Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-01-03
UNIVERSITY OF MAINE.
Winter Term Begins After en-days'
Vacation.

Orono. Me-, Jan. Observation-Disclosures
cises at the University of Maine COM
menced again Tuesday morning. Jan. =
.ftor q Christmas recess of 10 days, and
the majority Of the students returned Oh
time to follow cut their resolutions OF
s+,rtinr in the new year well With the
recncninc OF college the athletic inter-
ests IN the basketball and track line are
coming rapidly to the front. Although
basketball practice was held for some
,iue nreyious to the Christmas recess.
the real season has not commenced un-
fiji now. The new coach, Jack Phelan,
wbo has been secured by Manager Tot
man, started III with the candidates Iues-
day afternoon. He seems to understand
his business and IS sure to prove a Ia
vo,.itc Mr.. Phclan w3s a member or the
Fall River Reserves last year, winch Is
one of the fastest teams in New England
and has had wide experience both as d
coach ana player. In addition to beinS
g., basketball man he is a baseball player
Of no small ability. having played on the
Manchester New England League team
and the Montreal team. He has signed
for tho coming season with the New
York Americans. The prospects LOT pas-
kctDalI are especially good owing 10 me
fact that more men are out than ever
and that the material from the Freshman
class is unusually promising. "A practice
came was held in December with Bar
IIarbor Y. NJ. c. A., but the official sched-
ule will open Saturday night. Jan. b. with
. ,an,o with Coburn Classical Institute
If Orono. There will be no dance after
Tho game Saturday night because OF the
musical club concert and dance when
is to be held Friday night. However,
after all other home games dancing VIII
he enloyed after the game by the SUI
dents and friends. Manager Totman an
no,1nced his schedule Tuesday afternoon
as follows:
Ian LCoburn Classical Institute at
Orono.
Ian. 11-Rockland Y. NJ. c. A. at Orono.
Jan. 19-New Hampshire State College
ct Orono.
JAM o6-Colby at Ororo.
Feb. o-Brewster Academy at Orono.
Feb. 21-Andover at Andovcr.
Feb. 2S-New Hampshire State College
at Durham. n. H.
March Tufts at Medford.
March M T. T. at Boston.
The schedule az arranged by Manager
Totman originally contained five more
games and planned for Today Trip IN
Massachusetts during the latter part OF
February but the faculty objected to al
lowing the team so long a period away
from college and the games had to be
cancelled Among the games that had
to be cancelled were those with Wes-
leyar. Lowell Textile School, Cushing
Academy and Dean Academy. The sched-
ule as it stands. while not hard as last
years calls for hard PERSISTENT work and
efficient coaching in order for the team
to do justice to the other athletic records
of the college. But everyone feels conf
dent that under the training of Coach
Phelan and Captain Stuart the basket
ball season this year will break all pre-
vious records.
A greater interest is being shown in
the military department this year than
has ever been shown before. Captain
Brown, who is at the head Of the depart
ment, comes here now this year and he
seems to be going at it the right way to
make the students take an interest and
pride in their companies and their drill.
Battalion inspection is held every Friday
and after the inspection the different
companies take turns on consecutive
weeks in giving competitive drills. The
officers of the two companies that arc
not drilling observe the mistakes made
by the officers and privates of the OK hb-
iting company and these are noted down
ana turned in to Captain Brown. He
looks over these lists and computes the
percentage of the company. This is tried
for each company in succession and it
serves as stimulus for the men in the
various companies to do their best and
make their company the star one. 1t
might he Of interest to state that Can
tam EroWn. who passed his examinations
at rort Leavonwortll. Kansas, some time
ago Tor his captaircy. has been assigned
10 inc 9th I. S. Infantry his commits