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gJlii' Main? AlumnusVol. 19, No. 5 February, 1938

Published monthly from September to June inclusive by the University of Maine General Alumni Association. Business of­fice, Room 414, 6 State St., Bangor, Maine, and University of Maine, Orono, Maine Subscription price $1.00 per year, in­cluded in annual alumni dues of $3.00. National Advertising representative, Graduate Group, Inc., New York City. Mem­ber : American Alumni Council. Entered as second-class matter at the Post Office at Bangor, Maine, under act of March 3, 1870.

GENERAL ALUMNI ASSOCIATIONOfficers and Council Members

President—Fred D. Knight, 1909, Boston, Mass. Vice President—George D. Bearce, 1911, Bucksport Clerk—Maurice D. Jones, 1912, Orono Treasurer—Paul D. Bray, 1914, OronoExecutive Secretary—Charles E. Crossland, 1917, Orono Assistant Secretary—Philip J. Brockway, 1931, Orono

ALUMNI COUNCILMembers at Large Term Expires

Mrs. Hamlyn N. Robbins, 1919, Scarboro 1938Mrs. Merrill Bowles, 1921, Bangor 1938Richard E. McKown, 1917, Bar Harbor 1938Arthur L. Deering, 1912, Orono 1938Harold Cooper, 1915, Auburn 1938C. Parker Crowell, 1898, Bangor 1939Mrs. Wm. F. Schoppe, 1908, Auburn 1939Harry E. Sutton, 1909, Boston, Mass. 1939F. Drummond Freese, 1915, Bangor 1939Andrew J. Beck, 1913, Washburn 1939Raymond H. Fogler, 1915, Chicago, Ill. 1940Norman H. Mayo, 1909, Providence, R. I. 1940George S. Williams, 1905, Augusta 1940

College of AgricultureFrank W. Hussey, 1925, Presque Isle 1938

College of Arts and SciencesHazen H. Ayer, 1924, Boston 1939

College of TechnologyWalter H. Burke, 1906, New York City 1938

College of LawRobert W. DeWolfe, 1907, Portland 1940

Alumni Representative on Board of Trustees Harold M. Pierce, 1919, Bangor 1940

The University StoreThe University Store is a campus institution. It dates back

to a time as yet undetermined as a reading of the article in this issue will reveal. Exactly when and by whom it was started is yet obscure. Possibly the story will be instrumental in pro­ducing the facts needed to complete the history.

The Store is perhaps one of the most misunderstood agencies at the University. It is one of the few activities on the campus where the students, faculty and alumni all have a direct voice in determining policy. Those who have been connected with the Store as directors have come to know the trying problems which are constantly arising. Students naturally want low prices; faculty members become excited if the stock of books or supplies they need are not always available, and alumni look at the vol­ume of business and wonder why the profit figure is not greater. To keep to a middle course which will meet these three demands is a real problem.

Few persons even on the campus realize that textbooks which constitute about fifty per cent of the volume of business is one of the least profitable departments of the Store. The publishers set the retail price and give but a small discount price. No regular commercial store would even handle the books on the narrow margin which all University bookstores have to accept. More­over, the limited return privileges for unsold books make con­servative ordering mandatory. Even then the Store occasionally undergoes a substantial loss. %

Out of the conflicting currents comes the Store policy which aims to sell as low as is consistent with good management, those articles which are required for classroom purposes, seeking to build up its profit on the so-called non-essentials. It aims to give—and is giving good service first with profit as the secondary objective. It makes no large profits; it pays no large salaries; its stockholders receive no dividends.

As a background for all this, one must remember that the University Store as we know it today was organized by alumni and faculty members for the benefit of athletics at the University. It is operated today for that same purpose. Over a period of years it has contributed many thousands of dollars to the Athletic Department, the money being handled through the University Treasury Department as all athletic and other money is handled.

The Store is the social center of the campus between classes. It must do many things for many people of many interests. Its management is determined by men elected or appointed by the students, the University and the Alumni Association. It is con- tantly endeavoring to make good will not for itself alone, but for the University; it aims to give good service at reasonable prices and it must have a balance at the end of the year else its purpose has been defeated.

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The BandMore and more the important athletic contests take on the

aspect of big social events. With this development has come the touch of showmanship as pi ovided by the bands, or the cheer­ing sections. This year, perhaps more than in years past, the University band has played that role more conspicuously.

The boys worked hard and long, not only to attain a good quality of musicianship but also to put on formations at football games which would be catchy and attractive. That they suc­ceeded in their efforts is reflected by a vote of appreciation re­cently passed by the Athletic Board.

In the search for new ideas, apparently the Maine band struck upon the idea of simulating to some degree the style of music played by the big dance musical organizations. The band went modern. It gained the title of a “swing band.” This inno­vation met with the instantaneous approval of the students. The rendition of swing numbers at the basketball games has brought thunderous applause—largely from the undergraduates. It would seem that many alumni and others have been cool to, if not criti­cal of, this development. But it is generally agreed that the boys have performed remarkably well in attempting to do a some­what difficult task.

And who is back of this? As near as can be learned it goes largely to one student who completes his work at mid-year. He worked up the formations for the football games. He conceived the idea of a contest of the college bands in the State (which contest the Maine boys won) and he has trained the unit in its recent modern swing productions.

Whether we enthuse about this swing music or not, The Alumnus feels it should commend the band for its hard work. Naturally one wonders whether the same amount of intense application might not have produced some really excellent music of other types. Nevertheless, the evidence of the high degree of success achieved, as measured by the standards for the type of music being played, seems worthy of recognition. And finally, a word for Ed Brarmann and the spirit which he instilled into the Band.

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Incorporated 1911A HISTORY OF THE COLLEGE STORE

THE offices of the Deans have a pur­pose and a place in the scheme of col­lege ; the Registrar’s office is a cen­

tral point of one phase of academic life. A different aspect of University activity is handled by the Treasury Department. And the President’s office stands, of course, both in symbol and in fact, as the directive nerve-center of the collegiate community. But if any one place on cam­pus stands pre-eminent as the focusing point of the many campus interests, the least common denominator, as it were, of the multiplied individualities that are the University, that place is certainly the College Book Store, spot of fond and varied memory.

Standing, appropriately, as near as pos­sible at the geographic center of the Uni­versity on the busiest corner of the cam­pus, the University Store in Fernaid Hall draws as to a magnet day by day the di­vergent particles of separate humanity. Here the freshman first falls under the spell of banner and pillow and decorative collegiana; here, too, he buys those ancient and honorable symbols of his most desir­able servitude—green tie and freshman hat. Here at the last the lordly senior rents his cap and gown. The faculty, too, scorn not to mingle with the crowd. Here is food for the hungry, curious and per­suasive drinks for those who thirst, to­bacco and candy and toothpaste and ink and paper and a multitude of conveniences,

necessities, and luxuries. And here, too, the books, shelves and stacks and piles and boxes of books, books everywhere, large and small, light and ponderous, flaunting gay colors or soberly dressed in intellectual black.

A Story of EvolutionThe present University Store Company

was incorporated in 1911 as a successor to the then famous firm of Sampson Brothers. Profits from the store were to accrue to the Athletic Association of the University, and in this corporate form the store has continued from that time to the present. The earlier growth of the store, however, is an interesting history of in­dividual initiative and gradual evolution.

Unfortunately the actual first founding of the venture seems at present lost in an­tiquity. Painstaking efforts to trace back the complicated records of ownership and partnerships have brought the continuous record back as far as the proprietorship of LeRoy R. Folsom and Frank L. French '95, who are believed to have bought out the late Stanley M. Timberlake and George Maguire of the class of 1892, some­time in that year. But of the earlier own­ers and their trials and successes, history so far tells nothing, nor of the first of the long line of real Yankee traders who con­ceived and executed the original idea. Any new light on the problem of the early days of the College Store, previous to 1891, would be interesting, should such be forthcoming from the capacious mem­ories of “old grads.”

At the date of 1891 or 1892, therefore, we find the store on the second floor of Oak Hall with a stock consisting among other items of “stationery of all kinds and drawing room supplies,” according to Mr. French.

A more detailed picture is given us by the 1894 purchaser, Frederick Hobbs ’96, who was co-proprietor with Melvin Rol­lins ’95, and then sole owner till 1896.

“When Rollins and I had the store,” he writes, “it was in a narrow room on the second floor of Oak Hall about midway of the Hall on the right hand side During my senior year I conducted the store in my room, a corner room on the second floor of Oak Hall, over the reading room, and that was also my study room.

“The business of the store up to June, 1895, had been confined to drawing instru­ments, supplies, and stationery. In the following year I took over an agency for uniforms and civilian suits and men’s furnishings.”

For the next few years the store was operated by William L. Holyoke and Mar­

cus L. Urann of the class of 1897; ap­parently these years from 1895 to 1897 saw considerable expansion, at least Mr. Urann writes, “William Holyoke' bought out the store with me. My half cost $300 so I think his half must have cost the same, giving a total purchase price of $600 covering the stock in trade.”

The question of credit in those days appears to have been less of a problem than might be expected. At least most of the letters from these early owners testify about as does Marshall Downing ’99, who was co-owner with William Morell ’99 in 1897 and 1898, “The men in the University of Maine at that time, as a whole, were of good credit and good pay­ers and, with the exception of a few, all the accounts outstanding were paid.”

One of the most interesting accounts of the store is contained in a letter from Fred Martin ’01 who was co-owner with a “Ned” Davis from 1898 to 1900 or 1901: “Davis and I paid $500 cash above the inventory of the stock for the good will. As long as I had the store, I slept in a bed that folded up under a shelf back of the counter. A cupboard with two sliding doors mounted on the inside of my closet carried my supply of smoking materials. Cigarettes were then not as popular as today. I sold more smok­ing tobacco and Five Brothers chewing tobacco.

“I went to Dr. Harris once, trembling, to ask him if I might sell tobacco, as the boys used much and called for it. Why make it necessary for them to go to Orono after it? I might as well supply it as the stores down town. He saw the logic of my argument and said, ‘Go ahead, and we will see how it works out. If the privilege is abused I may have to ask you to quit selling.’ ”

Midnight Lunch“The end of the counter served as a

good place to rastle a chafing dish, and I got pretty good at turning out various dishes with such materials as the boys might bring in from time to time, and always late at night. It might be scram­bled eggs from the Farm, and for all I know they might have been special ones on test. But the old chafing dish sure did turn out a lot of food some evenings.”

And Thomas C. Herbert ’04 also vividly describes the store’s life from 1901 to 1904: “The College Store, as it was known during the period of our ownership, was purchased by George T. Stewart ’04 and myself from Fred Martin in 1901, and was operated as a partnership under the

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Winter Carnival PlansFeature College Meet

The first Maine Intercollegiate winter sports meet in several years will be one of the main features of the annual Winter Carnival, sponsored by the Intramural A.A. and the Maine Outing Club on Feb­ruary 22 this year. Bates, Bowdoin, Col­by, and Maine, each with a team of eight men, will vie with each other in cross­country, down-hill, slalom, and jumping events.

