Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-06-28
SUMMER SCHOOL
AT j. OF maine
OPENS MONDAY
Prof. L. E. Woodman Honored to
Membership in American As
ISOLATION for the Advancement
of Science

University of Maine, Orono, Me, June
27.-Under the supervision of Dean
James Stacy Stevens of the College Of
Arts and Sciences, the annual summer
school term Of the university was open
ed Monday with about the same at
tendance as that of last year. about $50
students who take advantage of the
summer term for the purpose Of max
ing up work in their undergraduate
studies, taking extra courses for grad
uate credit, or who take the extra
work to get ahead Of their course.
This year, as last. courses in the
following subjects will be given: Ger
man. history, mathematics. chemistry,
physics, French, English. economics
an6 sociology, Latin and education.
For the most part these subjects are in
conjunction with College of Arts and
Sciences subjects. and are taught by
the faculty members of that college of
the university.
The following faculty members of the
university staff will be in attendance dur
ing the summer school course: Dean
James S. Stevens, in charge, and teaching
physics; James n. Hart, dean of the uni
versity, mathematics; Ralph Is. Jones. IL
brarian; Jacob B. Segall, professor of
French; George Davis Chase, professor
of Latin: Caroline Colvin. professor of
history; Wallace Craig, professor of phil
osophy; Roland P. Gray, professor of
English; Garrett w. Thompson, professor
Of English literature; George Ware
Stephens, professor of economics and So
Geology; Leon Elmer Woodman. professor
in physics; Harley Richard Willard, asso-
ciate professor in mathematics; Robert r.
Drummond, associate professor of Ger
man; Lowell ]. Reed, assistant professor
Of mathematics; besides several of the
newly appointed instructors.
Each morning with the exception of
Saturday and Sunday. the chapel ex-
ercises will be held in the chapel of
service and song assembly will take
place. The University library of $4,000
volumes will be a. the disposal of the
students during the summer term and
will be open daily from 9 A. NJ to II
NJ, and from P. NJ. to p. NJ, with
the exception of Saturday and Sunday
1t is planned to have several bal.
games during the summer from to s
in the afternoon and also committees
have been appointed to look after the
social life of the students, with the
view of making the summer work as
good as possible. The men students
will be quartered in the dormitories of
Hannibal Hamlin and Oak hall, while
the Mount Vernon House will be
thrown open for the women students.
The University Inn under the manage
ment of the university will also be
available.
DR.. Leon Elmer Woodman, assistant
professor in physics, has been extend
lean Association for the Advancement
of Science. Prof. Woodman is a grad
uate of Dartmouth College Of the class
of 1899. During the period of two years
from 1900 to 1902 he was a graduate
student at that college, serving as an
assistant in physics in the latter year,
and receiving his masters degree The
next year was spent in Teaching in
secondary school work. During the pc
Rod Of 1868, he held a position as in
structor in Columbia University and
in 1910 was awarded the degree of doc
tor of philosophy by that university.
Since then he has been connected with
the University Of Maine in his present
position. He is the second Maine pro-
t., 70 "a
other being DR.. Raymond Pearl of the
experiment station force who received
the honor the latter part of last month