The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1905-05-04

eral of the professors, bound down town tt
see the fun, were captured and entertained
the gathering with speeches. Among Others
Trustee Durgin, Professors Stevens, Segall
and Huddleston took the stump and were
received with hearty applause. After the
special services were over the students dis.
persed to their homes for dinner. After din
ner the cars and local trains were crowded
with the men bound for Bangor, where the
play "Rachel Goldstein'' was given at a
matinee in the Opera House. When the
united forces arrived in Bangor process
sion, headed by the band, was formed and
marched up to the entrance to the Opera
House where they entertained the citizens
with yells, songs, ETC., until the doors were
opened. Practically the whole floor of the
house was occupied by students, who cheer
ed the actors, the day, the University and,
| in fact, everything in sight. "Maine'' songs
were sung, Maine cheers were given and
the outsiders in the audience were as much
entertained by the students as by the play
itself. The return to Orono was made by
electrics or train and very successful cele-
braton from all points of view was over
The faculty look upon the affair as stu
dent joke and consider that they had their
share of the fun, while the students are
perfectly satisfied with their day which
they thoroughly enjoyed and celebrated
without particle of malicious mischief.
The attitude of both parties is good ex-
ample of the excellent feeling existing be-
tween the faculty and the students and of
the good "Maine spirit.
The varsity ball team is in Massachu-
sets and New Hampshire on its annual
trip, and as games have been arranged for
the few days intervening between the two
scheduled trips it was decided that the
team had better stay over They spent
Sunday at the Quincy House in Boston and
played the Haverhill Cycle Club Monday.
This decision forced the 2nd team to meet
the Dexter Athletic Association, which had
been scheduled to play the varsity on
Alumni Field last Saturday afternoon.
French, 'OS, of Jonesport and Karl, '06, of
Rockland was the battery for the 2nd,
which was defeated, II to i. by their profess
sional opponents. Some of the Maine men
put up a good game and although there
were several costly errors made the hitting
of the Dexter men was what gave them so
large a score. Among the players were
Emery, 'OS, W. Sawyer, 'oS, E. Sawyer, '06,
Quint, 'O7, Davis, 07, Handscom, '0S, Austin,
'O6
The Beta Theta Pi fraternity entertained
ing.
President Fellows was in Portland recent
ly to attend the annual dinner of the West
ern Maine Alumni Association, of which
r. W. Eaton, '73, Brunswick, is president,
and A. c. Wescott, '99, of Portland, sec
retary. Mrs. Fellows accompanied the
President.
The Sigma Chi fraternity gave very en-
joyable card party at their chapter house
last Saturday evening.
An interesting debate was held last
Thursday evening at the Art Guild at the
regular meeting Of the society.
Last Monday evening was ladies night
at the goth Century Club in Bangor and
Professor Walls, Dean OF the Law School
and Professor Lewis of the University
spoke.
The social event of this week is the Soph-
omore hop, which is to take place at Alumni
Hall Friday evening. The floor manager is
E. Burleigh Davidson of York Center, and
the committee is as follows; j. II. Bur-
leigh of South Berwick Ii. G. Philbrooke
of Sherburn, N. H., c. E. S. Burns of Fort
Fairfield, L. j. Reed of Berlin, N. H., G. L.
Wildes of Skowhegan, W. L. Black of
Beverly, Mass.
The Beta Theta ri fraternity entertained
the Young ladies' of the college very pleas
antly at their handsome new chapter house
Wednesday evening.
The annual lnterelass outdoor meet is to
, take place Saturday at Alumni Field.
| The men have been training faithfully all
the spring, and the events are looked for
ward to with much interest.
Both the Sigma Alpha Epsilon and the
Theta Espilon fraternities are grading and
improving their lawns and the grounds
around their houses.
A number of the faculty took advantage
of the Easter recess to visit approved
schools. Dean Hart was in Foxcroft and
Dover, Professor Harrington in Yarmouth
and Dr. Lewis visited Ellsworth, Bar Har-
bor, Machias and Eastport. Mr.. Thompson
was at the Eastern Maine State Conference
Seminary, Higgins Classical Institute and
the East Corinth Academy.
Miss Agnes Taylor of Chicago visited
Miss Colvin at the Mt. Vernon House tn,
past week.
Miss Mabel Stone of Winthrop, who wa
a special student at the university last year
was married at her home Monday to Jamel
e. Harvey, "a, of Readfeld, where they ar
to make their home.