The competition in these events appears to be extremely keen, with Bates, under Coach Win Durgin, former Olympic star from Dartmouth, furnishing the greatest competition to Maine.

In conjunction with the Winter Sports meet the annual Intramural Snow Carnival will be held, each fraternity entering a team. Phi Mu Delta will again be the pre-meet favorite after winning the trophy' four consecutive years. Fraternities plac­ing highest in the competition will receive points also toward the annual Intramural All-Point Trophy. It may be that several of the events this year will be held on the river, according to Ted Curtis ’23, Winter Sports Coach and Faculty Manager of Athletics, and that down-hill events may have to be held off-campus because of a lack of suitable hills on the University grounds.

The Maine Outing Club will again award a trophy, now held by Phi Gamma Delta, to the fraternity having the best exhibit of snow sculpturing in the winter carnival. The program will be opened this year by the annual Intramural Ball on the evening of the twenty-first.

The program of the day’s events will include intramural trials and cross coun­try races for men and women in the morn­ing, varsity and intramural events in the afternoon, and a basketball game against Rhode Island in the evening. Ski jump­ing, both intramural and varsity, is being planned for about 3 :30 p.m.

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(Continued from Page 5) name Stewart and Herbert until the spring of 1904 when it was sold to the Sampson brothers.

“Naturally there were many instances of interest that occurred during our own­ership. However, most of them would not look well in print. Our outstanding assistant was ‘Grunter’ Bailey, who ob­tained an enviable football record as quar­terback

“One thing that impressed me most in the Store’s operations was the demand for canned sardines. During the evenings and after the arrival of the last car on Satur­day and Sunday nights, the quantity of sar­dines consumed was almost unbelievable.

“The outstanding order each year was for drafting instruments, used by the En­

gineering students. We averaged selling approximately seventy-five sets to each freshman class a total of about $1500. About $200 of this was net profit. I might state that thumb tacks sold at the rate of six for five cents, representing a profit of something like one thousand per cent. My conscience still hurts on account of this over-charge.”

The longest period of private ownership of the store was that under the Sampson brothers from 1904 to 1911. Freeman M. Sampson ’05 and his brother, Arthur H. Sampson ’07, were the enterprising indi­viduals who made the store a greater fac­tor in the University life than it had ever been before and who turned over, at last, a successful and profitable business to the present corporation.

The Sampson company began operation in 1904 in Room 106 Oak Hall with Room 108 in use also for stock. A new service

Rounding Up ’88

Thomas G. Lord, of Skowhegan, secre­tary of the Class of 1888, celebrating its “golden fiftieth” at Commencement this year, sends out the rallying cry for alum­ni of ’88 to make plans now and hence­forth to get in on the big time on June 11.

Mr Lord, a graduate in Agriculture in ’88, received his M.S. degree in 1892. He has been engaged in farming, manu­facturing, and is now a funeral director in Skowhegan, where he has resided for many years. He is a member of the Masons, the Odd Fellows, the Grange, and the local Rotary Club. In college he belonged to the Q.T.V. fraternity. From his active alumni contacts and interest, and his long record of Commencement at­tendance, Secretary Lord speaks with first hand authority when he says that ’88 will have a fiftieth that no member will want to miss this year.

shortly inaugurated, of keeping open at all times, set the tone for the organization. Sampson’s flourished, Sampson’s pros­pered, Sampson’s became a byword and a symbol to the students. In 1906, with the completion of the Carnegie Library, Samp­son’s moved into the former library quar­ters in the basement of Coburn Hall, and at the same time began the sale of text books as a main item in stock, a service previously performed by the Library. Other services followed, including a tele­phone exchange, a post office, and a bar­ber shop.

But all things have their end, and so, too, the noted firm of Sampson Bros. In 1911, as has been said, the University Store Co. was incorporated, bought out the stock and good will of the store, and the period of private ownership and individual initia­tive came to an end in favor of the Athletic Association.

The University Store Co.The corporate life of the Book Store be­

gan under the direction of a Board of Directors, five in number, the original directors being Freeland Jones ’00, the late Hosea Buck ’93, the late Charles W. Mul­len '83, Dr. Robert J. Aley as President of the University, and Edgar R. Wingard, then director of athletics. Frank E. Oak, Assistant to the Treasurer of the Univer­sity, acted as Treasurer for the new cor- poration. The services of these men were freely given without recompense. The Board was self-perpetuating and elected three students to represent the student body. The first manager of the new store was the late Mr. Frank L. Manwaring whose competent, careful, and pleasant leadership in the enterprise continued un­til 1929, a period of eighteen years. Dur­ing this period, in 1915, the store was moved from its basement in Coburn to the present location in Fernaid Hall.

With the retirement of Mr. Manwaring in 1929, the present manager, Harold Bruce ’20, took over his work, continuing the policies and the progress of the busi­ness. In the early thirties, a basic change was made in the corporate structure of the store, so that the Board of Directors became no longer self-perpetuating. Elec­tion of stockholders was provided for as follows: four alumni are elected by the Alumni Council, four faculty members are elected by the President of the Uni­versity, and three students are automati­cally selected by their election to the posi­tions of president, vice president, and sen­ior member of the Athletic Board. Such is now the structure of the University Store Company. The Book Store itself, in contrast to the early days in Oak Hall, is a time-honored institution and even to the casual visitor stands as a unique sym­bol of the varied and seemingly insatiable interests, needs, appetites, and enthusi­asms of the modern man and woman of Maine.

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Brig. Gen. (Ret.) Alfred A. Starbird

President Hauck HonoredPresident Arthur A. Hauck has been

recently honored by nomination as a mem­ber of the national council of the Consum­ers’ Foundation Inc., one of five distin­guished educators so honored, according to an announcement made last month by Dr. William Trufant Foster, head of the Pollack Foundation for Economic Re­search.

The Consumers’ Foundation, the first of its kind in the field of distribution, has been in process of formation since last April, and is a non-profit organization designed to promote the consumers’ in­terests with special attention to the needs of low-income families. It will function through endowments and grants for con­sumer education and research. The main objective will be a balancing of the con­sumer interest with the labor, farm, and business interests of the country in the determining and guiding of economic poli­cies. Through the Foundation consumers, particularly those of low-income groups, should have a part in determining such policies.

President Hauck’s selection on the na­tional council is a recognition of his posi­tion in the educational and economic field. Appointed with him are educators from the University of Chicago, Harvard Uni­versity, Carelton College, and the Uni­versity of Pennsylvania.

❖ ❖ NOTICE

The Alumnus regrets the omission in the January issue of acknowledgment for the loan of the cut showing the Elliott family. The use of this cut was made available through the courtesy of the Phi Kappa Sigma, Nezvs Letter and apprecia­tion is due the fraternity for their coopera­tion.

Two Generals of 1898Two men of the same class have at­

tained the highest army rank of any alum- in of Maine, that of Brigadier General. By zuay of the Spanish zvar, in 1898, the Philippine Insurrection, in 1899, and later the World War, in 1917, Dana True Mer­rill and Alfred Andrezvs Starbird have travelled parallel paths to accomplish­ment. Both “joined up” as privates during those exciting days of '98, and both shared overseas in the zvork and danger and hon­or of the World War days.

The unusua1 circumstance of tzvo mem­bers of the same class receiving such rec­ognition, is a source of justifiable pride to alumni, and the record of active service and military accomplishment achieved by the “Generals of 1898” is unique and in­teresting. Alumni of Maine give honor to Brigadier General Dana True Merrill and Brigadier General (Retired) Alfred Andrezvs Starbird.

❖ ❖Buck Scholarship Fund

The University of Maine Foundation, which is raising a scholarship fund in memory of the late Hosea B. Buck ’93, has received thus far over $1900 from friends and alumni. Mr Stephen Wheat- land, of Bangor, is president of the or­ganization. No campaign is being made to secure contributions. Alumni who wish to share in creating this memorial are in­vited to send their gift to Ralph Whittier, Box 836, Bangor, Maine.

Ohio by “A Squeak”Ohio alumni still lead the local as­

sociation areas in percentage of dues payments but has just barely man­aged to hold first place over their neighbors in Illinois by the scant margin of 7/10 of a per cent. Alum­ni in Illinois have been creeping up and bid fair to step up front next month. The honors for greatest gain, however, go to the Philadelphi­ans, who jumped from eighth to third place during the past month, moving their percentage figure up ten notches. Rhode Island alumni earned a place in the leading ten for the first time this year. Here’s the percentage list for the ten highest associations •

Association Per centOhio 35.1Illinois 34.4Philadelphia 33.9Northeastern N. Y. 32.8 Lehigh Valley 31.8Maryland 26.5Pittsburgh 26.2Boston Alumni 24.9Rhode Island 24.5Michigan 23.9

Brig. Gen. Dana T. Merrill

University Given Ancient Record Book

The original book of records of the Agricultural Society of Maine, one of the first organized agricultural groups in the state, dating from 1818, was presented to the University by Samuel Vaughan, of Hallowell, a descendant of one of the leaders of the organization. The old records, preserved since the disbanding of the organization more than a century ago, have been in the possession of the Vaughan family. The book has now been trans­ferred to the \ault of the University Li­brary where it will be carefully pro­tected.

The Agricultural Society, organized while Maine was still a part of Massachu­setts, was incorporated by the General Court of that state. There were at that time only tw'o other agricultural organiza­tions in Massachusetts.

The list of incorporators for the early organization wfas an imposing one. Fu­ture governors, senators, justices, business and professional men were identified with the movement. Among the important ac­tions sponsored by the society was a “shew of cattle” held at Hallowell in 1820, fore- runnei of Maine’s famous agricultural fairs. Prizes w'ere offered for cattle, horses, sheep, and for farm crops.

Although the society existed only a few years, it gave considerable impetus to educational and promotional organizations of a similar nature and set the standard for many county societies which sprang up in its place.

This addition to the University’s collec­tion of historical material is a most valu­able one. Donations of historical, artistic, or literary items add greatly to the fa­cilities of the University and are always appreciated.

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Dean Paul Cloke has announced three new courses to be given by the College of Technology next year, Engineering Physics, Chemistry Engineering Practice, and Civil Engineering Practice.

Engineering Physics, under the direc­tion of Dr. E. C. Bennett, of the Physics Department, will be open to all second year students in Engineering. The ma­terial will deal with physics from the point of view of the engineer.

Chemical Engineering Practice, super­vised by Dr. Wilbur Bradt, of the De­partment of Chemistry and Chemical En-, gineering, will be designed for junior and senior students. Practice will be given in connection with the work of the Penob­scot Chemical Fibre Company’s plant at Great Works.

