Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-10-24
Maine Predicting Hard for
The Game with Bates.
1.-THE White Elephant" Replaced
By Banner Presented by Ladies'.
New Entrance System Explained.
Sophomores Elect Committees.

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The Varsity football squad is put
ting inta week of hard practice in
preparation for the Bates game next
Saturday. Coach Reilly is devoting
his attention to perfecting one or two
new plays to be used in the Bates
game. The showing of the team
against st. Anselms was rather dis
appointing, as it was thought the
game would be an easy victory. Train
er Smith said that the greater part
OF the team was in good condition for
the game <and that the only thing
which could keep the team from win
ming, would be bad case of swelled
headedness. There is not much dan
ger of this as Bates has shown in the
last three years that she is net to be
moderated.
Maine will send the usual special
train to Lewiston. Saturday, and it is
expected that the greater part of the
student body will attend the game.
The ladies of the university presented,
Tuesday morning., at the student chapel.
huge Maine banner to the Athletic AS
ISOLATION. sThe presentation was made by
President Alley to Captain Sheppard and
Manager Wallace of the football team The
banner is fastened to two long poles and
will be carried at the head of all Maine
parades in place of the elephant. which has
formerly been the mascot of the teams.
The first mass meeting of the year will
be held Thursday evening. in the gymna-
stun. The purpose of the meeting win be
m, FOR 10
A good list of speakers has been chosen
and music will be furnished by the College
Band.
The Sophomore class, at a recent meeting,
elected the following committees Sophie
more calendar committee. Robert F. Thur
rell. Portland William L. Milliken, Bridge
water; Paul \. Warren, Dover. Sophomore
hop committee, John A. McDonough, Lew
iston; William w. Redman,. Dedham,
Mass Edgar G. Rowland. Plymouth,
Mass Eugene W. Goodwin Roekport, and
Geo III. Bernheisei New Bloomfield, Pa.
Manager class basketball Joseph E. Doyle.
Salem. Mass.
large number of the professors will
attend the Teachers convention in Port
land this week President Alley. Professor
Gray of the English department. and Pro-
fessor Comsiock of the domestic science
department will deliver papers before the
convention. President Alley will also speak
before the Western Alumni Association at
their annual banquet. Friday evening
After the convention in Portland DR..
Alley will go to Saratoga Springs. n. Y,
where he will attend the Inauguration OF
Charles II. Reyes. as president of the Ma
tional Council of Education. to be held at
the Ledmore School OF Arts, Oct rs.
From here he viii go to Norris Town,
Pa. where he viii give series of five
talks at the institute work to be held
there oct. IS to Nov. s.
Dean Hart explained in a chapel talk.
Wednesday morning. the new system of
entrance requirements which has been
adopted by the university. The students
from the class a preparatory schools are
not admitted on their diploma, but on
their scholastic record. The same stud
les are required for admission as before
and any other credits which the student
may have will be counted toward gradu-
alton. This system brings the university
into closer touch with the schools and
removes some of the responsibility from
the High school principal.
"A. G Durgin, VINO mas Deen aSSistdHl
chemist at the Maine Experiment Station,
has been appointed instructor in chem
istry
There will be a meeting of the Maine
section of the American Chemical So
ciety on the evening of Friday, Nov. l,
at the Bangor House. After dinner the
section will be honored by an address
by DR.. A. d. Little of Boston. president
of the American Chemical Society.
Prof. j. e. Kaulfuss, who is in charge
of the course in highway engineering at
the university, attended the recent
American Road Congress at Atlantic
City. n. J.
Dean Fl. s. Boardman and Prof. +,
L. Bean were among the members of the
Maine Society of Civil Engineers who
recently took trip to Aziscohos dam.