Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-11-17
AT U. OF MAINE.
Unusual Interest Being
Taken in Military Work.
Adjutant General Farnham Will
Witness Drill During Week.
Arthur G. Bennett Elected Football
Captain fer Next Year.

or"n". Nc, Nov. 16.-(SpcciaD.-Th
I a''"t battalion is now fully uniformed,
tn" service hats having arrived at last
from the contractors A great deal
more interest is being shown in mill
ta"y drill this year. ana Consequently
the drill is progressing rapidly. The
battalion with the band vii be turned
OUT, next Tuesday, on the occasion OF
the dedication of Lord hail for ba;tll-
ION ptladr. ana the linz, Will he formed
Ill trent of the Mt Vernon house for Il
march t" the rhan"l Where the G"Ii-
catorN exercises will he held. y mill
try bail is 10 he held. this year. and il
viii prohably come some IiIlr iii Feb
ruary or March.
General y. +. Fauhlm adiutant
general 1T the State " Maine. will Wis
it the university some day. This week.
for the purpose of watching the Cadets
drill. Besides the ln1nu;d Of arms and
tn" company narruV"rs. there will be
a battalion inspection. Class room
work in military science viii begin
shortly.
The football game hrtWe"n tn supr-
"nlor"s and freshmen. which WAS to
have I."cm Ilayc,. Wednesday, after
noon. has been postponed until 30
Saturday HfterMuna.
Tn" regular meeting Of the Junior
Electrical ANA Mechanical Society was
held. "Wednesday evening. III No.
Alumni hall
Tn" regular meeting of the DcrIts-
cher Nrrein was held Wednesday even
ing. in C"hufn han. Or. o. r. Lewis
gay" an illustrated I"ct IL" to the club
after which tn" meeting was adjourned
t" the Mt. Vernon house. whore re-
frcshmcnts were served and the re-
maindcr of The evening passed in social
entertainments
TIL" second Of the University course
If lectures will hr given in the chapel.
ut y o'clock, Thursday evening. Pro-
fossor Rufus b. Richardson, recently
dir",tnr of the American schoo! in
Athens. Greece. will b" the lecturer
| and his subject viii he THE Excava-
tion Of Corinth." illustrated with the
! st'rr"ptirou The University furnishes
| tickets to tn" students for this course
| r lectures free of cost. while for all
rah"rs nominal Nric" is fixed: 81 for
! til" course. 1nd - 'cAtS for a singh,
! Icctur. TIL" chapel Will doubtless be
| sled by the students and their friends.
| ProIcssor Richardson has been for 10
| years di"o ctnr Of III" American School
Of classical Studies in Athens. and
ancient Corinth was cxcavated under
his personal supcrI ision.
/ ~. mn MI ~.
nectiu:c Tuesday cycling. in Alumni
| halt The subject for debate was: Re
) solved. That Football Tends to Pro-
| mnt" tn" Pest In'""nSts Of Colleges.
George X. Huntington and Fred q.
| Stevens had the affirmative. and Could
| /; Anthony and Raphael :. sherman
| II" negative side VI tn" question.
\ meeting of all students interested
IN the formation Of chess club WAS
! called for Tuesday noon in No. Alum
/ n; hail. ana over - men responded. \.
! 4. Whitmprc. '06 vas elected tenn
| uor:,rv chairman. ana a committee con"
! eistinc uf &. n. Smith. %. H. X. Dow.
! o. and A. A. WhitmnrA. 'h6. was elect
! cd to draw up a constitution aud set
! OF bylaws. Action viii he taken on
! these at the next NEE ting.
| notice has been posted by +. y.
! Banks. secretary Of the Athletic AS-
-ociati"n 10 the effect that all students
! wishing th' il names I be considered
for the position If manager Of the
! f"otb1ll team for 19oI pass in slips 50
stating ut once. This IS :, very impor-
, tant position. and doubtless there Will
be many candidates for the honor.