Catalog of the University of Maine 1923-24

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F A L L S E M E S T E R , 1923

September 7-11, Entrance examinations

September 11, Tuesday, University opens for freshmen

September 14-18, A rrearag e examinations

September 18, Tuesday, Registration for upper class students 8 A M to

5 P M

September 19, Wednesday, Registration 8 A M to 11 A M F irs t chapel

11 A M

September 19, Wednesday, Classes begin at 1.30 P M

November 29, Thursday, Thanksgiving Day, a holiday

December 14, Friday, Christm as Recess begins 5.05 P M

1924

Ja n u a ry 2, Wednesday, Christmas Recess ends 8 A M

F ebruary 1, Friday, Fall Semester ends 5.05 P M

SPRING SEMESTER, 1924

F eb ru ary 2, Saturday, Registration 8 A M to 5 P M

F ebruary 4, Monday, Spring Semester begins 8 A M

F eb ru ary 9, Saturday, W in ter Carnival, a holiday

March 28, Friday, Spring Recess begins 5.05 P M

April 8, Tuesday, Spring Recess ends 8 A M

May 30, Friday, Memorial Day, a holiday

June 3-6, Entrance Examinations

June 7, Saturday, Alumni D ay ; Class Day

June 8, Sunday, Baccalaureate Address

June 9, Monday, Commencement, 9.30 A M

SUMMER SESSION

June 30, Monday, Registration, 8 A M to 5 P M

Ju ly 1, Tuesday, Classes begin, 7.30 A M

Ju ly 4, Friday, Independence Day, a holiday

A ugust 8, Friday, S um m er Session ends

FALL SEMESTER, 1924

September 5-9, Entrance Examinations

September 9, Tuesday, University opens for freshmen

September 12-16, A rre a ra g e Examinations

September 16, Tuesday, Registration for upper class students 8 A M to

5 P M

September 17, W ednesday, Classes begin 8 A M

BOARD O F T R U S T E E S 5

B o a r d o f T r u s t e e s

C o l F r e d e r i c H a s t i n g s S t r i c k l a n d , M.A., President Bangor

Term expires April 28, 1929

T h o m a s E d w a r d H o u g h t o n , Clerk, F o rt FairfieldTerm expires April 28, 1927

H o n F r a n k E d w a r d G u e r n s e y D o v er-F oxcroftTerm expires May 31, 1924

A u g u s t u s O r l o f f T h o m a s , B Ed., B Ph., P h D , ex- officio A ugusta

E x e c u t i v e C o m m i t t e e , Strickland, Buck, D raper

O f f i c e r s o f A d m i n i s t r a t i o n

OF THE UN IV E R SIT Y

C l a r e n c e C o o k L i t t l e , President 2A Alum ni H a l l ; Campus*

J a m e s N o r r i s H a r t , Dean 5 Alum ni H a ll; 123 Main Street

C a r o l i n e C o l v i n , Dean o f W omen L ib ra ry ; U niversity Inn

G e o r g e D a v i s C h a s e , Dean o f G raduate Students 15 W in g ate H a ll; 143

Main Street

C h a r l e s J o h n D u n n , T re a s u re r Em eritus 51 Bennoch Street

F r e d e r i c k S h a w Y o u n g s , T reasu rer 4 Alum ni H a ll; 35 Blackstone Street, Bangor

J a m e s A d r i a n G a n n e t t , Registrar 2 A lum ni H a ll; 166 Main Street

E d w a r d H a v e n e r K e l l e y , Comptroller 1 Alumni H a ll; 13 P o n d Street

I r v i n g P i e r c e , Accountant 4 Alumni H a l l ; 34 Sixth Street, Old Tow n

A d d i e M a t i l d a W e e d , A ssistant R egistrar 2 Alumni H a l l ; Veazie

M a r y E t t a R u s s e l l , Secretary to the President 2A Alum ni H a l l ; 85 Main Street

OF THE COLLEGES AND EXPERIM ENT STATION

J a m e s S t a c y S t e v e n s , Dean of the College of A rts and Sciences 200

A u b ert Hall, 175 Main Street

H a r o l d S h e r b u r n e B o a r d m a n , Dean of the College of Technology 12

W ingate Hall, 172 Main Street

L e o n S t e p h e n M e r r i l l , Dean of the College of A griculture 16 W inslow Hall, Campus

W a r n e r J a c k s o n M o r s e , D irector of the Maine A g ricultural E x p e rim en t Station Holmes Hall, 51 N o rth Main St

OF THE DEPARTMENTS

A g r o n o m y P ro fe s so r Simmons, 26 W inslow H all, 4 Gilbert Street

A g r i c u l t u r a l E d u c a t i o n P ro fe sso r Hill, 38 W inslow H all, 162 College Road

A n i m a l I n d u s t r y P ro fe sso r Corbett, 14 W inslow Hall, Campus

B a c t e r i o l o g y a n d V e t e r i n a r y S c i e n c e P ro fe sso r Russell, 13 W inslow Hall, 85 Main Street

♦Offices and residences

O F F I C E R S O F A D M I N I S T R A T I O N 7

B i o l o g i c a l a n d A g r i c u l t u r a l C h e m i s t r y P ro fesso r Merrill, IS W in slow Hall, 178 Main Street

C i v i l E n g i n e e r i n g P ro fesso r Sprague, 25 W ingate Hall, U niversity Inn

E c o n o m i c s a n d S o c i o l o g y P ro fesso r Ashw orth, 10 Coburn Hall, 94

N orth Main Street

E d u c a t i o n Professor Pollard, 28 Fernald Hall, 12 P ark Street

E l e c t r i c a l E n g i n e e r i n g P rofessor Barrows, 21 Lord Hall, 36 Myrtle Street

E n g i n e e r i n g D r a w i n g P rofessor Grover, 3 8 W ingate Hall, 2 2 Myrtle Street

E n g l i s h P ro fesso r Ellis, 10 Estabrooke Hall, 29 P a rk Street

E n t o m o l o g y ( A g r i c u l t u r a l E x p e r i m e n t S t a t i o n ) P ro fesso r Patch, Holmes Hall, College Road

F a r m M a n a g e m e n t P rofessor Simmons, 26 Winslow Hall, 4 Gilbert Street

F o r e s t r y Professor Briscoe, 24 Winslow Hall, 380 College Road

F r e n c h Pro fesso r Segall, 14 Fernald Hall, 50 Main Street

G e o l o g y P rofessor Merrill, 15 Winslow Hall, 178 Main Street

G e r m a n P rofessor Drummond, 14 Fernald Hall, 61 Bennoch Street

G r e e k L a n g u a g e a n d L i t e r a t u r e Pro fesso r Huddilston, 28 Library, 193 Main Street

H i s t o r y P rofessor Colvin, 11 Coburn Hall, University Inn

H o m e E c o n o m i c s Associate P ro fesso r McGinnis, 4 The Maples, N orth Hall

H o r t i c u l t u r e P ro fesso r Sweetser, 34 Winslow Hall, 80 Forest Avenue

L a t i n P ro fesso r Chase, 15 W ingate Hall, 143 Main Street

M a t h e m a t i c s a n d A s t r o n o m y P rofessor H art, 5 Alumni Hall, 123 Main Street

M e c h a n i c a l E n g i n e e r i n g P rofessor Sweetser, 20 Lord Hall, 109 Main Street

M e c h a n i c s a n d D r a w i n g P rofessor Weston, 15 W ingate Hall, College Road

