Maine Alumnus, Volume 49, Number 2, November 1967
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The University of Maine DigitalCommons@UMaine University of Maine Alumni Magazines University of Maine Publications 11-1967 Maine Alumnus, Volume 49, Number 2, November 1967 General Alumni Association, University of Maine Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/alumni_magazines Part of the Higher Education Commons, and the History Commons Recommended Citation General Alumni Association, University of Maine, "Maine Alumnus, Volume 49, Number 2, November 1967" (1967). University of Maine Alumni Magazines. 287. https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/alumni_magazines/287 This publication is brought to you for free and open access by DigitalCommons@UMaine. It has been accepted for inclusion in University of Maine Alumni Magazines by an authorized administrator of DigitalCommons@UMaine. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Little Hall, above, and Autumn on a Farm, below. Orono: One Year Maine Town Alumni Association Officers Carl A. Whitman ’35 President Kenneth F. Woodbury ’24 1st vice president Mary-HaleI (Sutton ’38) Furman 2nd vice president ) James F. White ’30 Clerk Edward H. Piper ’43 Treasurer T. Russell Woolley ’41 Executive Director Mildred (Brown ’25) Schrumpf Philip O. McCarthy ’62 Assistant Directors The Cover I Alumni Trustees Miss Lynda Sue Bond of Augusta, leader of the 16-girl Pershingettes, hits Frank C. Brown ’30 a snappy salute during half-time activi Helen (Wormwood ’41) Pierce ties at the Homecoming football game between Maine and New Hampshire. The university’s new “Marching One Alumni Council Hundred” Band forms a backdrop. About 9,000 alumni and students were Floyd N. Abbott ’25 on campus for Homecoming October Paul W. Bean ’35 14 and viewed an impressive half-time Ralph R. Bennett ’24 Mrs. Virginia (Tufts ’46) Chaplin presentation. Malcolm E. C. Devine ’31 Robert L. Fuller ’38 Oscar R. Hahnel, Jr. ’44 Howe W. Hall ’14 Harold P. Hamilton ’30 Ralph L. Hodgkins, Jr. ’59 Harold K. Lambert ’47 Herbert A. Leonard ’39 M. Milton MacBride ’35 Volume 49, No. 2 Roscoe C. Masterman ’32 Margaret (Mollison ’50) McIntosh Dr. Young Reports..................... 20 Edith (Talbot ’32) Ness Director’s Comer ......................... 4 Albert W. Parker ’28 Marching One Hundred ............ 5 Sons and Daughters of Maine 22 The GAA. ..... ... .... / Homecoming . .. 24 Mrs. Priscilla (Thomas ’49) Rines I Robert P. Schoppe ’38 Tide Watcher ........................... 9 Sports.............................................. 27 Edward C. Sherry ’38 One Year In Orono ...................... 10 Local Associations......................... 29 Louise (Perkins ’46) Stebbins The Campus In Autumn .............. 13 The Stein Club............. .... 30 Martha (Wyman ’54) Weatherbee On A South Seas Island.......... 16 Necrology ....................................... 30 John B. Wlodkowski ’64 Barry Goldwater............................. 18 Class Notes.................................... 33 University Board of Trustees Lawrence M. Cutler ’28 President W. Gordon Robertson The Staff Vice President \ Arthur H. Benoit Editor: Dr. T. Russell Woolley ’41 Frank C. Brown ’30 Ralph H. Cutting Managing Editor: John S. Day ’63 Robert N. Haskell ’25 Hubert H. Hauck Class Notes Editor: Mildred (Brown ’25) Schrumpf Lucia M. Cormier William T. Logan, Jr. Helen (Wormwood ’41) Pierce Owen H. Smith ’41 3 What is the definition of a “losing Hampshire and Vermont were experi (1935), Dartmouth (1934), Yale (1933, season”? By illustration, a losing season encing “team building years” in which 1937), New York University (1938), has been defined by the University of they had good young talent, needing Columbia (1940). We have scarcely Maine football team this year. Eight only experience. held our own with Massachusetts and games played, and eight times Maine There never truly is a losing season. Connecticut over the years; but we de was defeated. Many spectators felt sorry For one thing—no honest effort, freely feated Vermont 10 in a row. for the team. given, is wholly lost or wasted. The Now the question is being asked by Last season (1966) we won four learning to lose is always hard learning, Alumni, “how long before we have to games, but it was also a losing season, yet valuable. The gain which an indi readjust our position and offer at least because nine games were played. vidual makes in his own trials may SANITY CODE tuition and also jobs Those who will ask about either sea exceed the team record. It was just so as incentives to bring some players to son with a sneering voice, have forgotten this year. At least five new Maine rec Maine, or more realistically to keep Grantland Rice whose famous quota ords were made: number of yards pass some Maine boys from being enticed tion ends “... ask, how did you play the receiving in one game; and total yards away, when their educational needs could game?” Maine