The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1904-10-20
q. OF M. NEWS.

The annual ''peanut scrap between the
Sophomores and Freshmen took place last
Thursday night. The Soph's, as they lost
the ball game, had to buy the peanuts and
deliver them to President Chase, '08, who
had half an hour to collect his men after
the announcement was given. 1t was q
dark night, and the heavy rain of all day
made the walking decidedly uncomfortable,
while the place where the scrap occurred
near the Beta Theta Pi house, was decided
ly moist. 1t was noticed that patent leath.
erS or tennis shoes were much in evidence
the next morning. The upper class people
took hand-0r perhaps two-in the game,
and the peanuts and honors seemed to be
about evenly divided. q
| The Phi Kappa Sigmas gave very en-
joyable dancing party at their house Friday
evening.
Rev. Gould R. Anthony, '05, pastor of the
| Congregational church in Lincoln, Maine,
occupied the pulpit of the Orono Congrega-
tional Church Sunday.
! The Maine Association of Preparatory
Schools and Colleges and the Maine Teach.
ers' Association are to meet in Bangor, Oct.
9th, 2Sth and 29th, land Friday morning, Oct.
29th, the members of both organizations are
to come up to the University in time for
chapel and then spend the morning in in
specting the buildings and grounds. At
noon the University is to give them a lunch,
| and the afternoon is to be taken up with
meetings of the different sections. The
teachers will return to Bangor in time for
supper and the evening meeting in City
Hail.
| The "Prism'' board has been elected, and
| is as follows: Editor-in-chief, A. j. Butter
worth, SOuthbridge, Mass. business mana
ger, c. W. Campbell, Ellsworth; assistant
business manager, H. A. Emery, North An
| son associate editors, NJ. R. Lovitt, Beyer-
ley. Mass. F. o. Stevens, Nashua, Y. II. /;
W. D. Bearce, Auburn; II. W. Bearce, He
bron; F. A. Banks, Biddeford; Miss NJ B.
Colcord, Searsport; A. w. Richardson,
Bethel. Chalmers of Bangor has been
elected class photographer.
The Kappa Sigmas gave a house dance
last Saturday evening and entertained a
number of the New Hampshire State Col
lege fraternity men who played on the foot
ball team.
The Sigma Alpha Epselons are to hold a
reunion to alumni members on the evening
of Maine night, November 4th. They will
also entertain representatives from other
fraternities. A house warming will be
given the following week, to which the
faculty and friends of the fraternity men,
bers will be invited.
Preparations for Maine Night, November
4th, are progressing well. The University
orchestra and band will furnish music
| through the evening. The speakers have
not yet been announced. Needless to say,
a large number of alumni are expected.
President Fellows goes soon to the an
nual meeting of the National Association
of College Presidents at Des MOines, Iowa,
October 29th and 3Oth. DR.. Fellows is Sec
retary and treasurer of the association, as
well as one of the speakers on this years
program.
Prof. Hart, who was operated ON for
appendicitis just before college opened, is
gaining quite rapidly and expects to be out
in few days.
President and Mrs Fellows entertained
the young ladies of the class of 1908 and
other new Mt Vernon House residents at
dinner last Wednesday evening.
The students interested in agriculture
have recently formed an Agricultural Club
with the following officers: W. j. Kicker,
Turner, president; A. w. Richardson, Beth
ell, vice president; Mr.. Drew, secretary and
treasurer, and I. H. Reynolds of Eastport,
member of the executive committee.
L. R. COlcord, O6, attended the Bowdoin
Kappa Sigma initiation October 18th.
The new catalogue is in the hands Of the
printers-Kennebec Journal Print-and
some proofs have been received. 1t will be
| issued earlier than usual this year.
The U. of NJ. football team defeated the
New Hampshire State College boys on
Alumni field Saturday afternoon, with a
| score of to 0. The teams seemed to be
evenly matched and quite crowd witness
ed the game. M.D.P.