, entage in the University the past year.
interspersed between courses. “ P rexy” was dedicated to James A. Gannett, reg­ Only one dropped out at mid-years. 30
Boardman ably filled the post o f toast­ istrar. This is the second time that were freshmen, 20 juniors, 15 sopho­
master. The speakers w ere: Oliver C. Mr. Gannett has been so honored. mores and 10 seniors.

Council Votes to Issue
Song Book This Fall
Following is the report o f the Song
Book Committee as presented to the
Alumni Council:
Joe McCusker's first-prize song, “ The
University of Maine Band” (or "Hats
off to the Band” ), and later Harry O '­
Neil’s second-prize song, “ Spirit of
Maine” , were published in single editions.
The publisher, Thornton W . Allen, of
New York, belie\ed in the commercial
possibilities of the songs and took a con­
siderable hazard on advertising and mar­
keting them, at the same time giving the
University the benefit o f a fair profit.
The first o f these met with a much larg­
er sale than the second among our stu­
dent body and alumni. The second may
have suffered from the general financial
depression, which of course affects small
as well as large merchandise sales.
An effort was made during the year
to ascertain the desires of the alumni
regarding the number and choice of our
traditional songs to be included in the
new book. The questionnaire resulted in
suggestions very helpful to the commit­
tee. The number of songs and the bal­
ance o f new and old songs will depend
upon the cost per page. The committee
have resolved that the retail price of the
book should not exceed one dollar and
that the collection be as voluminous as
this price will permit.
By vote of your body the recommenda­
tion o f the committee to place the new
song-book on the market at the opening
of the 1931-32 college year was sanc­
tioned. However, the general business
depression prompts the committee to urge
a discussion by you of the feasibility o f
publication at this time. W hile there
has been considerable delay in getting
out this book, and while your committee
have been gratified at seeing the fruition
of their efforts in sight, yet all will con-
Some of the 27 “ eleveners” who were back to enjoy the best reunion they ever had
THE MAINE ALUMNUS
R aymond H. F ogler, T5
Retiring president o f the General Alumni
Association after four years of outstand­
ing work. As chairman o f Faculty R e­
tirement Committee he has contributed
an invaluable service to the University.
cede that it would be unfortunate to is­
sue the book at an inopportune time. The
reduced sales o f the second-prize song
publication this year, the wide-spread de­
pression in the music trades justify we
believe a reconsideration of the date of
publication. Your body is made up o f
people more in touch with general con­
ditions than this committee of teachers
and students and therefore seeks your
council and decision in the matter.
The committee has already decided to
award the contract of publication to Mr.
Allen’s house, but the date of publica­
tion is not o f material importance to the
publisher.
I would personally take this opportun­
ity to recognize the thorough and tireless
service that our Alumni Secretary has
given to this song-book enterprise. W hile
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Trustees Making Progress on
Faculty Retirement Plan
Raymond H. Fogler. '15, chairman of
the committee to develop a plan for the
retirement of faculty members reported
at the Alumni Council and General
Alumni Association meetings that he un­
derstood the Board o f Trustees had
acted favorably upon the plan submitted
by the committee and was using it as the
basis for proceeding to put some plan
into effect as soon as possible.
In presenting the report informally,
Mr. Fogler pointed out some of the im­
portant features embodied in the plan,
which is a contributory one specifying
that the University shall pay five per
cent o f the annual salary and the indi­
vidual a like amount. There are many
details involved such as refunds for
those who leave the University, retire­
ment age, and maximum amount to be
paid by the University. The plan speci­
fies that this should be handled by some
well known insurance company.
At the suggestion of President Board-
man the committee was continued.
I have served as committee chairman and
am now entering upon the final work of
editing the manuscripts and revising the
older material, and while all of the com­
mittee members have been helpful in
an advisory sense, the larger proportion
o f the planning, campaigning for materi­
al, correspondence, and business detail
have been handled by Mr. Crossland.
A. W . Sprague
Chairman. Song-Book Committee
A fter receiving the report, the Alum ­
ni Council voted that the General Alum ­
ni Association should finance and handle
the distribution o f the new book and
further that the song-book committee
should proceed with its work and have
the new book ready for sale when col­
lege opens next September.
178 TH E M AINE ALUMNUS June, 1931

University Store Alumni Annual Report of Treasurer Class Officers Elected at

Directors Present Report Treasurer Paul D. Bray, T4, submitted
The Reunion Meetings
his annual financial statement to the
The University Store Company is Reports have been received from some
Alumni Council and to the General
nearing the completion o f its first year o f the reunion classes giving the officers
Alumni Association at the annual meet­ chosen to serve the class until the next
o f operation under the new plan of
ing. The report covers the 11 months reunion.
alumni, University and student repre­
ending May 31, 1931.
sentation as stockholders as outlined in 1906— Robert F. Olds, president; W a l­
From present outlook the Association
the December Alumnus The two alum­ ter H. Burke, treasurer; and Harry A.
will carry forward a larger balance than
ni, F. Drummond Freese, '15. and F. Emery, secretary.
for several years past. The fiscal year
Donald Crowell, '17, both o f Bangor, 1911— Maurice F. McCarthy, presi­
ends June 30. Following is the state­
who are directors presented their report dent; Mildred P. W right, vice-president;
ment as o f June 1. It is expected that
to the Alumni Council June 5 Benjamin O. Warren, secretary; Harold
the balance at the close o f the year will
Am ong the problems which the store G. W oods, treasurer; officers and Nelson
be less than on June 1. O f the balance
has are (1 ) About one-third o f the total E. Scales constitute the executive com ­
on hand $225 is held as gifts to be paid
sales are text books on which there is mittee.
out later and the income from the sale
an unusually small profit. (2 ) A con­ 1923— Secretary and Scrap Book Edi­
o f songs is to be paid to the Memorial
siderable business is done with the college tor, Iva M. B urgess; chairman o f re­
Fund.
practically at cost. (3 ) A n impression union committee, Arthur E. W ilson ;
among the students that books were too treasurer, Lloyd H a y ; costume chairman,
R E C E IP T S
high priced and that the store should Mary C. Perkins.
show more profit on that account, and A dvertisin g $1387.01
5274 00 1924— Earl M. Dunham, president;
Dues (A nnual)
(4 ) the need o f a better understanding Theron Sparrow, vice-president; J. W es­
(Sustaining) 1570 00
between the Store and faculty to avoid G ifts 620 ley Ames, treasurer; and Eric O. Berg,
purchasing excess quantities o f books. Interest 103.73 secretary.
This has already been largely overcome. M iscellaneous 107.38
Subscriptions 6.00 1926— Oren F. Fraser, president; W il­
One o f the first things that your rep­ Songs 662 70 lis M. Barrows, vice-president; Cora E.
resentatives recommended strongly was Emery, secretary; and Edward F. Stan­
that all merchandise be marked with re- $9117.02
ton, treasurer.
Cash balance 1929-30 484.23
tail prices so that an accurate inventory 1929— James C. Buzzell, president;
could be taken twice a year. The store $9601.25 V ictor MacNaughton, vice-president;
has been departmentized into five sep­ George F. Mahoney, secretary, and Fir-
arate departments, namely, Books, Sta­ E X P E N D IT U R E S ovanti O. Miniutti, treasurer.
tionery, Fountain and Lunch Counter,
Alum nus $275180
Jewelry, everything remaining being in M iscellaneous 119 23 1911 Sets Record
the fifth department. Department sales Postage 794.18
records o f each are kept and beginning Office Supplies 115.54
The class o f 1911, staging the best re­
P rinting 386 02
with the new fiscal year the amount o f union in its history made a new record
Salaries 2601.33
stock carried in each department in the T ravel 481 55 by voting $125 for the Alumni A ctivi­
form o f perpetual inventories will be T el. & Tel. 85.02 ties Fund, topping 1905 by a five spot.
kept, giving a simple but efficient sys­ Commencement 61 99
This is the largest gift made to the Fund
Songs 348 63
tem o f stock control. since going onto a class basis.
The addition o f more space is pending. S7745 29 1906 and 1929 voted to contribute $30
Room 14 in Fernald Hall, adjoining the Savings $ 500 00
and $25 respectively. Reports have not
Balance Check 1355 96 1855 96
store, is being considered as space to been received from some o f the other
let for salesmen’s samples and show­ $9601 25 classes yet.
rooms, also for the sale o f second hand
books, which should bring in consider­
ably more revenue at a very slight e x ­
pense.
The net profit over the last ten years
varied widely, from $50 to $6000. The
total sales for 11 months ending June 1,
1931 are $72,981.94 as compared with
$69,961.32 for a similar period last year.
The expenses for the year, after taking
the cost o f the new fountain from last
year’s expenses, find us with a slightly
smaller store expense and a slightly
larger volume o f sales, which should
show at least as much or a little more
in the net profit column. This has been
accomplished in spite o f the fact that a
change in managers has been made.
(Continued on Page 179) 1925 in frolicsome mood
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Alumni Activities Fund Looking Ahead to Class Reunions Finance Committee Reports
Shows Substantial Growth In 1932 Decrease in Dues Payments
Joe W . Gerrity, ’09, o f Boston, one of 1881 — 8 2 — 8 3 — 84 Maurice D. Jones, ’ 12, retiring chair­
the five trustees o f the Alumni Activities 1900 — 01 — 02 — 03 man o f the Finance Committee charged
Fund reported a total of $1123.10 on 1907 with the responsibility for securing dues
hand as o f June 1, the entire amount be­ 1919 — 20 — 21 — 22 payments reported a slight decrease in
ing in the form o f a savings account. 1930 dues payments for 1930-31 as compared
During the past year, five classes con­ with the preceding year when 1970 re­
In 1933 sponded to set a record. The total to
tributed to the Fund as follows— 1900,
$110; 1905, $120; 1910, $85; 1920, $50; 1877 — 78 — 79 — 80 May 31 was 1915 with likelihood of
and 1929, $25; a total o f $390. The re­ 1883 some increase before the close o f the fis­
port fo llo w s: 1896 — 97 — 98 — 99 cal year June 30
“ At the dale named, I held as Trustee 1908 The Class of 1930, failing to exceed
for this fund some $1123 10. This in­ 1915 — 16 — 17 — 18 the record o f 37% made by 1927 did not
cludes principal and interest to date. 1931 win the Loyalty Contest, and is not en­
“ As a matter o f interest and informa­ titled to have its numerals engraved on
In 1934 the placque.
tion, please make the following compari­
son: 1873 — 74 — 75 — 76 In making his report to the Alumni
June 1. 1929 $315 00 balance 1884 Council and again to those attending the
June 1, 1930 646.50 1892 — 93 — 94 — 95 annual meeting o f the General Alumni
June 1, 1931 1123 10 1909 Association, Mr. Jones outlined the plan
It is apparent that interest is being taken 1911 — 12 — 13 — 14 followed— i e , use o f mail campaign ex­
in this fund and that before many years 1932 clusively, and the grouping o f alumni as
we are to have a substantial amount, heretofore O f the 6594 alumni, gradu­
which may be used to great value for the (Continued from Page 178) ates and non-graduates, on the list, 1915
Institution.” University Store Alumni Directors or 29% paid dues up to May 31. Up to
By vote o f the General Alumni Asso- January 1, the returns had been better
Present Report
ciation two years ago, the interest o f the than on similar date o f last year but the
Fund is to be added to principal until Mr. Harold Bruce, ’20, the new man­ receipts from that date were less than
the total shall become larger and the in­ ager, has been doing very well. He is during the corresponding period in 1930.
come appreciable. The object o f the very much interested in his work and The committee suggested a change in
Fund is to create an income to be used apparently is pulling well with the stu­ the Loyalty Contest plan and a smaller
for the support o f Alumni Association dents and faculty. He succeeded in ac­ number of appeals to those who pay dues
activities. complishing the return o f many o f the regularly. The personnel o f the com­
old, unsalable text books, and also ob­ mittee was. M. D. Jones, T2, T. A. Spar­
The New England Institute o f Coop­ tained certain price concessions which row, ’24, and H. M. Pierce, T9. Mr.
eration meets on the campus June 23-25. the book companies would not have al­ Sparrow is chairman for 1930-31. The
Prof. Charles H. Merchant, head o f the lowed in the normal course o f business. third member will be appointed by the
department o f agricultural economics, is president o f the Association.
in charge. Discussion o f dairy mar­ During the summer months an addition
keting problems will be the subject given is to be built onto the central heating Every alumnus owes it to his Univer­
most attention. plant. sity to keep up to date.

37 members o f the 1926 class were back for their first reunion
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Council Urges Trustees to
Act on Landscaping Campus
At the annual meeting o f the Alumni
Council and again at the meeting o f the
General Alumni Association, the ques­
tion o f landscaping the campus came in
for lengths and even warm discussion.
There has been a growing feeling that
the University should take steps to land­
scape the sections o f the campus where
new buildings have been erected lately
and also the field in front o f Balentine
Hall and the Library. Furthermore it
is hoped the new landscaping will be in
keeping with if not similar to the older
sections where there are so many ever­
greens.
As a result o f the discussion the fo l­
lowing voted as prepared by the Com ­
mittee on Campus Landscaping was
passed— ‘‘That the Alumni Council of
the General Alumni Association through
our representative on the Board o f
Trustees strongly recommends to the
Trustees o f the University that (1 ) a
well known firm of landscape architects
specializing in or at least known to have
been highly successf ul in institutional
work be employed, (2 ) that said firm
or company be instructed to prepare a f­
ter a thorough study o f the campus, a
long time landscaping plan for the U ni­
versity, (3 ) that the University then
proceed to follow the plan in an organ­
ized manner under a definite appropria­
tion for this purpose. (4 ) that some pro-
vi sion be made for care o f shrubs and
trees by those trained in the work.”
Alumni Day next year comes on June 11.
Seventeen members o f the class o f 1923 registered Alumni Day
TH E M AINE ALUMNUS
A Great Change
The following is part o f an editorial
which appeared in the Bangor Daily
Commercial, June 8 The opening para­
graph commented on the changes which
had taken place in forty years since H on-
W allace Farrington was graduated.
‘‘The University o f Maine is doing a
splendid educational work for the state,
a work that cannot be measured in terms
o f the instruction given at Orono, in­
struction that covers a very wide field
in the arts and sciences, in the many
phases o f agriculture and agronomy, fo r ­
estry, home economics, in mechanical,
electrical and civil engineering, and very
superior courses in education for those
intending to enter the teaching field.
“ Through experimental and extension
work, through the Boys’ and Girls’ clubs,
the state, county, and home demonstra­
tion agents, and the annual Farm W eek
at Orono, attended by hundreds o f farm ­
ers, most valuable and valued aid is giv­
en to the cause of agriculture.
“ The University o f Maine is admir­
ably conducted by a superior board o f
trustees, a most competent and wise fa c­
ulty under a president o f vision and abil­
ity, and a devoted teaching staff. It is an
institution o f which the state may justly
be proud, and is proud.”
(Continued from Page 174 )
A. L. Deering, ’ 12, Reports on
W ork of Executive Committee
brought to a successful termination so
far as the alumni association is con­
cerned, largely by the untiring efforts o f
our President, R. H. Fogler. The plan
June, 1 9 3 1
Council Appoints Barrows ’31
Assistant Alumni Secretary
Franklyn F. Barrows, class o f 1931,
has been appointed assistant alumni sec­
retary effective September 1, by authoriz­
ation o f the Alumni Council This ap­
pointment is made necessary for a time
at least since the executive secretary of
the Association is devoting about half
time to the Endowment and Donations
work financed by the University.