played by the rules, in gained pass receiving in one season. The be met here. every respect—its own rules about having greatest number of passes caught in In trying to judge a proper course—a no generous athletic scholarship; also one game was less than 10 before this fair one to the participants and fair also played within the conference rules, of year, and for the season less than 33. to the institution, it is not easy to be course, and all of the games were, by Gene Benner set the new marks. Also, complacent. It is not right simply to agreement to the schedule, with the Charles Yanush set the highest number say, “conditions will change, and you’ll finest of competitive teams: The Citadel, of carries in one game at 35. have plenty of team material—wait and Boston College, Northeastern and the Maine’s football team has had 9 los you’ll see!” usual full Yankee Conference. In fact, ing seasons in 35 years; only 12 in 50 Will there be more losing seasons, and talents of the teams opposing us were years; 27 since football was begun here if so—how long will it be until com higher than usual, in the 1967 season— as a sport in 1892, a total of 76 years. petition in our proper league is set evidenced by the good results they had Since 1933 we have played good com aright once more—how long? in their other games. A season or two petition and in a variety of years the seasons ago, such great rivals as New following schools included: Holy Cross Russ Woolley The Maine Alumnus, published five times a year in September, November, January, April and June by the General Alumni Association, 44 Fogler Library, University of Maine, Orono, Maine 04473. Editorial and business offices at 44 Fogler Library. T. Russell Woolley, editor; John S. Day, managing editor. The General Alumni Asso- ciation, Carl A. Whitman, president, is an unincorporated association, classified as an educational and charitable organization as described in section 501C3 of the 1954 Internal Revenue Code. Total number of copies printed per year, 105,000. Average per issue, 21,000. Send changes of address to the business office six weeks prior to the next issue. Advertising rates on request. The Maine Alumnus is sent to members and to other subscribers, subscription rate, $5.00 per annum. Member: American Alumni Council. Second class postage paid at Orono, Maine. 4 — *. "We're trying to build a band the State of Maine 1 and university can be proud of." A New Kind Of Band Cuts Into The Sale Of Hot Dogs To quote one of the soft-drink venders at Alumni Field a few weekends ago: “They don’t leave their seats at half-time like they used to.” One reason, of course, is the new corps of University Store Company food venders. Football spectators can purchase their hot dogs and popcorn from the prone posi tion without having to battle crowds at the concession stands underneath the bleachers. The other is the University of Maine “Marching One- Hundred Band.” It’s a vast improvement over anything that has performed during a half-time exercise here and, according to George Cavanagh, the man who directs it, is developing into one of the finest college marching bands in New England. “We are trying to build,” said Cavanagh, “a band the state of Maine and university will be proud of.” In 1965, when Cavanagh joined the university faculty as director of bands and assistant professor of music, ad ministration officials were on the verge of dropping Maine’s marching band. “Let’s just say it was at a low ebb,” remarked Cavanagh. The new band director didn’t let things stay that way, though. In 1966 he doubled the band’s membership from 43 musicians to a little over 80. And last year Cavanagh started laying plans to purchase new uniforms, designed especially for the university, and put some real enthusiasm into the half-time performances. This fall, a full four days before classes were scheduled to begin, almost 140 musicians, majorettes and baton twirlers reported for a special practice. The band is called “The Marching One-Hundred” be cause it suits up roughly 100 (actually 105 to make things come out even) musicians. Counting the baton twirlers, ma jorettes and drum major, there are 114 persons on the field. 5 rx. • \ \ * b *1 \ r 3V Director George Cavanagh, center, displays the new “Marching One Hundred” uniforms with three members of the university band. “It’s a dam shame that most people During classes the group practices but next year, he indicated, the band on campus don’t know how hard those three afternoons a week, in addition to hopes to obtain funds to perform before kids really have been working,” said a Saturday morning tune-up prior to some away crowds. Cavanagh. home games. After the football season the march For four solid days during the pre Maine’s new “Marching One-Hundred” ing band will be split into two groups, a school practice the band ran over com also features the world champion baton 75-member concert band and a 40-man plicated marching formations.