The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1910-02-03

fertility of Eggs. This is very inter-
esting as we'll as instructive work, giving
data on certain factors influencing the
fertility and Matching of eggs. To the
man who is raising poultry this pamphlet
is of especial benefit. Il may be obtain
ed by applying to Director Chas. D.
Woods, Experiment Station, Orono,
Maine.
Rehearsals for the minstrel show to
be given in Bangor at an early. date are
we'll underway. The proceeds of the en-
tertainment will go for the benefit of
the base bail team. Manager McCarty
has the affair in charge and it promises
to be more than usually good.
The Dramatic Club will begin rehear-
sails Immediately after examinations are
over, and the production for this spring
will soon be whipped into shape under
the direction of Prof. Daggett, who has
so successfully coached the club for the
last three years. The play that has
been selected this year is a three-act
comedy, entitled. "a Pair of Binders. !"
There are eleven characters, of which
nine are male and two are female. The
schedule has not been completed vet,
but about twelve or fifteen performan-
ces will be given. In connection with
this comedy the Club this year has intro
duced new idea of having short piece
which can be used at church fairs and
other social entertainments, when the
three-act piece will be too long, 1.-THE
Littlest Grip is the name of the farce
Last FRIDAY new idea was put into prac-
t1ce by coach Mills when he held relay
races between the various classes as trials
for the varsity relay team. The varsity
men were not allowed to run so that new
material would be given a chance to
show up. The Juniors and Sophomores
ran against each other, the Juniors win
ming by very small margin. The
teams were as follows: 1911, Blanchard,
Hart, Waite, Southland; 1912, Deering,
Hussey, Gleason, Schrumper. The other
race was between the Seniors and Fresh
men and the latter won by wide mar
gin. The Seniors who ran were Chad
bourne, Snow, Hicks and Smith; and the
Freshmen, Murthy, Underhill, Harmon
and Jones.
Prof. H. G. Bell, who will occupy the
chair of Agronomy, arrived last Friday
and began work Monday morning. Prof.
Bell comes to the University with an en-
viable record as an educator and the
State is lucky to have such a man IN it's
agricultural work.
Prof. Brown of the Agricultural de-
partment was in Boston at the Poultry
Show last week. He exhibited ten
chickens and won eight first prizes and
one second in the college class. This is
more than any other New England col
lege won and speaks we'll for the poultry
raised by the College Agriculture.
At the last meeting of the Y. M. C. A.
the reports of thedelegates to theRoehes-
ter convention, were heard. B. C.Warren.
III, spoke at some length on the conven-
ton, its purposes, work, etc.
Director Chas. D. Woods was one of
the recent speakers in chapel. His talk
was on Pure Food and the Drug Law,
and the Adulteration of Foods. He told
of the harmful influence of the adultera-
ton of foods, the means the government
was using to prevent adulteration and
defended DR.. Wiley in his fight for pure
foods.
Last Friday the chapel hour was spent
in singing college songs. Prof. Thomp-
son led the singing and the students en-
tered heartily into the spirit Of the occa-
sion. Prof. Thompson is unusually popu-
lar with the student body because Of the