M i l i t a r y S c i e n c e M ajor Glover, Coburn Hall, 90 N orth Main Street

M u s i c Director Sprague, 15 W ingate Hall, 217 Union Street, Bangor

P h i l o s o p h y P ro fesso r Taylor, 23 W ingate Hall, University Inn

P l a n t P a t h o l o g y ( A g r i c u l t u r a l E x p e r i m e n t S t a t i o n ) P rofessor Morse, Holmes Hall, 356 College Avenue

P h y s i c a l E d u c a t i o n P ro fesso r Kanaly, Alumni Hall, College Avenue

P h y s i c s P ro fe sso r Stevens, 200 A u bert H all, 175 Main Street

P o u l t r y H u s b a n d r y Professor Corbett 14 W inslow Hall, Campus

P s y c h o l o g y P ro fesso r Halverson, 23 W ingate Hall, 104 N orth MainStreet

P u b l i c S p e a k i n g Associate P ro fe sso r Bailey, 1 Estabrooke Hall 11 Oak Street

S p a n i s h a n d I t a l i a n P ro fe sso r Peterson, 23 Fernald Hall, 14 PondStreet

K a t e C l a r k E s t a b r o o k e , Superintendent of Mt Vernon House

M a t t i e A l l e n M u n s o n , Superintendent of Balentine Hall

E d i t h M a b e l C h a s e , Superintendent of H an n ib a Ham lin and Oak Halls

C a r r i e E d i t h W e e k s , Superintendent of the University Inn

E v a E l i z a b e t h J o n e s , A ssistant to the Superintendent of Balentine Hall

D o r i s F r a n c e s T w i t c h e l l , Assistant to the Superintendent of Balentine Hall

B.S., and B.L., Jassy, 1884; Ph.D., Columbia, 1893

H a r o l d S h e r b u r n e B o a r d m a n , Dean o f the College o f Technology and Head o f the Department o f Civil Engineering

B.C.E., Maine 1895; C.E., 1898; D E n g , 1922

G e o r g e D a v i s C h a s e , Dean of G raduate Students and Professor of Latin.B.A., H arv ard , 1889; M.A., 1895; Ph.D., 1897

C a r o l i n e C o l v i n , Dean o f W o m e n and Professor of History

B.A., Indiana, 1893; Ph.D., Pennsylvania, 1901

C h a r l e s P a r t r i d g e W e s t o n , P ro fesso r of Mechanics and Drawing

B.C.E., Maine, 1896; C.E., 1899; M.A., Columbia, 1902

- , P rofessor of Biology

J o h n M a n v e r s B r i s c o e , Professor o f Forestry

M.F., Yale 1909

L e o n S t e p h e n M e r r i l l , Dean o f the College o f A griculture and Director

of A gricultural Extension Service

M.D., Bowdoin, 1889; Sc.D., Maine, 1922

•A rran g ed in groups in order of seniority of appointment

L a m e r t S e y m o u r C o r b e t t , P ro fe sso r of Animal Industry.

B.Sc., M assachusetts A g ricu ltu ral College, 1909; M.S., Kentucky, 1913

W i l l i a m J o r d a n S w e e t s e r , P ro fesso r of Mechanical Engineering

B.S., M assachusetts Institute of Technology, 1901

R o y M e r l e P e t e r s o n , P ro fe sso r o f Spanish and Italian

B.A., Coe College, 1906; M.A., H a rv a rd , 1910; Ph.D., 1912; F.A A.R

B.A., D artm outh, 1899; M.A., 1902 and Yale, 1910; Ph.D., 1912

J o h n H A s h w o r t h , P ro fe sso r of Economics and Sociology

B.A., E m o ry and H e n ry College, 1906; Ph.D., Joh n s Hopkins, 1914

P h.D , Wisconsin, 1915; M.A., Iowa, 1918; Ph.D., Clark, 1922

R o b e r t H a m p d e n B r y a n t , P ro fe sso r of Physical Training

W i l l i a m S e n t m a n T a y l o r , P ro fe sso r of Philosophy

B.S., Gettysburg, 1916; M.A., H a rv a rd , 1920; M.S., Wisconsin, 1923; Ph.D., H a rv a rd , 1921

F A CU L TY 11

♦ G e o r g e B a r r e t t G l o v e r , Jr., P ro fesso r of Military Science and Tactics

M ajor of Infantry, U S A rm y

F r a n k M a u r i c e K a n a l y , Pro fesso r of Physical Training

F r e d M a n s f i e l d B r i c e , P rofessor of Physical Training

O.D., Massachusetts School of Optometry, 1912

J a m e s A d r i a n G a n n e t t , Registrar

B.S., Maine, 1908

I r v i n g H i l l B l a k e , Associate P ro fesso r of Biology

B.A., Bates, 1911; M.A., Brown, 1912

B e n j a m i n C a l v i n K e n t , Associate P ro fe sso r of Mechanical Engineering B.S., Maine, 1912

A r t h u r S t J o h n H i l l , Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering.E.E., Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn, 1911

A l p h e u s C r o s b y L y o n , Associate P rofessor of Civil Engineering

B.S., Maine, 1902; B.S., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1904;C.E., Maine, 1913

B e r t r a n d F r e n c h B r a n n , Associate Professor of Chemistry

B.S., Maine, 1909; M.S., 1911; M.S., Massachusetts Institute of T e c h ­nology, 1912

A v a H a r r i e t C h a d b o u r n e , Associate P rofessor of Education

B.A., Maine, 1915; M.A., 1918; Columbia, 1919

J H o w a r d T o e l l e , Associate P ro fe sso r of Government

B.A., Indiana, 1913; LL.B., 1914; M.A., 1916

F r a n c o i s J o s e p h K u e n y , Associate P rofessor of French

B es L., University of Paris, 1897; L es L., Besangon, 1901

C h a r l e s H o w a r d B a t c h e l d e r , Associate Professor of Biology

B.A., New H am pshire State College, 1913; M.S., 1915

M a r k B a i l e y , Associate P ro fesso r of Public Speaking

B.A., Yale, 1915; M.A., Michigan, 1917

W a l t e r F r a n k A d a m s , Associate P ro fesso r of Military Science and Tactics

B.S in E.E., Norwich, 1912

Captain o f Infantry, U S A rm y

A n d r e w J a c k s o n N i c h o l s , Associate P rofessor of Military Science and Tactics

F irst Lieutenant of Infantry, U S A rm y

H a r o l d W a l t e r L e a v i t t , Associate P rofessor of Civil Engineering

B.S., Maine, 1915; C.E., 1918; M.S., 1921

♦By direction of the W a r Departm ent the officer in charge of Military Training is designated as P ro fe s so r; the other officers as Associate P r o

fe s s o r s

* L e s t e r S a u n d e r s H i l l , Associate P ro fe sso r of Mathematics.

