Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-01-06
LITERARY MAGAZINE
Soon to be Published at U. of Maine
Other College Notes.

or"no. Nc. Jan. 5.-(SpeciaD. Arrange
mcnts have recently been completed fo
the publication of Il literary mnEazn. a
the university. Students interested II
this work elected a. L. Lord ~ of IN
switch. Mass, and r. W. Phibruoll % %
Milan. y. II. ~ editor and manager re
spc"tivcly. and plans have been made t,
iSSu" the first number about jan 20 A
II meeting held Thursday. Mr.. Thilbrool
resigned tn" management and a. l.. Cay
ting OF Brewer was chosen for the pG
siti"n. Other editors were selected n.
follows: Maudc II. Colcord o.; Of Sears
port. Frederick H. Southard 'oi Of Dor
chester Mass. and Lincoln II. Colcor,
~ of S"arSrort II is the intention o
the editors to increase the number Of III
s'rfe from fnur tn six and the remain
in- two will Il" chosen preferably fror
til" lower "llSS's. On til" r"lativ" merits
Of two or three contributions. The frs
uurh' rs VIII tc issued under The nam.
of The University Magazine"
This publication should supply a long
felt want rs an outlet for articles Of :,
stricily literary nature. The "Maine
Campus HAS for the last four years a,
least, maintained n policy Of cxcludina
amy thing of u literary nature. SO that
students nj thIrnt along these lines are
confined to the College Annual.
The University Musical Clubs gave 4
concert and dance at Old Town Friiay
evening which was well attended. quit.
4 delegation being present from tho cam
nus. Tho clubs have been somewhat han
dirappcd bv the loss of their leader Ar.
thur u. Plummcr who has been in tho
lumhcr camp. studying practical forestry
with tho members of this department
The work Of the clubs shows the results
of untiring energy on the part Of it.
Inemhcrs in the way of Il concert vel
worth listening to.
Work has started in earnest for the
relay team and the spring track events
Tho competitors for the relay team whicl
will meet Tufts at the Il. A. a. meet late
in February are not in force. The mem
hers Of last years champion team. Pnr
ter. Wyman. ST. Ongc and Curricr. ar.
all in good condition and are being push
cd for their places by several now men
This team made a record last year that
was only bcttcred by PENNSYLVANIA. Dart
mouth and Williams. and should make M
eyen better showing this year from thoir
experience. The weight men are timber
ing up with the shot in the baseball cage
and the outlook is better than it has beer
for several years.
Prof. Ganong of the department oi
electrical engineering has been making ar
extended trip through New York and the
West. The main object has been to Sc
cure information with regard to the test
ing courses offered by the large electrt
cal concerns to students graduatin,
from this course. Prof Ganong made a
short strip at Thanksgiving making visit,
70 the General Electric Cos wrokS a
Schenectady and Lynn and the STANLEY
Electric Co at Pittsfeld. Mass The re
cent trip included Westinghouse works Al
Pittsburg and several large concerns fr
this vicinity. 1t is expected also that NJ
will secure some apparatus for tn, electri
cal laboratory which is in need of a few
additions.
The university has refitted the hous,
occupied by the Theta Epsilon fraternit,
with steam heat. The work was done dur
ing the Christmas recess and gives un
Qualified satisfaction. The house is the