The work in Civil Engineering practice will be supervised by Prof. Weston S. Evans, and students will participate in practical problems and work at the Still­water plant of the Bangor Hydro-Electric Company.

❖A special display featuring fifty-four

members of the American Artists Group, including the work of Waldo Peirce, of Bangor, went on display in the new Art Gallery at Stevens Hall during the week of January 17. Original etchings, litho­graphs, and woodcuts were included in the exhibit which contained examples of conservative and modern art, landscapes, industrial scenes, sporting pictures, still life, decorative prints, humorous, and seri­ous subjects. Among those exhibiting, in addition to Mr. Peirce, are Rockwell Kent, John Marin, William Gropper, Ag­nes Tait, and other well-known contempo­rary artists.

❖Fifty-three women students, forty-five

of them freshmen and eight upper class women, were recently pledged to the five sororities on the campus during the rush­ing period which was recently completed. Alpha Omicron Pi led the list with 18 pledges, Delta Delta Delta following with 14; Chi Omega and Phi Mu each pledged

.eight, and Pi Beta Phi five.❖

Barret H. Clark, international author­ity on drama, and Director of the Drama­tists’ Play Service, will be guest speaker at assembly on February 8. Mr. Clark, who has been active in drama for many years as actor, manager, teacher, direc­tor, critic, and editor, is one of the most widely known men in the professional and amateur theatres today.

Student Leader

Mary Louise Wright, daughter of Har­old W. Wright TO and Mildred Prentiss Wright ’ll, of Falmouth Foreside, has been an outstanding student leader on the campus during her undergraduate years. A senior in Home Economics, Miss Wright will this spring plan menus and supervise the dinner committee for South Hall, women’s cooperative dormitory. As president of the Women’s Student Govern­ment Association, she holds one of the highest offices on the campus. She is a member of All Maine Women and was a member of the Sophomore Eagles. She has been active in Student Government both within the dormitory and on the council, and has served previously as treas­urer and vice president. She has served on many University Committees, includ­ing Maine Day, Freshman Parents’ Day, Radio, and Vespers, and is now helping plan Commencement Week.

Five new courses will be given in the College of Agriculture this spring, Dean Arthur L. Deering, T2, anonunced recent­ly, School Shop, Food Technology, Su­pervised Field Teaching, Apprentice Teaching, and Advanced Home Economics Education.

School Shop, in the department of Agronomy and Agricultural Engineering, will deal with fundamental technical de­tails in the teaching of farm repair and engineering, including cold metal work, plumbing, power transmission, soldering, etc.

Food Technology, in the department of Bacteriology and Biochemistry, will be a general course in principles of food con­servation with particular attention to com­mercial practices.

Supervised Field Teaching, in the de­partment of Home Economics, will include teaching for a two-week period in a se­

lected junior or senior high school in the state

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Apprentice Teaching, also in the de­partment of Home Economics, will be practice teaching under the supervision of a qualified local home economics teacher approved by the state department of edu­cation.

Advanced Home Economics teaching, in the same department, will be a study of curriculum problems, budgets, equipment, and classroom management.

❖Several new courses and additions to

former courses in the College of Arts and Sciences are announced for the spring semester by Dean Edward J. Allen. Labor Law, Public Utilities, and Advanced Eco­nomic Theory will be given by the De­partment of Economics for the first time.

Psychology of Adolescents, previously given only in the Summer Session, will be offered this spring by the Department of Psychology. Also in thisdepartment the course in Advertising Psychology'h^S’ been enlarged to include Salesmanship Psychology.

❖Four leaves of absence have been an­

nounced for the faculty during the spring semester this year.

Professor Harley Willard, Head of the Department of Mathematics, has been granted a leave of absence because of ill­ness. His work will be carried by Ber­nard Perkins ’37, who was appointed last fall a graduate fellow in the department.

Dr. Ava Chadbourne, Professor of Edu­cation, has also been granted a leave for the semester and plans to do further re­search in her chosen field, the history of education in Maine.

Dr. Ronald Levinson, Profesosr of Philosophy, will spend the semester at the University of Chicago.

Mr. William Scamman, Assistant Pro­fessor of English, who has been granted leave, plans to devote most of his time to preparation of a text book for college courses in Technical Composition.

❖Johnny Johnson, the biography of a

common man, by Paul Green, a Broadway success last year, has been chosen as the spring presentation. The play, in three acts and sixteen scenes, is one of the most difficult undertakings of the Masque in recent years, according to Professor Her­schel Bricker who will direct the produc­tion. It concerns the life of an everyday, small town man before, during, and after the World War.'

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ITH THE TEAMS I

VARSITY BASKETBALLMaine 37—Northeastern 36

Thanks to a last-second basket by sharp­shooting Phil Rogers, Mars Hill senior, the Bears basketball team won their first game of the 1938 season in Memorial Gym on January 7. With about a minute to play, Maine trailed 33 to 36, after a close and exciting contest, and North­eastern seemed to have the game safely won; a whirlwind finish, however, was sufficient to turn the final result around. Dwight Lord, of Camden, at guard, after missing a free shot, dropped a field goal from near the foul line, setting the stage for Rogers’ clincher. Key man all evening in the Pale Blue attack, the Mars Hill flash took a long pass from Joe Hamlin, of Bar Harbor, outguessed his guard and pushed in the winning tally seconds be­fore the final gun.

❖Colby 43—Maine 41

A brilliant and tense game with Colby at Waterville on January 8 opened the first contest of State Series basketball in several years, and by virtue of one basket in the final seconds of a five-minute over­time period, Colby emerged the winner. With the score always close, and the lead being swapped regularly through the sec­ond half, Maine, led again by Rogers, Bourgoin, and Lord, tied the score, the needed basket being dropped in at the last of the regular game by Rogers. During the overtime, Bourgoin and Rogers matched baskets with the home team, but a final tally by Colby turned the tide.

❖Rhode Island 60—Maine 26

The famous point-a-minute basketball tactics of Coach Keaney’s Rams proved too much for Maine in their third contest of the season at Rhode Island on January 13. Putting up a stubborn fight all eve­ning, the Bears gave the home team a real battle for the first thirty minutes of the game, but weakened visibly under the rapid fire barrage of the Rams during the last ten minutes. Dwight Lord, of Camden, at guard, was high scorer for Maine.

❖Connecticut 52—Maine 44

At Storrs on January 14, Maine battled in vain against Connecticut State in a loosely played game marked largely by individual efforts. The lead set up in the opening minutes of the game by Maine was wiped out by the home team before

WINTER SCHEDULES, 1937-38Varsity Basketball

Jan. 7 Maine 37—Northeastern 368 Colby 43—Maine 41

13 Rhode Island 60—Maine 2614 Connecticut 52—Maine 4415 Northeastern 31—Maine 2819 Maine 48—Bates 3921 Connecticut 51—Maine 39

Feb. 11 Bates at Lewiston16 Colby at Orono19 New Hampshire at Orono22 Rhode Island at Orono26 New Hampshire at Durham

Varsity Indoor Track and RelayFeb. 12 B.A.A. Relays at Boston

19 New Hampshire at Orono26 Colby at Orono

Mar. 5 Bates at Lewiston12 Northeastern at Orono

Winter SportsFeb. 4-5 New Hampshire Carnival

11-12 Dartmouth at Hanover,New Hampshire

18-19 Intercollegiate Ski Union at Middlebury, Vt.

22 State Intercollegiate Cham­pionship at Orono

26 Caribou Carnival

the end of the half and Connecticut led the rest of the way in spite of occasionally brilliant performances by the Bears. Par­ticularly troublesome was Connecticut’s tall center, Pringle, who alone scored 24 points. Bill Webber, of Bar Harbor, led for Maine with 10 points, followed by Rogers with 9.

❖Northeastern 31—Maine 28

Continuing its hair-raising games, Maine gave Northeastern revenge for the season’s first game by relinquishing a three point victory at Boston on January 17. Trailing badly at half time, Maine put on a spurt for several minutes in the second frame to take the lead with six minutes to go, thanks to a field goal and a foul shot by Bill Webber, battling center from Bar Harbor. In the closing minutes, however, the home team dropped in the winning tallies. Maine’s scoring star was Dana Drew, a junior from Patten, who account­ed for 12 points.

❖Maine 48—Bates 39

The second home game of the season, and the second State Series contest for Coach Kenyon’s basketeers, ended in a

WINTER SPORTSThe University Winter Sports team,

entering its 1938 season this month, has prospects for a favorable season, according to Coach Ted Curtis ’23. With several excellent veteran performers in uniform again and some promising new men to help them out, the ability of the team seems assured, and in addition, there is every possibility that Maine will be able to boast enough snow this year to allow at least a reasonable amount of practice, a lack of which last year seriously handi­capped the competitors and rendered any home competition impossible.

Among the leading competitors this year are four veterans, Roddie Elliott, of Montreal; Leon Greene, of Auburn; Bill Bower, of Auburn; and Bill McCarthy, of Rumford. Elliott is a senior, McCarthy a junior; the other two veterans are sopho­mores. Several experienced men are among the freshman aspirants also and should be heard from this year.

decisive win over the Bates five on Janu­ary 19. Paced by sharp-shooting Dana Drew, of Patten, and Louis Bourgoin, of Frenchville, both juniors, who tallied 13 and 12 points, respectively, for the eve­ning, Maine found little difficulty in hold­ing a safe lead that was at least ten points over their state rivals’ score for more than three quarters of the game.

Joe Hamlin, of Bar Harbor-, at guard, with a total of four field goals and a foul shot was a strong man on both defense and offense all night. Off to a rather slow start, Maine kept barely ahead of the garnet team for the first few minutes of play, the score being twice tied; with a change of players midway in the first half, however, Drew set off a rally that rapidly put Maine safely ahead.

❖Conn. State 51—Maine 39

A large, accurate Connecticut State five, defeated but once this season, gave Maine the first home defeat of the season on Jan­uary 21. Maine opened the game in prom­ising fashion with Joe Hamlin, of Bar Harbor, stellar guard, ringing up six points in rapid succession, but the visitors quickly moved into the lead, which they held the rest of the evening in spite of a strong second half rally on the part of Maine.

Hamlin, acting captain for the game, with eleven points to his credit, led the scoring for Maine, with junior Louis Bourgoin from Frenchville tallying eight.

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LOCAL ASSOCIATIONS Alumni personalsLehigh Valley Alumni

opened their 1937-38 season with a dinner meeting at the Hotel Traylor in Allen­town, Pa., on December 17. Seventeen alumni and guests were present to greet Phil Brockway ’31, Placement Director of the University.' who spoke informally on latest campus news and the history, work, and plans of the Placement Bureau.