Barrows has been student assistant to
the Alumni Secretary the past year,
doing much o f the work on The Alum ­
nus. He had a wide variety o f experi­
ence in college, being on the rifle team
three years, captain his sophomore y e a r;
a member o f the Contributors Club, of
Kappa Phi Kappa, o f Kappa Gamma
Phi, editor o f the 1931 Prism, orator at
Class Day exercises. He is an English
major and a member o f the Sigma Chi
fraternity.
was worked out by him, revised at a
meeting o f the committee, and then he
later returned to this state and very ably
presented it to the Board o f Trustees.
It represents a real service to the insti­
tution.
The third important piece o f work
which the alumni association has under­
way and that should receive our con­
tinued support in the coming years is
the matter o f Donations and Endow­
ments. The committee working on this
project has already made a good begin­
ning, it will take time to secure tangible
results but is one o f the most worth
while undertakings for the advancement
o f this institution we have yet started.

Endowment and Donations
Committee Reports Progress
In presenting a report o f the work
done on endowment and donations, E xec­
utive Secretary C. E. Crossland pointed
out that o f necessity a considerable part
o f what is done, the results o f confer­
ences held, is o f a confidential nature
which cannot be discussed nor even in­
cluded in a report.
George O. Hamlin, '00, and Raymond
H . Fogler, ’ 15, both o f New York City,
whose terms on the committee expired
in June, were renominated by the Alumni
Council to serve three years. Following
are given sections o f the report.
General Statement
Beginning July 1, 1930, a plan was
put into effect under which an executive
secretary was employed on a part time
basis, that person holding a similar posi­
tion with the General Alumni Associa­
tion.
The personnel o f the committee has
been: President, H. S. Boardman, '95,
Chairman; Trustee Member, H. B.
Buck, ’93.
Alumni members Terms expire
Hon. W . R. Pattangall, ’84 ’32
George O. Hamlin, ’00 ’31
Dr. R. R. Drummond, ’05 ’33
Howard G. Philbrook, ’09 ’32
Edward E. Chase, '13 ’33
Raymond H. Fogler, '15 ’31
The committee as a whole has met but
once during the year but many individ­
ual or group conferences have been held.
Objectives
The underlying purpose o f the work
done by the executive secretary this
year has been to lay a sound foundation
upon which to build the future.
An effort has been made to contact as
many outstanding alumni who were not
in close touch with the University as
possible to keep alive their interest in the
institution.
Starting an entirely new project so
far as the University o f Maine is con­
cerned it is necessary not only that alum­
ni shall know that such work is being
done but also that they shall be made
conscious that they have a responsibil­
ity to the University which they should
aim to discharge by gift or bequest.
Doubtless there are scores, if not even
hundreds, o f our alumni who at the
proper time can leave their name in­
scribed in University history in the form
of a gift or bequest for scholarship, loan
fund or for other purpose.
If we can inculcate in the minds of
THE M AINE ALUMNUS
our alumni this idea, the endowment and
donations project will mean almost im­
measurable and certainly much more
rapid progress by the University than
has been dreamed heretofore. W e have
two handicaps o f the past to overcome
(1 ) That until within five or ten years
State Universities have not received
many gifts, the underlying theory being
that the state should finance its educa­
tional institutions, and (2 ) relatively
few alumni or others have remembered
the University by gift or bequest.
When it becomes more or less o f a
regular event for the University of
Maine to be the recipient of gifts, then
the plan will proceed nearly under its
own power. It would appear that alumni,
especially those most active and success­
ful should aid materially in “ setting the
style.”
It is planned to acquaint alumni and
others with the fact that the University
has certain needs and as time goes on
point out what they are, so that the alum­
ni and others may know about the needs,
as applied to themselves and also, per­
haps of equal importance so that they
may discuss such matters with others if
there is an opportunity.
An Agency to Receive Gifts
As a result o f discussion at the meet­
ing of the Endowment and Donations
committee the executive secretary made
a survey of the State Universities o f the
country to determine how many had or­
ganizations created by alumni to receive,
hold and control gifts. The possible
need for such an agency was suggested
because being a State University there
might be a feeling that individuals might
more readily make gifts to Maine if the
gift was to be under the management o f
a board other than Trustees of the Uni­
versity, which in some instances is com­
posed o f men chosen for political rea­
sons.
This study revealed that o f the 41 Uni­
versities from which replies were re­
ceived six had organizations now func­
tioning while eight others were consid­
ering the matter.
A limited survey was made o f twenty
eastern endowed colleges to learn o f their
methods. Five replied that they had a
committee the duty o f which was to
secure gifts and bequests. A s would nat­
urally be expected none o f these had a
separate organization such as we have
already discussed.
A t the next meeting o f the committee
it is expected that a decision will be made
as to whether or not an agency will be
established to receive, hold and control
gifts for the benefit o f the University,
181
in full cooperation with the Board of
Trustees.
Class Gifts
Perhaps one seemingly unimportant
phase o f this work is the presentation
to the University of gifts by classes.
An effort is being made to establish a
custom whereby the class observing its
twenty-fifth reunion will present the
University with a gift, a minimum
amount of $1,000 being suggested. A l-
tho the class observing its twenty-fifth
may not this year make a gift because
it is unlikely they will raise the sum
desired due largely to present economic
conditions yet they have made substan­
tial progress and plan to keep at it un­
til the amount is raised. A s time goes
on, and if there are no big projects on
hand, such as the Memorial Fund, and
as the classes become larger, the amount
might easily be increased.
For 1931-32
It is hoped that during the coming
year more real progress will be made.
People are not now, nor will they be
until business improves, in a favorable
mental attitude to discuss making gifts
nor maybe even bequests.
Bequest Forms
Suggestive bequest forms which may
be used in wills are to be prepared and
furnished to lawyer-alumni. One group
meeting of law alumni was held in Port­
land arranged through the courtesy of
R. W . D eW olfe, a law school graduate
and Council member. Individual or
group contacts with other law alumni
are planned.
As a means of keeping this matter be­
fore a limited number of alumni and
others, attractive booklets will be pre­
pared and mailed periodically.
Recommend Two Committees
T w o major projects adopted by the
Endowment and Donations committee
and approved by the Trustees are a
Union Building and Scholarships and
Loan Fund. A committee is needed to
study into each of these projects and to
submit recommendations. W e believe
these committees might well originate
with the Alumni Council. Reports from
such independently appointed committees
would have greater value than if ap­
pointed by either the University or the
Endowment and Donations committee.
The cooperation o f the Alumni Coun­
cil and o f alumni generally is positively
fundamental to the success o f this work.
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Governor Reappoints Allen
As Trustee of University
Harmon G. Allen o f Sanford whose
term as trustee o f the University expired
June 17, has been reappointed by Gover­
nor William T. Gardiner to serve for
another seven year period.
Mr. Allen was first appointed trustee
by Governor Baxter in 1924. Since the
retirement o f Col. F. H. Strickland, ’22H
he has been chairman o f the Board hav­
ing filled the position in an able manner.
Altho the Board meets monthly except
during the summer months, his attend­
ance record is excellent.
Chairman Allen is well acquainted with
the financial problems o f the institution,
having served on and chairman o f the
Committee on Education o f the State
Legislature. He was instrumental in
bringing about the passage o f the Mill
T ax A ct sponsored by Edward E. Chase,
'13. Mr. Allen is a successful business
man and prominent in community activ­
ities.
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285 Bachelor, 24 Advanced and
Six Honorary Degrees Conferred
director California State Chamber o f
Commerce, Regent, University o f Cali­
fornia, Vice chairman o f the Federal
Farm Board— Although only your boy­
hood was spent in this state we feel a
certain proprietorship in you. In the
home o f your adoption you have shown
the sterling qualities with which you
were endowed and which you developed
not only for your own good but for the
benefit o f others
Henry Ernest Dunnack— Doctor of
Letters— Graduate o f Bangor Theological
Seminary and Bowdoin College, Minister
o f the Gospel and worker in the Metho­
dist Church for many years, State L i­
brarian since 1914, author, lecturer and
writer— Your devotion to your profes­
sion and your enthusiastic activities in
bringing library facilites to the outlyng
sections o f the commonwealth are well
known. You have the respect o f all who
know you
Maine placed second in the Intercol­
legiate Competition in W riting with
New Hampshire and Vermont, the scores
being Vermont 11 2/3, Maine 8 1/2 and New
Hampshire 6 5/6 Donald Fogg, '31, won
first with his sto ry ; John Cutler, second
in poetry and Madeline Field tied for
third in the essay class
Have you paid your alumni dues?
TH E M AINE ALUMNUS
Whitman Howard Jordan, 7 5
Dr Whitman Howard Jordan, grad­
uate o f the University, class o f 1875 died
in Orono, May 8, at the age o f nearly
80 years. Those four score years were
full o f activity, for even after retiring
Dr. Jordan led an unusually active life
W h itm a n H J ordan, '75
for one o f his years and was, it seemed,
as keen and mentally alert as earlier in
life.
He had held relatively few positions,
the two chief ones being first director o f
the Maine Agricultural Experiment Sta­
tion and later for 25 years in a similar
capacity at the New Y ork Station in
Geneva, one o f the largest in the coun­
try. H e was regarded as one o f the
foremost scientists and station directors
in the United States. A t the age o f 70
he retired, coming back to Orono, the
home o f his wife.
His was a life o f achievement. He
was not content to be a leader in his
field but was active in community life
wherever located. He seemed to have
boundless energy, was a lover o f outdoor
life, in short he knew how to live so as
to get the greatest accomplishment and
pleasure from each day
The staff o f the New Y ork A gricul­
tural Experiment Station, in “ A n A p ­
preciation o f the L ife and W o rk ” said—
“ He served agriculture efficiently in
this State and in the Nation. He believed
that the most useful work an experiment
station can do is to conduct rigidly sci­
entific investigations of agricultural
problems. T o his insistence upon this
fundamental principle and to his excep­
tional ability in expounding it to his col­
June, 1931
leagues and to the public, is due in large
measure, the present high standing of
the United States in the field of agri­
cultural science and practice.
“ Dr. Jordan was, first o f all, a man
of unflinching integrity— a vigorous,
high-minded advocate o f truth. In a
busy life he found time to take an active
part in the affairs o f his church, com­
munity, and State. Invariably, he stood
for righteousness. H e was in every re­
spect a good citizen.”
The University occupied a prominent
place in Dr. Jordan’s life. He had come
back to speak on various occasions, in­
cluding one Commencement address. He
gave much thought to matters pertaining
to his Alma Mater offering helpful sug­
gestions, one o f which it is hoped may
yet be realized, namely, that speakers o f
national importance be brought to the
University regularly to address the stu­
dents. Dr. Jordan served on the Alumni
Council faithfully and well, characteristic
o f the man.
Resolution
A t the annual meeting o f the Alumni
Council the follow ing resolution was
adopted:
In the death o f Dr. Whitman H. Jor­
dan o f the Class o f 1875, the University
o f Maine and the General Alumni A sso­
ciation have lost one o f our most suc­
cessful and devoted alumni. Construc­
tive in thought, vigorous in action, kind­
ly in his relations with others, and gener­
ous in his time, energy and ability in
promoting University and alumni activi­
ties: these are but some o f the many
admirable qualities o f this scientist, ad­
ministrator and friend, who not only
gained enviable distinction for himself
but added prestige to the University
through his achievements.
V o te d : that this resolution be made
part o f the records o f the Alumni Coun­
cil and that a copy be sent to the widow
o f our former co-worker, who so ably
assisted Dr. Jordan in his many years o f
outstanding service.
1923 to Write Personals
A t the reunion meeting o f the class
o f 1923, a vote was passed to have a
member o f the class write the personals
about members o f the class for The
Alumnus. W hen it came time for elec­
tion o f officers, that duty was assigned
to Iva M. Burgess, secretary.
This makes three classes now follow ­
ing or to follow that plan next year,
1923, 1930 and 1931.
W e support the things in which we are
interested.

Report of Annual Meeting
General Alumni Association
The annual meeting o f the General
Alumni Association was held in the Li­
brary June 6 with Raymond H. Fogler
presiding. Following are the actions
taken.
Minutes of the 1930 annual meeting
read and approved.
Minutes o f the Alumni Council Meet­
ing o f June 5, 1931 read and approved,
and \oted to appro\e actions o f Alumni
Council for past year.
Treasurer's report presented by P. D.
Bray, '14, was accepted and ordered
printed in the Alumnus.
Finance Committee Report presented
by M. D. Jones, ’ 12, chairman, accepted
and ordered published in Alumnus.
Executive Committee of Alumni Coun­
cil report presented by A. L. Deering, T2,
chairman, which was accepted and or­
dered such parts printed in The Alum ­
nus as deemed advisable.
Faculty Retirement Committee report
presented by R. H. Fogler, ’ 15, chairman,
indicated that the University is making
progress upon a retirement plan. Reports
accepted.
Song Book Committee report by A.
W . Sprague, ’05, chairman, accepted and
ordered printed in The Alumnus.
Treasurer o f Memorial Fund report
presented by Ralph Whittier, ’02, Treas­
urer, accepted and ordered printed in
The Alumnus.
Memorial Fund Committee report pre­
sented by A. L. Deering, T2, chairman,
accepted, ordered such parts printed in
Alumnus as deemed advisable.
Special Gifts Committee report pre­
sented by C. E. Crossland, '17, in
absence of H. E. Sutton, ’09, chair­
man accepted.
Commencement crowd watching the Alumni-Senior ball game
THE MAINE ALUMNUS
Voted— that those in charge of
awarding the contract for the Mem­
orial Gymnasium be urged to give
consideration to the possibility of
the construction of the building at
an early date.
Alumni Representative on Athletic
Board report presented by C. A. Hall,
‘ 10, accepted.
Alumni Service Emblem— revised plan
presented by A. L. Deering, T2, ac­
cepted.
Alumni Activities Fund report by E x ­
ecutive Secretary C E. Crossland, T7,
in absence of J. W . Gerrity, '09, chair­
man, accepted.
President R. H. Fogler stated in ab­
sence of H. B. Buck, ’93, Alumni Trus­
tee. his report would be presented in The
Alumnus.
Budget Committee report for 1931-32
presented by M D Jones, ‘ 12, accepted.
N ecrology report read by Executive
Secretary C. E Crossland, '17— Presi­
dent Fogler requested all to stand in
honor o f those alumni who have died
during past year.
Alumni Secretary C. E. Crossland, '17,
presented his annual report, accepted with
commendation and ordered such parts
printed as deemed advisable.
Endowment and Donations Committee
report presented by C. E. Crossland in
absence o f H. S. Boardman, ‘95, chair­
man, accepted.
Landscape Committee report presented
by A. L. Deering, ’ 12, accepted.
Landscaping— that Alumni Associa­
tion go on record in asking that pine
trees in background o f campus be
preserved.
Voted— that this Association strong­
ly disapproves o f the removal of
the evergreen back of the campus
and that in the future the retention
o f the natural beauty be given atten­
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tion by competent experts.
Nominating Committee presented the
following nominations for officers and
council member during the year 1931-32
President, A. L. Deering, T2, O ron o;
Vice-President, G. S. Williams, ’05, Au­
gusta; Clerk, M. D. Jones, T2, O rono;
Treasurer, P. D. Bray, T4, O rono;
Council, R. H. Fogler, '15, New York.
