The Republican journal., 1905-06-15
U. OF M. NEWS.

The 1905 Prism, the Junior annual, has
been issued, and is very satisfactory vol
ume. The book is unusually large, is bound
in an attractive shade of green, and has an
unusual number of illustrations. This vol
ume is dedicated to Mrs. Balentine, the Sec
retary to the President and Faculty, in the
following words:
''To Elizabeth Abbott Balentine, the loyal
worker and true friend of every student, we
dedicate whatever of worth our Prism may
contain.
A number of the drawings are especially
good and some of those by L. r. COcord of
Searsport are particularly noteworthy, as is
some of Il. 5. Sherman's work. also. The
board is as follows: Editor-in-C hief, AL
bert j. ButterW orth, Southbridge, Mass.
Business Manager, Harry A. Emery, North
Anson; Assistant Business Manager, Frank
b. Weick, Springfield; Artist, Raphael 5.
Sherman, Camden; Associate Editors, Fred
o. Stevens, Nashua, \. IL. Frank y. Banks,
Biddeford; Maud B. Colcord, Searsport
Lucus b. Sweet, West Hollis, Alton W.
Richardson, Bethel; Merton H. Lovett, liev-
erly, Mass Henry W. Bearee, Hebron;
w lUlltlu II, Dtdlct, AuJuIIl
Everybody connected with or interested
in the college deeply legrets the resignation
of Professor Karl z. Harrington. Professor
Harrington has been Professor Of Latin at
the University since 1899, and has always
been active in his efforts to advance the
welfare of the college, and he will be great
ly missed both in faculty circles and by the
students. Professor Harrington leaves his
present duties to accept the Chair of Latin
at Wesleyan University, a position which
was formerly held by his father. He is a
graduate of Wesleyan in the class of 1882,
taking b. a. degree and an NJ \. i'll 1885.
At the last regular meeting of the eXecu-
tive committee OF the athletic association
the election and ratification of a memberof
+ he athletic officers was disposed of. The
Campus says, in speaking of the meeting
The ratification of the election by the
committee of Roy Hiram Porter of south
Paris as captain of lhe 1896 track team vas
disposed of, That Porter WAS tn rsht
man for the honor and responsibility was
the universal sentiment. His rec"It THIS
year has proved the bright spot In ont
track athletics and the entire eunfdeh,-u ul
the student body is with him. Not ouI! 'Sld
he prove himself to be the fastest man III
the State at the home meet, but lie ran a
race at Worcester which was q credit ~ the
institution
Guy Edward Hayward of Winthrop was
readily elected manager of the baseball
team for 1906. He has shown his ability to
fulfil the duties of this important position
during the past year IN his position as as
: and the rDmppt1nI and
successful management Of the team is Sc
cured.
slack" Frost's election as captain of the
team was ratified by the committee. There
was no question but that Jack was the man
for the track team. Benjamin Franklin
ture manager His election came as mat
ter of course, after the efficient service
which he has rendered during the past year
as assistant manager OF the team.
Herbert B. bailey, who has completed
the two years course in Agriculture, has
taken a position as superintendent of the
Dingley Farm in Auburn.
Misses Lillian MacQuillan of Providence,
r. L., and Ruth Capen of Medford, Mass,
are the guests of Delta Sigma AT the Mt,
Vernon House during Commencement
Week.
Edward A. Stanford, 06, has fine posi-
tion as foreman of Thomas W. LawSonS
dairy farm in Massachusetts for the sum
mer.
A full account of Commencement festivi-
ties will be given next week. M.D.P