❖Boston Alumni

will continue this year their weekly Fri­day noon Maine table in the Chamber of Commerce Building mam dining room at 80 Federal St. A table will be reserved till two p.m and all Maine men are wel­come to drop in any Friday. The annual winter smoker is to be held at the City Club in Boston on February 11. The/# speaker will be Track Coach Chester Jen­kins from the University. Football movies will be shown.

❖Philadelphia Alumni

are planning a monthly dinner meeting for the first Friday of each month at 6:30 p.m. These meetings are being scheduled especially for the convenience of alumni living outside the city. A hearty invita­tion is extended to all alumni, alumnae, w ives, and husbands to attend the monthly First Friday dinners.

❖Washington, D. C., Alumni

welcomed President Hauck and several other members of the Maine faculty on the occasion of a visit to the capital on No­vember 16. Brief talks were given by Professor Pearl Greene, of the Home Eco­nomics department, Dean Paul Cloke, of the College of Technology, and Dean Ar­thur L. Deering, of the College of Agricul­ture. Senator Bridges, of New Hamp­shire. and Miss Marion Martin, of Ban­gor, assistant secretary of the National Republican Committee, welcomed the guests. President Hauck as principal speaker spoke of the growth of the Uni­versity

❖White Mountain Alumni

in New Hampshire welcomed Coach Chester Jenkins, of the University, at their meeting in Gorham, N. H., on December 15. An interesting talk about the latest activities of the University by Coach Jen­kins was supplemented by moving pictures

❖ ❖Cincinnati, Ohio, Alumni

were guests of Mr. and Mrs. William E. Reynolds on December 5- Fifteen alumni and friends were present for the occasion. Moving pictures of the University con­tributed to the entertainment which was climaxed by a reading of Dr. Robert P. T. Coffin’s commencement address, “Maine, A State of Grace ”

Deaths

1875The last surviving graduate of the class

of 1875, Albert E. Mitchell, of New York, died of pneumonia in that city on Decem­ber 26, at the age of 82. Mr. Mitchell, a a native of Madison, was for many years actively identified with the railroad in­dustry, working for the Baldwin Loco­motive Works and later the Pennsylvania Railroad. Seven years after his gradua­tion he designed his first locomotive.

Subsequently he served in various me­chanical engineering positions on the Erie Railroad, the Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul, the Northern Pacific, and the Lehigh Valley. His last railroad posi­tion was with the New York, New Haven, and Hartford road from which position he went in 1908 to the Wyckoff Pipe and Cre- osoting Company. He was president of this company at the time of his death.

Mr. Mitchell was widely known and deeply admired among railroad executives and workers alike. One of the earliest presidents of the famous Railroad Club, he was always active in this and similar organizations.

1884The death of Robert S. Leighton, of

Everett, Mass., on November 28 last year has been reported to the Alumni Of­fice by Leslie W. Cutter, Secretary of the Class. Mr. Leighton, for thirty-five years a lens grinder, suffered from pulmonary tuberculosis. He died at his residence on Winslow Street, Everett.

1897Ernest E. Noble, of Portland, a gradu­

ate of the Law School in 1903, died at his home on January 3, at the age of 67. For thirtv-two years a practicing attorney in the city, Mr. Noble was prominent in civic and fraternal organizations. Before taking up the practice of law, he was principal at Clinton and at Paris Hill Academy and taught in schools at Putnam, Conn., and Fitchburg, Mass. He served for several years as a member of the Portland Com­mon Council and was a Republican candi­date for the legislature in 1934 and 1936.

1905A heart attack caused the sudden death

of Howard C. Foss, prominent public util­ities executive of Savannah, Georgia, on January 9. Mr Foss was, at the time of his death, President of the Savannah Elec­tric and Power Company and Chairman of the Industrial Committee of Savannah.

Following his graduation from the Uni­versity in 1905, Mr. Foss entered the em­ploy of the Stone and Webster Co., work­ing in Boston, Kentucky, Cape Breton, and finally in 1912 in Savannah, where he became superintendent of the southeast­ern operations of that company. This led to his association with the company of which he finally became president.

The record of twenty-five years of ser­vice with the Electric and Power Co. which Mr. Foss completed last spring was honored last May by his associates, friends, and many prominent citizens of his adopted city. Mr. Foss’ position and his active leadership in civic problems and activities made him universally recognized as one of the most prominent, successful, and influential leaders of the community. In 1930 he was awarded the Lucas Trophy,

annual recognition to the person who has done most for the city during the previous year. Many sincere editorial tributes have attested to the place he held in the esteem of citizens of Savannah.

A native of Farmington, Mr. Foss was always deeply and actively interested in both the state and the University. Visitors from “down east” were always sure of a cordial welcome at his home. He was at all times a loyal alumnus ready to do his share for the advancement of his alma mater.

1928Mrs. Arthur Hansen (Dorothea Stone),

formerly of Dexter, was killed in July in an aeroplane crash while on a trip to Syracuse, N. Y. Mrs. Hansen attended the University for one year with the class of 1928 and was a member of Pi Beta Phi sorority.

1937I

The tragic death of Mervale Sylvester, formerly of Mars Hill, occurred on De­cember 28 as the result of an automobile accident at a grade crossing at Hastings, Fla., where he and his wife were spending the winter. Sylvester, who was twenty- three at the time of his death, was recently married. After leaving the University, he had been employed in the middle west, but had left this position to<work on the farm of his father-in-law in Florida, six weeks before his death.

By Classes1873

Next Reunion, June, 1939Dr. F. Lamson-Scribner, of Washing­

ton, D. C., is the author of an illustrated article, “The Botanical Garden at Rio de Janeiro.” This article was published in the January, 1938, issue of The Scientfic Monthly.

1883Next Reunion, June, 1941

Miss Janie C. Michaels is located for the winter at 636 West Blvd., Gainesville, Florida.

1884Next Reunion, June, 1941

George H. Allan, of 26 Cushman St., Portland, Maine, five times a member of the Maine House of Representatives and former Chairman of the Board of Regis­tration of Voters for many years, an­nounced he will again seek the Republican nomination for the State Legislature in the June primaries. Mr. Allan has been a member of the Maine bar since 1888, and has served in various capacities as lawyer, assistant county attorney for Cumberland County, and ten years an appraiser in the local custom house.

William Webber and Mrs. Floy Rita Whittemore both of LaGrange, Illinois, were married on November 10, 1937. They are at home at 333 South Kensington Ave., LaGrange.

1885Next Reunion, June, 1941

Dean and Mrs. Hart are spending the winter months at 544 Fairfax Ave., Win­ter Park, Florida.

1888Next Reunion, June, 1938

Edwin B. Lord, of 64 Livingston Ave., Arlington, N. J., and Mrs. Lord cele­

r

brated their fiftieth wedding anniversary January 28. Besides five children, they have nine grandchildren and three great grandchildren.

1890Next Reunion, June, 1940

The editors of the Alumnus regret an error in statement made on the occasion of the death of the late Edward Kelley ’90. The statement was inadvertently made that Mr. Kelley had the highest scholastic standing of his class; it has been called to the attention of the editors that this honor properly belongs to Chandler C. Harvey, of Fort Fairfield.

1898Next Reunion, June, 1938

Dr. E. D. Merrill, of Harvard Univer­sity, has been elected an Adademico Hon- orario of the Institute del Musee, Univer­sity de la Plata, Argentina.

1903Next Reunion, June, 1941

George E. Tucker, whose mail address is 165 Gottz Ave., Salt Lake City, Utah, is a civil engineer in that city.

John H. Hilliard is a lawyer with prac­tice at 230 Park Ave., New York Citv. He lives at 320 W. 83rd St.

1904Next Reunion, June, 1941

Carroll S. Chaplin, Judge of Probate at Portland, is a director of the Maine Loan and Building Association.

1905Next Reunion, June, 1941

Word has been received that Ralph Sea- bury, of Anderson, Indiana, has been nom­inated vice president of the Electrochemi­cal Society. Mail address, Box 805.

1906Next Reunion, June, 1940

Charles P. Conners, Law School grad­uate, was unanimously elected city solici­tor of Bangor. Mr. Conners has served three years in the Bangor City Council. His address is 43 Highland Ave., Bangor.

1907Next Reunion, June, 1940

The December number of “The Open Road” contained a feature article about Major Albert W. Stevens, entitled, “Highest of All.”

1908Next Reunion, June, 1940

Raymond Fellows was elected president of the Bangor" Historical Society at its recent annual meeting.

Grover M. Hardison, town agent for Caribou, Maine, and Mrs. Hardison had a six weeks’ trip to Los Angeles, Cali­fornia, during which they visited relatives on the West Coast. On the way they stopped off to visit their sons, one at Man­kato, Kansas, and the other at Nashville, Tenn.

Edward W. Cram, president of Winslow and Co., is a director of the Casco Loan and Building Association, of Portland.

1909Next Reunion, June, 1940

Harold W. Hall is residing at 626 Wash­ington Ave., Santa Monica, California.

To correct an error in the last issue of The Alumnus—Fred D. Knight’s official title is Superintendent of Production and not Superintendent of Operation as stated.

1910Next Reunion, June, 1939

Charles M. Fulton, division engineer for the U.S.W.P.A. for New Hampshire,

has office location at Silver and Lincoln Sts., Manchester, N. H. His permanent and mail address he states is at Effingham Falls, New Hampshire.

Oscar Emery was elected president of the Bar Harbor Lions at its annual meet­ing in December.

1911Next Reunion, June, 1939

Frank S. Sawyer is general superin­tendent of the construction steam power plant at “Laguna Verde,” Valparaiso, Chile, S. A He is connected with the Phoenix Engineering Corp, of New York City.

Thomas E Houghton, of Fort Fairfield, was elected vice president of the Aroos­took Agricultural Conservation Associa­tion at its meeting held in Presque Isle in December

1912Next Reunion, June, 1939

Dean Arthur L. Deering, of the College of Agriculture, was re-elected to the state committee of the Y.M.C.A. at a meeting held in November.

1913Next Reunion, June, 1938

Frank W. Haines, of Dexter, recently resigned from the Maine Unemployment Compensation Commission to accept a position as field supervisor with the Old Age Assistance Division.

Leon S. Tuck is a plant engineer with the Brown Co., of Berlin, N. H. He gives his residence and mail address as 543 First Ave., Berlin, N. H.

1914Next Reunion, June, 1939

The newly elected vice president of the Congregational Christian Conference of Maine is Wilson R. Morse, of Waterford.

1915Next Reunion, June, 1938

Malcolm H. Oak has just taken a posi­tion as Research Analyst in the Dept, of Metallurgy at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. A new laboratory has been completed for this work.

Edmund N. Woodsum, of Allentown, Pa., is bond salesman with Paul & Co., Inc., of Philadelphia. He requests mail be sent to Box 1292, Allentown.

