The Republican journal., 1905-03-30
U. OF M. NEWS.

Inc Beta Theta Pi fraternity gave a
small dancing party at their handsome new
chapter house last Friday evening. The
large reception hall, library and dining
room gave ample space for dancing. The
house, which has just been finished, is com.
plete in all its appointments and the fur
nishings are specially artistic and attrac-
tive. The handsome wall papers on the
ground floor attracted much attention,
while the cosy studies upstairs, papered
and furnished to suit the individual taste of
the occupants, are all charmingly arranged.
Sherbet and cakes were served at inter-
mission, while the punch bowl in the din
ing room had its share of attention through
out the evening. The guests were unani-
nous in expressing their admiration of the
new home of the chapter and its furnish
ings.
The annual election OF officers for the Y i.
NJ. c. A. was held last week, and resulted
as follows: Howard Lincoln Churchill, 'O6,
North Bucktield, president; Caleb Hart
well johnson, 'O6, Nahant, Mass, vice pres
ident; Lowell Jacob Reed, 'O7, Berlin, n
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Lowell Centre, secretary. The regular
. weekly meetings are to be held Sunday
afternoon hereafter instead of Wednesday,
beginning with last Sunday.
The third and last of the series of Univer-
sty assemblies is to be given in Alumni
Hall next Friday evening.
The Deutcher Verein met at the Beta
| Theta Pi house Wednesday evening.
The finals for the Maine debating team
for the Maine-B Bates debate were held in
the Art Guild last Thursday evening. C. L.
Foubert, 'O5, E. L. Dinsmore, '05, E. A.
Stanford, 'O6, V. B. Jordan, 'O7, A. P.
Rounds, 'O7, Z. E. Davis, 'O7, d. Chase, 'Os,
and H. NJ. Ellis, '0S, were out for the finals.
The judges, Professors Estabrooke, Rogers,
Lewis, Hart and Stevens based their
decision on /, logical.appearance, 2, oratori:
cal power, 3, knowledge of subject,
manner of speaking, 5, experience of the
speaker. Their decision resulted in the
choice of the team as follows: Charles E.
Rounds, 'O7, Bridgton, Ernest Leroy Dins-
more, 'O5, Whiting, with Edward Arthur
Stanford, 'O6, of Lowell Center, as alternate
Professor Webb is in Bangor Hospital,
suffering from slight attack of typhoid
fever.
The Kappa. Sigma fraternity gave a
dancing party at their chapter house on
Monday evening.
The Juniors have elected c. f. Currier of
Brewer captain of the track team and r. B.
Kittridge of Beverly, Mass, manager.
They have also voted to change the design
of their class pipes from d curved to a
straight stem.
Professor NJ C. Fernald was called to
Wilton last week by the death of his
brother.
Professor and Mrs J. S. Stevens enter
tanned the seniors of the Phi Kappa Sigma,
Phi Gamma Delta and Delta Sigma fra
ternities at supper last Saturday evening at
their home in Orono.
Professor W. D. Hurd lectured before the
grange at Orrngton last week.
| A special meeting of the Board of Trus-
tees held last Friday resulted in their 10
eating the new library building on the
southern slope opposite in the driveway
leading to the Presidents house. They also
voted to remove the bowling alleys in Alum
nj Hall, at the request of the student body,
and passed votes of thanks to Carnegie and
to President Fellows for his untiring work
in securing the gift. The plans for the
building were put in the hands Of Hon.
Henry Lord of Bangor; Hon. E. B. Wins
low of Portland and E. j. Haskell of West
brook, with President Fellows. The Board
also decided to have a limited competition
for the selection of the architect.
Professor Munson recently made a
trip to his fruit farm near Auburn.
| d. w. Colby, 81, Superintendent of
Schools in SkOwhegan, was on the campus
! Friday.
| The old engine Lion, which has been pre-
sented to the University by the city of Port
land, and had been stalled in snowdrift on
the back road most of the winter, finally ar
rived on the campus Thursday and has been
temporarily placed north of the power sta
tion. President Fellows is anxious to secure
the gift of modern locomotive for the use
of the mechanical department, and as a con-
trast to the "Lion," which it is hoped will
be the nucleus of collection of special in
terest to the engineering departments.
1t is an interesting fact that the mayors
of the two cities nearest Orono are both
University graduates W. B. Pierce, 80,
has been made mayor of Bangor and W. H..
Whitehouse of the law school is Old Towns
mayor.
| The department Of Biol Ogy has received
an addition to its collection of Philippine
flora through the kindness of Elmer D..
Merrill, '9s, who is connected with the u.
S. Bureau of Forestry.
| The Musical Clubs are to start on their