Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-04-06
kENNEBEC U OF N
ALUMNI FEAST
At AUGUSTA
Maine Spirit Manifest
at Second Annual
Banquet

acknowledgements State
Should Gradually Reduce it
at Rate of $4,000 Yearly
Officers Elected
A heart to heart talk regarding the
affair at the University OF Maine,
what the college has done for the State
and what the State in turn should do
for the college. featured the second
annual banquet of the Kennebec Alum
nj Association of the State University
held Tuesday evening at the Augusta
House. IT was a most enthusiastic and
enjoyable get-together and besides the
large number of Maine men present
there were in attendance a number of
the boys of the Cony High school as
guests of the evening.
The contact between the alumni of
the university and the representatives
OF the faculty proved most profitable.
and the great spirit of the institution
rang true in the speeches of the eve
ming. A brilliant array of speakers
teresting throughout and brought new
light on many things pertaining to the
university and its endeavors The
speakers were w. d. Towner IL. gen
eral alumni secretary; r. L. Newtlick
1S, of the State department of ag-
riculture: Hon. William r. Pattan-
gall 'S4, former attorney general; H.
r. Mansur of Augusta, chairman of the
general committee; DR.. James S. Ste
vens, dean of the College of Arts and
Sciences at the university: and Dr.
Leon s. Merrill. dean of the College
of Agriculture The toastmaster was
Everett Fl. Maxey II of Gardiner.
The meeting was informal and the
renewing of old acquaintanccs and the
singing of tie songs of the university
Enjoyable piano selections were PLAYED
by Ludger Vcrmette of this city A
sumptuous banquet was served at the
opening of the meeting. the menu con-
sisting OF oyster cocktail, cream of
tomato soup, boiled chicken halibut
Juuenne potStoes, roast native chicken
cranberry sauce, peas, mashed pota-
toes, Waldorf salad, ice cream and
coffee.
The business of the evening included
the election of officers of the associ-
ton for the ensuing year, the choice OF
the meeting being as follows: Presi-
dent, Hon. William r. PattangaI of
Augusta: vice president, Everett f.
Maxcy of Gardiner; secretary-treasur
er, Arthur w. Abbott of. Augusta:
members of executive committee, Neil
Violette and Frank Il. Southland of
Augusta. The nominating committee
for the meeting consisted of George
w. Williams, Joseph Beck and Max
Wilder.
The speeches of the evening demon
strated the fact that the alumni are
loyal to the top degree. are apprecia-
tive of the work the university has
done and is continuing to do in the
State, and that the alumni are unani-
nous in their appreciation of the adj
ministration at the institution.
Post.PrandiaI Exercises
After the cigars had been lighted
the round table discussion was open
ed, the POSTMASTER. Mr.. Maxcy, in
Producing as the first speaker, w. D.
Towner II, better known to the
alumni as Pep" Towner, the general
alumni secretary. In the course of
his interesting address on college
matters, he referred to the deficit
at the university and to the sugges-
ton that had been made that it
should be taken care of by the alum
MI. According to his point of view
this was preposterous: he had failed
to find that any other state institu-
ton III the country except one had
ever had a campaign to take care of
a deficit. And he pointed out that
the alumni Of the university contri-
butte about $50 per capita, as much
as any institution of its kind. He
spoke of the change recommended in
the athletic policy of the institution,
and in closing he spoke of the pro-
gram for Commencement Day this
year at the university, which comes
this year JUNE 4.
The next speaker. e. l.. Newdick
of the State DEPARTMENT of Agricul-
ture told of the enthusiastic gather
ing of the western Maine Alumni
Association recently held at Port
land, which meeting he had attend
ed. In the matter of athletics. hit
spoke of the ADVANTAGES in all the
alumni being boosters" in the work.
Hon. w. n. Pattangali
The matter of the deficit at the
University of Maine was discussed
at length by Hon. w. r. Pattangall.
He stated that it was unfortunate at
this time for the university to pre-
sent to the state q financial deficit,
but that he did not doubt that there
were good reasons for. this deficit and
that ne ala not doubt that the trus-
tees in creating this deficit acted as