Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-02-19
UNI. OF maine.
Sophomore Prom q Pleasing So.
cial Success-Plans Com.
pleted for Frat
Meets
DISTANCE RUNNERS ARE TO
COMPETE IN PHILADELPHIA

orono. Me-. Feb. ls.-(SpeciaD
Alumni Hall was the scene of a festiv-
ity on Friday evening when the sonho.
more class held the annual Hop" The
gymnasium was decorated in the class
colors, long streamers reaching from
the center OF the hall to all Sides The
walls were lastly decorated by the
different fraternities and the light ef-
feet gave pleasing spectacle to the
eye Over 200 were present at the
dance Pullens Orchestra furnished
the music for an order Of 20 dances
Inc refreshments were served in the
chapel. King Of Orono was caterer.
The reception started at eight. In
the reception line were Pres. and Mrs.
Alley. Dean and Mrs. Stevens. James A.
Gannett. Prof. and Mrs. Huddilston.
Edwin Hyland May Of Orono, the class
president: the patronesses were Mrs j.
NJ. Hart. Mrs. Leon s. Merrill. Mrs F..
r. Wingard, Mrs. Anna f. Williams,
Mrs. Ella J. Mason, Mrs. Dora b. Tow
err. Mrs. Bertha II. Moulton, Mrs. Mary
c. Parcher, Mrs. Rush Hamlin, Mrs.
Sarah A Currier. Miss Mary F. Hopkins,
and Mrs. jeanette H. Harrington The
floor director was Mark Vernon Crock
EFT and his aids were E. L. Newdick. NJ
G. Gross. F. B. Gibbs. S. NJ Durham,
G. B. Ruggles. l.. E. Libby, wv F. Wui-
man,. j. p. Ramsey, c. T. Gibberson. F..
L.. Coolbroth, Bert Richardson D. B.
Perry. X. F. Cole and r. A. Riva.
The annual inter-fraternity meets
which in past years have caused so
much interest and rivalry will begin
on Saturday. Feb 10. There are to
be as usual a series of four meets, pro-
viding the weather is permissible. The
preparations for the first meet on Sat
urday are completed. There are about
$50 entries for the various events
All the events excepting the forty
yard dash for the Freshmen and the
sack race will be handicapped. The
handicapping together with injuries to
several Of the first class men make it
possible for almost any man with me-
dunn ability to win. The meet is al
most sure to fall to either the Theta
Chi or the Beta Theta Pi fraternities
The Theta Chi fraternity has num-
Der Of good men in French. Hutton.
King. Mcbride and Thompson, all of
these men are sure of places. The
Betas with such men as I.awry, Rowe,
Allan. Zeigler. Stanley and few 9TH
ers will surely give any fraternity
hard run for the honors
The events are as follows: 40-yard
dash for Freshmen; 4O-yard handicap
ped; half mile run; handicapped: one
and one-half mile run. handicapped:
shot put. handicap; broad jump, handi-
cap; high jump. handicap.
The following students were elected
to membership in Phi Kappa Phi. re-
Gently: 1915. Fred Perley Loring, West
Pownal: Winfred Eugene Stoddard,
Deer Isle. Emery Davis Eddy. Bangor:
Archelaus Lewis Hamblen. Gorham: AL
len G. Smith, Bluehill; 1917. Frances
Marie Lougee. Winterport. Phi Kappa
Phi holds its initiation in June
Maine will send four distance men
to compete in the Seventh Annual In
door Carnival held by the Meadowbrook
Club in Philadelphia on March II. the
event being a two-mile relay, Nearly
all of Names distance men are put
ting in hard practice every day on the
board track. This athletic carnival is
one of the biggest indoor events Of it's
nature in the country. All of the larger
colleges send teams including, Yale.
Cornell. Harvard. West Point. Annap-
oils, Princeton. Penn State. Michigan
Chicago, Syracuse, l.. Of Pennsylvania
and Columbia
party of Seniors and Juniors Of the
chemical department are on their an
nual spring inspection tour. This year.
it will be confined to Portland and New
York. Among the places TO be visited
are: Casco Tanning Co.. S. D. Warren
Paper Co. Portland; Type Foundry
Corn Products Refinery, Jersey City;
Brooklyn Navy Yard; Astoria, l.. L.
Gas Works: American Sugar Refinery
Standard OIL Refinery. Balbach Smelt-
ing & Refining Co. and Sherwin-Will-
Jams Paint Co., Newark. They expect
to return next Tuesday.