Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-09-16
UNIV. OF Maine
Graduate of College Invents an
High Explosive and. Phil
adelphia Firm to.
Give Trial
NEW CHEMISTRY HEAD HAS
EXCELLENT RECORD

Tarr, graduate or the university Oh
Maine Of the class Of 1916. has taken
a position with a Philadelphia chemi-
cal concern, to superintend the man
ufacture Of a product used in high
explosives, the method for its manu-
facture being discovered by Mr.. Tarr
during his chemical work at the uni
versity The concern, which is en-
ploying Mr.. Tarr. believes that this
new method rs of great economic VAL
ue, and that it will greatly cheaper
the cost Of the final product. They
have built and equipped a factory to
be used, and are to give the discovery
a thorough try out.
The University of Maine representa-
tives Of Pi chapter Of Phi Mu soror-
ity who attended the annual conven-
ton of that organization at Wanakas.
Wis, state that the conference was one
of the finest in the history of the So
rority. There were representatives
present from all parts of the United
States and besides the work of the
meetings, there were many enjoyable
and pleasing social meetings, at which
the delegates were able to become ac-
quainted, as we'll as number Of trips
to places of interest in that part Of
the country. The Maine party was
made up of Isabel Frawley of Ban
gor; Minnie Parks of Orono: Muriel
Debec of Franklin and Cornelia Phelps
of Foxborough. Mass. The party, be-
sides visiting the city of the conven,
tion, Wanakas, made return to Port
land, Montreal, Buffalo, Detroit, Chi
cago, Washington and New York.
Prof Harry Newton Conser, of the
department of botany at the universi-
ty, has been elected fellow of the
American Association for the Ad-
vancement Of Science. This associa-
tion has membership of over 5000
scientists from all parts of the coun-
try. Annually the association elects
as fellows men who through their work,
investigations and contributions to
science, have shown themselves lead
ers in their lines. The number of fell
| lows Is comparatively small and elec-
tion to their number is considered
marked honor in scientific circles.
| New Chemistry Head
| DR.. Charles Wilson Easley, who was
during the past year associate profess
sor of chemistry. has been promoted
to professor of chemistry, and head of
| that department at the University of
Maine. DR.. Easley Is a noted chemist,
having done much work along the
lines of chemical research. One of his
most noted distinctions is the fact
that he was joint experimenter in the
solution of a problem in chemistry
that determined the atomic weight of
mercury. a problem deemed by the
chemical world, impossible to solve up
to the time Of the work of DR.. Easley
and his associate.
| DR.. Easley is a graduate of Dick
| inson college in the class of 1897. He
Is to succeed DIR. Ralph Harper Nc
Kee who has since 1909 been the head
Of that department, and who has re-
signed to take a position as chemist
with the Turmise Copper Co.
Faculty Notes
| Friends of Miss Hildal E. Vaughan,
who has been instructor in the Eng
lish department Of the university dur
ing the past year. will be sorry to learn
that she has been ordered by her ply
sician to discontinue teaching for the
| present on account OI IlHeSS-
| Mr.. and Mrs. E. F. Hughitt have ar
rived in Orono. Mr.. Hughitt is to be
the football coach again this year.
Everyone is glad to see them back.
| Miss Caroline Colvin, who has been
to her home in Indiana. has returned
to resume her duties as professor of
history at the university.
Miss Frances w. Freeman, profess
sor of home economics. who has been
studying at Columbia university dur
ing the summer school and since then
visiting her parents in Michigan, has
returned
Names football chances took a fair
ly big drop yesterday when 1t was
learned for a fact that William H. AL
len, better known as Bill" the for
mer Hebron Academy athlete, and all
Maine guard and State champion shot
putter on the University of Maine
track team, was this fall to enter the
University Of Pennsylvania.