B.A., Columbia, 1911; M.A., 1913

J a m e s W e l l i n g t o n W h a l e r , Associate P ro fesso r of English

B.A., Princeton, 1911; M.A., 1917

A l b e r t A m e s W h i t m o r e , Associate P ro fe sso r of H istory and Government.B.S., Maine, 1906; M.A., 1917

H e r b e r t D e W i t t C a r r i n g t o n , Associate P ro fe sso r of German

P h D , Yale, 1884; Ph.D., Heidelberg, 1897

J o h n W i l l i a m D r a p e r , Associate P ro fe sso r of English

B.A., N ew Y ork University, 1914; M.A., 1915; M.A., H a rv a rd , 1918; Ph.D., 1920

N o a h R o s e n b e r g e r B r y a n , Associate P ro fesso r of Mathematics

B.A., Pennsylvania State, 1913; M.A., Pennsylvania, 1918; Ph.D., Columbia, 1921

L l e w e l l y n M o r s e D o r s e y , Associate P ro fe sso r o f Animal Industry

B.S., Maine, 1916; M.S., 1923

E s t h e r M c G i n n i s , Associate P ro fe sso r of H om e Economics, and Acting

H ead of the Department

B.Sc., Ohio State, 1915; M.S., Columbia, 1923

J o s e p h L o u i s R e a d y , Associate P ro fe s so r of Military Science and Tactics Captain of In fan try , U S A rm y

H a r r y W o o d b u r y S m i t h , Assistant P ro fe sso r of Biological and A gricul­tural Chemistry

L e o H e n r y D a w s o n , A ssistant P ro fesso r of Physics

B.A., Clark College, 1912; M.A., Clark University, 1914

I n e z B o w l e r , A ssistant Librarian

B.A., Colby, 1907; B.S., Simmons, 1910

* B e r t h a J o s e p h i n e H o w a r d , Assistant P ro fesso r of Economics and Sociology

B.A., Mount Holyoke, 1910; M.A., University of Michigan, 1917

C h a u n c e y W a l l a c e L o r d C h a p m a n , A ssistant P ro fesso r of Forestry.B.S., Maine, 1914; M.S., 1921

J o h n H e n r y K i d n e y , A ssistant P ro fe sso r of Military Science and Tactics

W a r ra n t Officer, U S Army

*On leave of absence

FA CULTY 13

W a l t e r J o s e p h C r e a m e r , Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineeringand Assistant to the Dean of the College of Technology

B.S., Maine, 1918; E.E., 1921; B.A., 1923

P l a t t A s h l e y P e a r s a l l , Assistant Professor of Chemistry

B.S., Virginia Polytechnic Institute, 1915; M.S., Maine, 1923

L o u i s e B a n c r o f t , Assistant P rofessor of Home Economics

H a r o l d F r a n c i s W a t s o n , Assistant Professor of English

B.A., New York University, 1918; M.A., 1920

A a r o n B l e s s , Assistant P rofessor of Physics

B.S., Temple University, 1918; M.A., Maine, 1921

J a m e s S t r o t h a r d B r o o k s , Assistant Professor of Engineering Drawing

W e s t o n S u m n e r E v a n s , Assistant P ro fesso r of Civil Engineering

B.S., Maine, 1918; M.S., 1923

L e i g h P h i l b r o o k G a r d n e r , Assistant P rofessor of Animal Industry

B.S., Maine, 1920; M.S., 1923

W a r r e n S t a n h o p e L u c a s , Assistant Professor of Mathematics

B.A., Maine, 1914; M.A., 1922

H a r r y D e x t e r W a t s o n , Assistant P rofessor of Mechanical Engineering.B.S., Maine, 1920

H a r o l d C h a n d l e r W h i t e , Assistant P ro fesso r of Chemistry

B.S., Maine, 1915; C.E., Maine, 1921

T e r e s a H u e s m a n , Assistant Professor of Physical T raining for W omen

J o s e p h T h o m a s M u r p h y , Assistant Professor of Physical Training

P e a r l S t u a r t G r e e n e , Assistant P rofessor of Home Economics

B.A., Northw estern, 1909; B.S., Lewis Institute, Chicago, 1914; M.A.,Columbia, 1923

C l a r e n c e P a u l H o t s o n , Assistant P rofessor of English

B.S., Cornell 1921; M.A., H a rv a rd , 1923

C o r n e l i u s C i c e r o J a n z e n , Assistant Professor of Economics

B.A., Tabor, 1913; M.A., Kansas, 1914

E v e r e t t W i l l a r d D a v e e , Instructor in Mechanical Engineering

M a r i o n S t e p h a n i e B u z z e l l , Instructor in French

B.A., Maine, 1914; M.A., 1916

^ F r a n c e s E l i z a b e t h A r n o l d , In stru c to r in Spanish and Italian.

B.A., Maine, 1910; M.A., 1923

E v e r e t t J o s h u a F e l k e r , In stru cto r in Civil Engineering

H a r r y R o y P e r k i n s , In stru cto r in Mechanical Engineering

H a r o l d C l a y t o n S w i f t , In stru cto r in Agronomy

B.S., Maine, 1918; M.S., 1923

C h a r l e s F l o y d W h i t c o m b , In stru cto r i n French

M a r k B r a d e n A s h l e y , In stru c to r in M ilitary Science and Tactics

E d w a r d C h o a t e B r o w n , In stru cto r in Mathematics

B.A., H a rv a rd , 1918; M.A., Maine, 1923

H o w a r d L l o y d F l e w e l l i n g , In stru cto r in English

B.A., D artm outh, 1921

B.S., New H a m p sh ire State, 1921

I r v i n g T r e f e t h e n R i c h a r d s , In stru cto r in English

B.A., Bowdoin, 1920

W a l t e r W h i t m o r e C h a d b o u r n e , In stru cto r i n Economics and Sociology.B.A., Maine, 1920; M.B.A., H a rv a rd , 1922

R i c h a r d E u g e n e D o w n i n g , In stru c to r in Electrical Engineering

B.S., M assachusetts Institute of Technology, 1922

E d w i n D i l l m o n H u l l , In stru cto r in Biology

H e l e n W o o d b r i d g e , In stru cto r in Biology

B.A., M ount Holyoke, 1920; M.S., W ashington, 1922

*On leave of absence

F A C U L T Y

C a r l A l o n z o M e n d u m , Instructor in English

B.A., H arvard, 1918; M.A., 1923

E d w a r d B a y s , Instructor in Military Science and Tactics

E d w a r d G o m e z - D u r a n , In stru cto r i n Spanish

P h D , National University of Bogota, 1910; B.A., Valparaiso, 1920

H o w e W i g g i n H a l l , Instructor in Animal Industry

L e o D a y , Assistant in State H ighw ay Laboratory

T h e o d o r e S h i r l e y C u r r i e r , Assistant in H istory and Government

D o r o t h y C l a i r e T h o m p s o n , Assistant in the Library

B.S., Simmons, 1923

A l b e r t B C l a r k , Lecturer on Christian Ethics

B.A., Rochester, 1905

H a r r y E l m e r B i c k f o r d , County A gricultural Agent, Hancock County.

H e l e n L o u i s e C l a r k , H om e Demonstration Agent, Kennebec County B.S., Connecticut State 1919

E d n a M a n s f i e l d C o b b , Clothing Specialist

D e l l a M a y C o n n o r , H om e Demonstration Agent, Cumberland County

H e l e n P a c k a r d C o o p e r , Hom e Demonstration Agent, Androscoggin and Sagadahoc Counties

C h a r l e s E d w a r d C r o s s l a n d , Executive Secretary to D irector of Extension Service

B.S., Maine, 1917

C l a r e n c e A l b e r t D a y , County A gricultural Agent, Kennebec County

A r t h u r L o w e l l D e e r i n g , County Agent Leader

M a r i o n G r a c e H a r e , H om e Demonstration Agent, Somerset County

C l a i r e H e r r i c k , H om e Demonstration Agent, K nox-Lincoln Counties B.S., Simmons, 1921

FA CU L TY 17

F l o r a A d e l a i d e H o w a r d , Home Demonstration Agent, Piscataquis County B.S., Maine 1917

A l i c e E v e l y n H o w e , Home Demonstration Agent, Hancock County

M a r y E l e a n o r J a c k s o n , Home Economics Extension Specialist

A r r a S u t t o n M i x t e r , Assistant State Club Leader

E s t e l l e N a s o n , H om e Demonstration Agent, W aldo County

B.S., Maine, 1922

J a m e s H a y e s P u l s i f e r , County A gricultural Agent, Franklin County

D o n a l d W i n s l o w R e e d , County Agricultural Agent, W ashington County B.S., Maine, 1922