J. E. Totman, ‘ 16, Baltimore, G. F. Car­
lisle, ’09, B an gor; Athletic Board, C lif­
ton A. Hall, ’ 10. Bangor; Law School
Representative on Alumni Council nom­
inated by Nomination Committe com­
posed of Law School alumni, R. W . De-
W olfe, ’07. Voted that clerk cast ballot
for officers named and the above were
declared elected
Voted— by rising unanimous vote that
this Association express to R. H. Fogler.
‘ 15, its appreciation of his faithful and
outstanding service as its president for
the past four years.
B. C. Kent, ‘ 12, Clerk
Bronze Tablet Unveiled in State
House in Memory of Andrews, ’ 18
The recent unveiling o f a bronze
plaque placed in the Hall o f Flags at
the State House in Augusta marked the
fulfillment o f a resolve o f the last Leg­
islature to provide a suitable memorial
to Harold T. Andrews T8, the first
Maine boy to sacrifice his life in the
W orld W ar.
It was late in 1918 that General Per­
shing sent word from overseas that
Private Harold T. Andrews was among
the missing after a German attack had
been stemmed on November 30 near
Cambrai by General Byng’s forces as­
sisted by the American Engineers. He
was a member o f the 11th Regiment,
New Y ork Engineers, which was the first
one to be sent across.
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M ain e Alum nus
Published monthly by the General Alumni Association o f the
University o f Maine from October to June inclusive.
Editorial and business office, Orono, Maine
Entered as second class matter at the post office at Bangor,
M aine, under act of March 3, 1879
GENERAL ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
Officers and Council Members
1931-32
President, Arthur L Deering, 1912, Orono
Vice-President, G S. Williams, 1905, Augusta
Clerk, M. D. Jones, 1912, Orono
Treasurer, Paul D. Bray, 1914, Orono
Executive Secretary, Charles E. Crossland, 1917, Orono
A L U M N I C O U N C IL
M a t L ar g e
em bers Term
George S. Williams, 1905, 221 State St., Augusta
Harry A. Emery, 1906, 78 Exchange St., Bangor
Harold A. Cooper, 1915, 77 Davis St., Auburn
C. Parker Crowell, 1898, 36 Howard St., Bangor
Louis Oakes, 1898, Greenville Junction
John L. Ober, 1913, 49 Federal St., Boston
Mrs. W . F. Schoppe, 1908, R F.D. # 4 , Auburn
Harry E. Sutton, 1909, 161 Devonshire St., Boston
R. H. Fogler, 1915, 1441 Broadway, New Y ork City
J. E. Totman, 1916, Stock Exchange Bldg.,
Baltimore, Md.
G. T. Carlisle, 1909, 299 Union St., Bangor
C o lleg e of A g r ic u l t u r e
W . Ray Thompson, 1914, Caribou
C o lleg e of A rts a n d
A. Lincoln King, 1914, 15 Clifford St., Portland
C o lleg e of T echnology
Arthur E. Silver, 1902, 360 No. Fullerton Ave.,
Upper Montclair, N. J.
C o lleg e of L aw
Robert W . D eW olfe, 1907, 102 Exchange St., Portland
A lum ni R e p r e s e n t a t iv e on
Hosea B. Buck, 1893, 1 Columbia Bldg., Bangor
Editorials
Most This year for the first time in a
Unfortunate decade there were more persons
who desired to attend the alumni
banquet than it seemed possible to accommodate— tho
it later developed mam of them could have been taken
care of.
It has been a policy for two or more years to sell
only the number of tickets for which there are places
set at the banquet tables. Having reached that num­
ber and the caterer not feeling that he could feed more,
having already made generous provision for a greater
number than was guaranteed, it seemed best to stop
sale. Alumni and some seniors were denied tickets at
the last minute simply because there were no more
tickets to be had
So much of the story is bad enough but to make
THE MAINE ALUMNUS June, 1931
the situation doubly vexing quite a number who pur­
chased tickets, or seniors who were given complimen­
tary ones, failed to use them and there were nearly if
not quite enough vacant places at the tables to have
taken care of those who wanted to attend but could
not Plans will be made another year to overcome
this difficulty so far as possible.
Please Here is an unusual and most sig-
Continue nificant and commendable letter—
one which it is hoped characterizes
a new attitude toward the University which is bound
to mean immeasurable progress. It was entirely vol­
untary.
“ Please continue me as a subscriber to the Mem­
orial Fund and send me the semi-annual notices for
the same amounts as in the past.”
expires In order to fully appreciate the letter, one must
1932
know that the person who wrote it has subscribed to
1932
1932
both campaigns and of course has paid both subscrip­
1933 tions in full, having given more in the second than in
1933 the first campaign. Moreover the subscription is a
1933 generous one.
1933 When discussing the matter later this alumnus,
1933
who preferred not to have his name mentioned, said
1934
he believed there were many alumni who could and
1934 would be willing to give regularly until the project was
1934 completed.
This person and hundreds of others have been
1932 making annual or semi-annual payments for seven
S c ie n c e s years. In other words the University has been in the
1933
personal budget for a sufficient length of time so as to
have become almost a regular item. And is this not as
1932 it should be and as it actually is now for the alumni
of scores of colleges and universities which have their
1934 annual Fund. There is another point, too. The gym­
B o ard of T rustees nasium is needed more now than ever. As time goes
1933 on, there are more demands which cannot be fulfilled
until the new structure is available. The day of con­
struction should be hastened.
The Memorial Fund would be pleased to receive
many such brief, meaningful letters, as the one quoted.
In continuing your subscription, you are continuing
to help the University make progress. How about you?
Reports This issue might well be called a
“ report number” . Those who are
not familiar with what the Association is doing will do
well to read the reports which reflect in a limited way
the work which has been put in by many alumni who
have served on the committees. Suggestions are al-
ways in order.
This number of the Maine Alumnus is the largest
one ever published. There have been one or two 28
page issues before but never a 32, so far as we know.
The next Alumnus will be mailed September 30.

York County to Dive, Drive and
Dine June 27
The second annual field meeting of
the York County Alumni Association
will be held at Hotel Narragansett By-
The-Sea at Kennebunk Beach on Satur­
day afternoon and evening, June 27. This
was the unanimous decision o f the offi­
cers and executive board which met at
Ray Quint’s in Limerick on May 27 to
arrange for the event.
G eorge W entworth , ’ 11
President York County Association
George Wentworth, ’ 11, President of
the Association and owner o f the hotel
is preparing a royal welcome for the
Y ork Alumni and their ladies. His
bath houses will be completely equipped
with everything but bathing suits for the
occasion, golfing privileges will be ar­
ranged for. There will be all the heart
can desire for recreational attractions.
The banquet will be served at 6 :30
standard time. There will be special
entertainment for this part o f the big
affair. George Wentworth, Harold
Shaw and Ray L ovejoy have been made
a special committee to see that this mat­
ter is properly attended to.
R. H . Lovejoy, Sec.
Waldo County Association
The third meeting of the University
o f Maine, W aldo County Alumni Associ­
ation was held in the Red Men’s Hall,
Belfast, after a banquet served at W hit­
comb’s Cafe, April 30, 1931
President Norman S. Donahue called
the meeting to order. The secretary’s
report of the previous meeting was read
and accepted. This was followed by a
report o f the treasurer, Charles S. T ay­
lor.
It was voted to hold one stated meet­
ing which would take place in April of
each year and as many more meetings
during each year as it would be conven­
ient and possible to hold.
It was voted that the same officers
serve for another year. These are as
fo llo w s :
President, Norman S. Donahue; sec­
retary, Agnes M. M asse; publicity chair­
man, Nathan Sm all; treasurer, Charles
S. Taylor.
Charles E. Crossland, Alumni Secre­
tary, then spoke to the group regarding
activties o f other Alumni Associations.
Dr. C. A. Dickinson, head o f the Psy­
chology Department, was the principal
speaker o f the evening. His subject was
“ The Life-Pattern’’. Dr. Dickinson very
ably showed the relationship and duty of
parents, teachers, alumni, and business
men toward education.
Each alumnus was called upon to tell
the fondest or funniest experience while
in college. This created much laughter
and enjoyment.
Fourteen alumni and five guests were
in attendance. They w ere: N. H. Small,
Mr. and Mrs. N. C. Clements, Mr. and
Mrs. Kermit Nickerson, Miss Erma
Stairs, Miss Ruth Densmore, Charles
Bickford, Mr. and Mrs. Chas. S. T ay­
lor, L B. Thompson, W ill R. Howard,
Miss Clara Sawyer, Mr. and Mrs. W il­
liam A. Cobb, Mr. and Mrs. N. S. Dona­
hue, Kenneth C. Lovejoy, and Agnes M.
Masse.
Agnes M. Masse, Sec.
Luncheon Given in Honor of
W. R. Farrington, ’91
Hon. W allace R. Farrington, editor
and publisher o f the Honolulu Star Bul­
letin, and former Governor o f Hawaii,
was the guest o f the New Y ork Alumni
at a special luncheon held at the Frater­
nity Clubs, May 26, with 25 alumni
present. Mr. Farrington spoke chiefly
about Hawaii and its relationship to
this country.
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Three Presidents at Hancock
County Meeting
Hancock County alumni were honored
by the attendance of three former and
present presidents o f the University;
Dr. A W . Harris, Dr. C. C. Little and
President H. S. Boardman, at their
meeting April 30 in Bar Harbor. This
is thought to be the first time a group
o f alumni have been so honored.
Under the guidance o f Guy E. Torrey,
'09, a fine meeting was arranged and
held, the attendance being 35. A t the
conclusion o f the banquet officers were
reelected— President, G. E. Torrey, ’09,
and D. O. Rodick, '17, secretary.
Each of the three presidents addressed
G uy E. T orrey, ’09
Re-elected President Hancock County
Association
the group, first Dr. Harris, on the
changes which had occurred, next Dr.
Little on educational problems and last
Dr. Boardman on matters o f current in­
terest at the University. Alumni Secre­
tary Charles E. Crossland spoke briefly.
Meeting of the Eastern New York
Alumni
The Eastern New Y ork section gath­
ered at Pine Point Inn, just outside o f
Schenectady on March 9. Thirty-eight
sons and daughters o f Bolivar greeted
President Boardman and Mr. Crossland,
but not until old acquaintanceships had
been renewed and proper disposition had
been made o f an excellent dinner, were
our honored guests from Orono present­
ed by Roger Castle, president.
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Whittier, ’01, Heads Northern
Ohio Association
Friday evening, March 13, twenty
members o f the Northern Ohio alumni
met for dinner at Hotel Cleveland to
welcome President Boardman and Alum ­
ni Secretary Crossland “ B ob” Cruick-
shank, '10 started things off and intro-
C. W hittier , ’01
Elected President o f Northern Ohio
Association
duced President Boardman who gave a
very interesting talk on the University
from the standpoint o f recent changes
and plans for future development. Sec­
retary Crossland then took up the sub­
ject in a talk on athletics and other stu­
dent activities and very capably with­
stood the shower o f questions to which
he was subjected
Officers for the following year were
elected: “ Clem” Whittier, ’01, president,
and “ A rt” W illey, '24, secretary and
treasurer. A very pleasant evening was
spent talking over old times and singing
both old and the new Maine songs. Plans
are under way for a picnic to be held
sometime later in the year.
“ A rt” W illey, '24, Sec.
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Meeting of the Eastern New York
Alumni
Mr Crossland spoke first. He told us
o f the several activities o f the General
Alumni organization, with special empha­
sis upon the status o f the gymnasium-armory
memorial fund.
President Board man touched upon
numerous problems arising in managing
TH E M AINE ALUMNUS
the University and in laying plans for
improvements. He stressed the point,
however, that the function of the insti­
tution is to train men and women that
they may be able to make the most of
life and help others to do so. Improve­
ments in physical equipment should be
made only to this end.
At the piano Mr. Crossland and Mrs.
Strickland played Maine songs old and
new, and many copies o f the latter were
swapped by Charlie for hard cash. Our
local President, Roger Castle, is a good
cheer-leader, and he guided many o f the
favorites thru to a strong finish.
Routine business was disposed o f in
short order. The officers elected for the
ensuing year are : President, Larry Flint
’28; vice-president, Roger Castle ’21;
vice-president, Troy, Everett Ham '16 ;
secretary -treasurer, Philip Ham ’22.
Philip W . Ham, Sec.
Knox County Alumni Elect
Wentworth, ’ 18, as President
At a reorganization meeting o f the
K nox County Alumni Association held
R Alph C. W entworth , ’ 18
President o f Knox County Alumni
Association
in Rockland, at the Country Club, May
9, Ralph C Wentworth, '18, was elected
president and E L Toner, ’07, secretary.
“ Prexy” Boardman was the guest and
chief speaker, accompanied by Alumni
Secretary Crossland who also spoke The
banquet and meeting which was arranged
by Alan L Bird, 1900, o f Rockland was
highly successful E L Toner presided.
About 40 attended.
June, 1931
Dean Cloke Addresses Central
Maine Alumni
Paul Cloke, dean o f the College of
Technology, was the speaker at a meet­
ing o f Central Maine Alumni held in
Waterville, May 8, 1931, and attended by
25 alumni. Bryant Hopkins, '17 was
elected president.
B ryant H o pkin s , ’17
President o f Central Maine Alumni
A committee of which Frank Rollins,
’00, was chairman arranged the meeting
to consider reorganization o f the associ­
ation which had not held a meeting for
several years.
James Boyle, ’ 12L, was master o f cere­
monies until election of officers took
place. Mr. Boyle was chosen vice-presi­
dent and M. F. McCarthy, ’ 11, secretary-
treasurer o f the association. In addition
to Dean Cloke, Charles E. Crossland,
Alumni Secretary spoke.
White Mountain Alumni Entertain
Dean Corbett
P rof. Lamert S. Corbett, dean o f men
and head of the department o f animal
industry, and Alumni Secretary Charles
E. Crossland were the guests o f the
W hite Mountain Association, May 7,
with 17 alumni in attendance.
In the absence of “ Ike” Webber, T6,
president, Chester Goldsmith, T5, pre­
sided. At the conclusion o f the banquet
served in the Androscoggin Valley
Country Club, Mr. Goldsmith introduced
Mr. Crossland who discussed alumni ac­
tivities, and then Dean Corbett who out­
lined some o f the work o f a dean o f
men and touched on athletics.

Western Massachusetts Plans to
Entertain Students
The Western Massachusetts Alumni
Association o f the University of Maine
held a supper meeting at the Hotel Clin­
ton, May 11, with about 25 in attend­
ance. In the absence o f Judge Hobson
who was in Boston at a sitting o f the
Superior Court, Earl D. Hooker T7L
presided. The singing was led by “ Spike”
Stevens ’24 and George E. Rose ’29 was
at the piano. All the old favorites were
covered and next to the Stein Song, the
“ Band Song” went the best. A fter hear­
ing from Rose who had just recently
been on the campus during the introduc­
tion o f the “ Spirit o f Maine” , copies o f
the latter were handed out and in spite
of the fact that it was entirely new to
most, went very well indeed.
A committee consisting o f “ Shorty”
Peabody, ’ 16, “ Billy” Monohan, T4, and
“ D oc” Redmond, T2, was appointed to
arrange for a supper to be given to the
Student Stock Judging Team which is
expected to be at the Eastern Exposition
on Governor’s Day, Sept. 21. It is hoped
that “ Prexy” Boardman and Dean Cor-
bett will be at Springfield and will at­
tend. The Exposition always draws
many alumni and it is hoped that all
will plan to meet at the Hotel Clinton.
The committee which was appointed
to arrange a Maine Night celebration
with the H artford Alumni reported that
a joint meeting in H artford after the
Yale-Maine game seemed a better propo­
sition and the committee was empowered
to proceed on that basis. W ith no out­
side speakers or a set program, everyone
had a most enjoyable evening, with many
expressed hopes that more such meetings
will follow.
