The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1905-02-16

1t is expected that the new Beta Theta
Pi fraternity house that has been erected
on the site of the old one which was moved
off and sold to the local Theta Epsilons
will be ready for occupancy in two weeks.
The house is of specially artistic design and
is great addition to the campus. Among
the Belfast Betas are W. R. Howard, 's2,
, Charles S. Bickford, 'S2. II. M. Prentiss,
J the late Ralph H. Wight, 80, Alphonso
: Wood, '05, and Albert w. Stevens, '07.
Great is the rejoicing in athletic circles
over the fact that Frank J. Mccoy of the
Yale Law school is to coach the Maine foot
ball team next fall. Mr.. Mccoy played
half-back at Amherst with great success
and although he was debarred from playing
on the Yale varsity on account OF the four
year rule he got out for practice and'has
had the advantage of the Yale system of
play. 1t is expected that Mr.. Mccoy will
do great things for the varsity next fall.
At the Deucher Veren meeting at the
home of Mabel Powell, 'o5, last week five
new members, all sophomores, were initiat-
ed They were Miss E. N. Aiken, Brewer :;
Mr.. A. Iversen, Portage Lake; Mr.. e. H..
Lekberg, Worchester, Mass; Mr.. l.. j..
Reed, Berlin, N. H.. and MI. e. H. lib
belts, Auburn.
Captain A. W. Collins issued call for
all the base ball men to begin practice in
the cage. = fine schedule has been ar
ranged for the varsity by Manager c. W.
Campbell, and the prospects for the season
are thought to be fairly good or last years
team only Collins, Violette, Burns, Hosmer,
Frost and Mitchell are left Violette and
Karl of Rockland who substituted last year,
will probably catch, while Gordon, French
and Emery, all 'O8, are going to make try
for that position. 'Pat" Collins will have
first without question, while second is
proving a popular place. Burns is to try
for it, and "DOc' Thatcher talks of giving
up his old place at short to Moody, '08,
while he tries for second while Chase, '08,
will make both the other candidates look
to their laurels. Hosmer, '07, of Rockland
will probably be at third, but that posi-
ton is still disputed. For pitchers, Lunt,
'o7, Dow, 'Os, Mitchell, '05, Frost, '06, of
Rockland and French, 'os, will try to keep
'em guessing. The outfield will have to de-
epend on the extra pitchers, unless some
unknown material develops before spring.
The basket ball team starts on its first
trip outside the State on the 18th, when
they play WestbrooK Seminary. They play
Ashland Athletic Club, Dartmouth, St.
Johnsbury, Norwich University and Tufts,
returning by the oath of this month.
Thursday morning, at chapel time, great
was the speculation when President Eel
lows dismissed the gathering with the re-
quest that the entire student body and fac
ulty re-assembe at II O'Clock. Almost
everybody thought that the meeting had
some connection with the bi Il for the much
needed appropriation from the legislature
but no one understood its significance any
better when, at eleven O'Clock, they saw
Hon. Henry Lord of Bangor, president of
the board of trustees, and Hon. Albert j.
Durgin of Orono, member of the board on
the platform with DR.. Fellows. After the
regular exercises, President Fellows arose,
and in few words spoke of the chief needs
of the University, one of which was a IL
brary building. He then announced that
in that mornings mail he had received a
letter announcing an unconditional gift of
$4,000 for library building for the Uni
versity. In second the student body
was on its feet, and the cheers, applause
and smiling faces signfied the JOY of un-
dergraduates and faculty. After the
noise had died down little, Presi-
was Andrew Carnegie, and another dem
onstration followed. President Lord of
the trustees and Hon. A. j. Durgin both ad-
dressed the students, saying somesappropri-
ate words and reminding the audience that
the gift came through the unremitting eff
forts of President Fellows, who was hearth
ly cheered as were Messrs. Lord and Dur
gin, and everything and everybody else
connected with the gift. 1t was a happy lot
of people that left the chapel at the unaccus-
toned hour of half past eleven on last
Thursday A library building has long
been one of the crying needs Of the Univer-
sity, and now, as an editorial in the Boston
Transcript suggested, the need for an in
creased appropriation and for an adequate
heating and lighting plant is greatly in
creased. The site Of the new building
which is to be completed year from now,
is as yet undecided, but the ground oppo-
site Dean Hart's house is favorably spoken
Of. Where the building is to be is of little
comparative Importance, however, as it is
to come, and no more sincere tribute ever
was paid to the generosity Of Andrew Car
negie than went up in the Maine yels in
the chapel at the announcement OF his gift
to 'dear loved Name Nj. D.. p.
WEDDING BELLS.
BRIER-LEwIs. Cards are out announc-
ing the marriage of Miss Ethelyn Gertrude
Lewis and Mr.. Wilbert Nahum Brier, at the
home of the brides mother, Mrs. Lucy
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