W i l f r e d S h e r m a n R o w e , County Agricultural Agent, Cumberland County

M a r t h a A m a n d a S a n b o r n , H om e Demonstration Agent, O x fo rd County B.S., Maine, 1923

L e s t e r H a l e S h i b l e s , State Club Leader

B.A., Colby, 1915

C l i n t o n E d g a r S m a l l , Assistant County A gricultural Agent, Aroostook County

B.S., Maine, 1923

B e u l a h A d e l i n e S n o w , Home D em onstration Agent, Penobscot County

H e l e n S p a u l d i n g , Home Demonstration Agent, Y ork County

B.S., Simmons, 1913

M a r j o r i e P r i n c e S y m o n d s , Home Demonstration Agent, Franklin County

R i c h a r d F o s t e r T a l b o t , Specialist in Dairy Husbandry

F A C U L T Y 19

C o m m it t e e s o f the F a c u lt y

1923-24

A d m i n i s t r a t i o n—The President and the Deans

A l u m n i R e l a t i o n s—Gannett, Emerson, H art, Sweetser, H P

A t h l e t i c s—Grover, Halverson, Lyon, Pollard, Sprague, E H

A u d i t i n g— Merrill, L H., Helmick, Kueny, Youngs

C h a p e l—Carrington, Buzzell, Ellis, Halverson, Peterson, Sprague, A W

H e a l t h— Hitchner, Glover, Huesman, Kanaly, McGinnis, Russell

H o n o r s—Sweetser, H P., Brann, Carrington, Chadbourne, Draper, Kent

L ibrary—Walkley, Ashworth, Draper, Huddilston, Segall, Simmons,

W eston

M i l i t a r y—Glover, Boardman, Dorsey, Wallace, S M

P h y s i c a l T r a i n i n g— Kanaly, Brice, Corbett, Halverson, Huesman, Kent, Murphy, Taylor, Wallace, S M

P u b l i c i t y—Gannett, Batchelder, Crossland, Pollard

Rules— P eterson, Corbett, Fitch, Smith, Sweetser, W J., Weston

S c h e d u l e—Weston, Gannett, The Deans

S e c o n d a r y S c h o o l R e l a t i o n s—H a rt, Chase, Drummond, Ellis, Hill, H S., Pollard

S o c i a l A f f a i r s—Toelle, A shw orth, Batchelder, Buzzell, Carrington, Col­vin, Huesman, Sprague, E H., Taylor, Weston

S t u d e n t A c t i v i t i e s — ( N o n - A t h l e t i c ) — Sweetser, W J., Bailey, Briscoe, Colvin, Dorsey, Ellis, Huesman, Pollard, Sprague, A W., Walkley, Wallace, S M., Weston, Youngs

S t u d e n t s ’ U s e o f E n g l i s h—Ellis, Boardman, Briscoe, Chase, Creamer, Drummond, Hill, H S., Merrill, L S., Stevens, W eston

W o m e n S t u d e n t s—Colvin, Bowler, Buzzell, Chadbourne, Huesman, McGinnis

G e n e r a l I n f o r m a t i o n

HISTORY

T h e U niversity of Maine is a p art of the public educational system

of the State It was established as a result of the M orrill A ct approved

by P resident Lincoln, Ju ly 2, 1862 T h e State of Maine accepted the conditions of this act in 1863 In 1865 the S tate created a corporation

to adm inister the affairs of the college T h e original name of the insti­tution was the State College of A g ricu ltu re and the Mechanic A rts T h e name was changed to the U niversity of Maine in 1897

T h e first Board of T ru ste es was composed of 16 members, each county delegation in the Legislature selecting one member V arious changes have occurred in the appointment of Board members A t the present time seven mem bers of the Board are appointed by the Governor of the State, with the advice and consent of the Council, for a term o f seven years One member is appointed for three years by the Governor upon the nomination

of the Alumni Association T he Commissioner of Education is ex-officio

a m em ber of the Board

T h e institution opened September 21, 1868, with a class of 12 m em ­bers and a faculty of two teachers By 1871 four curricula had been arran g ed ,—A griculture, Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, and Elective By gradual grow th these curricula developed into the College

of A griculture, the College of Technology, and the College of A rts and Sciences

T h e Maine A gricultural E x p e rim en t Station was established as a division of the university by act of the Legislature of 1887, as a result of the passage by Congress of the H atch Act It succeeded the Maine F e r ­tilizer Control and A gricultural E xperim ent Station which had been estab­lished in 1885

T h e College of Law was opened in 1898 It was an integral p art of the institution and until the year 1917 occupied qu arters at the corner of

U nion and Second streets in Bangor Since th a t time it has been located

on the campus at Orono It was abolished in 1920

G raduate instruction has been given by various departm ents for many years T he first M aster’s degree was conferred in 1881 T h e re is no provision for g ra d u a te w ork in advance of that required for the M a ste r’s degrees

Beginning with 1902, a S u m m er T e rm has been held annually, con­sisting at first of five weeks, but now of six It is designed for teachers

in secondary schools and for college students who desire to take a d v an

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tage of its opportunities, and it also gives some courses for those who seek an opportunity to make up entrance credits T he departments us­ually offering courses are Biology, Chemistry, Economics and Sociology, Education, English, French, German, History, Latin, Mathematics and Astronomy, Physics, and Spanish

T he university is coeducational, women having been admitted since

1872, in compliance with special legal enactment

LOCATION

T he university is located in Orono, an attractive town of 3,500 ulation, with good schools and three churches T he campus of 370 acres borders the Stillwater River, a branch of the Penobscot, and is of great beauty

pop-Orono is on the main line of the Maine Central Railroad, eight miles east of Bangor, half way between Kittery, the most southerly town in the State on the Maine Central Railroad, and F o rt Kent, the most n o rth - erly town in the State on the Bangor and Aroostook Railroad It is not far from the center of population of the State In addition to steam railroad connection, there is h alf-h o u r trolley service to Bangor, nine miles, and Old Town, three miles from the campus Bangor is the third city of the State in population and an important business center T h e location of the university gives students who care to do so an opportunity

to avail themselves of its social, religious, and other advantages Old Tow n is a prosperous m anufacturing city with about 7,000 inhabitants

BUILDINGS AND THEIR EQUIPMENT

B a l e n t i n e H a l l —The Legislature of 1913 made an appropriation for the erection of one wing of a women’s dormitory This was com­pleted September 1, 1914 The Legislature of 1915 made an ap p ropria­tion for completing the building T he name was given in honor of Eliza­beth Abbott Balentine, Secretary and Registrar of the university from

1895 to 1913 It contains accommodations for 110 women

H a n n i b a l H a m l i n H a l l —This is a m en’s dorm itory completed in

1911 It contains four stories and a concrete basement It was named for the Honorable Hannibal Hamlin, of Hampden and Bangor, the first president of the Board of Trustees It will accommodate 156 students

M o u n t V e r n o n H o u s e —This is a wooden building, remodeled i n

1898, and is a dorm itory for women It is a three story building and will accommodate 36 students

N o r t h H a l l —T his building is used b y the H o m e Economics D e-

p artm e n t for a Practice House as required under the S m ith -H u g h es law

fo r teacher training It is a two story fram e house located on the cam - pus T h e faculty and seniors of the departm ent reside here d u ring the academic year

O a k H a l l —This building was named for the H onorable Lyndon Oak, of Garland, a long-time m ember and president of the Board of

T rustees It is a four story building, erected in 1871, and has 48 rooms for students

U n i v e r s i t y I n n —T his is a wooden building, located in the village of Orono, which the university has leased for a term of years It is occupied chiefly by instructors and has accommodations for fifty persons

