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This Other is brought to you for free and open access by DigitalCommons@UMaine. It has been accepted for inclusion in Maine Campus Archives by an authorized administrator of DigitalCommons@UMaine. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Lid place was with the pine banners from other colleges. The Maine Campus lub is really le up in the Published Weekly by the Students of the University of Maine tesday night. VoL XLVIa Z 265 Orono, Maine, No.t•tidwr ters about 50, 30, 1944 Ntintlicr 8 where there to go around, those Students Masque Members rls don Should Register Now Holiday Ball e man's side, Surprise Brickers Success and off they For Oak Speaking Contest ws the diff... With Reception Iammond are Preparations are being made for• As Students Celebrate .k's meeting. the John M. Oak Scholarship Prize 1 Last week the Masque assist in the gave an in- Contest in Public Speaking to be held formal reception for Masque • id do it ably, Director 240 Couples Wednesday, February 28, 1945. The and Mrs. Herschel L. Bricker at the Attend - awards Brevities • • this year are a first prize of . Little Theatre. The reception was Dr. Harry Trust Year's First Formal s begun and $30, a second prize of $20, and a third 1 held WSGA STAMP DB I N E Saturday evening after the show, :en organized. prize of $5. "Cuckoo on the Hearth," returned To Give Address The Thanksgiving Ball, presented and Colvin The contest is open to all regular The war stamp totals for this week from Dow Field. In honor of their by the University of Maine students, are going to civilian students in good standing are as follows: recent marriage, the Brickers were At Campus Chapel was held Wednesday evening, Novem- possibly The who have not previously won first Sold presented with two pairs of silver ber 22, in the Memorial Gymnasium players, and prize. Dorm Last Week Total candlesticks. Dr. Harry Trust, president of the from 8:30 to 1:00. It was attended by at least one 240 couples, If necessary, a preliminary contest Balentine $51.40 Mrs. Bricker comes from Cedar Bangor Theological Seminary for a better turn-out than any the other will be held a week before the final Colvin 12.70 56.65 Falls, Iowa. She is a graduate of Coe social function has had so far past ten years, will be the guest this for the selection of the six best Delta Tau 18.55 College. where she majored in music. year. Music was furnished by id Bonds preacher at the church service in the the speakers. Elms 3.10 20.85 She is a member of Chi Omega, social Men of the Air. Speeches should be extemporaneous Sigma Chi 18.15 sorority. Little Theatre on Sunday, December The covering of the bandstand and North Estabrooke 34.00 the novelty and from eight to ten minutes in length. 61.94 Mr. Bricker has been an instructor 3, at 10:45 a.m. His topic will be decorations of the lights South Estabrooke "Presenting were carried They may be on any persuasive theme, 10.90 54.20 in speech and theatre courses for sever- Your Real Self." Charles out, according to the Uni- graph versity subject to the Committee's approval. al years at the University of Maine. O'Connor, who was scheduled to speak, colors, in blue and white e You $60.70 will crepe paper. The judges' decision will be reached $281.74 For the past eight years, he has also preach at the Woodland Metho- In addition, a large "Thanksgiving" by no specific point system, but con- been director of the Maine Masque dist Church. sign was suspended CHRISTIAN FAITH DISCUSSION from the TUDIO sideration will be given to the follow- Theatre. Director Bricker is presi- Born in Ivybridge, Devonshire, Eng- wall in back of the band- stand. ingor, Me. ing qualities in the speech and its The third in a series of Christian dent of the American Educational land, Dr. Trust was secretary of Faith presentation: knowledge of the sub- discussions sponsored by the Theatre Association, and a member of Young People's Britain Colonial Mis- Outstanding among the musical ject, organization of material, origi- committee for Interpreting the Chris- the National Theatre Conference. As sionary Society from 1907-1910. He presentations of the evening were the tian nality, diction, persuasiveness, and Faith, will be held Sunday, at a member of the Conference, he is came to this country in 1910 and stud- drum solo and the vocal rendition of raise. 