“ Reddy” Clark, T4
Hall, ’ 18, Heads Washingtonians
Since 1919, Washington alumni and
families have met at the home o f Mr.
and Mrs. Henry W . Bearce, ’06, for an
annual baked bean picnic.
On each occasion bean-hole beans,
cooked and dished up by L. A. Rogers
96, together with fixings o f brown bread,
doughnuts, coffee, etc., have met the ap­
proval o f all. Fair weather has found
us eating beans and renewing acquaint­
ances beneath the large tulip trees, rain
has driven us to the shelter o f the porch,
and cold has forced us to the fireside but
every gathering has been a pleasant one.
The annual picnic for 1931 was held
at the home o f the Bearce’s, Saturday
afternoon, May 23rd. Rogers’ beans put
the old grads in a pleasingly reminiscent
THE MAINE ALUMNUS
S umner H all , T8
mood. “ 64” and other historical Maine
episodes were again lived over.
The following officers were elected for
the ensuing y e a r: President, S. A. Hall,
’ 18; Vice-President, M. B. Shaw. ’ 15;
Secretary-Treasurer, W . B. Emerson,
12.
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W . B. Emerson, '12, Sec.
Western New York Association
Thursday, March 19, the fifth meeting
of the University o f Maine Alumni A s­
sociation of Western New Y ork was held
at the Consistory with eleven present.
A delicious dinner was served after
which C. E. Crossland, general alumni
secretary, spoke on topics of interest to
all Maine alumni, including athletics, re­
tirement fund and the drive for endow­
ments which is the main feature in the
program for the next few years.
On April 20, Registrar Gannett
brought to us live topics on University
affairs, problems and their solution, ath­
letics, growth, etc. The dinner served
at the Consistory added much to the
evening’s pleasure and the “ real song”
closed a most enjoyable evening. A t­
tendance 15.
H. W . Goodwin, who was janitor at
Alumni Hall from 1895-1901 and 1918-
1922, was present. His enjoyment o f the
evening added to our pleasure.
Flora A. Howard ’ 17, Sec.
The Alumni-Senior ball game made a
hit. Another year, alumni will have to
“ show ’em” .
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New York to Resume Luncheons
in September
The last regular luncheon of the sea­
son was held at the Fraternity Clubs
Building on Tuesday, April 21. At this
meeting Dan Chase turned over the reins
o f the New York Alumni Association
to Robie Mitchell who will direct the
officers o f the Association for the next
year.
Plans are now under way for obtain­
ing an expression o f opinion from all
members of the Alumni Association liv­
ing in the Metropolitan area as to the
best location for our luncheons which
will be resumed in the fall. The lunch­
eons this past year have been very suc­
cessful and well attended. It is planned
to resume these luncheons in September
probably on Sept. 15 at which time plans
will be completed for attending the Yale-
Maine football game which is to be held
at New Haven, on Oct. 3.
F. B. Blake, Sec.
Pittsburgh Association
Sixteen alumni met at the Hotel Henry
on April 21st in honor o f the Alumni
Secretary. A fter an enjoyable meal, we
heard with great interest his remarks on
the present and future outlook on the
campus. His talk touched upon several
phases o f the University’s plans for the
future. W e hope next year he may ac­
company President Boardman on a visit
to Western Pennsylvania.
An invitation to hold the annual bean
bake at the home o f J. W ilson Brown
was unanimously accepted. This usually
takes place the last o f June. All alumni
within flying distance should watch for
the exact date.
C. P. Larrabee, Sec’t-Treas.
Lehigh Valley Alumni Association
The monthly meeting o f the Lehigh
Valley Alumni Association was held at
the Hotel Allen in Allentown, on Friday,
April 24th, but due to various conflicting
activities o f the community, the attend­
ance (that o f fourteen alumni) was
somewhat smaller than usual.
Plans were instigated for a picnic to
be held on Sunday, June 14th, near
Palm erton; further details o f which
were left to President Ray Porter and
the Secretary.
A fter dinner the whole crowd attend­
ed a play “ Broken Dishes” at a local
theater, as guests o f its manager, W . J.
Hurley, ’04, an alumnus o f Maine.
L. E. Curtis, Jr., ’23, Sec.
Plan now to be back next June 11.
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Baseball Team Tied for State SU M M ARY OF TH E SEASON Maine 3— Bates 2

Championship at Lewiston
Baseball
One may say there is no baseball This game reads like a Perkins story,
champion or there are two. U nfortu­ State Series
for the famed south paw virtually won it
nately M aine and Colby could not get W on Lost by striking out 17 men, getting three hits
together to play off a twice postponed Maine 7 4 636 and scoring two o f the runs. Three times
game at Waterville. Maine players hav­ Colby 7 4 .636 he fanned all three men, the last instance
ing already broken into final examina­ Bowdoin D 7 .417 being in the ninth stopping a rally when
tions four or five days could not play Bates 4 8 .333 Bates scored. Smith and Abbott got
the only day Colby offered, whereas Col­ two hits each. Hincks was mentioned
by approaching finals did not wish to Scores for his barehanded stab at a long hit.
play either o f the two days Maine o f ­
fered— so the season ended in a tie. April 20 Colby 4 Maine 3
21 Rhode Island 5 Maine 2 Bates 9— Maine 5
Maine line-up has been as follow s this
22 Connecticut 5 Maine 4 at Orono
season— pitchers, Perkins, Solander, Nut­
ting, Rom ansky; catchers, W ells, Abbott 23 Northeastern Bates and Maine playing their third
and S ezak; first base, Sm ith; second, 24 Bowdoin 4 Maine 1 consecutive game, fought 13 innings be­
Lewis and Springer; shortstop, H all- May 2 Maine 14 Colby 12 fore the Bobcat got the decision 9-5.
gren ; third, McCabe ; outfielders, Hincks, 6 Maine 12 Bowdoin 2 Heavy hitting characterized the game—
Kiszonak, Frost and H all; with Perkins 9 Maine 6 Bates 2 with some few thrills. Bates scored two
and Nutting also taking a turn occasion­ 13 Maine 3 Bates 2 in the second and another in the ninth.
ally. Early in the state series play, Cap­ 15 Bates 9 Maine 5 Maine had only one run up to the ninth,
tain Bill W ells was lost to the team thru 19 Maine 5 Bowdoin 0 and then went to work to tie the score.
a foot infection. Very fortunately, Maine 26 Bowdoin 2 Maine 1 Each team added another in the tenth
had another able catcher though not quite 28 Maine 7 Bates 4 and then things cracked in the 13th, when
so experienced. W ells, until he was 30 Maine 4 Colby 3 Bates tallied five times to Maine’s one,
forced out, is said not to have missed a homer by Hallgren. Nutting went the
catching a varsity game in three seasons. Track nine innings then Solander took up the
Perkins, Solander, W ells, Sezak and job. W hile there were several errors
Dartmouth 88 Maine 47
Springer are seniors. Nutting, Smith, there was some classy fielding gems by
Maine 82 M. I. T. 53
McCabe, Hincks, and Kiszonak are jun­ both sides, Smith at first and Hallgren
Maine 45 Bowdoin 43 2/3
iors, and Romansky, Lewis, Hallgren at short being conspicuous fo r Maine.
Bates 32 1/3 Colby 14
and Hall are sophomores. Maine got 15 hits to Bates 9, Nutting,
♦
Smith, Hallgren, Abbott, McCabe and
Freshman Baseball
Maine 12— Bowdoin 2 Hincks getting two each.
at Brunswick Frosh 10 Kents Hill 8
A l Perkins had a big day May 6, not
M. C. I. 14 Frosh 6 Maine 5— Bowdoin 0
Hebron 9 Frosh 0 at Orono
only moving down 14 opponents by strike
Frosh 12 Kents Hill 8
outs but also contributing three hits, Altho outhit 8 to 6, Maine defeated
H. C. I. 7 Frosh 6
including a double and triple, out o f four Bowdoin 5-0 by making hits at oppor­
E. M. C. S. 6 Frosh 5
times up. Maine had 14 hits to Bow - tune moments. Kizonak accounted for
doin’s 3. F or five innings it was a real the first two with a home run in the
ball game, Bowdoin leading 2-1. Abbott Freshman Track fifth. Five consecutive hits including a
and Smith each got home runs, while Frosh 59 Old Town 36 Brewer 13 double and triple in the sixth tallied the
Hincks got three hits. 59 Portland 31 other three runs. Perkins was on the
106 /
l2 Deering 16 1/2 mound, he tightened up the two times
Maine 6— Bates 2 76 1/3 Aroostook team 31 2/3 that Bowdoin threatened to score, strik­
at Lewiston (Caribou-Houlton-Presque ing out the third man in the seventh with
Isle) three on bases.
A rvo Solander presided in the box and
with the exception of one inning held
Bates well in hand allowing but seven Tennis Maine 7— Bates 4
hits There was no scoring until the
at Orono
(N ot a recognized sport)
seventh inning, when Maine got three Maine had to win to have a look in on
runs, repeating again in the ninth. M c­ Bates 5 Maine 4 the state championship. Nutting was the
Cabe, Maine’s third baseman corraled Maine 5 Colby 4 hurler and did his best work of the sea­
three of the eight hits. Maine’s fielding son, holding Bates to seven hits and strik­
was commended especially at short, sec­
Freshman
ing out eleven. Bates errors together
ond and catching. Fort Fairfield High 3 Frosh 1 with timely hits helped Maine score, the

two sets o f three runs each in the second
and third. The Bobcats threatened sev­
eral times, but Nutting proved equal to
the emergency. Smith and Nutting each
got two hits.
Maine 4— Colby 3
at Orono
What a game— the much needed one.
Just kept one on the edge o f his seat
more or less o f the time. Perkins altho
striking out 12 men faltered for an in­
ning, Colby gathering four hits including
a triple and a home run in the seventh
but scored only two runs. Colby scored
another in the eighth. Perkins then
showed his metal by tightening up, strik­
ing out six o f the last nine outs. Hincks
first man up broke the ice with a single,
and worked around for a score. Facing
defeat 3-1 in the eighth, Maine went to
work. McCabe poked out a triple, which
together with a base on balls, sacrifice
fly and a hit by Lewis made two scores.
In the tenth, Hallgren led off with a hit
and scored when Hincks got his second
single. Colby gathered nine to Maine’s
six hits.
Maine Track Team Defeats
M.I.T. 82-53
Maine took eight first places to seven
for M .I.T. and enough seconds and
thirds to gather a good lead. Captain
White won first in both dashes. Maine
won all three places in the discus. Gron-
dal o f M .I.T. established a new shot put
record with a mark of 44 feet 1 inch,
while Jewett, M .I.T., ran 440 yards in
503/5 seconds, a new record.
Following is a summary of the plac­
ing of Maine men in the events:
100 yd.—W hite, 1st, Means, 2nd, time 10 1-5
sec.
220 yd.—W hite, 1st, Means, 3rd, time 22 3-5
sec.
440 yd.—W en dall, 2nd, time 50 3-5 sec.
880 yd.—Mank, 1st, Shaw, 3rd, time 1 min.,
59 2-5 sec.
M ile run—Booth, 1st, Percival, 3rd, time 4
min. 30 1-5 sec.
Tw o-m ile run—Gunning, 2nd, Brooks, 3rd,
time 9 min., 51 sec.
220 yd. low hurdles—Lufkin, 1st, M cK in iry,
2nd, time 26 1-5 sec.
120 yd. high hurdles—Stiles, 2nd, time 16 2-5
sec.
Shot put—W ebber, 2nd, A lley , 3rd, distance,
44 ft. 1 in.
Javelin—Jensen, 2nd, Cleaves, 3rd, distance,
185 ft. 6 in.
Discus—W ebber, 1st, A lle y , 2nd, Curtis, 3rd
distance 124 ft. 1-2 in.
High jump—Tie between branch and Chase
for 2nd, height 5 ft. 4 1-4 in.
Broad jump—Chase, 1st, Curtis, 2nd, dis
tance 21 ft., 4 1-4 in.
Pole vault—W ebb, 1st, height 12 ft. 1-2 in.
Hammer—Gonzals, 2nd, Emerson, 3rd, d is­
tance 130 ft. 10 1-2 in.
THE MAINE ALUMNUS
Varsity Football
1931 Schedule
September 26 Rhode Island Orono
October 3 Yale New Haven
10 Conn. Aggies Storrs
17 New Hampshire Orono
24 Bates Lewiston
31 Colby Waterville
N ovember 7 Bowdoin Orono
Maine Retains State Track Title
Maine won the State track champion­
ship for the fourth consecutive year by
the narrow margin o f 11/3 points, B ow ­
doin showing unexpected strength to dis­
place Bates, generally conceded second
if not first place. Final scores were
Maine 45, Bowdoin 42 2/3, Bates 32 1/3 and
Colby 14.
Not until the last event, the discus,
was completed was the outcome of the
meet decided. Maine won all three
places thus edging out Bowdoin the only
other college with a competitor in the
running.
The day was almost everything it
should not b e ; raining heavy during the
forenoon so that the track was spotted
with puddles making fast times or new
records almost impossible. In spite o f
the weather however, as the meet pro­
gressed it became evident that things
were happening contrary to plans and
the scores ran uncomfortably close.
Webb, Maine’s sophomore pole vaulter,
set a new record o f 12 feet one inch,
beating Roy Hobson’s mark by inch
made four years ago. Captain Raymo
W hite ran exceptionally fast races un­
der such adverse conditions, turning in
10 seconds flat for the 100 and 222 /5 sec­
onds for the 220 yard event. Stanwood
o f Bowdoin was high scoring individ­
ual, taking two firsts and a second.
Following is a summary o f the meet:
100 yard dash—1st, W h ite, M a in e; 2nd,
K nox, B ates; 3rd, M eans, M aine Tim e 10
sec.
220 yard dash—1st, W hite, M ain e; 2nd,
K nox, B ates; 3rd, Adam s, Bates Tim e 22
2-5 sec.
120 yard high hurdles—1st, M acL aughlin,
B ow doin ; 2nd, Stanwood, B ow doin ; 3rd,
W heeler, Colby. Tim e 15 4-5 sec.
220 yard low hurdles—1st, Stanwood, B ow ­
d oin ; 2nd, M acLaughlin, B ow doin ; 3rd,
W heeler, Colby. Tim e 25 1-5 sec.
440 yard dash—1st, Adam s, B ates; 2nd,
H odkiew icz, C olb y; 3rd, Pendleton, M aine
Tim e 51 sec.
880 yard run—1st, Chapman, B ates; 2nd,
M ank, M ain e; 3rd, T histlew aite, Bowdoin.
Tim e 1 min. 59 1-5 sec.
One mile run—1st, V iles, B ates; 2nd, Chap­
man, B ates; 3rd, Sew all, Bowdoin. Tim e 4
m in. 30 1-5 sec.
T w o mile run—1st, W h itten, B ates; 2nd,
Booth, M ain e; 3rd, Jones, Bates. Tim e 10
min. 2 1-5 sec.
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Maine Retains State Track
Championship
The track team had what would be
considered a good season although their
showing in the New England meet was
most disappointing. Failure to score
more points was due to not having more
stars and illness of one or more men. The
results o f the several meets are given on
this page.
Several seniors are lost by graduation,
foremost o f them being Raymo White,
dash man Others are Norman Webber,
shot and discus; Clif Curtis, discus; Bill
Jensen, javelin; Steve Mank, 880 yard
ru n ; W illis Stiles, hurdles; Bud Brooks,
2 mile.