Stephen P. Danforth is president of the .American Society of Rio de Janeiro. Mr. Danforth was a speaker at the dedica­tion and unveiling of the “Praca Estados Unidos” which comprises the area sur­rounding the statue “Amizade” (Friend­ship), presented to the people of Brazil by Americans upon the occasion of the centenary of Brazil’s independence.

William B. Hill has been elected to the Board of Directors of the Bangor Cham­ber of Commerce.

1916Next Reunion, June, 1938

Secretary of State Frederick Robie was notified in December that he had been appointed to the legislative committee of the American Association of Motor Ve­hicle Administrators, whose headquarters are in Washington.To the Class of 1916:

There is not as much to write about this month as I had hoped, although plans are in the making for a meeting sometime this month for all of the 1916 members living in the Bangor area, which if my records are right should include about fifteen. With this nucleus to work with we should be able to formulate some plans for our coming reunion. So more about this next month.

Letters from you boys and girls have been rather scarce this month. To date I have had only four but in one that I re­ceived from “Rip” Rendall there is a thought that I heartily agree with a hun­dred per cent. I quote as follows: “I have just finished reading the 1916 personals in the Maine Alumnus.

“I know the one thing that will influence me more than any other to attend a class reunion in June will be the fact that I know there will be a good number of the boys back at Orono. The disappointing thing about reunions is to travel to one and then find that many you had antici­pated seeing will not be there.”

So I say again let me hear from you as soon as you decide that you are coming back to Orono that I may add your name to those that are going to be present in June.

Fred Curtis writes as follows: “It cer­tainly is my hope that I will be in Orono next June.” “Gus” Ham has responded with the following : “I am planning hard to be there as I have never been back to one (shame on me). Leave it to you to arrange the program. See you in June.”

“Van” Ames comes through with the following: “I hope to do my celebrating in June with 1916 if that bunch will stand for it.” I will try to stand up as long as you do, Tubby, but I’ll have to go into training early in the spring.

I ran into “Lew” Barrows one night this month in Bangor (you know, Gover­nor Barrows of the State of Maine but still “Lew” Barrows to his former class­mates) . I had not received any word from him regarding his plans for our reunion but I felt absolutely assured that, saving unforeseen accidents, I could depend on him to be among those present and that was just what he told me so I pass it on to you. Lew will be with us in June. Now there is something for you fellows to think about. If the Governor of Maine can find time in the middle of a primary campaign to spend a day or evening re­newing old acquaintances the rest of us have got to have some pretty good excuses for not showing up.

So just to refresh your memories again I will read the roll of those planning to be present in June. Gov. L. O. Barrows, Roger Bell, Fred Curtis, Everett Ham, Maynard Jordan, Ote Lawry, B. West Lewis, Francis O’Rourke, Lawrence Phil- brook, Rip Rendall, Fred Robie, and Ivan Ames.

Next month I would like to add at least twelve more names to this list, so come on. make up your mind.

I’ll be seeing you at Orono in June.W. W. “like” Webber, Secretary Maine Seaboard Paper Co. Bucksport, Maine

1917Next Reunion, June, 1938

William G. Wahlenburg, of 5611 West End Boulevard, New Orleans, La., was the official representative of the Univer­sity at the inauguration of Dr. Rufus C. Harris as President of Tulane University on January 18.

At the election meeting of the Bar Har­bor Lions Club in December, Seth Libby was elected “lion tamer.”

1918Next Reunion, June, 1942

D. M. Libby is a power engineer in the commercial power and heating department of the Cumberland Light and Power Com­pany, located in Portland.

A. Mason Russell, of Rangeley, was named a director of the Franklin Farmers’ Co-operative Telephone Company at its

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Alumni Business andProfessional Cards

CROWELL and LANCASTERArchitects

Eastern Trust Bldg., Bangor, Me. C. Parker Crowell, ’98, A. I. A. Walter S. Lancaster, A. I. A.

Edward E. Chase, President

MAINE SECURITIES COMPANY609 Fidelity Bldg.

Portland, Me.

BANGOR BOX CO.PAPER BOXES, FOLDING CARTONS

COMMERCIAL PRINTING 75 So. Main St., Brewer, Me.

H. F. Drummond, 1900 Pres, and Treas.

recent annual meeting held at Farming­ton.

E. Hyland (“Hy”) May was recently advanced from supervisor to full manager of the Phoenix Mutual Life Insurance Co. at Hartford, Conn.

Notice of the change of address for Al­bert L. Shaw is given as c/o Standard Vacuum Oil Co., Tientsin, China.

1920Next Reunion, June, 1942

Professor W. W. Chadbourne, of Oro­no, was elected one of the vice presidents of the Bangor Historical Society at its recent annual meeting.

1922Next Reunion, June, 1941

Philip R. White, a lawyer in Boston, requests that mail be sent to his residence address, 65 Prescott St., Reading. Mass.

Osgood A. Nickerson is chairman of the President’s Birthday observances for Penobscot County and is now forming the advisory committee which will assist in developing events honoring the President's birthday and raising funds to be used in the fight against infantile paralysis.

J. Frederick Burns, of Houlton, presi­dent of the Maine Senate, has signified his intention of seeking the Republican renomination for State Senator from Aroostook County at the Primaries in June. Mr. Burns served his first term in the Senate in 1935; re-elected for a sec­ond term, he was chosen president of the upper legislative branch at the convening of the Legislature last winter.

John T. Quinn, popular County At­torney, has announced his candidacy to succeed himself in office in the Republican primary. He is now serving his second term.

1923Next Reunion, June, 1941

A wedding of interest took place in Manhasset, New York, when Janet Cole, of Machias, became the bride of Lee Arm­strong of Machias, Maine. For the past few years Janet has been connected with J. H. Whitney estate in Long Island as a private secretary. Previous to that she taught in Washington State Normal and studied at Columbia. Her husband is a forester. We don’t know where the couple will reside, but if it is in Maine we hope to have a call from them if they are ever in the environs of Bangor.

Senator Roy Fernaid, of Winterport, has taken the fatal step—of another sort. He has announced his intention of running on the Republican platform for Governor in the Primary of next June. His opponent will be the present incumbent of the of­fice. For those who have followed Roy’s political career, we know the fight he made last fall to defeat the Sales Tax.

Milton C. Prentiss is with the Gulf Oil Corporation of Ellicott City, Maryland. Since we have not had any news of “Deke” in the Alumnus for about ten years, perhaps we had better remind you that “the wild man from the wild coun­try,” Prism, 1923, undoubtedly has been tamed somewhat since that glowing eu­logy was written, for according to his past post-college record, he has been prin­cipally in metropolitan areas. At the present time his address is Rockwell and Winchester Avenues; for further infor­mation about “Deke” we suggest you drop him a line.

Kenneth Gibbs and Frances Field Gibbs (1928) live on a farm in New Ipswich, New Hampshire, in Hillsboro County, where “Spike” is 4-H Club agent. Under “Spike’s” energetic leadership, the Hills­

boro County led New Hampshire both in 1936 and 1937 in 4-H members enrolled.

Elizabeth RingOrono, Maine1924

Next Reunion, June, 1941Many thanks, “Hot” Ayer for your

newsy letter about Winchester classmates. Maybe it will inspire others to write me, too.

“Ted Monroe and I were commenting on the scarcity of ’24 news in the Alumnus in spite of your good efforts. It might interest some members of the class to know that Ted and I live on adjoining streets here in Winchester and have re­cently been engaged in a private match to determine the ping-pong championship of the community!

“Ted is still with Ropes Gray Boyden and Perkins, the prominent law firm, while I am still with Standish Racey and Mc­Kay, investment counsel. Theodore Cur­rier also lives in Winchester, as does Charlie Wansker, ex-’24.”

“Hot” resides at 53 Oxford St., Win­chester, Mass.

E. B. B. Abbott and Lois (Andrews) Abbott '26 announce the birth of a daugh­ter, Ethel, on August 31, 1937. Abbott is a highway engineer with the Bureau of Public Roads in Albany and resides with his family, wife, and three children, in Troy, N. Y.

Mrs. Clarence Cook Little (Beatrice Johnson) is chairman of the new Mental Hygiene Committee of the Maine Federa­tion of Women’s Clubs.

“Mike” Gentile is manager of Lamey_-- Wellehen Shoe Store in Lewiston and re­sides at 182 Sabattus Street. Remember Professor Kuney’s “Taisez-vous, Mi­chel!”?

Following on the heels of Ray Carter’s announcement of Gilbert Hills’ marriage came one from “Gil” himself with a bit of information about himself and new wife. She is a Smith graduate. He is with the Mass. Department of Conser­vation, 20 Somerset Street, Boston, and they are living at 21 Oakcrest Road, South Weymouth, Mass.

Harland L. Heywood is assistant supt. of the Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Co. in Concord, N. H., and lives at 26 Pem­broke Road, East Concord.

Harrison Richardson, Extension poul­try specialist at the University, is resign­ing Jan. 31 to accept a position in Dela­ware as extension poultry specialist and part-time instructor in poultry at the Col­lege of Agriculture. Harrison has been with the Extension Service for four years and before that was county agent in Washington County.

Carl W. Stevens is assistant treasurer in charge of office of the Hartford Pro­duction Credit Association and resides at 945 Windsor Ave., Windsor, Conn.

Mrs. Myron U. Lamb 22 Monument Square Portland, Maine1925

Next Reunion, June, 1940“Dave” Shapleigh is with the Technical

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Frank L. Lincoln is an Engineer with the Fay, Spofford and Thorndike Com­pany, Boston. Frank’s home address is 17 Florence Avenue, Arlington Hts., Mass.

Benjamin W. English is an Industrial Engineer in the Wage Rate and Planning

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Robert Haskell, vice president and gen­eral manager of Bangor Hydro-Electric Company, has been elected a director. “Bob” has been with the Bangor Hydro since he graduated and has held positions as draftsman, assistant engineer, field manager and commercial manager before being advanced to general manager.

“Jim” Blair is manager of Montgomery Ward, Manchester, Conn. Jim lives at 20 Wellington Road, Manchester.

Francis M. Dole, of Brewer, has been promoted to rating as a First Lieutenant, 386th Infantry, Officers’ Reserve Corps. Francis has taught at Brewer High School for the past eight years and is coach of the track and cross country teams.

Chester A. Baker has been promoted to the position of Executive Secretary of Morris County Young Men’s Christian

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Association, Boonton, N. J. Baker began as assistant secretary in 1930, coming from the Bell Laboratories, Inc., in New York. In 1932 he became associate secre­tary and was elected to his new position October 27 .

Nan Mahoney Graham let us in to a “little” news on her Christmas card—Nan has a boy, “Bobby,” and he’ll be a year old this month. Nan also has a daughter who must be quite a little lady by now. Nan’s address is Mrs. Charles A. Graham, 449 Broadway, Long Branch, N. J.

To every other member of the class of 1925—Why not send a note about yourself, we all want to know what’s been happen­ing to you.

