The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1916-05-11
ANSEL A. PACKARD.
A Belfast Boy who has received honors at
the University of Maine.
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Belfast has been honored in the Uni
versity of Maine this year IN the select
ton OF the class parts for the coming
commencement exercises by the cleo
ton of Ansel A Packard, only son of
Mrs. Adella A. Wadsworth Packard of
this city, as class orator.
Mr.. Packard was born in Belfast. and
is grandson of the late ex-Sheriff An
sci Wadsworth and comes of that ster.
ling quality of those earlier DAYS when
Maine was just coming into her own.
when her men We're composed of the
hardy and rugged type who made laws
and laid the foundation of one of the
best States in the Union. His early life
was spent in this city, and after gradu-
ating from the Belfast High school with
honors he entered the University of
Maine and since his entrance in college
has been making a most distinguish
ing mark for himself and credit to his
family and city. Mr.. Packard has been
most devoted to his studies and his ad-
vancement has been the result of
close attention and study, which has
brought the best of returns, while his
popularity among the college men and
the fraternites with which he IS con-
nected is of the best.
He entered the University of Maine in
September 1918, and at the end of the
first year was one of the Honor men"
of his class in point of scholarship. In
his second year he was one of the aids at
the sophomore hop, and was chosen as
an official delegate from Maine to the
! National convention of Lambda Chi AL
! pha Fraternity, held in Worcester, Mass.
In his Junior year he was elected
president of the Maine Chapter of the
Lambda Chi Alpha, and was sent as an
official delegate to the the National con-
vention held at Cornell University. He
was also chosen to speak at the Junior
exhibition which forms part of the Jun
Tor week exercises. This competitor is
open to the four members of the Junior
class who have the highest standing in
the courses in English composition and
public speaking at the end of the sophie
more year. The oraticns are original
speeches of 1000 words in length. In
this he received the second award. Dur
| ing the same year he was elected as the
president of the Maine Chapter of the
Tau Beta Pi Engineering Society.
| Last summer he was chosen to repre-
sent the University of Maine at the con-
vention of the Tau Beta Pi Engineering
Society, held in the city OF San Francis
co. Tau Beta Pi is an honorary society
for engineering students and elections to
this society is considered one OF the
highest honors that can come to a stu
dent in the College of Technology.
At the commencement exercises last
June he won the King oratorical contest,
prize of S25, donated by Mr.. Clarence
P. King of Washington, D. c., given each
year to the student who receives the first
rank in the commencement oratorical
contest. This competition is open to Jun
Tors and seniors, all the speeches being
original orations and ABOUT 2, 900 words
in length.
AS a result of this success he was
elected to membership in the Speakers
Club, an honorary society open to those
students who acquire sufficient standing
IN public debate and oratory.
During his senior year he was elected
to the senior executive committee, ap-
pointed an instructor in mechanical
drawing, elected an associate editor of
the U. of M. Blue Book. president of
the Maine branch of the American Insti-
tute of E ectrical Engineers, and chosen
as class orator for commencement
In the military branch of the Univer-
slty of Maine he served as a private in
his first year, became corporal and then
a sergeant in his second year, and first
lieutenant in his third year. At the be-
ginning of his senior year, he was ap-
pointed as captain of one of the compa- !
MES and at the end of the first half year, !
having obtained the highest rank in mil /
ltary science and tactics OF any man in |
the class, he was appointed major of /
the battalion, which is the highest office
that student can hold at present.
A grandson of man who served with |
distinction in the Civil War, he has with !
his own hard work climbed the ladder of |
college success, and while the means at |
his disposal have been limited, he has