From the results of the freshman track
meets, it looks as though there were a
few promising men to fill the places o f
those graduated.
Maine Scores Only 3 Points in
New England Meet
Freeman W ebb placed second in the
pole vault at the New England Track
and Field Meet held in Lewiston, May
23, scoring Maine’s only points. New
Hampshire won the meet 26 points and
Bowdoin second with 24 1/3. Maine had
won the New England championship for
three consecutive years.
J. Massaro of W est Manchester,
Conn., won the fencing tournament, in
which 13 students were competitors. Ber­
nard Schneider, a senior, supervised this
sport.
South Portland won the annual Inter­
scholastic Track Meet held on the cam­
pus May 30, followed by Portland,
Presque Isle and Houlton, in the order
named. Hebron took first in the pre­
paratory school division with Bridgton
and M.C.I. second and third.
H igh jum p—1st, Stanwood, B ow doin; 2nd,
W ebb, M ain e; 3rd, tie between Chase and
Branch of M aine and Odde, Bowdoin. Height
5 ft 7 in.
Pole v ault—1st, W ebb, M ain e; 2nd, Apple-
ton, B ow doin ; 3rd, tie between D ill, B ates;
Pope of B ow doin ; Havey of M aine. Height
12 ft 1 in. (New meet record).
Broad jump— 1st, Johnson, B ow doin; 2nd,
R obinson, C olb y ; 3rd, Knox, Bates. Distance
21 ft. 1 3-4 in
16 pound hammer throw—1st, Galbraith,
B ow doin ; 2nd, Sprague, C olb y ; 3rd, Brown,
Bowdoin. Distance 157 ft. 6 in.
16 pound shot put—1st, A lle y , M ain e; 2nd,
W ebber, M ain e; 3rd, Larson, Bowdoin. D is ­
tance 43 ft. 3 1-4 in.
Javelin throw—1st, Olsen, B ow doin; 2nd,
Trew orgy, C olby ; 3rd, Jensen, Maine. D is­
tance 169 ft.
Throw ing discus—1st, Curtis, M a in e; 2nd,
W ebber, M ain e; 3rd, A lie v , M aine. Distance
135 ft. 5 1-2 in.
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Junior W eek occurred May 7-9 T he
program opened with “ Broken D ishes”
presented by The Maine Masque, F ri­
day came Junior Chapel at which Walter
R Whitney, of the English Department
was the speaker, at 2 00 P M a treas­
ure hunt; and 8 00 P M the Junior
Promenade, limited to 200 couples. Sat­
urday there was a freshman and a var­
sity track meet and the Track Club Cab­
aret.
Results o f senior elections were, vale-
dictorian, George H argreaves; historian,
David Barker; Orator, Frank Barrow s;
Senior Marshal, Atwood Levensaler;
Junior Marshal, Samuel C alderw ood;
Poet. Philip B rockw ay; Chaplain, Don
M arshall; Curator. W ally H a rw ood ;
Prophets, Myrilla Guilfoil and Ken
Tw om bly; Presenters o f Gifts, Inez
Watters and John Vickery.
Scholarship Recognition Day was ob­
served May 11, with Dean Paul Nixon
o f Bowdoin as the speaker. A t that
time the winners o f scholarships and
prizes were announced.
Something o f an epidemic o f sore
throats struck the campus about the
middle o f May as a result o f which
there was a diphtheria scare which soon
passed. There were no actual cases of
the disease but some students having so-
called diphtheria throats were found and
isolated.
A scene from the 1931 Commencement Pageant
The All-Maine Women presented their fifth pageant entitled this year “ Pioneers” , as a part o f the Commencement program.
Unfortunately a heavy shower which came less than an hour before kept many away but there was a good crowd on hand to
witness the event in which music, song and dancing constitute most o f the dramatization. A s in the past, Mrs. Marcia E. Bailey
directed the work.
TH E M AINE ALUMNUS
Maynard Hincks, was chosen presi­
dent, Swen Hallgrcn, vice-president,
and Carleton Davis, secretary o f the
Athletic Association at an election May
12 J Milton Sims is to be the senior
representative on the Athletic Board
Nine juniors were tapped for member­
ship in Senior Skulls at the conclusion
o f Junior chapel. They are Lovell
Chase, Everett Gunning, W alter E. R i­
ley, Maynard Hincks, John D. Dickson,
Raymond A. Smith, Raymond Wendell,
Lester C Fickett, and J. Milton Sims.
Bruce S Longfellow , ’34, won the
Griffin W riting Contest open to fresh­
men His essay was entitled “ Blazed
Trails” . He is a student in the Col­
lege of Technology and said to be a
descendant o f the poet Henry W . Long­
fellow.
Editorially the Campus o f May 14
speaks plainly on the question o f inac­
tive organizations, citing the fact that
there are 44 university, college, depart­
mental or other honorary fraternities or
clubs, and that scores o f students never
attend a meeting other than to be prop­
erly initiated and get one more shingle
to hang over their desk. The Campus
suggests that these organizations either
do something for the University or go
out o f business. Second the motion.
Editor.
June, 1931
The W om en’s Student Government
Association has changed some of the re­
stricting rules so that upperclassmen with
average rank o f 1. 5 or under have day
privileges until 9 :30 P.M. except Satur­
day and Sunday, when it is 12 P.M.
Those with 1. 6 or above have an extra
hour— 10.30 P M . Freshmen are re­
stricted to 7 :30 P.M. for daylight priv­
ileges during the first semester.
Miss Jeanne Lepine, ’32, of Biddeford,
a m ajor in French, won first place in a
national contest with her composition
“ La villc la plus francais d’Amerique.”
She receives a ring as an emblem and a
scholarship to attend Middlebury Col­
lege French summer school this year.
Dr. Robert Aley Resigns as Head
of Butler University
Dr. Robert J. Aley, former president
o f the University o f Maine for twelve
years has resigned as president o f Butler
University, Indianapolis and will become
president emeritus July 1.
Dr. Aley went to Butler in 1921, since
which time they have moved to a new
campus. In tendering his resignation,
Dr Aley presented Butler University
with his $26,000 home near the campus.
W hen Dr. Homer Marks, ’98, and Alum ­
ni Secretary Crossland called upon Dr.
Aley in April, he showed much interest
in Maine and expressed a desire to visit
the campus again.

Sections From the Annual
Report of the Executive Secretary
Ours is a job o f developing, especially
among our younger alumni, a greater
sense o f pride, a quickened interest in
and a deep feeling o f responsibility to
their Alma Mater. That in the large is
the job ahead, and much that we do must
have as its ultimate objective this goal.
Doubtless progress has been made tho
it is difficult to measure it. It cannot
be done in terms o f financial support
alone. It must be shown in the general
attitude towards programs and activities
sponsored by the University or by the
Alumni Association or by both.
This year for the first time since the
Fall o f 1919, your secretary has been on
only a part time basis, having the assist­
ance, however, o f a senior who worked
on The Alumnus. The rest of the time
was devoted to Endowments and Dona­
tions work, financed by the University.
The two types o f work are in many re­
spects similar and both can be and actu­
ally were promoted at the same time. A
separate report is being submitted on
1925 posing to show their natty outfit.
TH E MAINE ALUMNUS
Endowments and Donations.
Much more time has been spent in the
field than either o f the past two years.
Altho no accurate record was kept, a
careful estimate shows that at least four­
teen weeks were devoted to field work.
Still another interesting development
o f the year has been a greater number
o f contacts with undergraduates. This
should be very materially developed as
time goes on so that before graduation
seniors will be reasonably familiar with
what the Association is, what it aims to
do and will have had impressed upon
them their obligation to the University.
Alumni Organization
W ith the reorganization o f three local
associations and formation o f two others
during the year there are now 33 active
groups. In addition to the 33, there is a
small group in Detroit, unorganized as
yet, although occasional meetings and
regular luncheons are held.
30 members o f this class registered
T w o sets o f suggestions have been pre­
pared, mimeographed and furnished to
officers of local associations One is “ In­
formation and Suggestions for New O f ­
ficers o f Local Associations” and the
other “ Suggestions for Arranging and
Holding Meetings ”
During the coming year the issuance
o f a series o f monthly or perhaps more
frequent circulars “ Chats with Officers”
is being considered both for the purpose
o f conveying information and encourag­
ing officers to more activity.
New and Reorganized Associations
The two new associations are Central
New Y ork and Pulp and Paper Alumni.
The latter association was brought about
largely through the work o f Merle
Shaw, ’ 15. The reorganized groups
where meetings had not been held for
four or more years are O xford County,
K nox County and Central Maine. Each
o f these held very successful meetings.
Summary of Meetings
While secretaries of local associations
ha\e been repeatedly asked to report
meetings, there is evidence that more
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meetings have been held than ha\e been
reported.
Fifty-eight meetings are known to
have been held with an attendance of
2137 (at 52 of the meetings), as com­
pared with 37 meetings attended by 1730
last year. This does not include an esti­
mate o f forty or more luncheon meetings
held during the fall, winter and spring
months. Allowing for likely duplica­
tions in attendance it would seem as tho
between 1100 and 1200 alumni were
reached by this means. Eight groups
meet regularly, either monthly or more
frequently.
President Boardman attended 21 local
association meetings, and your secretary
27. Ten faculty members attended and
addressed meetings during the year.
Class Organizations
O f almost equal importance with local
Associations are class organizations.
This year more than before an attempt
has been made to assist reunion classes
to set up an organization which will be
successful in arranging what may be
called a good reunion, for after all, un­
der the Maine plan, class activity can be
measured very largely in terms of how
many return for their reunion. The
results o f this work remain to be seen
Alumni Day.
The class o f 1931 is leaving the Uni­
versity with Alumni officers and with,
it is hoped, some class consciousness. By
keeping alive friendships the University
means more than it otherwise will for
most alumni. Classes have greater value
in maintaining friendships than local as­
sociations.
So far as it is known, the only class
which held a meeting during the year
was 1909, in connection with the Bow-
doin-Maine football game last November.
The Maine Alumnus
Tw o new features have been started
this year. A page o f three pictures, with
brief biographical sketches each month
From left to right— Lon” Cheney. president of Class o f 1931; Erma Barton,
winner o f the Victoria Weeks Hacker W atch; and “ Don” Marshall to whom
W ashington Alumni Watch was awarded.
THE MAINE ALUMNUS
and second. having the personals for the
class o f 1930 written by a member o f
that class. Response to both o f these
has been encouraging especially the lat­
ter The class of 1931 has made similar
arrangements.
For next year at least one, perhaps
two new regular features will be started;
first, a story in each number about some
department in the University, aiming to
keep alumni up to date on this branch
o f University life, and second possibly a
regular or occasional story about a form ­
er faculty member, in answer to the
many inquiries o f teachers “ you used to
have.”
The senior who assisted the Alumni
Secretary was responsible for the prep­
aration o f copy for certain sections and
for the mechanics involved in preparing
and printing The Alumnus.
Directory
Class, alphabetical and geographical di­
rectories have been maintained this year
as before. Relatively few persons real­
ize the number o f changes o f address
made within a year. A study o f one
class, 1929, showed that nearly 30% of
the addresses were changed within a year.
This is doubtless high for the entire
group o f alumni but is an indication o f
the problem.
Although more than 300 graduates be­
came alumni last June, a comparison o f
data with last year snows that there is a
slight decrease in the number o f “ lost
alumni,” 225 graduates as against 247
last year. There has been a big decrease
in the number of non-graduates lost from
469 to 257 but a considerable part o f this
is due to having dropped many o f them
since they were in the “ one year or less
group.” No other alumni than these
have been discontinued during the year
with the exception o f a few individuals
requesting such action.
Several new forms for tracing lost
alumni have been prepared and put into
use.
June, 1931
Biographical File
During the year a start has been made
in establishing a biographical file. 218
alumni of the classes of 1900 or earlier
have filled out and returned biographical
blanks. In addition to this, much ma­
terial has been collected on many other
alumni. From present outlook it is
doubtful if we can hope to expand this
file more rapidly than 1000 alumni a
year as a maximum, both o f expense
and clerical staff needed.
O f the 317 seniors, 237 have returned
their “ College Biographical Blank” for
our files. These will go into the regular
biographical file as early as possible.
Visits to Alumni
More than any time before in three
years, your secretary has visited person­
ally many alumni who do not, or have
not come in contact with the University
much, if at all, in recent years. This
has been very enjoyable work, invariably
your officer has been cordially received
and from a few incidents which have
happened, it would seem to be a profit­
able investment o f time and money. A
very incomplete record was kept up to
about February. This shows calls on
more than 100 alumni, many o f whom
had not been back to the University for
many years.
Songs
T w o songs have been published in
sheet form during 1930-31, “ The Univer­
sity o f Maine Band” , later renamed
“ Hats Off to the Band” , by J. A. M c-
Cusker ’ 17 and “ Spirit o f Maine” , by
H. D. O ’Neil T6, both prize winners in
the contest conducted a year ago. The
first one came from the press in Septem­
ber, 1930. while the other did not go into
print until March, 1931, a rather poor
time in the college year to float a second
song.
The Alumni Association is indebted to
George O. Hamlin, 1900, o f New York
for his interest in the songs and the fi­
nancial assistance rendered in publishing
them ; moreover specifying that after
the money had been returned to the A s­
sociation through sales that it could be
used for some other musical project. If
a new song book is published and handled
by the Alumni Association, this money
will be of material assistance before
being finally expended.
Because of limited space the rest of
the report cannot be included. Some of
the subjects discussed are, Finances, un­
der which among other points the coop­
eration o f the University is discussed;
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Fifty Classes Represented
In Registration Summary
All but nine o f the classes were rep­
resented in the registration list for last
commencement. In one o f the nine there
is not a graduate living. Two-thirds or
to be exact— 64.5 per cent o f the regis­
trants were residents o f Maine and 70.5
per cent were members o f reunion
classes.
In presenting the list o f alumni who
registered, it is known that a number of
other alumni were back, but they did not
sign on the dotted line. H ere’s the list—
By Classes
1873 John M. Oak.
1875 Edson F. H itchings.
1876 Edward M Blanding
1880 James M. Bartlett.
1881 Edward H. Farrington, O liver C Farrington
, and Edwin $ . Osborn.
1882 Charles S B ickford, Stephen J Bussell,
and A lfred J. Keith.
1883 L. H M errill.
1884 Leslie W . Cutter.
1885 James N. Hart, Fremont L. Russell.
1887 J S. W illiam s
1888 Charles V. Gould, Thomas G. Lord, and
R. H. Marsh.
1889 E E. Greenwood.
1890 Horace P. Farrington, Edward H. K e l­
ley, and Frederick G. Quincy.
1891 W illiam M. B ailey, W allace R. Far­
rington, W . N. Patten, A lden P. W e b ­
ster.
1892 Ernest W . D anforth.
1893 Hosea B Buck, Harry M. Smith.
1894 Frank G Gould.
1896 Charles P. W eston.
1898 C. Parker Crowell, and C. Kendall
Hopkins.
1899 M B Dow ning, W . W . H avey, A. W .
Stephens, C H. W hite
1900 H enry F. Drummond, George O. Hamlin,
M alcolm C. Hart
1901 Ernest C. Butler, Charles E Crosby,
Fred M. Davis, P ercy R. K eller, Fred
L M artin.
1902 W E. Barrows, Ralph W hittier.
1904 A lbert L. W hipple.
1905 Robert R. Drummond, H. A. H ilton, M.
H. M cClure, M abel P. M cG inley, Mrs.
Marion W. Perkins, A delbert W.