A l u m n i H a l l — This building was erected in 1900 and was given its name because part of the funds required for its erection were subscribed

by the alumni of the university It contains the gymnasium, chapel, and adm inistrative offices

A u b e r t H a l l —This is a four story building including a high base­ment It was named in honor o f the late A lfred Bellamy A ubert, P r o ­fessor of Chem istry from 1874 to 1910 It is used by the D epartm ents of Chem istry and Physics

C o b u r n H a l l —T his building contains the D epartm ent of Biology and the museum and has recitation rooms for the D epartm ents of H isto ry and Economics and Sociology It was named for ex-G overnor A bner Coburn, of Skowhegan, a fo rm e r president of the Board of Trustees, and benefactor of the university

E s t a b r o o k e H a l l —T his building is used for the D epartm ents of English and Public Speaking, and was named for the late H orace Melvyn Estabrooke, P ro fe sso r of English from 1891 to 1908 It contains four recitation rooms, rooms for consultation purposes, and offices for the members of the departments

F e r n a l d H a l l —T his is the oldest building on the campus and was erected for the D epartm ent of Chemistry It now contains the D ep artments of French, Spanish and Italian, Education, Mathematics, and the University Store It was named in honor of ex -P resid en t M erritt C Fernald

H o l m e s H a l l —T his building contains the offices and laboratories of the Maine A gricultural E xperim ent Station It is a two story building

in addition to a basement I t was named for D r Ezekiel Holmes, of

W inthrop

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L i b r a r y B u i l d i n g —T he Library Building is of stone, two stories above a basement, and surmounted by a dome For its erection and f u r ­nishing, Mr Andrew Carnegie gave $55,000, and the Hallowell Granite

W o rk s furnished the granite at a price that was equivalent to a gift

of several thousand dollars The stacks, which are in the rear of the main building, contain shelf room for 60,000 volumes

L o r d H a l l —This building was erected for the Departments of Elec­trical Engineering and Mechanical Engineering It is two stories in height and contains recitation rooms, laboratories, shops, draw ing rooms, and offices for the members of these departments It was named for the H o n ­orable H enry Lord, of Bangor, a form er president of the Board of T r u s ­tees

S t e w a r t H a l l —This building is situated in Bangor and contains offices and recitation rooms of the College of Law It is three stories in height and was named for Honorable D D Stewart, of St Albans, Maine, who has been a generous benefactor of this college

W i n g a t e H a l l —This building contains three stories and a basement

It is used by the Departments of Civil Engineering and Mechanics and Drawing, and includes recitation rooms and offices for the Departments of Latin, Psychology, a n d Music

W i n s l o w H a l l —This is a four story building including the base­ment It contains offices, laboratories, and recitation rooms for the various departments of the College of Agriculture It was named in honor of Honorable Edw ard B Winslow, of Portland, a form er president of the Board of Trustees In the rear of this building is located the stock ju d ging pavilion, which is an octagonal structure, having a seating capacity

of 600

D a i r y B u i l d i n g —T h is building contains various rooms a p p r o p r i a t e for the Department of Dairy Husbandry It is supplied with necessary appliances for teaching methods of handling milk, cream, butter, a n d cheese

F a r m B u i l d i n g s —These comprise two large dairy barns, a horse barn, a hay storage barn, two tool houses, and a piggery The farm of the university is composed of parcels of land aggregating 473 acres, of which 120 acres are under cultivation

H o r t i c u l t u r a l B u i l d i n g —This includes a set of greenhouses east

of Holmes Hall and furnishes opportunity for demonstration of the p r a c ­tical culture of flowers and vegetables under glass

I n f i r m a r y —This building is used in caring for cases of infectious diseases that may appear among the students It is located in the rear of Hannibal Hamlin Hall

O b s e r v a t o r y —The astronomical observatory stands on a slight elevation east of Alumni Hall It contains equipment for w ork in descrip­tive and practical astronomy.

P o u l t r y P l a n t — T h e part of the plant that belongs to the College

of A griculture consists of a tw o and one-half story building to which

a re attached brooder houses T h e plant which belongs to the A g ricu ltural Experim ent Station contains an incubator house with tenement above, two poultry houses, a two story house, a building containing a hospital for hens, and rooms for digestion experiments

A t h l e t i c F i e l d — Alumni Field, so called because funds required for its construction were contributed by the Alum ni Association, is located

at the northern end of the campus It contains a quarter-m ile cinder track, with a 220-yard straightaw ay, and is graded and laid out for football, baseball, and track and field athletics It contains a gran d stan d with a seating capacity of 2,100 T h e re is also an out-door board running track

390 feet long by 12 feet wide

C e n t r a l H e a t i n g P l a n t —T he Central H eating Plant is located on low ground so that the buildings drain by gravity to the plant It contains five 150 h p boilers, two W o rth in g to n duplex return pumps, and scales for weighing coal

F r a t e r n i t y H o u s e s —The local chapters of Beta T h e ta Pi, Delta T a u Delta, K appa Sigma, Phi G amma Delta, P hi K appa Sigma, Sigma Alpha Epsilon, Theta Chi, Sigma Nu, and the Phi E ta Kappa Society have houses on the campus T h e local chapters of Lam bda Chi Alpha, Phi Epsilon Pi, and Sigma Phi Sigma own houses adjoining the campus on College Road T he local chapters o f A lpha T a u Om ega and Sigma Chi own houses on N o rth Main Street These houses accommodate from 25

to 50 students each

P r i n t S h o p —T h e University P ress is located in a wooden building north of A ubert Hall It contains a modern outfit for the printing required by the university

O t h e r B u i l d i n g s — In addition to the buildings already described, there are several others devoted to various purposes Among these are the P re sid e n t’s house and five residences occupied by members of the faculty

THE LIBRARIES

The university libraries contain (Ju n e 30, 1923) over 73,000 books and bound periodicals, and over 23,000 pamphlets T h e fields of agriculture, mathematics, physics, chemistry, and technology are strongly represented

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by sets of scientific journals and reports, as well as by the cu rren t pub­lications which have been added by purchase O ther fields have excellentworking collections for undergraduates, built up mainly by the efforts of heads of departments, and there are many long sets of general periodicals.The university library is a designated depository for United States government documents, and its general collection has been strengthened

by donations and deposits as follows: over 1000 mathematical and educational books given by E x -P resid en t Aley; over 500 volumes of English literature and philology from the library of the late P rofessor H M Estabrooke; and the valuable horticultural library bequeathed by the late

P rofessor W M Munson

The Departm ents of Physics, Education, and English, and the College

of Agriculture have good reference working collections which have beenwithdrawn for their use from the university library This does not, how ­ever, prevent their recall for general use

The A gricultural Experiment Station library of about 4800 volumes

is shelved with the general library, and is available for consultation, but not for general circulation, except with the director’s permission It con­tains many valuable sets of scientific journals, the cu rren t numbers being

on file in Holmes Hall

A large part of the Law L ibrary collection of over 5500 volumes is on deposit in the Court House in Bangor These are available for use by the university when needed

About 325 periodicals are subscribed for by the university library, in addition to about 75 taken at the Experim ent Station, and over 150 others are received as gifts O f the total number, over half are of a scientific nature, including technological and agricultural journals T he daily and weekly newspapers are in a reading room in the basement of the library building, and the cu rren t numbers of the technical engineering journals are available for general use in W ingate Hall, and in L ord Hall

T he reading and seminar rooms of the library building will seat about 150 students, and access to the shelves is entirely unrestricted The books are classified by the Dewey decimal system, and the main card catalog indexes all volumes by author, subject, and title T here is a special card catalog in the agricultural seminar room which indexes all papers and articles in the publications of the United States D epartm ent of A g ri­culture and the A gricultural Experim ent Stations of the various states.The library building is open daily during the academic year from 8.00

a m to 5.30 p m and from 7.00 to 9.00 p m on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday H o u rs on other days a r e : Friday, 8.00 a m

to 5.30 p m ; Saturday, 8.00 a m to 12 noon and 1.30 to 5 p m ; Sunday, 2.30 to 5.00 p m ; holidays, 8.00 a m to 12 noon

Students may borrow three volumes at a time from the general li

b rary , to be retained three w eeks; if more are desired or if need exists

to retain them for a longer period, application should be made to the Librarian A fine of two cents a day is collected for overdue books R e f ­erence books do not circulate and special regulations are made for books reserved at the request of instructors Unbound periodicals may be b o r­rowed over night upon application to the desk assistant M embers of the faculty m ay borrow any reasonable n um ber of volumes w ithout time limit, but all books m ust be returned nine days before Commencement Books will be loaned to other libraries, to schools, and to residents of the State when it can be done without interference with local needs, the borrow er paying tra n sportation charges in both directions.

MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY

Curator o f the Botanical and Zoological Collections

L u c iu s H e r b e r t M e r r i l l

Curator o f the Geological Collections

T he museum occupies the wing of Coburn H all and adjoining rooms

in the main part of the building

Z o o l o g i c a l C o l l e c t i o n s —These collections occupy the lower floor of the wing of Coburn Hall Some of the alcoholic and form alin material

is placed in wall cases in the biological laboratories T h e collections consist of a num ber of the larger m ammals of the S t a t e ; a small set of exotic m a m m a ls ; a m ore complete working collection of native birds,

b ird s’ nest, and e g g s ; an illustrative collection of the other groups of

v e r te b ra te s ; a rath er large collection of the shells of native and exotic

m olluscs; and illustrative collections of the other groups, dry, alcoholic and prepared as microscopic objects

B o t a n i c a l C o l l e c t i o n s —These collections are situated in rooms on the second and third floors The herbarium includes several collections

of considerable value, the most important of which is the one made by the late Rev Joseph Blake and presented to the university by Mr Jonathan

G Clark, of Bangor It contains more than 7,000 species of both flowering and flowerless plants, and represents more especially the flora of Maine and other New E ngland States, but includes m any form s from the W e st­ern United States, Mexico, and the W est Indies, and a num ber from many of the European and Asiatic countries, and from A fric a and A u s ­tralia T h e late P ro fe s so r F L H arv ey left to the herbarium the general collections accumulated during his connection with the university, and his

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special collection of the weeds and forage plants of Maine, comprising

300 species O ther important collections are Collins’s Algae of the Maine Coast, H alste d ’s Lichens of New England, H alste d ’s Weeds, Ellis and

E v e rh a rt’s N orth American Fungi, Cook’s Illustrative Fungi, U nderw ood’s Hepaticae, Cummings and Seym our’s N orth American Lichens, and a collection of economic seeds prepared by the United States Departm ent of Agriculture

Collections other than the herbarium include exhibits illustrating the

m anufacture of paper and cocoa, the wood and bark features of the timber trees of Maine, conifers mounted in jars, plants used in pharmacy, com­mercial fibres, and artificial silk A valuable collection of fossil plants was presented by Professor Harvey

G e o l o g i c a l C o l l e c t i o n s —These collections, occupying the upper floor

of Coburn Hall, are accessible daily during the college year, except on Saturdays and Sundays They include the more important fragmental, crystalline, and volcanic rocks; a collection of building stones; a series designed to illustrate the rocks of the S ta te ; a general collection of the more common m inerals; a collection of economic minerals furnished by the United States National M useum ; an educational scries of rocks f u rnished by the United States Geological S urvey; and a small collection of plant and animal fossils

T h e part of the museum illustrating the mineral resources of the State may be made of great value, both from the scientific and economic standpoint Students and others residing in the State are urged to con­tribute specimens from their home localities

ART COLLECTION

This collection consists of photographs, prints, engravings, polychrome reproductions, and plaster casts Many of the large reproductions are framed and the entire collection has found a fitting home in the Library building, the gallery of which is well adapted to the exhibition of many

of the plaster-cast reliefs and the larger framed works The collection

is distributed on the first and second floors, in the lecture room, and a seminar room In the latter is a specially constructed cabinet for mounted photographs

The entire collection numbers upwards of 4,000 reproductions of various sorts covering the fields of Classical and Renaissance architecture, sculpture, and painting T he illustrations for the Greek, Florentine, and Venetian schools are particularly representative F or much of the most important work the photographs are supplemented by lantern slides

The university possesses many of the famous polychrome prints pub­lished by the Arundel Society These and many other colored reproduc­tions covering nearly all the great masters of Italian painting have been

fra m e d ; and in the case of the M adonna della scdia and the Sistinc

Madonna the reproductions were im ported in the fram es, which are stucco

copies of the originals in Dresden and Florence

T h e lecture room in the L ib rary building contains examples of the

w ork of the chief Florentine and U m brian m asters of the 14th and 15th centuries, arran g ed on the walls in historical sequence T h e gallery of the second floor is devoted to m asters o f the H ig h Renaissance

F o r the study of Greek and Roman antiquity the university possesses

a large collection of photographs and lantern slides

O R G A N I Z A T I O N S

A g r i c u l t u r a l C l u b — T his organization is composed o f students t a k ­ing agricultural courses M eetings are held th ru o u t the college year, a t which im portant ag ricultural topics are discussed by mem bers of the club, and also by prominent speakers from this and other states

A m e r i c a n C h e m i c a l S o c i e t y — T h e M aine Section of the A m erican Chemical Society has its head q u arters at Orono Som e students in the

D epartm ent of C hem istry are members, and all are welcome to its meetings

A m e r i c a n I n s t i t u t e o f E l e c t r i c a l E n g i n e e r s — T h is i s an o rg a n i­zation for the promotion of the students’ interest in electrical engineering

w ork, and to keep him in touch with the latest developments in this branch

of engineering activity M em bership in the branch is extended to mem bers

of the Electrical Engineering faculty, students pursuing the Electrical Engineering curriculum , and to mem bers and associate m em bers of the Institute

A m e r i c a n S o c i e t y o f M e c h a n i c a l E n g i n e e r s — A regularly o rg a n ­ized branch of this society holds reg u lar meetings for the presentation and discussion of engineering papers by m em bers and by visiting engineers

A m e r i c a n S o c i e t y o f C i v i l E n g i n e e r s — T his branch of the society is composed of the students who are enrolled in the curriculum in Civil E n ­gineering T h e object of the society is to investigate by reading and d is­cussion the various engineering topics of the day M onthly lectures are given under the direction of the society by m em bers of the faculties of this and other institutions and by practicing engineers T h e affairs of the branch are controlled by the students under the advice of the d e p a rt­ment

C o n t r i b u t o r s ’ C l u b —T his organization, composed of students and

m embers of the faculty who have shown ability in writing, has as its ob­ject the cultivation of the literary talents of its m em bers and the general encouragem ent of literary effort in the university community Meetings are held twice monthly, at which original stories, essays, and poems are read and criticized by the club members

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C e r c l e F r a n ç a i s —T h e object of the Cercle F r a n çais is to cultivate the spoken French language and arouse and stimulate an interest in the intellectual life of France T h e work is carried on in French Papers are read and discussed and addresses delivered by the members Plays are studied with a view toward production in French T h e Cercle meets once

in two weeks

C i r c u l o E s p a ñ o l —This organization was established in 1921 to a f

fo rd additional practice in the use of the Spanish language, and to p romote a knowledge of the culture of Spain as well as of the Spanish A m e rican nations Meetings with program s in Spanish are held every three weeks M ajors in the D epartm ent of Spanish and other properly qualified students are eligible for membership