Mildred Schrumpf Orono, Maine1926

Next Reunion, June, 1940Classmates,

Clarence E. Hart is an engineer with the State Highway Department. His res­idence address is 80 Chapel St., Augusta.

Gerard M. Houghton is an engineer with the New England Telephone and Telegraph Co., and is living at 20 Arthur St., Portland, Maine.

John Kenneth Larrabee is manager of the Atlantic and Pacific Tea Co. store at 52 Free St., Portland. His residence is 236 High St. of that city.

Howard H. Small is a contractor and builder and is living at 75 Arsenal St., Augusta, for a few months while employed there. His home address is 67 North St., Portland.

Edward F. Stanton is an M.D. on the resident staff at Bellvue Hospital, New York City. His residence address is 17 East 96th St., New York City.

Mr. and Mrs. Karl Whitcomb announce the birth of a second child, Beecher Davis.

Mrs. Richard Ross (Arvilla Peabody) has written that her present address is U. S. S. Cayauga, Boston, Mass.

Beulah O. Wells60 Oak St. Orono, Maine1927

Next Reunion, June, 1940Between the Christmas correspondence

and the unusually large number of clip­pings from the Editor we blossom out with quite a grand start on the new year.

I’ll report on Ed and Jerry Engel first, since three people called me and told me that they had moved to 2908 Forest Ave­nue, Port Huron, Michigan. After five years of traveling all over the country for his company in Springfield, Mass., Ed recently resigned to accept the position of assistant superintendent and chemist for the Dunn Sulphite Paper Co. of Port Huron, Michigan.

Alton Best is living at 12 Talcott Ave., Rockville, Conn., and is Forester for the U.S.D.A. Soil Conservation Service.

The Waldrons have a new address— Hamilton Square, New Jersey. (I say new—it’s new to me). Alex is an assistant forester for the State of New Jersey and located in the Department of Conserva­tion and Development, State House An­nex, Trenton, N. J. The last I knew he and Grace (Bridges) had two sons.

Fred Armes is with Brown Co., Berlin, N. H., as a draftsman. His home address is 109 Church Street.

As Christmas callers who should appear in Maine but Marion Farrington Gero. She and Charlie brought Dotty and Charles over to compare Santa results with Buddy. The Geros live at 21 Amity Street, Cohoes, New York.

Wanted: more information about Or­lando Small who is farming at Farming­ton.

Had a card from Margaret Boothby Freeman. She is still living at Kennebunk, and very busy with “Ginny” who is “most two.”

The papers recently carried a very in­teresting report of Dr. Pauline Aikens’ experiences in China as an eye-witness in the Japanese invasion. Pauline went to China in 1935 to teach English literature at Lingnan University in Canton, and due to the war left this past October from Hongkong on a Naval Reserve boat. Coming by way of the Panama Canal she docked at Philadelphia December 13. Temporarily she is located at Sorrento, Maine.

At the Annual Meeting of Trinity Church Association of New York City, held Nov. 15, Cyril Cogswell was elected treasurer of the Association. The As­sociation is affilated with Trinity Church (at Broadway and Wall Street). It car­ries on the work of a mission house at 211 Fulton Street and a number of boys and neighborhood clubs. It also conducts a summer camp at Islip, Long Island, for underprivileged children.

Marada Johnson writes that she is neither married nor divorced—but still a school marm trying to tell little Mary how “to sew” and Susy “how to makeup.” Marada lives at 142 Flower Ave. W., Wa­tertown, N. Y., and teaches Home Eco­nomics in the High School.

Way out in Arizona we still find Tom Bixby with the U. S. Indian Service— Forestry Branch, as Associate Forest En­gineer. The home address is' 53_ W. Ver­non Street, Phoenix, Arizona. tast'T' knew, Tom stated “Married—no children.” Any change in statistics?

Aside from his regular school activities Nate Epstein is active in Caribou Boy Scout work. He was chairman of the troop committee at the recent Leader’s Training School held under the direction of the Katahdin Council.

H. Russell Beatty is an Instructor in the School of Science and Technology Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, New York. He lives at 630 Lillian Terrace, Union, Union County, New Jersey.

Peggy Preble Webster 93 Norway Road Bangor, Maine1928

Next Reunion, June, 1940Dear Classmates:

Mabel Kirkpatrick (Mrs. Harold S.) Folsom lives at 5 Burleigh St., Waterville, Maine.

Mr. and Mrs. Elwood E. Folsom, Jr. (Muriel Kirkpatrick) now have as their address R.F.D. #3, Box 352B, Bridge­port, Conn. “Clum” is a designing engi­neer with the General Electric Co. in Bridgeport, Conn.

Mose Nanigian has been football coach at Madison (Maine) High School for the past five years. In this period, the school has played 39 games, winning 32, losing 5, and tying 2. There are but 140 boys in the school.

Dr. William S. Perham is associate clinical professor of bone and joint sur­gery in the Yale Medical School, and orthopedist for the Department of Uni- • versity Health. “Sid” is also an attend­ing surgeon at the New Haven General Hospital. He holds the rank of 1st Lieut., Reserve Medical Corps, U.S.A., and served during the floods in Missouri. Pre­vious to September, he was an instructor in surgery for three years at the Univer-

sity of Michigan Medical School. The Perhams have two sons, Billy and Gerry.

Arthur A. Smith was a visitor on the campus Dec. 1. He recently resigned from the United States Patent office in Washington to accept a position in the Patent Division of the Western Union Telegraph Co in New York City.

Robert Scott, who has been employed in Houston, Texas, is now located at Shreve­port, La., as manager of power sales- division of the Southwest Gas and Electric Co.

Charles W. Walls is merchandise mana­ger of accessories with Porteous, Mitchell & Braun Co., Portland, Maine. He resides at 33 Richards St., Sylvansite, Cape Eliza­beth, Maine.

William P. Viles, of Augusta, was elect­ed president of the Maine State Golf As­sociation at a meeting held in December at the Augusta House.

Nelson L. Manter is Supervisor of Ac­quisition in charge of acquiring approxi­mately 16,000 acres of land in Maine for the Federal Government. “Nellie” resides at 129 Norway Road, Bangor, Maine.

Barbara Pierce Skofield 52 Harlow St.Brewer, Maine

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Dear Classmates:The first item of news concerns Rutillus

Allen who is at the Harvard Graduate School of Public Administration. He is secretary of the Land Use Planning Sem­inar.

Jessie Ashworth is Associate Professor of History at Lynchburg College, Lynch­burg, Va.

“Frankie” Burrell is now rector of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, and the address is 1446 Washington Avenue, Bronx, New York.

Jim Buzzell, who, by the way, is still president of the Class of ’29, is Assistant to the Superintendent of Operations, Low­ell Electric Light Corporation. His ad­dress is 107 Perry Street, Lowell, Mass.

Everett Conlogue is now Dr. Conlogue and can be found at Wallum Lake, R. I. He is physician at the state sanitarium.

We learn that Harold Ellis is a design engineer with the Westinghouse Co., at Lima, Ohio. He and Mrs. Ellis have two sons, David and Graham.

Burleigh Hutchins is now Assistant Superintendent of the Rust Engineering Co. in Franklin, Virginia.

We have another engineer in our news for this month.' Cecil Race is an electrical engineer and designer with the Arma En­gineering Co. of Brooklyn, N. Y. His home is at 289 Park Avenue, Williston Park, L. I., N. Y.

Roy and Alice (Webster) Sinclair are announcing the arrival of Sally, who was born on December 24.

And Guy Thurston, who is living in Stillwater, is the father of twins, born the latter part of November.

If you have a spare minute will you please buy a penny post card and send it to me with news about yourself, your job or your family. It is very hard to glean any information from you people.

Marion Hawkes11 Linnaean St. Cambridge, Mass.1930

Next Reunion, June, 1939Dear Classmates •

Milledge Beckwith is now owner and manager of the Aroostook Valley Potato Co. (wholesalers) with business office at

40 Water Street, Cambridge, Mass. His residence address is 46 Woodside Road, Winchester.

Harold Cutler is serving an interneship at the Maine General Hospital, Portland.

Carrie Williams Fowler (Mrs. Ralph W.) is a Home Economist with Edison G E. Appliance Co., mfgs. of Hotpoint equipment, in the Rocky Mountains Dis­trict. Her residence address is 279 Sec­ond Avenue, Salt Lake City, Utah.

Stanley Frost is a junior forester with the U. S. Forest Service at Camp Roches­ter, Rochester, Vermont.

Cyril I. Hutner, M.D., has his residence and office at 134 Grove Avenue, Wood­bridge, New Jersey.

Bob Marsh is with Page and Hill Co. in Minneapolis, Minn., and is living at 1729 Logan Avenue, South, Minneapolis.

John M. Palmer and Miss Marjorie Emma Locke were married on Monday, November 8, 1937, in Melrose, Mass. They are at home at 98 Stetson Avenue, Swampscott.

At Christmas announcement was made of the engagement of Miss Dorothy F. Sullivan, of Arlington Street, Portland, to Elmer R. Higgins, of Wiscasset and Portland. Miss Sullivan was graduated from Bates College in 1932, and is now employed at the Maine Casualty Com­pany. “Bud” is assistant chief operator for the Postal Telegraph Company in Portland, and is also president of the Uni­versity of Maine Alumni of Cumberland County.

John D. Walker, Jr., is with the J. K. McKay Company, Chevrolet-LaSalle- Cadillac Agency, at 66 Bangor Street, Houlton.

James F. White is credit manager with Talbot, Brooks and Ayer, of Portland, and is 1 esiding at 123 Mabel Street, Port­land.

Polly Hall Leech Homer Folks Hospital Oneonta, N. Y.1931

Next Reunion, June, 1939 Happy New Year! (Tho it is late.)

Here I am back on the job again, and by the lack of news this month you’ll prefer my substitute as a reporter.

Herb Gallison is working for the Sulli­van Machinery Company in Virginia. He’s living at 2018 Monument Avenue, Rich­mond.

Don Huston is commuting between New Hampshire and Maine, but it’s not so bad as it sounds; for he is assistant manager of the Personal Finance Company in South Berwick, Maine, and lives at 69 Silver Street, Dover, N. H.

Vivian Drinkwater must have decided that she needed sea air; for she resigned her school in Brewer to accept a position in Bar Harbor High School.

I've heard that Bob Whitten has a son, born December 13th. Is it Junior, Bob? And there ends my news. Please send me more letters like those of Mary’s and Marion’s which I forwarded to Dot last month. They’re lots of fun to get, and they certainly help this column a lot.

Mary C. Stiles110 Revere Street Portland, Maine1932

Next Reunion, June, 1939Dear Classmates:

Cedric Arnold is an attorney and his residence is 58 Sherwood Road, Swanp- scot, Mass.