Sprague, H erbert A. Thomas, G. S. W il­
liams, Mary M. W illiam s
1906 Roy S. Bacon, W . D. Bearce, A. G.
Bennett, Frances W . Burke, Galen S.
Cleland, Herbert P. Dow ning, H allett
C. E lliott, Harry A. Em ery, W . O.
Frost, Harold S. H oxie, Oscar R. L ’ Es-
perance, L. C. N ichols, Gertrude J. N ut­
ter, Robert F. Olds, E. R. Richards,
John L. Tew ksbury, Arthur P. W e y ­
mouth.
1907 Robert W . D eW olfe, W . F. Schoppe,
A. P. W ym an.
1908 M ilton E llis, J. A. Gannett, E. L. M illi-
ken, W m. F. Scamman, Mrs. M arguer­
ite P. Schoppe.
1909 Mrs. H elen Steward Bradstreet, H er­
bert P. Bruce, and H. W . Smith.
1910 Frances E. A rnold, A . K. Gardner, E r­
nest Lamb, A. E. L ib b y , Charles F.
Smith, Herman P. Sweetser.
1911 George D. Bearce, F. L. Chenery, A l ­
bert D. Conley, R. W . D avis, W m. M.
E lliott, L. A. Fitch, J. P. Flanagan,
THE MAINE ALUMNUS
D I Gould, A very C. Hammond, W il­
liam H ilton, Harry Homans, R oy C.
Jones, M F M cCarthy, E. H M axcy,
Fred W . Nason, Clifford Patch, R. E.
Patterson, Dana N. Peaslee, G A. P h il­
lips, G S. Robinson, N. N Scales, W i l­
liam Vaughan, A lbert V errill, Ernest T
W alker, Benjam in O. W arren, B en ja ­
min B W hiting, and H. G. W ood.
1912 Arthur L Deering, Maurice D Jones,
B C. Kent, W illiam E. Schrumpf.
1913 Edward E. Chase, Mary E. Russell,
J. C W allace.
1914 Paul D. Bray, Lincoln King.
1915 Ava H Chadbourne, Harold Cooper, R
H Fogler, John W Glover, Glady s H.
M errill.
1916 Harold W Coffin
1917 Leola B Chaplin, Mrs. Harold W . C of­
fin, C E Crossland, and Frank O
Stephens
1918 Ray Atherton, W eston S. Evans
1919 Harold M. Pierce
1920 Stephen R B ussell, Elizabeth M Chase,
A lonzo J Harriman, H enry W . Turgeon
1921 Erling Herstad, W illiam S M urray,
Dorothy Smith
1922 W inslow K. H errick
1923 Iva M. Burgess, H D Cahill, T. S
Curtis, L loyd G. H ay, C Roger Lappin,
G H M cG ouldrick, Guy O M atthews,
M erle C. N iles, Ruth Spear Rich, E liz­
abeth Ring, Philip H. Stevens, Fernald
S. Stickney, Ruth C. Thom as, W . H.
W ellin gton , M arjorie W ille y , Arthur E
W ilson , M abel Peabody W ilson
1924 E. B radley B. A bbott, J. W esley Am es.
Frank C. Bannister, Arthur M. C loud­
man, A E. C ovell, Edward C. Cutting,
Grace Arm strong Cutting, K enneth C y­
phers, Earl M. Dunham, G. E. Griffin,
T F. Hatch, Theresa Jackson Hersum,
Barbara K H owe, H arold W . H owe,
Elizabeth Hunt, Ralph M. H utchinson,
Gladys Springer Jones, Conrad E. Ken-
nison, George E Lord, Carl W . M ein-
ecke, Clayton Osgood, Bernie Plummer,
and H L Richardson.
1925 F loyd N. A bbott, A nna J A sh ley, Hope
Norwood Bannister, James T. Blair,
James P B oyden, Jr , M adeline Fogg
Brown, M ildred G. Brown, Raymond
H. Burton, Anna M artin Cloudman, C e­
cil J. Cutts, Ralph E. D rinkw ater, B en ­
jam in W . English, Vaughn B. Everett,
•Robert N. H askell, Fernald H odgdon,
Am ory M. H oughton, A rlene W are
H yde, Stanley B. H yde, D avid N. J e f­
frey, C. F. L ib b y , Louise Lord, Leona
Reed M cD onald, H. E. P riest, Edrie
M ahaney Rathburne, A lbert H. Rep-
scha, Herman S. Silverm an, Frederick
A. Soderberg, A lden H. Turner, K ath­
erine A tkins W in g, Pearl W oodard.
1926 Kenneth W . Barker, Christine B eckett,
Carleton H. Bunker, Kera Chaplin, L.
A ddison Curran, W ilh elm ina F. Dunning,
George A. Durgan, H enry B. Eaton, II,
Cora E. Emery, Oran F. Fraser, Howard
M. Gardner, J. Murray H am ilton, A . W .
Hanmer, Jr., Clarence E. Hart, Mr. and
Mrs. T rygve H eistad, Hugh B. H untley,
Irvin g B. K elley, George O. Ladner,
M alcolm Lake, F. J. M cD onald, J. T.
M arshall, Richard W . M errill, M ar­
jorie M yers.
Fred C. N ew hall, Beulah E. Osgood,
C. K. Passmore, W illia m W . Rich, Jr.,
M ary M. Roche, E llsw orth L. Ross,
M ary I. Sam ways, W illia m True, Jr.,
D. D. Uong, Gerald S. W heeler, Karl
B. W hitcom b, Gerald E. W in g, C. W .
W ixson , Oscar L. W ym an.
1927 Am y Adam s, Edward E ngel, Lorinda
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Orne Eustis, Sara Palmer Hammond,
Clara W . Peabody, Eugene L. Staples,
Hortense W elch.
1928 Fred Ames, W arren E. Creamer, Thelma
Perkins D udley, Bernard D. K now les,
Delmar B L ov ejoy , Ruth C. Palmer,
Dorothy Steward Sayward, Matthew
W illiam s.
1929 John B Ames, Jessie Ashworth, Dean
R. B ailey. Ida M. Bamford, C. E. B as­
sett, Catherine Buck Booker, Helen
Bowerman, D. W . B rockw ay, Bettina
Brown, Beatrice E. B ryenton, Porter H.
Buckm inster, G. F. Burrill, Robert F.
Chandler, Ruth E. Daggett, Lym an A.
D avis, M yrtle W alker Dow, Kenneth
W . Dow ning, Kenneth D udley, Harold
E E llis. Charles E. Fogg, Vernon A.
Gamage, Gordon Hammond, M. Josephine
H artw ell, Charles J. H urley, Eunice M.
Jackson, Barbara Johnson, Edward G.
K elley, Russell M Look, Zelda Mac-
K enzie, B yron W . M cPheters, George
F. M ahoney, M ary M ahoney, Edward
M alloy, Katherine M arvin, R eginald
M errill, Ruth M eservey, H elen Moore,
W endell E. Mosher, George A Noddin,
R oderic C O’ Connor, Ramona F. Poley,
M ary F. Reed Guy H. Richardson, H.
N P ow ell, George E Rose, P riscilla
Saw yer Ross, Edwin M R yder, Cath­
arine Osgood Skofield, Joseph M. Thom p­
son, Sadie J. Thompson, Clarence A.
Tucker.
1930 Brenna B laisd ell, James F. Booker,
Bertha F. Carter, Marthe Cleo DeGagne,
Sylvia Gould, H arold P. H am ilton,
Kenneth R H askell, Frank R. H ink-
ley, Norwood W Mansur, Irvin C. M a­
son, Marion E Rogers, Katherine A.
Veazie
Dr. Fred Griffee New Head of
Experiment Station
The death o f the former Director o f
the Maine Agricultural Experiment Sta­
tion, Dr. W arner J. Morse, on March 25,
created a vacancy which has been filled
by Dr. Fred Griffee, Assistant Director
since May 1, 1930.
Dr. W arner J. Morse had been con­
nected with the University o f Maine
from 1906 up to the time o f his death.
Besides being a member o f many botani­
cal societies, Dr. Morse was a member o f
the following fraternal organizations:
Masons, Sigma X i, Phi Kappa Phi, A l­
pha Zeta, and Kappa Sigma.
Dr. Griffee, the new Director o f the
Station, received his B.S. degree from
Kansas State Agricultural College in
1918, his M.S. degree from the Univer­
sity o f Minnesota in 1920, and his doc­
tor’s degree from the same institution in
1924. He is recognized as one o f the
best plant breeders in the country, and his
published research has been concerned
almost entirely with practical farming
matters.
When you return to the campus this
summer, be sure to call at the Alumni
office.
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Scholarships Awarded to Eight
Highest Scoring Students
Eight seniors in high schools have
been awarded scholarships varying from
one to four years as a result o f a contest
conducted by the School o f Education
under the direction o f Associate P rofes­
sor J. R. Crawford. The winners were
the ones who scored the highest in the
tests. A total o f 7600 students in 52
schools took part in the contest, the chief
purpose o f which is to stimulate interest
in academic achievement and scholarship.
The contest consisted o f tests in sub­
jects commonly taught in secondary
schools. It was open to all students in
the state. First tests were given in the
local schools. The highest scorers in
this preliminary contest then met in dis­
tricts, the state being divided into eight
sections.
John E. MacDonald o f Cony High,
Augusta, scored highest and was award­
ed the four year scholarship. John Ham ­
ilton o f Belfast came second and won
the three year scholarship. The other
six each will receive a one year scholar­
ship. They are Gilman A. Sullivan,
Caribou; John C. W iley, Cherryfield;
Richard P. W ooster, Old T o w n ; Col­
leen MacDonald, East M illinocket; H el­
en M. Downey, Bingham; Emily C.
Pickering, Deer Isle.
Alumni Day Photographs
Alumni who desire to purchase a copy
o f any photograph taken Alumni Day
may secure it thru the Alumni office.
(Continued from Page 192)
Sections from the Report
of the Executive Secretary
Football tickets, Publicity, Recommenda­
tions for the consideration o f the Alum ­
ni Council, nine matters being suggested
brought up for consideration. The ac­
tions taken on some o f these are record­
ed under committee reports.
Cooperation
In conclusion, your secretary wishes
to express to the members o f the Alum ­
ni Council, individually and as a group,
to alumni generally and especially to the
officers o f the Association, his sincere ap­
preciation for the generous, unselfish and
valuable assistance which they have ren­
dered. It has made the work enjoyable
and accounts for most, if not all, o f the
progress which has been made. May the
next year be the best yet.
TH E MAINE ALUMNUS
D eaths
’75 Dr. Whitman H. Jordan, former
director o f the Maine Agricultural
Experiment Station, died at his home in
Orono, Friday, May 8, at the age o f 80
years.
' 7 6 Col. Charles P. Allen o f Presque
Isle, died at his home on March 11,
1931, from bronchial pneumonia, after
being confined to his home since Decem­
ber, 1929. Mr. Allen was for fourteen
years one o f the Trustees o f the Uni­
versity o f Maine. He was later appoint­
ed a Trustee o f the Normal Schools,
always being deeply interested in educa­
tion. He is survived by his w ife and
one son.
Fred M. Bisbee died at his home in
Hollywood, Calif., May 4, 1931, at 78
years o f age. Mr Bisbee was a retired
chief engineer o f the Western Lines o f
the Sante Fe Railroad, which company
sent a representative to assist Mrs. Bis­
bee in bringing the body to Dexter, for
burial.
' 7 7 Frank P. Stone, 78, leading drug­
gist in O xford County, died at his
home in Norway June 10, following sev­
eral months of ill health. Mr. Stone
has been a druggist in N orway for 43
years, occupying the same store. He is
survived by a son and daughter.
Charles C. Elwell, Public Utilities
Commissioner in Connecticut for
several years, died in N ew Haven, Conn.,
May 21 at the age o f 74. Mr. Elwell
was a prominent civil engineer on g ov ­
ernmental and railroad projects.
' 7 9 Edwin A. Hawes passed away
Sept. 21, 1930 at the age o f 73
years, from heart trouble. He has not
been engaged in any business for four
or five years before his death due to
illness. He is survived by his wife.
' 9 1 Dr. Cyrus Hamlin, physician o f
180 Sullivan Place, Brooklyn, died
May 3, 1931, at the age o f 61. Dr.
Hamlin had been in ill health for some
time. He is survived by his wife, a son
and two daughters.
’ 0 8 Bert H. Young, Postmaster o f Bar
Harbor, was drowned May 21,
1931.
B y C lasses
’80 Charles M. Allen is to retire this
year from active service at Pratt
Institute, where for forty-tw o years he
has been teaching Chemistry or as Sup­
ervisor of the Industrial Chemical En­
gineering Course and o f the Evening
Technical Chemistry Course.
' 8 7 Mrs. George F. Black was recently
elected president o f the Burroughs
Club in Portland.
’ 9 1 James W . Davis is a civil engineer
on Highway No. 4, Brownsville,
Texas
’ 9 5 Wendall W . Chase is a member o f
the Business Men’s A rt Club o f
New Y ork which held its second an­
nual exhibition April 7-19. 1931. He
had several pieces on exhibit.
June, 1931
'9 6 P rof. C. P. Weston was in Boston
the week-end o f April 25 to attend
the banquet o f the New England A ssoci­
ation o f Beta Theta Pi, at which he
acted as toastmaster.
' 9 8 R. H. Manson, Chief Engineer of
the Stromberg-Carlson Company is
President o f the National American In­
stitute o f Radio Engineers.
Fred E. Burns is in the Real Estate
Business at 10 Fourth St., South, St.
Petersburg, Florida. His residence ad­
dress is 833 27th Avenue, No.
Dr. Homer H. Marks is with the Eli
Lily Company at 740 South Atlanta
Avenue, Indianapolis, Ind.
' 0 2 P rof. W . E. Barrows, head o f the
Department o f Electrical Engineer­
ing, was in attendance at the Northeast­
ern District Meeting o f the American
Institute o f Electrical Engineers, held at
Rochester, N. Y., April 29-May 2.
P rof. A. C. Lyon was in charge o f a
group o f civil engineering students mak­
ing the annual inspection trip, May 5.
’ 0 3 George E. Tucker is a civil engi­
neer in Boise, Idaho. His mail
address is Route 4, Boise, Idaho.
’ 0 4 Benjamin T. Larrabee, former sup­
erintendent o f the sulphite mill o f
the S. D. W arren Company has been
made general superintendent o f the W ey-
erhauser Timber Company’s sulphite
pulp mill at Longview, Wash. This mill
will be ready to operate about Oct. 15.
’ 0 5 Irvin W . Chaney is a druggist in
Manchester, Mass.
Leon I. Peabody is a Real Estate and
Insurance Broker at 16 Harvard A ve­
nue, W est M edford, Mass. His resi­
dence address is 145 Mystic St., W est
M edford.
George S. Williams has been nominat­
ed vice-president o f the Augusta Rotary
Club. The election will be made at the
annual meeting and the office taken the
first o f July.
’ 0 6 Jefferson Alexander, former Presi­
dent o f the Galveston-Houston
Electric Railway and an officer o f other
utilities in Texas, has been made man­
ager o f the central division o f the Puget
Sound Power & Light Company with
headquarters at Seattle, Washington.
'0 7 Blanchard is a F ire Pre­
vention Engr., with the New Y ork
Fire Insurance Company at 85 John St.,
N ew York, N. Y . His residence ad­
dress is 133 Lane Avenue, Caldwell, N. J.