T h e U n i v e r s i t y o f M a i n e D e b a t i n g S o c i e t y —The debating society

is open to all men students of the University Questions of public interest are discussed Men interested in intercollegiate debating should join this society

T h e D o m i n o e s —T he Dominoes is a dram atic club for women stu ­dents The aim of the society is to promote dram atic w ork on the campus Plays are given each year

E n g l i s h C l u b —All m ajor and minor students in English, and such other teachers and students as may be elected to membership by reason of their known interest in the study of English Meetings are held monthly

at which addresses or other program s of value are given

F o r e s t r y C l u b —All students m ajoring in the curriculum in F o restry are eligible for membership in the F o restry Club T he purpose of the club is to give an opportunity for presenting informal discussions and technical papers on forestry subjects, and to promote cooperation and gen­eral good fellowship among the forestry students T h e meetings are held monthly

H o m e E c o n o m i c s C l u b —This organization is composed of students

m ajo rin g in H om e Economics Meetings are held regularly once a month

at N o rth Hall, the practice house T h e object of the society is to keep in touch with c u rren t problems in H om e Economics, the program s being conducted prim arily by the students themselves T h e organization also aims to promote cooperation and interest between students and graduates,

by the appointm ent of an alumnae representative for the purpose of send­ing news to the club from those engaged in the various lines of work

M a t h e m a t i c s C l u b —All students m ajo rin g in mathematics and others who are interested in the study of the subject are eligible for membership

in the Mathematics Club T h e purpose of this club is to stimulate interest

in the study of mathematics and to give to mathematics students the op­portunity to present papers and take p art in discussions Meetings are held monthly

M a i n e M a s q u e — T h is is a dram atic club which aims to make a p ractical study of the acted dram a, and to present each year before the public one or m ore representative plays M embership is determined by competitive trials to which all men u n dergraduates are eligible.

M e n o r a h A s s o c i a t i o n — An intercollegiate organization for the study and advancem ent of Jew ish culture and ideals

P h y s i c s C l u b — M embers of the faculty and students who are taking courses in physics o r allied subjects are eligible to membership in this organization Meetings are held every two weeks at which papers are presented and current topics are discussed

P r e s s C l u b — T h is organization, comprising the press correspondents for the chief newspapers of the state and New England, meets weekly for the purpose of gathering and disseminating news o f interest and value to the university

M a i n e C h r i s t i a n A s s o c i a t i o n — T h e Maine Christian Association, composed of men students, has for its object the promotion of Christian fellowship and aggressive Christian work Classes fo r the study of the Bible are conducted du rin g the week

Y o u n g W o m e n ’ s C h r i s t i a n A s s o c i a t i o n —T his is an organization for religious w ork composed of women students

A l p h a C h i S i g m a —A lpha Chi Sigma is a professional fratern ity with chapters in various A m erican colleges and universities T h e m em ­bers are elected from those whose m a jo r work is in the D epartm ent of Chemistry

A l p h a Z e t a —T h e Maine chapter of A lpha Zeta, the national a g ricultural fraternity, was organized at the university in 1905 Chapters exist in twenty-seven other universities M embership is h onorary and is restricted to students attaining high class standing or to grad u ates who have shown m arked ability along the lines of agricultural study and re ­search

K a p p a P h i K a p p a —T h e K appa P hi K appa is a national educational fraternity The mem bers are elected from the men of the ju n io r and senior classes who expect to make teaching their profession

P h i B e t a K a p p a — T h is is the oldest national h onorary scholarship society It was founded at W illiam and M ary College in 1776 A chapter was gran ted to the College of A rts and Sciences of the U niversity of

M aine in 1922 Elections to m em bership are based upon scholarship

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P h i K a p p a P h i —T he P hi Kappa Phi, founded at the University of Maine, is an honor scholarship society Early in the fall semester of the senior year the seven members of the class having the highest standing are elected members, and d u rin g the spring semester the ten next highest may be elected

P h i S i g m a —A national honor society for students doing m a jo r w ork

in biology, and who have completed a certain num ber of subjects with honor grade

S c a b b a r d a n d B l a d e — Scabbard and Blade is an honorary military fraternity Active membership is restricted to cadet officers of high moral and scholastic standing H o n o ra ry members may be elected from com ­missioned officers of the United States A rm y ; also non-military persons deemed w orthy of the honor The University of Maine company (Co D., 2nd R eg’t.) was organized in 1916 Companies exist in seventeen other colleges and universities

S i g m a D e l t a C h i —This is an honor fraternity open to sophomores, juniors, and seniors who have shown unusual ability in the various courses

in journalism, and who propose to enter upon journalism as a profession

T a u B e t a P i —T a u Beta Pi is an honor fraternity for engineers and has chapters in leading universities and technical schools Elections are made from those juniors and seniors in engineering who have shown high mental and moral qualifications

X i S i g m a P i —The Gamma Chapter of Xi Sigma P i , a national h o n

o rary forestry fraternity, was organized at the University of Maine in 1917

T he membership is open to upper class students in forestry who possess the proper qualifications

U n i v e r s i t y B a n d —This is a military and concert organization attached

to the Cadet Corps It is composed of students in the m ilitary department, and rehearsals are conducted by the director of music as regular class work, for which the men receive credit T h e band plays for various uni­versity functions and games and makes concert trips to nearby cities and towns

U n i v e r s i t y C h o r u s a n d O r c h e s t r a —These bodies are organized from students, faculty, and outside assisting talent, and are conducted by the director of music A varied repertoire of classic and lighter n u m ­bers are studied and perform ed at concerts and other occasions Chorus members are admitted to the Maine Festival Chorus, and orchestra m em ­bers of talent and proper training are given consideration whenever v a ­cancies occur in the Bangor Sym phony O rchestra, a semi-professional organization

M u s i c a l C l u b s — Glee and mandolin clubs a re maintained by both men and women students and concert trips are taken at intervals during the college year

U N IV E R S IT Y PUBLICATIONS

U n i v e r s i t y o f M a i n e S t u d i e s — These are occasional p u b l i c a t i o n s containing reports of investigations o r researches made b y u n i v e r s i t y officers or alumni

M a i n e B u l l e t i n —T h is is a publication issued monthly d u rin g the academic year, to give inform ation to the alum ni and the general p u b l i c

It includes the A nnual Report and the Annual Catalog

T h e M a i n e A l u m n u s —T his is published five times d u rin g the aca­demic year by the General A lum ni Association and is sent free to all fo rm er students o f the university

A n n u a l R e p o r t o f t h e A g r i c u l t u r a l E x p e r i m e n t S t a t i o n a n d

t h e A g r i c u l t u r a l E x p e r i m e n t S t a t i o n B u l l e t i n s — T hese give complete results of the w ork of investigation of the station T h e Bulletins and Offi­cial Inspections are sent free on request to any resident of Maine

O f f i c i a l I n s p e c t i o n s —T hese arc published by the A g ricu ltu ral E xperim ent Station, and contain the result of the w ork of inspection of a g r icultural seeds, commercial feeding stuffs, commercial fertilizers, drugs, foods, fungicides, and insecticides

E x t e n s i o n B u l l e t i n s a n d E x t e n s i o n N e w s L e t t e r s —These publications are issued by the A gricu ltu ral E xtension D epartm ent A limited supply of the bulletins is available for distribution and will be forw arded

on application T h e N ew s Letters are distributed to newspapers and p e r­sons whose names are on the classified mailing lists

M a i n e C a m p u s —T his is a paper published weekly during the a c ademic year by an association of the students

P r i s m T h e P rism is an illustrated annual, published by t h e j u n i o r class

T h e M a i n e - S p r i n g —T h is is a literary magazine published four times

a year It is under the supervision of the C o n trib u to rs’ Club

P r a c t i c a l H u s b a n d r y — T h is is a m onthly magazine published under the direction of the A g ricu ltu ral Club It is devoted to practical and technical agriculture

PUBLIC WORSHIP

A short service of a religious character is held in the chapel four days

in the week Students receive a cordial welcome at all services in the churches o f Orono V o lu n tary religious services are held each week under the direction of the Maine Christian Association and the Young W o m e n ’s Christian Association

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It is assumed that all students entering the university are willing to

subscribe to the fo llo w in g : A student is expected to show, both within and

w ith o u t the university, respect f o r order, morality, and the rights o f others, and such sense o f personal honor as is demanded o f good citizens and gentlemen.

