Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-05-18
Commencement Opens
at University of Maine


at University of Maine
Oronor. Me. May 1.-THE 41th
Commencement of the University Of
Maine began Friday night with the
Phi Kappa Phi initiation ut the v
brary AT y. NJ at the Commons
With Professor Windsor l.. Dag
gett, head of the department of Pub
lie Speaking, in the leading role, the
Maine Masque will present the Com
mencement week performance of the
annual play. "A Pair of Spectacles,"
at the Assembly hall on Saturday
evening, May Is. at 8 =. NJ.
Professor Daggett is assuming the
part formerly taken by Wilson Col
Inns, 10, who is at the 4th Officers
Training camp. The Masque play will
be preceded by the pantomine Into
the Nowhere by IS young ladies.
The cast of "A Pair Of Spectacles'
is as follows:
Mr.. Benjamin Goldfnch.
w. p. Daggett
Uncle Gregory, Nathan f. True. 10
Percy. Albert Wunderlich ia
DICK. Ninton r. Gribbin, 20
Lorimer, Joseph S Robinson. 20
bartholomew, Robert Cohen, '21
joyce SiIas Merry 20
Another Shoemaker,
Donald i. Perry. Is
Mrs. Goldfinch, Philip j. Leaty 20
Lucy Lorimer,
Miss Nellie M Jones. ri
Charlotte. Miss Eveline +. Snow. 20
In speaking OF the patriotism OF the
members of the Maine Masque on
Thursday Professor Daggctt said:
III the Maine Masque lad service
feS it would be 4 large one. When
the Masque PLAYED at the Biiou.
March s. 1917, it had two organized
companies. including &c members.
Just half this number were in COL
iege last year to report for the Ju-
nior week performance, May 10. aft
er war was declared. Two of these
lett on the midnight train after the
play, The company disbanded on
this date.
It is Interesting to note the where
abouts Of that last years cast TODAY
Thirteen Of them are enlisted, and
five Of the II arc in France.
Philip Libby, II. reported slightly
wounded April IT, 1918. writes under
date of April II that there is M
cause for alarm. He merely got q
touch Of F'ritz's gas"
George NJ. Carter, rs, has written
several letters from the trenches.
Give c. Small IS, after lone
winter at Allentown. Pa. sailed for
France in April in the ambulance
corps.
Evans p. Norcross. 10, IL wearing !
gold chevon, denoting six months
service in the zone of Advance
We've had our share of shells and
bor1bs.' he writes. but everyone is
safe thus far" He is first sergeant
of his company.
William 3. Cobb. 10. who wont
with the band, was last heard from
doing first aid work in the third line
trenches.
Fred f. Baldwin, 10. graduated
from the Harvard Radio School ami
WAS one Of the three taking highest
honors. He is now instructor.
Samuel W. Collins. 10. returned -
college. Among his other activities
he played Goldfnich in "A pai,. -
Spectacles." He enlisted in Nav and
reported for the Fourth Officers
Training Camp, May IS, 1918.
Joel II. Howard is in the navy
Ralph NJ Kendall, 10, Arasque cleo
trician.
LYMAN E. Allen. 20. is in the navy.
Edmund c. Melcher. 10 is in the
army
Norman F. True, 10. is in the navy.
Q. f. Hunton, 30, is In the ambu-
lance corps.
Among Masquers Of former wears
are the following: Sumner Waite
II. captain in the L. s. Army, is sta
toned in France.
Theodore w. Haskell, IA, four
years in the Masque, sailed for
France in April. He is second lieu
tenant in the Q. b. c.
Fernando T. Norcross, IA, manag-
er of the Masque for two years. has
been commissioned at an Officers
school in France. He came through
a gas attack April 1G. playing "auc-
ton"
Roland II. Cobb, ex-'17. commits
stoned lieutenant at Plattsburg. is on
the Western front.
Herbert c. Cobb. is. last wrote
from a specialist school for officers
in France. He was expecting to
leave daily to rejoin his regiment
James L. Chute. 10. is at the L.
s. Naval Air Station, Key West, Fla.
He took his first hop on May 1st
and is nearly ready for solo" work.