Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-02-27
UNIVERSITY OF MAINE
Plans for Indoor Class Meet and for
Farmers Week

The annual indoor class meet of the
University u Maine will be held in me
gymnasium on Friday evening. March
-. This is one Of the most Important
class events Of the year ana is al
ways witnessed by a crowd of several
hundred ucnpl" Not only II ii I'M
portsint because Of the interest which
il gives 10 the spectators ana the dc
velopment Of friendly class rivalry bar
it is the means al getting out Il gr, at
deal OF track material and it tauS gives
Coach Farrell chance To look over
the promising men for the Varsity.
in addition to the track events the
Sophomore Freshman basketball game
will be played that night
The Seniors realizing that there are
only Il few months between now ard
graduation. are arranging for their
theses. The Seniors i'll tine electrical
engineering course have chosen the
following subjects: A. l.. Reedle and
J. J. Morrison. THE Distribution and
Measurement of Power About the Uni
versity;" Il. l.. Cummings, &. s.
French and s. +. Thomas. The Test
Of High Voltage Power TrausmisSi n
Plant" G. L. Draper and j. p. Farms
worth, The Construction and Test "f
Il Special High Temperatur" Electric
Furnace" r. NJ Foster. The Com
pounding Of a Direct Current Motor to
Operate as a Generator" !. \. Gam
nett. Study and Development Of an
Electrical Laboratory Telephone
Eauipment:" j. Jacobs and ". +. Will
bur. An Investigation of the Manu-
facttrr of Steel in the Electric Fur
mace" G. r. Knight and =. II. Sea-
man. The Design. Construction and
Test of Il Magnetic Clutch; f.. l..
MiIliken and RI. l.. Miner, An inV"s:i~
cation Of the Manufacture Of ozone
Electricity for BlcachmG and DiSin-
fecting Purposcs;' I. G. Morton and
y. l.. Perkins. AN Investigation If
ihc stray Currents Of a Street Rail
| way SYSTEM" p l. Robinson. "TAc
| Design. construction. and Test of 4
| J-ninoiar Generator" l.. Il. Lord and
| F.. \. Nickery, The Design. CoEstruc-
| ton and Test of An Absorption DynA-
/ monster"
! The second annual Farmers Week.
| under the supervision of the college
| Of Agriculture wilt be held from the
| The great success IF the undertaking
| last wear has brought about the &C.
| cisiou. On thn Part Of Tile agricultural
| department. to make this an annual
affair. The program for the week VIII
| consist of practical lectures on farm
crops, home breeding. feeding, dairy
! Ing. 0rchardin@. forestry and N"t'"ih-
ary science. also demonstrations III
butter making. homie mixing at fer
| tiiiz"r+, stock judging ana "rrhArd
| management There Will also be spec
| ia! evening lectures by men ~ rational
r..putation Preceding the addresses.
music viii - FURNISHED ~ thr musical
! clubs
| on "Wednesday evening, March ~.
Hon. John Hamilton. superintendent u
Farmers Institute. viii he til" speaker.
! on Thursday evening. the Hon. y. !.
Dachcid,r master of III" National
! Grange will speak.
In addition to this a "WnnaHS sec
tom viii be maintained. This VIII
he under the direction Of Miss Anna
parrnvs. Of Teachers College, Column
bin University. ana will consist ~ \
course w lectures an1 demonstrations
Oh Subjects relating to domestic
science ana household economies.
A special cou"-" il poultry rais'n1
will be given March is t" -. TINS
will consist nc lectures by men of OK
>! pericnca in this line. Prof. G. Is. GA
ham. of the Connecticut Agricultural
college will speak on "Artiiiciai m
cubatinn and HroodimG. y. +. Hunter
of Abingdon Mass. will lecture on
breeding. Care and Arrangement ct
Laying HirdS J. 7. Fol"h. ~ NAtl1k'
Mass. Will speak "a "Ercrd charir-
tcristics ana Scoring, Will" Th"S.
Wright of Marlboro. Mass. VIII irr-
/, tur. "a the subject Of Pigeon ana
S,lu;b Raising.