A pamphlet containing special information for the guidance of stu­dents may be obtained from the Registrar

T he quota of regular studies for each student varies from a minimum

of fourteen hours to a m axim um of eighteen hours in the College of A rts and Sciences, and fro m a minimum of seventeen hours to a m axim um of twenty-two hours in the College of A griculture and the College of T ech ­nology In the application of this rule, two or three hours of laboratory

w ork count as one hour

Each student is expected to be present at every college exercise for which he is registered

SCHOLARSHIP HONORS

Scholarship honors are awarded to seniors whose scholarship places them in the first 15 per cent, of their class T he names of students winning these honors are printed in the catalog

DEGREES

The degree of Bachelor of A rts (B A ), with specification of the

m ajo r subject, is conferred upon all students who complete a curriculum

in the College of A rts and Sciences

T h e degree of Bachelor of Science (B S.) in the curriculum p u rsued is conferred upon students who complete the prescribed w ork of

fo u r years in the Colleges of A g riculture or Technology

The degree of Bachelor of Pedagogy (B P d ) is conferred upon s tudents in the College of A rts and Sciences who have completed a course

in an approved high school, a course in a normal school, and two years under prescribed conditions at the university The co n ferrin g of this degree will be discontinued a fte r June, 1925

A minimum residence of one year is required for the attainment of any bachelor’s degree

T h e degrees of M aster of A rts (M A ) and M aster of Science (M S.) are granted for one year’s graduate work with distinction F or conditions and requirements see the Division of the Faculty of Graduate Studies

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T HESES

Theses shall be printed, or typew ritten in black record, unless the subject m atter prevents, and the paper used shall be a standard thesis paper, 8 x 10 1-2 inches, which may be procured at the U niversity Store Care should be taken to have a m argin of one inch on the inner edge, at least one-half inch on the outer edge, one and one-half inches at the top, and one inch at the bottom of the page

I f draw ings accompany the thesis, they may be bound in with the rest

of the pages or placed in a pocket on the inside of the book c o v e r; or if too many for this, they may be bound separately according to personal in­structions of the head of the departm ent

A d r a f t of all u n d ergraduate theses m u st be passed to the m a jo r instructor before M ay 1

Complete instructions may be found in a pamphlet entitled “ Degrees and T heses.”

Special Assessm ent for

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A p p l i c a t i o n f o r R o o m

A deposit of $15.00 is required at the time application is made for a room I f a student is unable to enter, the deposit will be refunded provided the room is given up on or before A ugust 1 I f notice of w ithdraw al is given on or before September 1st, $10.00 will be refunded In case of w ithdrawal a fte r September 1, the entire deposit is forfeited

W hen a student enters the university the deposit of $15.00 will be ap­plied toward payment of dormitory charges

S p e c i a l C h a r g e s

A fee of $2.00 is charged a student for each special examination

Students registering a fte r the prescribed day of registration for the fall or spring semester shall pay an additional fee of two dollars

N o laboratory fees are charged in any department

R o o m s

T he rooms in the Mt Vernon House, Balentine Hall, O ak Hall, and the middle section of Hannibal H am lin H all accommodate two students each All other rooms accommodate four students each

D orm itory charges include steam heat and electric lights The rooms

in the dormitories for men are furnished with beds, mattresses, chiffoniers, desks, and chairs Each resident in the dormitory has bed linen and three towels laundered each week without e x tra charge Students furnish pil­lows, bed linen, and blankets

W om en students not living at home are required to live in one of the women’s dormitories In exceptional cases women students are allowed

to live at some boarding house approved by the President

Special Assessment for

F o r students who do not room and board in university halls the above

am ounts are reduced by $140.00

All men taking m ilitary a re required to make a deposit o f $25.00 to cover cost of equipment T h is deposit is returned at the end of the year, less a charge for lost o r misused equipment

C o m m u n i c a t i o n s

Communications with reference to financial affairs of students should

be addressed to the T r e a s u re r of the U niversity of Maine

SCHOLARSHIPS AND PRIZES

T h e K i d d e r S c h o l a r s h i p , th irty dollars, was endowed by F ra n k E Kidder, Ph D., Denver, Colorado, a g ra d u a te of the university in the class

of 1879 T h is scholarship is aw arded to a student whose rank excels in his ju n io r year T h e selection is made by the President and the Faculty

T h e candidates for this scholarship shall be juniors in the College of Technology They shall assemble on an announced date and each one shall

be required to compose an essay on a subject selected from a list o f ten,

of which five are chosen by the D epartm ent of English and five by the College of Technology T h e aw ard will be based upon the quality of the essay and the advancement which is indicated by the student’s grade in

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courses in English T here shall be three judges one of whom shall rep­resent the College of Technology and the other two shall be selected by the D epartm ent of English

P i t t s b u r g A l u m n i A s s o c i a t i o n S c h o l a r s h i p , thirty dollars, aw arded

to a member of the ju n io r class in the College of Technology T he ability

of the student and his needs are considered in m aking this award T h e selection is made by the President and the professors of the College of Technology

P r i z e o f t h e C l a s s o f 1873 T he late Russell W Eaton, of B ru n s­wick, a member of the class of 1873, deposited with the university tre a s

u rer a $1000 Liberty Bond, the income of which shall be awarded annually

to that member of the sophomore class who is able to show the greatest improvement in mechanical draw ing during the first two years of his col­lege course

It is expected th at candidates for this prize shall have had no training

in mechanical draw ing previous to entering the university

m ore class to be determined by the P resident and the faculty This scholarship will be at least thirty dollars Both scholarship and individual need are to be considered in the award

T h e P h i M u S c h o l a r s h i p , th irty dollars, will be aw arded each year

to a woman student whose scholarship and conduct are deserving and who

is in need of financial assistance T he selection will be made by the P r e s i­dent of the university, the President of the sorority, and the faculty Com ­mittee on Honors

T h e J o s e p h R i d e r F a r r i n g t o n S c h o l a r s h i p , a g ift of A r th u r M., Edw ard H., Oliver C., H orace P., and Wallace R F arrington, all graduates

of the University of Maine and sons of Mr and Mrs Joseph Rider F a r ­rington The g ift amounts to $1000 and provides a scholarship under con­ditions mentioned by the donors T h e following order of preference is considered in aw arding this scholarship : (a ) To any direct descendant of Joseph Rider and Ellen Holyoke F arrington, or any one whom three of such descendants may select; (b ) T o any student bearing the surnam e Farrin g to n or H o lyoke; (c) T o the student in the ju n io r class of the College of A griculture who attains the highest rank in studies and d ep o rtment during that year and who shall make application for the scholarship

F u rth e r details concerning this scholarship m ay be secured by consulting the Dean of the College of A griculture