5:00 p.m. in the MCA reading room. chairman of the Army General Hos- ied at the Bangor Theological Semi- "Minnie the Moocher." Speakers The chairman for the inte-ested in this contest discussion is pital Entertainment. nary until 1913, when he was ordained The planning committee, responsible mild consult Proiessci- Marl: Bill Chesehor-I:gh. The tonic Bai- will be in the Congregational Church. He in a large measure for the success of ley, 240 Stevens hail, "Christian tt:aith in the or call Orono World at received an A.B. and a D.D. from the ball, consisted of C/Sgt. Robert 961. Prospcctive Large." participants are Bowdoin College and a D.D. from Campana, C/Sgt. Frank Crimp. Paul urged to respond promptly Party Bids Issued to this c.p- The leader this week will ne Mr. Boston University. In 1934 he re- Dowe, Esther Flagg. Evelyn Foster, portunity, as the Committee in charge Clarence A. Day, Extension Editor ceived an honorary D.D. from the Robert Malcomson, Martha O'Brien, reserves the Sorority Rushees right to cancel the con- c•i College of Agriculture. Mr. University of Maine. His two sons and Natalie Smith. The chaperons test if interest does not warrant hold- Day is active in the program of the attended the University. were Dr. and Mrs. Gerald Cooper and ing it this year. Next local Methodist Church and has served Monday,Dec. 4 Lieutenant and Mrs. Willis Tracy. for several years on the MCA Ad- Invitations for The members of the reception com- visory Board. the final sorority rushing parties will be issued to the First Alley Match mittee were President and Mrs. Ar- Pack And Pine Club A special invitation is extended to freshman and transfer women on Mon- thur A. Hauck and Colonel and Mrs. the Reserves to attend these meetings. day, Dec. 4. The parties begin on Of Men's League Newton Alexander. Pack To Chemo Pond )iscussions are open to all students. Wednesday and continue through Sun- A buffet supper will be served at day evening. Each party will last two Scheduled For Wed. And Pine For Home the meeting. hours in accordance with Panhellenic Capt. 1-la! Pletts procedure. The University of Maine Men', NORTH ESTABROOKE DANCE By Mary Elizabeth Marble On December 6, Alpha Omicron Pi Bowling League will officially begin Now Running Show Last week-end, nine Pack and Pine North Estabrooke %%ill hold an in- will begin the week of parties. Chi Wednesday. Dec. 6, with three sched- members took a bike hike to Chemo formal vie dance in the recreation room Omega will hold its final rushing event uled matches. The League consists of;At Salvage Office Pond. The hardy cyclists were Mar- on Friday, Dec. 1. All men on campus on Thursday, Dec. 7. Delta Delta six teams representing the upperclass- are invited. tha O'Brien, Harriet Steinmetz, Mary Delta will entertain on Friday evening; men of Phi Kappa Sigma, the Cabins. ITALY: "Everything from scoop Mary Courtright Marble, Joan Greenwood, Bob Fischer, and Joan Kimball Phi Mu will hold its party on Satur- and the four freshman houses. The to nuts!" This sums the field covered are co-chairmen of Paul Clifford, Ray Sargent, Dave the dance, and day. and Pi Beta Phi will close this first match will start at 6:00 p.m. on by the salvage crews at a large air Helen Boulter is Pierce, and Dave Sykes. Astounding the invitation chair- rushing season with its party Sunday, the Orono alleys. Results of this and base of the Fifteenth Air Force Ser- everyone man. Mrs. Joseph B. other with our bedrolls, we left Murray will be Dec. 10. contests will be posted in the vice Command, in their business of chaperon. Refreshments Campus the Steinmetz house at 2 p.m. Satur- will be served. along with other announce- stripping wrecked planes of every day afternoon and rolled merrily into The next meeting of the Con- ments of the League. The program piece of usable equipment and material. Bangor about three. WOMAN'S FORUM MEETING tributors' Club bill be on Tuesday, for Dec. 6 is as follows: "Running the show" at the Salvage Scarcely had we left that metropolis The Women's Forum will meet Dee. 4, at 6:45 in Balentine sun S.A.E. vs. the Cabins and Reclamation office is Captain Har- behind, when Dave Sykes had a Thursday, November 31, immediately parlor. Guest of the evening bill Phi Kap vs. Theta Chi old V. Pletts. former U. of M. breakdown and was forced to return to after rushing dates, in the Balentine be Mrs. George Sanderlin. student Phi Eta vs. Sigma Nu from Brunswick, Maine, Bangor for a "master-link-for-the- sun parlor. The topic of discussion and his as- sistant. Sgt. James A. Dixon, chain." We peddled on. trying not to will be "France," both from a national Leas- burg, North Carolina. count the hills 'cause we knew that and an international aspect. Keeping the department running in an efficient they would all be slanting the wrong The people, both freshmen and up- man- ner, directing the work and way. We even coasted by C. H. perclassmen, to whom invitations for Demure Daisy Goes Dancing; handling records of all the parts Hare's rabbit farm. permanent membership will be sent, salvaged, Cap- tain Pletts has done much By the time we reached the road are to be decided upon at this meeting. to build this salvage department which leads to the lake, it was quite Swoons Over Fall Formals to the largest in the European theater. dark. We had been blessed with warm ATTENTION, MOC FANS it %al Jr. and %al Sr. In the blue spotlight was Jean S. fair weather which had softened the Saturday afternoon Nothing which may be utilized is the Maine Out- What if the campus was one large Her gown—simply out of this planet— road into muck. After squishing on ing Club members overlooked, and through careful han- J03 will make a tour of fudge sundae of mud? Last Wednes- was a blue with a net skirt that just I for a couple of miles, we reached the Old Town canoe dling and inspections by these crews, factory. They day eve Daisy counted holiday formals reached way out ... C. Pavey in a! camp where the bedrolls had arrived will start hiking competent analysis has proved that the from the bus stop until she was blue in the eyes. The dress of black velvet top with a full , big ... with Mr. and Mrs. Steinmetz in the opposite SAE salvaged parts of one heavy bomber House at 1:30. Dave Thanksgiving formal was such a super ice-blue swishing skirt flashed in the low you taxi. Paul Clifford and Bob Fischer Pierce is may well keep others on flying status. the Pack and Pine member success that already rumors are drift- limelight. ," with a had the fire going and plenty of wood After having been notified of a crash in charge of this outing, and Prof. ing about a Graduation Ball. 7-Up on chopped, so we combined making "pigs Sipping punch was that attractive landing, the Engineering Section dis- F. H. Steinmetz will be the chaperon. As usual Daisy was around with her tops ... in blankets" with a rousing game of freshman Helen. She wore a black patches technical experts to investigate mental pad and pencil, chalking one "I Doubt It." Sometimes it's amazing PHI KAPPA SIGMA formal with inserts of Paradise pink. and determine the damage. If the de- up for Maine's coeds. Dark brunette how a person can stir cocoa with one HOUSEPARTY one in front, one in back. A wide cuff cision warrants that the aircraft can- Bonnie danced dreamingly to Star hand and hold half pack hugged the shoulders. not be repaired satisfactorily, the Sal- a of cards in The upperclassmen of Phi Kappa Dust. Her gown, strapless, oh • • • the other. was of Chalk one up for Merch. Her heavy vage and Reclamation Office is notified, Sigma will begin their social activities the deepest deep purple edged deliber- Just as we were about to sit down taffeta striped skirt was sharply con- and mobile crews consisting of eight for this winter with a house party to ately on the very top with fragile to a steaming meal, Dave Sykes trasted with a white blouse that flat- or time men are rushed to the vicinity. burst be given Saturday, Dec. 2, at 8:00 lace. Also enjoying this sweet music in the door clutching a package tered like mad. A heavy coined belt Bearing full equipment from tent:, of corn p.m. It will be an informal dance for was Jeanne R. in a dress of flakes. midnight divided the two. Pauline M. of Col- blankets, stoves, and rations to tools. (Me—I like Wheaties.) couples admitted by invitation only. ink black with gilted gold rings on it vin cast a gay holiday spirit with a small generators, compressors, and Supper and dishes were soon dis- The social chairman is Roy Moore, everywhere. posed of, and we set out on a snipe gold gilted formal. It had two enor- acetylene cutting machinery, these men Jr., who is assisted by Tom Murray Pausing to listen to the unforget- hunt. Ask some of those folks from mous black bows—one on shoulder to are fully equipped to tackle any job. and Dave Holmes. table rendition of "Just Keep Smil- Connecticut about