Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-10-07
UNI. OF maine
Varsity Football Prospects Not
So Flattering as Wished
Freshmen Elect Class Off
cers-Two New Chinese
Students-Notes

orono. Ne. Oct. -tspeciaD.-With the.
first State championship football game
about three weeks hence. the prospects
of successful team representing the
Blue and White is. indeed. serious. Not
for several seasons back, has a Maine
coach had to practically reconstruct
new team. However. Coach Houghitt
and his assistant. Murray, find such
course necessary this year.
All the men participating in the Dart
| mouth game came back in good condition
except Coady, who received a minor IN
jury to his ankle, which will keep him
out of practice this week. Kirk was
back in practice Monday, but saving
himself
Spers, who started the season at quar-
terback, has been changed to end. 1t was
thought that this would be his natural
position as he made the All-Maine
| prep school team in this position. Da-
ley and Higgins are plotting the team.
Kriger. Gorham and Kirk will probably
form the new backfeld, with Captain
Ruffner changed to the line. 1t is hoped
would make a good mate with Spiers.
both being fast.
The dummy was the object of attack
on Mondays practice. and the manner
in which they assailed the padded form
showed that they meant business.
The backfieid men were engaged in
punting. A great improvement can be
noticed in their work. especially GorhanI.
Mr.. Nelles, one of the Y. NJ. c. A.
eastern field secretaries, visited the uni
versity and spoke on Moral Leaderships
and Obligations. He was secured
through the efforts of Mr.. Cranston. the
new NJ. c. A. head at the university. Mr..
Nelles' work Is among the 1umbermen in
the northern part of the State. where he
has performed some valuable service.
NJ. S. Donahue, Is, is teaching at Hart
land Academy. He is also active in their
athletic affairs.
The Freshman class has elected the
following officers: President, G. r.
Marsh; vice president, D. H. Coady; sec
rotary, Miss Wheeler; treasurer. H. De
Costa: executive committee, H. *.
Graves, c. Champion, w. Hussey, L.
Titcomb, n. Torrey; football manager, F.
L. Curtis: baseball manager. F. E. DON
ovan; tract manager. G. Lucas; hockey
manager, Verne Beverly.
About % Boy Scouts from Bangor hiked
to the campus last Friday, under David
Reed. They slept in the university barns
Friday night and Saturday morning they
watched the U.-of NJ. cadets drill. --
A new tennis court, has been completed
for the use of woman, students. 1t is sit
uated back of Balentine hall.
The Junior class of the College of Law
held their election of class officers, Octo-
Der 4th. The following were elected:
President, Earl Hooker, Springfield.
Mass; vice president. William Gallagher.
Limestone. Md; secretary. Cecil L.
Brown, Norway: treasurer, Wayland
Marse, North Arson. James B. Watson
Of Wheeling, West Virginia, was elected
associate law editor of the Prism.
President and Mrs. Robert Judson Alley
gave their annual reception to the facul-
ty and matrons Saturday evening.
The Phi Mu Sorority gave the first Of
a series of dances at the Mt Vernon
house Saturday evening. Dancing was
enjoyed until 1.3o, when the party broke
up.
Pu >Sungyu Flung and Hung-Hsiang
Chang are two of the new names found
on the list this year. They are Chinese
students who have entered Maine to
study banking and business admnistra-
ton. They are enrolled in the .Janior
class and in the department Of econom-
les. They are under the direction of
the Chinese Educational Mission at
Washington. Both Chang and Fung are
natives of the same city. They went to
school in Shanghai. and spent three years
in Using Una College at Picking. They
were sent to America by the Chinese
government. sd.