Daily Kennebec journal., 1899-09-27
UNIVERSITY or MAINE.
-argt Entering Glass Changes in Buildi=os
Foot BaII-New Chatter House.

Orono, Me-, Sept. 2G.-SpeciaD. The
| an term Of the University of Main.
| 'pencd, Sept ~. with an entering class
| # ll5, the largest which has entered since
| tuition charge was ordered by the Stat
| legislature, ana Oulnumbered BY but one
lass before that time. A number have
registered for the new classical course
,pened this year.
y number Of changes in the buildings
md grounds have been made during the
summer. The daily and weekly papers.
'prmcrly on file in the reading room in
oak hall, viii hereafter be kept in the
ibrdfy reading room in COburn nall: tha
'ooms made vacant by this change haya
peen fitted up Tor the Y. NJ g. A. and The
rOOms in Wiugdte hall heretofore GccI-
IlTd by thai organization. have been as
5Ors Of Latin and Greek.
y large addition has been made to the
experiment. station building. This VIII
afford additional ana much needed labor
ltdry, pflcr ana library room for this
important department The appearance
u the building il very greatly improved
py the change. a central heating plan:
mas been installed In the Shop building.
from which steam will be furnished for
NiHGaie ana OAK nails. ana possibly for
Fcrnald hail. This win not only give
more aaistacioFy service, but more
economical 5nr ae well
23o Yards straighiaWag has been add
td 70 the l4nder track With the re-
suttacing which ~ 70 be done, the athletic
aeld Will be fully equal to any in the
Announcement has been made that an
astronomical observatory Is to be built
TINS falI upon the campus a the Univer-
sity of Maine. Although il will be an un-
prttentious building. il VIII be a decided
addition 70 the working equipment OF the
department.
Lindsay Duncan. a graduate Of the INT
Maine tf lf 81 h,.y
been pursuing post graduate work at
clark L University. Worcester Mass, since
MS graduation. has been elected instruc-
Union University at Schenectady, n Y
Plans have been drawn Tor a chapter
house for the Phi Kappa Sigma al the
hlNerSlty ot Maine. and ii is unOfficially
reported that work upon il is 10 be begun
this fall II is 10 be located upon the
campus, and the exact site is not yet de.
tcrmihro. This will make FIVE fraternity
houses at the university four of which
ar. located on the campus.
There are about 30 candidates for the
!t"t ball team a the University Of Maine
Training began at the opening of the
term under the direction of Captain Bird
ana coach Hopkins Mr.. Hopkins was
Tor TWO wears captain and fullback on rbe
Brown University eleven. There are sew
eral first class candidates in the fresh
man class an j, j. confidently expected
last year Will be turned out.
The annual ''peaEut" game OF base ball
between the sophomore ana freshman
teams at the University Of Maine was
played, saturday. Sept. % The sopho-
nores had three Of the regular Varsity
players ANA easily won. IA to 0. Several
men on the freshman team showed up
well.
Since the recall Of Lieut. Fl. NJ. Royden
from his detail at the University OF Maine
for other service. military instruction has
been under the charge of Mr. Perley
Walker, instructor in mechanical en-
gineering. ana a graduate Of the Uni
Versity in the class of 80 Owing to the
Of other duties, Mr. Walker IS
obliged to give up the military work so
instruction in this department has been
temporarily suspended. Under ruling of
the war department, retired officers may
secure college details and receive full pay
instead of the half pay ordinarily allowed
Application has been made for the detail
1f such an officer. and it is expected tina.
it will be made at an early day. As soon
as the new officer arrives military in
will he resumed. No officers In
active service will be assigned TO any col
lege detail until the termination Of the
Philippine war.