M. Anna Buck and her son, Tommy, sailed Jan 8 for Honolulu, Hawaii, where

they will visit Lt. and Mrs. George Kehoe (’29) until the middle of August.

Albert S. Dekin is now sub-master of the Machias High School, in Machias.

Everett Gunning is employed in the con­struction and engineering departments of the Pennsylvania Power and Light Co. His address is 1347 Turner St., Allen­town, Pa.

The engagement of Katherine Mead to Edward A. Herrick (’30), of Bangor, was announced on December ,28, 1937. Kay taught home economics in the Park Ridge School for Girls, Park Ridge, Ill., and for the past four years has taught in Wilton Academy. Mr. Herrick is em­ployed in the sulfite department of the Maine Seaboard Paper Co. at Bucksport.

Thomas Morrison returned to Siam in May, 1937. He is an instructor at Chu­lalongkorn University, in Bangkok, Siam.

Helen Hincks Sectional Apt. 25 349 B Pleasant Street Malden, Mass.1933

Next Reunion, June, 1938Dear Classmates:

My news this month will be rather brief and somewhat sketchy, for none of you have written, and only two items came from the Alumni Office this month.

However, Tom and I were in Saco, Maine, for the Christmas holidays and, on frequent shopping excursions to Port­land, we met many Alumni of “various and sundry” classes. Tom met Arden Mercier ’34 one day and was introduced to “Mrs. Mercier.” Congratulations, Ar­den, but you ought to tell us more than just that. “Jimmy” Ashworth ’31, also, was met by chance. He is with the W. T. Grant Store in Portland as assistant manager. I saw Charlie Bunker ’33 in the midst of a crowded sidewalk and so did not get a chance to speak more than a “Hello.” If I had known that news was to be so “skimpy” this month, I might have even trampled many under foot in an effort to hear one morsel.

Dick Morrison ’33 is employed as House Heating Engineer with the Lewiston Gas & Light Co. His residence is 17 Wake­field St., Lewiston, Maine.

Rose Cole ’33 is still doing exciting things. This time it is going to Paris to work for the Paris Herald, the European

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edition of the New York Herald- Tribune. You remember that last summer Rose took a vacation and went to France and England where she met many news­paper people. She was advised to apply for a position with the Paris Herald and so secured an interview with Laurence Hills who is of Yankee parentage. A few days later, Rose learned that she had been accepted and could begin in her new position the middle of January. So we are all just about in time to wish her “Bon Voyage” and “Good Luck.” The Paris Herald carries news of resident and visit­ing Americans on the continent, is the only American newspaper published abroad, and circulates all over the conti­nent—so says the Portland Press Herald.

Among our Christmas cards which con­tained a bit of news was one from “Lal” Collins Kane and Warren. Lal said that “it’s been so long since we’ve seen a “Mainiac” that I bet we’d drop dead if one hove in view. However, Carrie Wil­liams Fowler and Ralph stopped last fall on their way to Salt Lake City, their new home. Bud French called last fall and the baby (did you know that Caroline Kane was born July 16th, 1937?) howled ‘ all the time he was here. After that re­ception I bet he won’t show up again.” “Lal” gave her address as 1718 Nebraska Street, Sioux City, Iowa. Would like to have a letter from you, Lal.

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pie. This month’s victims are “Dixie” Dickson, Mel Means, Marcia Adelman -------- ?, Adele Allen Longely, and Dot­tie Blair. Please send any news concern­ing them to a most forlorn, news scarce, and quite dejected secretary. I’ll make “the rounds” of the Class by about 1946, if you will help—sooner if you will all help.

Best wishes for a Happy New Year, Marnie Smith Baldwin 275 Broadway Norwich, Conn.

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Here I am trying so hard to concentrate and Charlie McCarthy is being so darned funny I can’t do anything but laugh at him. Honestly I was thinking about you all very hard last month but I couldn’t do a thing about it—all the news was strand­ed at the psychopathic hospital. I was at the Baptist hospital and I didn’t know even one tiny morsel of news until far too late; so blame it on the mail man if you want to. This month has been more fruit­ful though; we’ve made pretty good con­nections and I’ve been lucky enough to see lots of Maine people. It’s been more fun. Thev weren’t all in the class of ’34 but they all went to Maine and that’s the im­portant thing. A while ago I spent a few hours with Bob Ingraham of ’33. It had been five years since I had seen Bob but it just goes to prove there is nothing like the memories of school days. He and Bob Ives are chemical engineers. The ambi­tious lads are also going to M.I.T. nights. Bob had just seen Franny Knight ’35. Fran is in Boston and I’ll be darned if I can remember what she is doing but I think she’s doing something for the tele­phone company. New Year’s Eve was also a gathering of Mainiacs—Bob Russ and I of ’34, Frank Craig of ’33, and Roddy O’Connor of ’29.

An unexpected meeting occurred the other night. I was sailing down the hall in my most professional manner (you should see it) when all of a sudden the wind was taken out of my sails with a “Hi. Peanut” and it was Betty Lynch. It’s been four years since I had seen Betty and I was overjoyed. She looks so grand and prosperous I must have looked funny to her in my black shoes and stockings. Betty is Service Representative for the American Telephone Co. in Lowell. She said Lib Myers was coming in Saturday. So, big arrangements were made to see Lib and that also was a treat. I feel en­couraged when I see people I haven’t seen for a long time. They don’t look a bit older. Lib is dietitian at Grassmere County Hospital at or near Manchester, N. H. Lib has just bought a new car and is very cross at the weather man because now she can’t drive it.

Letters from my married friends are always exciting and usually full of news. News from Merle and Jack Leddy is that they’re naturally very happy and love their home. Some one described Jack as look­ing as though he were sitting on top of the world. How I’d love to see them.

A letter from Jan Winton Williamson says that they have moved to New Mil­ford, Conn., where Dick is teaching math in the high school. Janey Williamson is fine—I’m afraid these babies will be all grown up before I see them.

Speaking of babies, Mr. and Mrs. Lew Hardison have a baby girl, Corella Lewis, born Nov. 27. I guess it’s the month for girls. Louise Rosie Redonnet and Brad have a litlte girl. I feel very proud, be­cause Louise is my cousin and that makes

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me some kind of relation to the baby. I know it isn’t the ordinary sequence to go from babies to weddings to engagements but I’ve started so I guess I’ll finish that way. I know you’ll understand. I’ll blame it on Charlie McCarthy’s distract­ing influence. Charles Prinn was married on Oct. 30 to Katherine Samways. Kath­erine was a secretary in Dr. Peterson’s of­fice at the U. of M. Charlie is an engi­neer at the Oxford Paper Co. mill in Rumford and the Prinns will live in Rum­ford.

Another wedding which was very inter­esting is that of Arden Mercier to Verna Wilson Haythorn. I hope soon to be able to congratulate Enoch in person. The Maine Bachelors Club in N. Y. is rapidly dispersing. I guess Ken Foster is about the only one left—and how do I know about him?

And now to get back to ordinary people who do nothing more exciting than work for a living.

Ted Janney has moved his family to Chicago where he is Field Service Rep­resentative for the Travelers Insurance Co.

David Abbott is County Supervisor for Waldo County Conservation Assoc. An­other newsy letter was from Enid Hum­phreys Crosson. Enid says they’re still globe trotting but she doesn’t mind as long as the moves are for the better. They are now in Concord, N. H., where John has just been made assistant general super­intendent of the Rumford Press. It is a large concern and a good position for John. Needless to say, Enid is the proud little wife. Enid^al^o added to my news. She says Parker Frost and Phyllis have a baby girl, Jacqueline or'"Jackie Frost. Enid saw Ruth Harding and Hunkie Hal- enbeck. He is going to work for the Birds Eye Frosted Foods Co. in Boston. Ruth is teaching in Bristol, Conn.

Helen Williams Palmer and her husband are living in Baltimore. Helen seems to be one of the lucky people who can suc­cessfully combine a career and marriage. She has just received her third promotion with Montgomery Ward.

The Straffins are living in Trenton, N. J., where Charlie is assistant manager of the W. T. Grant store.

Jeanne Morneault is a student at Maine School of Commerce in Bangor.

Abe Stern is now a partner in the law firm, Stern, Stern and Stern in Bangor. Freddy Hinton is traveling auditor, cover­ing factories of U. S. Rubber Products, Inc. His office is at 1790 Broadway, N.Y.C.

John Tompkins is customer serviceman for International Business Machines Corp., in Boston.

And beginning January 27 I will be in New York at Sloane Hospital for three months. It’s moving time. This time it’s obstetrics. I’ll be tickled pink to see any of you Mainiacs who are living in New York or thereabouts. My address is Maxwell House, 179 Fort Washington Ave., N.Y.C., and don’t believe me— nurses don’t work all the time. So I hope I’ll see you all.

Madelene Bunker Maxwell House179 Fort Washington Ave. New York City

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Dear Classmates:There’s a rumor of a serious epidemic

among you—writer’s cramp! Is it true? Well, there’s just one good old-fashioned remedy—sit down at twenty minutes of or

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twenty minutes after the hour—seize a pen, a piece of paper, and write—about yourself, your heart throbs, your friends, your family, and, if you insist, the League of Nations! Stuff it in an envelope and send it to me—airmail, special- delivery, or C.O.D.—and I promise there’ll never be an issue of The Alumnus to equal!

Libby Ingraham came to our rescue this month. Libby and Carl are still in Chicago at 1442 Thorndale Ave­nue. After March they will be at 20 N. Wocker Diive. Carl Whitman is in Chi­cago also, and Carl sent word to Libby, to send word to me, and for me to send word to you all that Don Pederson mar­ried on Dec. 26th, Jennie Slock, in New­ark, Delaware. Don and Mrs. Pederson went to New York City on a short wed­ding trip, and now they are in Chicago, where Don is studying paper drying proc­esses for the Container Corp. He expects to go to Philadelphia or Carthage, Ind­iana, when he has finished.

Libby and Carl have a Maine Associa­tion all their own. Bennie McCracken and his wife also call to join the U. of M. delegation.

And now to the engagements—the en­gagement of Miss Mary Wilson, of East­port, to Phil Pendell has been announced. Miss Wilson attended the Shead Memo­rial High School, and was graduated from the Holy Rosary Commercial School at St. Stephen, N. B. Phil is a reporter, as you know, for the Bangor Daily News, and is located in Presque Isle.

Richard Bucknam, of Yarmouth, is en­gaged to Dorothy C. Dunhaupt, of River Edge Manor, New Jersey. Miss Dun­haupt attended the Hackensack High School and the State Normal School at Jersey City. Dick is with the Sherwin Williams Company in Newark, N. J. Our very best wishes to you all.

Dot Nutt Packard and Vernon are liv­ing on Ocean House Road at Cape Eliza­beth, Maine

Also in Maine—Rusty Walton is now manager of the Bangor typewriter divi­sion of Remington Rand, Inc. Rusty is progressing in leaps and bounds.