John W . Emmons is manager o f the
Investment D e p t, Bay State Branch o f
First National-Old Colony Corp. at 222
Boylston Street, Boston, Mass His res­
idence address is 1 Clinton Path, Brook­
line, Mass.
Rev. Carl N. Garland has taken the
position o f superintendent of the Port­
land District o f the Methodist Episcopal
Church. His residence address is 226
Bradley Street, Portland.
Capt. Albert W . Stevens, regarded the
Country’s leading aerial photographer,
took pictures o f Manhattan both by dark­
ness and daylight during the army air
corps maneuvers, May 21-29.

A. P. Wyman is treasurer o f Wyman
& Simpson, Inc., engaged in highway,
bridge and general construction, with
offices in Waterville and Augusta.
’ 0 9 Edgar F. Callahan has been en­
gaged as a teacher in South Gardi­
ner, Maine.
S. Arthur Paul is an attorney-at-law,
located at 119 Exchange St., Portland.
Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Plumly o f Port­
land, announce the birth o f a son,
Charles Moulton, on Sunday, March 29.
Everett F. Southwick is a curator at
Kimball Bird Sanctuary, Bradford, R. I.
’10 Bertram E. Packard, State Com­
missioner o f Education, spoke at
University Assembly Monday, April 27.
‘W h y Education” was his subject.
Charles E. Stickney has been named
a director o f the Wholesale Division o f
the Portland Chamber o f Commerce, for
a period o f one year.
Herman P. Sweetser o f Cumberland
Center has held the position o f first vice-
president o f the Opportunity Farm A s­
sociation for the past year.
Harold E. W alker is vice-president o f
Bartlesville Supply Company, 3400 Mau­
ry Avenue, St. Louis, Mo. His resi­
dence address is 651 W est Lockwood
Avenue.
’11 W . E. Parsons is a member o f a
committee in charge o f the spring
meeting o f the Northeastern Division o f
American Pulp & Paper Mill Superin­
tendents Association, to be held in the
Bangor district, June 26 and 27.
Arthur L. Scott is a sales engineer
with C. L. Stevens Company at 75 Fed­
eral Street, Boston, Mass. He may be
addressed at Downs Avenue, Stamford,
Conn.
Philip S. Strout is general superin­
tendent o f Ernst Kern Company, a re­
tail department store in Detroit, Mich.
His residence address is Macomb Street,
Grosse Ile, Mich.
Ernest T. W alker is President o f the
W alker-Turner Company, Inc., o f Plain-
field, N. J. He is residing at 31 Grant
Avenue, East Orange, N. J.
’12 William R. Ballou was elected one
o f the vice-presidents o f the Ban­
gor Chamber o f Commerce for the en­
suing year at a meeting held recently.
Arthur L. Deering will be on the fa c­
ulty o f the summer session at Bangor
Theological Seminary, and will give
courses in Extension Education in A g ri­
culture and Home Economics.
Warren McDonald, building inspector
o f Portland, was reelected a regional
vice-president at the N ew England
Building Officials’ Conference held re­
cently in Boston.
’ 1 3 George C. Clarke, manager o f the
University o f Maine Glee Club
while he was a student, is organizer o f
the Pawtucket Chamber o f Commerce
Glee Club, consisting o f 42 male singers.
This club has been in existence three
years and is composed o f mostly trained
church singers.
Frank W . Haines was elected Presi­
dent and Treasurer o f the Blaisdell A u ­
tomobile Company o f Dexter, at the
annual meeting o f the stockholders held
recently. Mr. Haines is also one o f the
directors.
Miss Mary Russell, secretary to Dr.
C. C. Little o f the Roscoe B. Jackson
Memorial Laboratory for Cancer R e­
search at Bar Harbor, was chosen head
THE MAINE ALUMNUS
o f the Business W om en’s Club o f Bar
Harbor at its annual meeting, May 8.
’ 1 4 Hon. Arthur W . Patterson gave
an address at the dedication exer­
cises of the new Hancock County Court
House, held on the opening day o f the
April term o f court.
W . R. Thompson o f Caribou was elect­
ed president o f the Maine Federation of
a gricultural Associations at the annual
session held March 25.
P rof. Paul D. Bray has been elected
President o f the Orono G olf Course.
’15 Mrs. Allen P. W escott (M ary E.
W illard) after seven years resi­
dence in New Jersey, has moved to 1359
Hudson Avenue, Chicago, Illinois.
Timothy D. Bonney is a member
o f the firm of Bonney and Wilson,
owners of the American Avenue Drive-
In Market, 631 American Avenue, Long
Beach, Calif.
Karl M. Currier is now connected with
the Viscose Company at their Marcus
Hook, Penna., plant. He can be reached
at 300 W est 36th Street, W ilmington,
Del.
J. Raymond Dubee was appointed by
the Governor o f Rhode Island as mem­
ber of a Commission o f three under an
Act o f the Legislature. The Commis­
sion is to make an investigation into the
T ax Collection Laws in general and re­
port the result o f its investigation, in­
cluding resolutions in amendment or
modification o f all T ax Collections Laws
for the State.
Fannie P. Flint is now Mrs. Frank P.
Packard, residing in W est Paris.
Laurence M. Hunt is Manager o f the
Pulp Dept., o f the Buckeye Cotton Oil
Company, Memphis, Tenn. His residence
address is 1859 Golloway Avenue, Mem­
phis.
Lawrence Philbrook o f Shelbourne,
N. H., is now serving his tenth year as
selectman. He is also director o f G or­
ham Rotary Club.
Oscar Sanborn is first selectman o f the
town of Weld.
Earle E. Shaw is resident manager for
the Gaspe Division o f the International
Pulp and Paper Company. His address
is Gaspe Harbor, Province o f Quebec,
Canada.
Nathan W . Thompson is a lawyer in
Portland, specializing in marine law, at
85 Exchange Street. His residence ad­
dress is 62 W oodm ont Street.
William W . Gallagher is connected
with the United States District A t­
torney’s office, being Prosecuting Officer
in liquor cases and is located at 119 E x ­
change Street.
Russell S. Greenwood is teaching in
the science department o f Bell High
School, Bell, Calif., in the Los Angeles
City School District. His home address
is 4211 East 6th Street, Long Beach,
Calif.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. P. N. Libby, a
son, Charles David, on May 27, 1931, in
Ottawa, Ontario. They are located at
35 Iona Street, Ottawa.
Seth Libby is serving his fourth term
on the Bar Harbor board o f selectmen,
having been re-elected chairman.
John F. Locke is a teacher in Cincin­
nati, Ohio. His address is 2133 H igh­
land Avenue.
John H. Magee, general agent in
Maine for several o f the largest insur­
ance companies in the United States, and
manager o f the J. F. Singleton Company
of Bangor, was awarded the degree of
Master o f Arts in Economics at the com­
mencement exercises held here at the
University.
Miss Mary Lillian Martini is assistant
botanist in the Department o f Agricul­
ture, Washington, D. C. Her address is
1207 Delafield Place, N .W ., Washington,
D .C .
Mayland H. Morse is chairman o f the
Board o f Commissioners, State o f New
Hampshire. He is also president o f the
Concord Rotary Club.
Irwin Park has taken over his late
father’s grocery store on Main Street in
Orono and is residing in the Gould apart­
ment on Mill Street. Mr. Park was
formerly with Stone & Webster, Boston.
Simon M. Wardwell is a chemist in
Newark, N. J. His residence address
is 400 Doremus Avenue, Glen Rock, N. J.
’ 1 8 Everett H. Brasier o f Bethel, re­
ceived an M .A. in Education from
Harvard in 1930.
Thurston D. Carlson is an Electrical
Engineer with the New England Power
Company. His address is 89 Broad St.,
Boston, Mass.
Raeburne L. Marsh is a railway mail
clerk and is residing at 14 Mabel St.,
W oodfords.
Albert B. Moulton is with the R.C.A.
Victor Company, Inc., as a radio engi­
neer. His address is 3736 88th Street,
Queens, N. Y.
Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Ramsay are resid­
ing at 4780 Oak Terrace, Merchantville,
N. J. Mr. Ramsay is city editor o f the
Evening Courier, Camden, N. J.
Lee Vrooman o f the International
College, Smyrna, Turkey, has been in
Egypt for an Inter-Mission conference
and an educational one. He plans to be
in Greenville, Maine, about August 1.
’ 1 9 Ernest R. Decker is an Attorney
with the U. S. Veterans Bureau.
His residence address is 1407 Newton
Street. N .W ., Washington, D. C.
Mrs. Herbert R. Goodwin (M arion
Harthorn) was installed as president of
the Augusta College Club at the annual
meeting held May 27.
C. D. Denison presided as moderator
at Harrison town meeting this year.
Kenneth R. Farr is vice-president o f
the Tretolite Company at 937 Pacific
Avenue, Webster Groves, Missouri. His
residence address is 512 Bompart A ve­
nue, Webster Groves.
Carl E. Hardy is a Florist. His res­
idence address is 358 Elm Street, North­
ampton, Mass.
Lawrence H. Mooney is an Insurance
Agent at 177 Main Street, Berlin, N. H.
He is residing at 1793 Main Street, Ber­
lin.
Louis Schweitzer is manager o f the
Peter J. Schweitzer, Inc., o f Elizabeth,
N. J. He may be addressed 33 W est
55th Street, New Y ork City.
Paul L. W ylde is superintendent o f
the T op Dept, o f Washington Mills,
Lawrence, Mass. He is residing at 12
Argyle, Shawsheen Village, Andover,
Mass.
W inthrop MacBride is now with the
Ford Universal Credit Company in B u f­
falo.
Earle O. Parsons is at present in H e­
lena, Montana, with the Highway Dept.
Ralph Wilkins has been promoted to
superintendent o f the paper mill o f Bird
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& Sons, East Walpole, Mass.
Mrs. Dorothy P. Yates (P iper) is a
registered nurse at the National Home
for Disabled Veterans, West Los A n­
geles, Calif.
'20 Dr. Harry Butler has been appoint­
ed first lieutenant of the Medical
Corps, to be stationed with 152d Field
Artillery, Maine National Guard, Ban­
gor. Dr. Butler is the second Bangor
physician to receive a commission in
the Medical Corps o f the Second Maine,
the other being Dr. Leonard Ford, ’99.
Arthur N. Couri o f the Couri Motor
Company o f Portland, was chosen as
one among 12 dealers in the United
States to attend a session at Pontiac,
Michigan, to discuss plans and policies
o f the Oakland-Pontiac organization.
This session is held each month and the
group consists of dealers who are lead­
ers in sales in their respective zones.
Earle L. Ferren is an Adviser in Home
Study at Columbia University, New
York City. His residence address is 75
Washburn Avenue, Rumford, R. I.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Romeo J. Pag-
anucci o f 51 Water Street, Waterville,
a son, Paul Donnelly, April 18, 1931.
George A. Potter is at present Chief
Adjuster of Public Liability Claims for
the Liberty Mutual Insurance Company,
Park Square Bldg., Boston, Mass. His
residence address is 129 W arren Street,
Needham, Mass.
W . C. Sturtevant is teaching in the
science department o f Bell High School,
Bell, Calif. Mr. Sturtevant lives at
1442 Scott Avenue, Los Angeles, Calif.
' 2 1 Emery L. Hamlin is an Insurance
Agent at 100 East 42d Street, New
York, N. Y. He is residing at 138-15
231st Street, Rosedale, L. I., N. Y.
Max C. Harmon has been teaching in
Easton, Penna., the last year. He may
be addressed 1326 Spring Garden St.,
Easton, Pa.
Henry J. Pelletier is a Civil Engineer.
His address is Fort Kent.
' 2 2 W ilfred D. Bayley is Chief Engi­
neer with the Canaday Cooler
Company, New York City His home
address is 77-20 Austin Road, Forest
Hills, L. I., N. Y.
Mr. and Mrs. Harlan S. Dennison an­
nounce the birth of a daughter, Patricia
Louise, in Passaic. N. J., on March 9.
Cecil B. Huston is an Electrical En­
gineer with the Phoenix Utility Company
at 9th and Hamilton Sts., Allentown, Pa.
His residence address is 332 So. St.
Cloud St., Allentown.
James E. Carlin is on the Metallurgi­
cal staff o f the Union Drawn Steel Com­
pany, Beaver Falls, Penna. His home
address is 427 Wayne Street, Beaver,
Penna.
Martha D. Chase is engaged as Dieti­
tian at St. Alexis Hospital, Cleveland,
Ohio, and is residing at 1990 Ford D rive,
Cleveland.
Frank B. Ells is an Insurance Record
Specialist at 114 Federal Street, Boston,
Mass His residence address is 268
Brookline Avenue, Boston.
Edward F. Kenney is Assistant Chem­
ist with the U. S Public Store, No. 1.
He is being addressed at 4230 Frederick
Avenue, Baltimore, Md.
Born to Mr and Mrs. R. W . Laugh-
lin of South Portland on April 26, 1931,
a daughter, Edith Jane.
Donald W . Reed will be a member of
THE MAINE ALUMNUS
the faculty at the summer session o f the
Bangor Theological Seminary. He will
give a course in Rural Economics.
Announcement has been made of the
engagement of Miss Ruth R. Crockett
(1925) to Albert F. Scamman of Phil­
lips For the past four years Miss Crock­
ett has been teaching English and direct­
ing athletics at Portland High School.
Mr. Scamman has been engaged in sci­
entific farming in Phillips since gradu­
ating.
Everett P. Welch is a construction
engineer with the Phoenix Utility Com­
pany at 9th and Hamilton Sts., Allen­
town, Pa He is located at 519 No. St.
George St., Allentown, Pa.
’23 Mr and Mrs. Adolph L. Bisson of
17 W heelock Street, O xford, Mass,
announce the birth o f a daughter on
April 11, 1931.
Henry L. Doten, construction engineer
o f the Bridge Division o f the Maine
Stale Highway Commission, lectured on
“ Duties of Inspectors on Concrete Bridge
Construction” at the meeting o f the stu­
dent branch of the American Society of
Civil Engineers Thursday evening, May
14, here on the campus.
Roy L. Fernald o f Winterport, spoke
before the Fourteenth Annual Meeting
of the Iowa Association o f Economists
and Sociologists at the Iowa State
Teachers College, Cedar Falls, Iowa,
Friday, May 1. On May 3 he spoke at
the Methodist Episcopal Church, Ben­
nett, Iowa.
The engagement o f Miss Gwendolen
Purington o f Auburn to Dr. Ralph A.
Getchell of Portland, has been an­
nounced. Miss Purington is a graduate
of Bates College, class o f 1926. Besides
being a graduate o f Maine, Mr. Getchell
also graduated from Vermont. He served
his interneship in the Salem (M ass.)
Hospital and has been practicing in
Portland two years.
Rev. A lfred G. Hempstead has been
elected a trustee of Bucksport Seminary.
The marriage of Miss Anna P. H oop­
er of Portland to Ralph M. Simmons
took place Saturday, May 16, at the home
of the bride on Neal Street.
Harry Karlin is a reporter with the
Boston American and is residing at 44
Brimmer Street, Watertown, Mass.
Leo J St. Clair is residing at 4920
City Line Avenue, Philadelphia, Penna.
He is engaged as an electrician.
’24 Henry S. Boynton is a Patent
Lawyer, Patent Department, East­
man Kodak Company, 343 State St.,
Rochester, N. Y. He is residing at 255
O xford St., Rochester.
Frank H. Clarke, formerly at Michi­
gan State College, East Lansing, Mich.,
has been awarded a scholarship and as-
sistantship in Biology at Harvard Uni­
versity and will enter next fall to study
for an advanced degree.
Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Osborne of
Hingham, Mass., announce the birth of
a son, Robert Godfrey, on Sunday,
April 25.
George K. Stackpole is on the active
committee of Intercollegiate Young
Alumni at 100 Haven Avenue, New
York City.
James T. Blair is assistant man­
ager of the W . T. Grant Company
at 228 West 125th Street, New York
City.
Donald D. Finley is now a store man­
June, 1931
ager with the W . T. Grant Company at
Riverside, N. J.
Dr. Leo Friedman who was awarded
the Ph.D. degree at the University of
Wisconsin in 1929, now holds an Associ­
ate Professorship at the University of
Oregon. He published an article in the
Paper Trade Journal during 1930 en­
titled “ Colloid Chemistry in the Paper
Industry.”
Under the 1925 notes in the May issue
of the Alumnus, an item about Robert
N. Haskell should have read— “ Robert
N. Haskell, vice-president of the Bangor
Hydro Electric Company, spoke on
‘ Merchandising in the Electrical Indus­
try’ at a faculty luncheon, April 2. Thru
an error in type, part of it was omitted.
Marshall E. Higgins is assistant engi­
neer of the Onondaga County Planning
Board, at Room 407-C, Court House,
Syracuse, N. Y. He is receiving mail at
410 West Onondaga Street, Syracuse.
Announcement has come to us o f the
marriage of Miss Ethel Evans to Bentley
S. Hutchins on Saturday, June 20, 1931
in New York City.
Harold E. Pressey is a physician at
the Boston City Hospital, 818 Harrison
Avenue, Boston, Mass. A fter October
1, 1931, his permanent address will be
Bangor, Maine.
Ernest L. Wilkinson is an insurance
salesman. His address is 22 Gage St.,
Methuen, Mass.
Lloyd H. Berrie is a student at Tufts
Medical School. His address is Suite
38, 143 Audabon Road, Boston, Mass.
Fred B. Edwards is an accountant for
Certainteed Products Corporation, New
York City. He is residing at 570 Pacific
Street, Brooklyn, N. Y.
Charles L. Fales operates a “ Radio
Service Shop.” His address is Box 133,
Dryden, Maine.
Edward R. Hale, after spending five
years at Northwood School, Lake Placid
Club, New York, as head o f the Math.
Dept., has been elected to a position at
Hotchkiss School, Lakeville, Conn.,
teaching Solid Geometry, Trigonometry
and athletics.
Walter D. Newman is employed by the
Great Northern Paper Company at Mil-
linocket.
Elmer M. Reed is an Instructor at
Princeton Country Day School. His
mail address is 14 Spruce Street, Prince­
ton, N. J.
The engagement of Miss Carolin W .
Boehm of Akron, Ohio, to Theodore S.
Rowe has been announced. Miss Boehm
attended Akron University. Mr. Rowe
is manager o f purchases for Goodrich
Silvertown, Inc. The wedding is to be
June 30.
'29 Miss Ruth C. Fletcher became the
bride o f Frederick T. Berg in the
historic Cadet Chapel, West Point, N.
Y.. on June 12, the day after Mr. Berg’s
graduation from the United States Mili­
tary Academy. A fter a two weeks’ trip
Mr. Berg will teach marksmanship at a
boys’ camp for a part of the summer.
The first of September he will report in
Texas for duty.
Cyril G. Cogswell is chairman of the
Boys’ Club Committee o f Intercollegi­
ate Young Alumni at 100 Haven Avenue,
New Y ork City.
Russell H. Dyer is a highway engi­
neer. His address is 450 East Franklin
S t , Liberty, Missouri.
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FRED C. PARK
Miss Abba Fernald o f Winterport, in­ pany .
structor in economics at Cornell College, The engagement o f Althea Clark to
Mt. Vernon, Iowa, received an M .A. de­ John H. Lambert, Jr., was announced
gree from that college June 9. recently. A fter graduating from Maine, HARDW ARE
At a concert given by the Bangor Mr. Lambert received his Master’s D e­
Band recently, a new march by Carlton P lu m b in g a n d H ea tin g
gree from Yale University. He is an
Hackett was one of the numbers ren­ assistant forester with Hollingsworth M ill Street, O ro n o
dered. Mr. Hackett is now director of and Whitney Paper Company in W ater-
music at the Peekskill Military Academy. ville.
Frederick W . Harrison is a teacher
in Washington Square College o f New Robert Parks was recently made an
York University at 206 W est 13th St., assistant manager with the W alworth
New York City. Company. His address is 25 South-
The marriage o f Miss Ruth A. Carter bourne Road, Jamaica Plain, Mass.
to Donald P. McGary took place recent­ Lieut. Gordon S. W inch and Lieut.
ly in Bangor. Mr. McGary is associated Frank P. Bostrom both took part in the
in business with his father who is presi­ United States A ir Armada, being part o f
dent of the F. H. McGary Optical Com­ the squadron o f 38 planes which came
pany. to the State.
Gaylon H. McGowan is an engineer,
travelling from place to place. His home
address is Bayonne, N. J.
Paul S. Robinson is an engineer with
the Phoenix Utility Company o f Allen­ ALUM NI BUSINESS A N D PROFESSIONAL
town, Penna. At present he is in the
field on survey work. C A R D S— = = = = =
’28 Donald M. Allen o f Bangor has
been appointed health officer o f
Bucksport. During the past 18 months, BANGOR BOX COMPANY A . B. F O S T E R , ' 0 2
he has been sanitary engineer under the Specialist in Chemical and Metallurgi­
Massachusetts Department of Health. Paper Boxes—Folding Cartons cal Patents and Applications Involving
Lieut. George K. Kehoe, stationed at Commercial Printing Processes and Products
Ex-Examiner in Chemical Division
Mitchel A ir Field, New York, came to H enry F. Drummond, '00, Treas. U. S. Patent Office
Bangor recently to make an inspection Carl W . M einecke, ’24, A ss’ t. Treas. 641-644 V ictor B ldg., W ashington, D. C.
o f fields here which might be used for 75 So. M ain St., Brewer Branch Office: 809 M arine Bank B ldg.,
the landing o f government planes which _____________ H ouston, Texas___________
visited Maine during the latter part of
May. THE CHILLICOTHE PAPER CO. PRENTISS & CARLISLE C O ., INC.
Arthur J. Kelley is now connected C hillicothe, Ohio
TIM BERLAN D SERVICE
with the U. S. W ar Department at P ort­ MANUFACTURERS
land. of Bangor, Maine
The marriage o f Miss Helen Virginia Quality English Finish and H enry Prentiss
Supercalendered Book, Writings, P hilip P. Clement
Smith o f Springfield, Mass, and Norton Offset and Papeteries Geo. T . C arlisle, Jr., '09
H. Lamb o f Portland took place Friday, Ed. Bearce, '05 Robert W . A v e rill, '20
June 12. Mr. Lamb graduated with the
class o f 1931 and will enter the real
estate business in Portland with his
father.
EDWARD E. C H A S E , ' 1 3 , PRES. PHIL. R. HUSSEY, '1 2
Miss Rose Maynard became the bride
o f Cornelius J. Russell, Jr. on Tuesday, GENERAL IN SU RAN CE
MAINE S E C U R IT IE S CO.
June 2, in Bangor. Mr. Russell is man­
ager of the Bangor Opera House. A fter 15 State St., Bangor, Me.
609 F idelity B ldg., Portland, Me.
June 20 they will reside on Norway
Road.
The wedding o f Miss Anna Lewis to
Robert F. Scott took place Tuesday
evening, June 2, in Fort W orth, Texas.
EVERETT S. HURD. M7
THE MODERN ENGRAVING CO. INC.
MARK A. HURD, ’26
Robert L. Simons is with the Consoli­ Q u a lity P la tes f o r P r in tin g
dated Airways. His address is 302 S. SPORTIN G GOODS
Belmont, Wichita, Kansas. 286 Congress St., Boston, Mass.
Bangor W aterville
Mr. and Mrs. Eugene O. Skofleld an­ B entley S. H utchins, '25
nounce the birth of a son, Donworth W holesale & Retail Sales M anager
Pierce on January 19, 1931, in Newark,
N. J.
’29 John B. Ames is employed at the
A. D. T. LIBBY, '98 THE B O O K M A R T
So. Phila. works o f Westinghouse
Elec. & M fg. Company and resides at 670 Congress Street
PATENT ATTORNEY
711 Tenth Avenue, Moore, Penna. Longfellow Sq.
Robert F. Chandler, Jr., State H orti­ 392 H igh St., N ew ark, N. J. PORTLAND, MAINE
culturist, has resigned, effective July 1.
He is going to the University o f M ary­ Designs—Copyrights—Trademarks David W . H oyt '23
land in the Department o f Horticulture
to work for a doctor’s degree. Mr.
Chandler was married May 22 to Miss FOR RATES IN THIS COLUMN
Eunice Copeland (1931). Stanley Paint­ F R E D M. D A V I S , '0 1 Write to
er (1931) will succeed him as state hor­
ticulturist. Charles E. Crossland
CHICAGO
The marriage o f Miss Laura P. Dixon Fernald Hall
to Albert M. Harmon took place May 20 University o f Maine
7 So. Dearborn St.
in Portland. Mr. Harmon is connected O rono, Maine
with the New England Telephone Com-
198 TH E MAINE ALUMNUS
1930
Bacon Printing Co. P auline H all , Secretary
PRINTERS Donald P. Coverly is employed by the
Lynn Gas and Electric Company as
Lighting Engineer, and is residing at 25
22 State Street, Bangor, Me.
Fuller Avenue, Swampscott, Mass.
Another class member who continues
on at studies is Harold Cohen, who is at­
HAYNES &CHALMERS CO. tending Tufts Medical School.
Robert Cutts is doing graduate work
in Sanitary Engineering at Harvard Uni­
A. S. Chalmers '05, Treas.
versity this year. His address is 36
Hardware Trowbridge St., Cambridge, Mass.
Roland Cyr is an Assistant Engineer
BANGOR, - MAINE with J. H. Burleigh, 93 Main St., W a -
terville.
Harold D eW olfe is student apprentice
B R IS T O L C IG A R S with Otis-Fenson Elevator Company o f
Hamilton, Ontario.
A lw a y s “ Run E ven” W ilbur K. Foster is employed with
the Rum ford Falls Power Company.
A Trial To-day is A Demand
To-m orrow Webster Junior High School o f A u ­
burn has as one o f its faculty, Frieda
WALTER S. ALLEN, Mfg’ r. BANGOR, ME.
Hatch, teacher o f History and English.
Announcement has been made o f the
engagement o f Miss Ruth Heald to
R . B . DUNNING & CO. Thornton F. Conant (1931).
54-68 Broad St. Barbara Higgins is teacher o f home
Bangor economics at Gilman High School,
P lu m b in g H e a tin g Northeast Harbor.
A ls o E le c tr ic a l S u p p lie s Rufus Jasper, employed with the New
Everything for Lawn, Field and England Telegraph and Telephone Com ­
Gardens pany, has changed his residence to 190
Beach St., W ollaston, Mass.
Philip Lane is engaged as herdsman
on Clovercrest Farm, Charleston.
HUNTINGTON Mr. and Mrs. Burleigh Lapworth are
now living at 26 Central Avenue, Dan­
SCHOOL vers, Mass.
A leading Preparatory School fo r Boys Ermon Lewis is a radio announcer,
Complete Development of the Individ­ pianist and singer over station W .B .S.O .,
ual Boy W ellesley Hills, Mass., and is residing
High Scholastic Standards at 32 Laurel Avenue. W ellesley Hills.
Unusual College Preparatory Record Harry Moyers is doing test work with
Excellent Athletic Facilities
the General Electric Company and may
Five Forms be addressed at the Y .M .C .A ., Ft
Fall term opens Sept. 23 Wayne, Indiana.
Summer term (co-educational)
Announcement has been made o f the
Opens July 6
marriage o f Miss Ursula Sprague to
Send fo r catalogs 320 Huntington Ave. Boston Maxwell K. Murphy in Washington,
CHARLES H. SAMPSON: Ed.M., Headmaster D. C. They are residing at 434 20th
Street, N .W ., Washington.
Pioneer Engraving Co.
PHOTO-ENGRAVERS
193 Exchange St. Bangor
EVERY BANKING
C h eck in g S avin gs
B on d s
T rusts V au lts
MERRILL TRUST
Belfast Bucksport Dexter Dover-Foxcroft Jonesport
Milo Old Town Orono
BANGOR, MAINE
Banking Resources Over $20,000,000.00
June, 1931
Marguerite Plummer is a member o f
the New York Art Students League, and
is residing at 321 W est 101st St., New
Y ork City.
Philip Rand is a graduate student with
the Westinghouse Elec. & M fg. Company
and is residing at 817 Rebecca Avenue,
Wilkinsburg, Penna.
Announcement has been made o f the
engagement of Miss Dorothy E. Baker
o f Steuben to Nossef R. Sawyer. Mr.
Sawyer is at present manager o f the
Milbridge branch o f the David N. Saw­
yer Chevrolet Agency for western W ash­
ington County.
Philip Sawyer has changed his address
to 6 Keswick St., Brookline, Mass.
Another class member who has com ­
menced study for the medical profes­
sion is Charles Schlosberg, attending
Boston University School o f Medicine.
Thomas B. Smith is teaching Econom ­
ics in Central Junior High School, New
Britain, Conn.
Oscar W ebb is engaged in farming,
Houlton.
University Summer School to
Have Marine Laboratory
A marine biological laboratory is to be
opened at Lamoine this summer by the
Summer School. It will be under the
direction of Dr. D. B. Young, professor
and head of the department o f zoology
at the University. About forty are e x ­
pected to attend.
For this season, one course only is to
be given, marine invertebrate zoology.
In addition to the work, students will
have the opportunity o f attending a series
o f lectures at the Salisbury Cove Labor­
atory, one of the most important marine
laboratories on the Atlantic coast.
The State has made the old Coaling
Station available for the use o f the Sum­
mer School. It is eight miles from Ells­
worth and directly across from Mount
Desert Island. During the administration
o f President Little, a Biological Labora­
tory was established in Bar Harbor, but
this is the first time a marine biological
laboratory has been attempted.
If this Alumnus is not addressed cor­
rectly please notify the Alumni Associ­
ation giving proper address.
SERVICE
CO.
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surprising ease.
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miles o f wire. These are the forces that make
efficient telephone service possible. These are the
unseen couriers o f the spoken word.
Tirelessly, day or night, without rest or sleep,
the Bell System awaits but the lifting of the re­
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million other telephone users in this country and
abroad, and on ships at sea. It is done so quickly
and with so little trouble that few people stop to
consider what goes on between the giving of the
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speak so casually into your telephone, place
millions of dollars of equipment at your dis­
posal. Yet the cost o f a call from New York to
Chicago is only three dollars and but a fraction
of that for lesser distances.
Equipment o f comparable cost is also needed to
connect your home with the thousands or hundreds
o f thousands of other telephones in your town or
city. Yet the charge for local service is only a
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your full share o f Prosperity.

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Cable Address
“ SUM CO”
all codes.
THE SOMMERS FERTILIZER COMPANY, INC. Branches:
Bridgeton, N. J.
N orfolk, Va.
New Y ork office 32 Stock Exchange Building Searsport, Me.
2 Rector St. Columbus, Ohio
Baltimore, Maryland Lancaster, Pa.

R E. Fraser ’17, Assistant Secretary. J. E. Totman T6, President. R. L. Merritt T8, Credits.