Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1926-04-14
u. OF Nj. NOTES.
Items of Interest Concerning Han
cock County Students.

(By a Hancock County Student
Orono, April 13-Five Hancock
county students won Deans List
honors at the University during the
first half of the spring semester.
They are Edward r. Hale of Castlne,
Sylvia M. Kurson of Bar Harbor'
Mary A. Mcclure of Stonington,
Raymond NJ Fernald of Franklin
and Leo NJ. Staples of South Penob-
scot. Students whose names appear
on .he Deans List are exempt from
the penalties for excessive absences
from class so long as they MAINTAIN
the average of B required to attain
the much-coveted honors me
names of Charles j. Hurley of Ellis
worth, Porter H. Buckminster OF
Sedgwick, Herbert e. Noyes or
Stonington, Langdon NJ. Smith OF
Franklin, and G. Evelyn Stafford OF
Bar Harbor are listed on secon-
Diary honor roll of freshmen who
have achieved grades of A, B, or Z
in all their courses.
George F. Mahoney of Ellsworth
has been elected member OF the
report orial staff of The Campus, the
weekly college newspaper.
Lawrence b. Getchell of Bar Har-
Dor has been elected to the Sophie
more Owl society. speedy
Branscom is president of this organ
ization, which is charged with the
enforcement of the restrictions
governing the conduct of freshmen.
Cora E. Emery of Bar Harbor is
one of the three seniors elected 10
membership in Phi Kappa PM,
national honorary scholastic society.
This is one of the highest honors
which can be conferred upon stu
dent at the University.
Hancock county basketball fans
who followed the work of the Maine
five this year have seen with interest
the fine record turned in by James
SPEEDY Branscom of Northeast
Harbor, who has been one Of the
two regular centers. If his work TINS
winter has been any indication, he
should develop in his next two years
in college into one Of the best CEN
ters ever to represent the Blue.
Carolyn w. Peasley of South
Gouldsboro was initiated to mem
lbership in the Contributors Club
Thursday evening. This organlza-
ton is composed of faculty mem
bers and students who have shown
ability in creative writing. Sylvia
M. Kurson of Bar Harbor has recent
lv been elected president of the
society, and Mary A. Mcclure Of
Stonington, secretary. The Maine
Spring, the University literary
magazine, is published by the club.
John HMahoney of Ellsworth is
editor of this publication, and Miss
Kurson is one of the two associate
editors.
Daniel w. Torrey of Deer Isle is
another athlete who is ranked
among the top notchers at the Uni
versity. Dan will be remembered
by many Ellsworth people as the
brother-in-law of former Principal
Stoddard of the high school. After
graduating from the West Side
school in 1918, he moved to Deering,
where he developed into the premier
school-boy hurdler of the State at
Deering high Since coming to
Maine in the fall of 1928, Dan"
under the tutelage of Coach Frank
Kanaly, has branched out into other
fields of track activity, until now he
is a crOss-country runner, mem
Der of the relay team, a half-miler,
and a star in both the high and low
hurdles Torrey was awarded the
President cup in track at the
commencement exercises last June
as the man who had done the most
for the University in this branch Of
athletics. This year he was nomin-
ated for president of the Junior
class, and was defeated by Thomas
l.. Dickson, football star, in one of
the closest elections in years. He
is member of the Sigma Alpha
Epsilon fraternity, and also of the
Sophomore Owls, and the M. Club,
composed of athletes who have won
their varsity letters.