In Bingham, at the Dreadwater Mill, Paige Rand is clerk for the Augusta Lumber Company. Paige is living in Lisbon Falls. Frank Blaisdell is living in Bangor at 67 Otis Street, but he is employed as Sanitary Engineer for the Department of Health and Welfare, lo­cated at Dover-Foxcroft.

Alfred Fuller and Ernest Cram are both in Philadelphia, Pa. Alfred is Safe­ty Engineer for the Liberty Mutual In­surance Company located in the Public Ledger Building; he is living at Barclay Court, 3414-16 Haverford Ave., Phila­delphia. Ernest is chemist and research assistant to the manager with the United Gas Improvement Company, located at 319 Arch Street. His residence is at 4535 Chestnut St., Philadelphia.

Transferred recently from Tampa, Georgia, Elmer Randall is now in Bruns­wick, Georgia, with Stone and Webster on the Brunswick Pulp and Paper Com­pany project.

Frank Morong was transferred last July to Dallas, Texas, from Chicago. Frank is now resident engineer for the Southwest District of the Liberty Mutu­al Insurance Company. He is living at 5930 Fremont Street, Dallas, Texas. Harold Greene is with the John Deere Tractor Company in Waterloo, Iowa. He is production engineer. He is living at 2218 Walnut Street, Cedar Falls, Iowa.

Stan Bennett is a senior this year at Northwestern University in the School

of Law. Stan is also an Insurance In­vestigator for the Retail Credit Company of Worcester, Mass He is living at 9 Depot Street, Wilkinsonville, Mass

And so until next month—when I know I’ll have to hire a stenographer to help me tell you all about each other.

“Ag” Crowley59 Western Avenue Biddeford, Maine1936

Next Reunion, June, 1938Dear ’36-ers:

I am so grateful to Wendall Matchett and Lyn Keller for their letters that I simply have to begin this column by tell­ing them so. The engineers at least are coming through. Last month it was Mc- Alary.

Wendall has been employed by the Geneial Electric Company since July 6. He is located in Pittsfield, Mass. He and John Coombs received their M.S. in Electrical Engineering last year. John is now at M.I.T. Wendall expects to be transferred to another G. E. Plant in Api il.

Marshall Etter is working with the R.C A Communications. His address is 153 Union Avenue, Riverhead, N. Y.

Wilfred Flannigan, “another Lord Hall Alumnus” (to quote Wendall) is with the R.E.A. in Washington.

Sandy McPherson was also on Wen- dall’s list. He, too, is connected with the G. E. Co. (no pun intended there) lo­cated in Youngstown, Ohio

Lyn Keller attended the Harvard En­gineering School last year and received his Master’s Degree in Sanitary Engi­neering in June. Since then he has been employed in the New York State Health Department as a junior Sanitary Engi­neer. He requests a letter from Charlie MacLean. His address is 14 Coretand Place, Albany, New York. I’m sure you’ll get your Alumnus from now on, Lyn. I have called it to the attention of the Alumni Office.

William Pierce is employed at the Bath Iron Works Corp, as draftsman.

Henry Little is a test engineer at the Bethlehem Shipbuilding Co., Quincy, Mass.

Ruth Hinckley, who has been teaching at Clinton High School, has been appoint­ed teacher of English at Brewer High School, Brewer. I’ll bet it’s great to be back there again, isn’t it, Ruth?

Ruth Colby is a student at Emerson College, Boston. Her address is 11 Pit­man Ave., Wakefield, Mass.

Robert Simpson is a development engi­neer in the Mechanical Goods Division of the United States Rubber Co., Passaic, N.J.

Helen Buker has been at home in Au­

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burn for a short vacation, having just returned to Worcester, Mass., where she will take a six month’s course in Mental Work at the State Hospital. I’m so sorry I didn’t see you again before you left, Helen.

We simply can’t have a column without engagements—this month’s are Netta Briggs to Philip S. VanHook, professor of languages at Stony Brook College, Stony Brook, Long Island, N. Y.

The second is M. Parker Allen to Juan­ita Beal, of Jonesport.

And the third, that of Alice Campbell to Adelbert Wakefield. Alice is teaching at Washington Academy, East Machias, and “Red” is studying at the Harvard Gradu­ate School of Engineering.

Arlene Higgins and George Cobb ’35 were married December 31 at Arlie’s sis­ter’s home in West Auburn. After a lovely ceremony Arlie and George were forced (and I do mean forced) to ride on a sleigh (appropriately decorated) down to the center of Auburn. Everyone enjoyed it but the bride and groom—but they were grand sports. They will reside in Barre, Vermont, where George is as­sistant manager in the Montgomery Ward '* Co.

Mr. and Mrs. Pete Weston (Hope Wing ’37) will reside in Augusta. I hope you’ll be able to drive down to Auburn to see us folks.

Just one more engagement this month— that of Alvin “Bus” Heald to Roselle Sul­livan, of Bangor. Bus is now an inspec­tor in the bridge division of the Maine State Highway Commission and is lo­cated in Yarmouth.

Now, back to business again.John Sawyer is employed by the R. B.

Dunning Co. in Bangor as shipper. His address is 97 Holyoke St., Brewer, Maine.

John Kenny is a chemist for Fiberoid Corp., Indian Orchard, Springfield, Mass. His residence is 82 Crystal Ave. in that city.

New Year’s Eve we met Dave Well­man and Rutledge Morton. Dave is em­ployed by the S. D. Warren Co. in West­brook and Rutledge is engineer for the Boyd Corp, in Portland.

William Wight is metallurgist in the Pratt and Whitney Division of the Niles Bement Pond Co., Hartford, Conn.

Another of our classmates who has con-

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tinued his studies is Richard Gordon who is a graduate student and Instructor in Freshman Chemistry and Elementary Or­ganic Chemistry in Middlebury College, Middlebury, Vt.

At last—news of Bruno Golobski! He is a junior salesman in the addressograph Sales Agency, Boston, Mass. His resi­dence is 3 Kirthan Court, Lawrence, Mass.

Bernice Yeomans is a teleprinter opera­tor for the Western Union Tel. & Tel., New York City. She is living at the Bar­clay Hotel. Reggy Naugler is manager of the Bangor Office of Hedge and Mat- theis Co. of Boston. His residence is 91 Holyoke St-., Brewer.

Carroll Parker is a development engi­neer in the United States Rubber Prod. Co., Passaic, N. J.

Milton Owen wrote me a letter which just arrived as I was going to mail this to Orono, so we have still more news. Milton, after leaving Maine in ’34, attend­ed Wentworth Inst, in Boston and studied architectural construction. Everett (Pete) Hawes and Ed Morgan were also there taking the same course. After Milton graduated in ’36, he went to work as esti­mator for Robert B. Swain, a building contractor in Hartford, Conn., and has been there since that time.

Thanks so much for your letter.Phyl Webster62 Gillander Ave. Auburn, Maine1937

Next Reunion, June, 1939Hello, Everybody,

It’s grand to be able to keep in touch with all of you and since last month’s Alumnus I’ve had several letters with news about many of our class.

Libby Ashby is Club Agent in Cumber­land County and her address is 219 High Street, Portland.

Jo Snare is teaching Latin and French at Canton High School in Canton.

“Polly” Davis is teaching at Addison.Irma Brown is teaching in Old Town

High School and her address is 240 South Main St., Old Town.

Bob Laverty is working for the Great Northern Paper Co. in Millinocket. Ac­cording to Bob Older, he still can tell some awfully wild stories.

Howard Shaw is at Harvard Univer­sity doing graduate work in Sanitary En­gineering.

Dick Braley is teaching in Unity, and probably doing the coaching, too. Are you, Dick?

Clarence Keegan is teaching at Ashland High School and I’ve heard has an ex­ceptionally good basketball team. I’ve also heard you are married, Keegan. Please tell us about it so that we can con­gratulate you both.

Speaking of marriages, Don Kilgour and Barbara Lancaster, of Old Town, were married on October 30 in Old Town. She graduated from Farmington Normal and has been teaching school in Milford. They are living in Lisbon Falls now but in the last of February or March, they are going to Texas where Don is going to try out with the Chicago White Sox. Good luck to you both.

Tim Thompson was married on Dec. 23 in Waseca, Minnesota, to Mary Mc­Connell, of Presque Isle. He is working for Swift and Co. and is located in Wase­ca. Congratulations to you from all of us.

Harry Connor and Judson Jude are working for the International Paper Company in Niagara, N. Y. What is your address there? Ernie Foster is working for the International Paper Co.,

too, but is in Livermore Falls, Maine.Emery Wescott, who is working for

the Merrimac Chemical Co. in Everett, Mass., was pretty badly burned when a tank of some kind of acid bubbled over on him. I hope that you’re feeling a lot better by now, Emery.

“Red” Morrison is in Bridgeport, Conn., working as a chemical engineer for the General Electric Co. His address is 1075 Iraniston Ave., Bridgeport.

I had a letter from Phil Phillips last month. She is teaching school at East Orange -High School in East Orange, N. J., and is also taking some college courses in Montclair, N. J., so she is very busy. She said she became engaged last September and expects to be married soon after March 4 to John Ackerman, graduate of New York University in 1932. Do let me know where you live, Phil, after you’re married. Her address now is 260 Wyoming Ave., South Orange, N. J.

Jane Stillman is married and her name is now Mrs. Benjamin Charles Martin. Congratulations, Jane. Their address is 132 E. 19th St., N. Y. C.

Lois Widrow is attending the Prince Graduate School of School Service Edu­cation. She’s living at 81 Mt. Vernon Street, Boston, Mass.

Several days after Christmas, Mervale Sylvester was killed while driving across a railroad track near East Palatka, Flori­da. I know all his classmates join me in expressing our deepest sympathy to his family and his wife, Flora Stone Sylves­ter.

LilLHoyt29 Maple Ave. F arm i ngtonCMaiffe

❖ ❖Some Lost Alumni'

1927Cassista, Achilles J. Clark, Anna E. Harris, Frederick S. Harrison, Frederick W. Hight, Kenneth V. Pannoni, Anthony J. Robinson, Paul S. Tucker, Ruth W. Watson, Paul E.

1928Gartley, Elwood H. Graham, Hilda F. Murphy, Charles R. Toivo, Benedict Williams, Hope K.

1929Davis, Frances G. Grindell, Arthur L. Harris, Oren L. MacLaren, Harold L. Mahoney, Mary L. Rosen, Lawrence Wiseman, Herbert G.

1930Cohen, Harold MacKenzie, John F. Sutherland, Lindsay W. Wiggins, James W.

1931Fisher, Dean H.Marks, Sophia E. Arata, Mrs. Manning

(Marjorie Stevens)1932

Cross, Harriette E. Herrick, Mary D.

1933Laughlin, Kenneth A. Wilson, Edward H.

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