Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-09-30
U. OF N. NOTES

With the completion OF the first
week Of classes, the students of the
University of Maine are settling
down to work. Figures on registra-
ton are not available as vet. but it
is expected that it will be slightly
larger than last year.
The freshmen have been initiated
into some of the mysteries Of univer-
sity life. The nightshirt parade was
held according to ancient custom on
the night following the first chapel.
or less persuasion was necessary
past the girls dormitories where
speeches and songs were rendered.
A fire hose in the hands of some
upperclassmen served to molsten
many Of the spectators in addition
to the principal participants. Then
after the first home football game,
the annual bag scrap was staged be
tween the two lower classes. A def
mite decision was not reached as the
sophomores moved one bag for some
distance while the freshmen succeed
cd in moving the other two for a
short distance. At the pistol shot 10
cease. the rush started for the power
house whistle where another scrap
ensued and the toots on the whistle
were unintelligible.
| Names football material is show
I ing up better than has been predict
ed and looks considerably stronger
than last YEAR. Small. Blair. and
Gruhn in the backfeld make NIFTY
/ com bination. Fraser, a kents Hltl
man. is doing excellent work at tao
kle. with Capt Lang in the other
| tackle position. Phil Taylor who was
! sub half-back last year has been
| shifted to left end where he IS play
| Ing good football. Coaches Brice ana
| Murphy have been putting the men
| through some hard practise, win
scrimmaces on Wednesday and
| 'rhursday, SATURDAYS game is with
! the University Of Nermonts strong
| eleven on the Alumni field. The lol-
lowing week the Blue goes TO Han
| over. y. H., TO play Dartmouth on
| oct Z Then following three nome
pames on october IA, u. and = WITH
Norwich, Bates. and Colby. On NO
yember 4. the big game OF the sea
son will be played against Bo"dolli
~ brunswick. The season closes on
November II with New Hampshire
state at Durham or Manchester -
II.
The Military Department IS eN-
|tremely busy this fall. with the loss
of two men, Sergeant Strothen ana
Cant. Norris, Major James, Capt. 40
ans. Capt. Nichols and sergeant
Ashbv drove the additional work oc-
casioned by the unusually large
number who are taking advanced
courses in Military. which Is ABOUT
forty. All of the officers have not
vet been appointed, but Henry DO
ton Of Mortified, Mass. IS Coroner
Of the r. o. T. c.. regiment ana
Theron Sparrow Of Hampden High
lands and Leland March of Oldtown
90 the MAJORS. The sophomore
classes in Military are engaged ~
making maps of the roads from INC
/ campus to the Orono brldse ~
means Of plane tables, alldades' ana
committed stride scales during tne
perjod Of two or more weeks tnal
This work is in progress the regular
morning classes in r. 9. L. =. "orh
will not be held. This year SHOES
we're again issued with the uniforms
as far as they would go--the sopho-
mores having first chance.
The Maine Handbook was pre-
| nared for distribution on registration
dav. These little books. commonly
called the "F'reshman Bible" are CIV
en- away, the only condition belng
that the student fill out a card with
name and religious preference for
! the use of the NJ. G. A. The Maine
J christian Association publishes these
hooks which contain the calendar OF
the school year, message to fresh
men. athletic records OF various
Years. information concerning organ
| izations and fraternites, advice ana
information for new students and
diary. The books this year were
gotten out under the managershlp OF
Kenneth Chase, and are very attrac-
five as we'll as useful, as they are