that. They ought the right, its twin to the left on the The primary duty of these men afield Chaperons will be Prof. and Mrs. ing" was the popular soph, B. J. The hip. to know what a "snipe" looks like by is the preparation of the stricken air- Benjamin Kent and Prof. and Mrs. scarlet red halter top of her gown was Cynthia now. Maybe they would even organ- T. of Balentine wore a com- craft for transportation to the salvage Ralph Jordan. jersey, the skirt white with specks of bination of ize a hunt for you. Then 0. B. chal- limey lime green with black base. The men remove the engines, red half-a-dollar dots. Smiling ap- velvet. Tres lenged everyone to a game of "spit" NOTICE chic! Tommy, of like wings, tail empennage; everything provingly was her rcxtmie Mamie, in dorm, and proceeded heat all made Daisy sit up and gaze. necessary to facilitate loading onto to contestants, a formal of snow white. A one-piece one by one. There will be a sic dance at the Her heavenly blue halter-style for- trailers and trucks. affair striped horizontally with one Sunday morning the Alumni Gym, Saturday, mal in contrast with her light cream Disassembled to this degree, the sun found Dee. 2, layer of net, another of satin (Continued atop, chocolate skin made a very techni- plane is delivered to the home on Page Four) 8:00.11:30 p.m. Admission, free. white net below. salvage colorish portrait. (Continued on Page Four) Page Two THE MAINE CAMPUS The Maine Campus Athletic, Energetic---Ruthie Gold Stars — Published Thursdays during the college year by the students of the University ROBERT MATHEW RUTH. The of Maine. Entered as sec.nd class matter at the post office, Orono, Maine. Subscrip- the eternal rush that comes with being War Department announced the death tion: 50* per term. Local advertising rate: 501 Per column inch. Offices on leeond and third floors. MCA building. Telephone extension 51. Member Associated Cot. a BWOC. She served last year as in action of Staff Sergeant Robert M. legiate Press. Represented for national advertising by National Advertising_Ser- the business manager of the Campus, Ruth in France on July 29. Sergeant •ice, Inc., College Publisher's Representative, 420 Madison Ave., New York, N. V. chairman of the winter carnival, pic- Ruth, former Houlton High School torial editor of the Prism, and on the athlete, was top turret gunner on a JOAN GREENWOOD Editor-in-Chief MCA Council, besides being a mem- tank with the forces of General Patton Editors By MARIE HAINES, NORMA HERZING Associate ber of Sigma Mu Sigma and WAA under whom he had served in North CHARLENE LOWE Makeup Editor Council. Africa. He attended Ricker Junior Real entert VALERIE PARKIN News Editor those who sa' All the little Elms College before entering the University. JOHN SKOLFIELD . Sports Editor freshmen know Masque this Ruthie well; for she is their senior He entered the service in January, ASSISTANT EDITORS—Jean Crawford, Mary Elizabeth Marble. tricks were STAFF MEMBERS—Loraine Davis, Arlene Cleven, Muriel Polley, Betty resident this year, and 1942, went overseas to North Africa an All-Maine elaborate per Lehman, Lala, Jones, Alexander Adams. Woman to boot. As resident, she is the following September, and served in ren's sleight REPORTERS—Val Warren, Gay Weaver, Martha Leeman, Elizabeth Meyer, also a member of WSGA the Tunisian, Sicilian, and Italian cam- Council, and amazed oh's Aletha Meade, Constance Ehomes, Joan Look, Peg Googins, Pauline Parent, there's another meeting added paigns before transfer to England. to the ence. Added .Marv Anne Dineen. Janice Maxwell, Jean Campbell. list. ASTRP—John MacKinnan, Joe Forte, Ralph Fishman. JOHN MERRILL WILSON. performance Have you ever wondered who was Ruth has that is-it-brown-or-isn't-it Among the reported casualties of D- Jackie Dole, the force behind the WAA Council, kind of hair, blue eyes, and a sunny Day word has been received of the loss assisting the BARBARA HIGGINS Business Manager behind the sports schedules and tour- disposition. We hear that her main of Ensign John M. Wilson of Lynn, Jim Conlin si Advertising Manager MARY E. O'CONNOR naments? Well, in case you have form of relaxation is knitting—any- Mass., officer on a landing craft, killed for the show. NANCY CHASE Circulation Manager wondered but haven't yet found the an- thing at all. You have doubtless just during invasion operations, June 6. Subscription Manager Of no sr JEANNE STAPLES swer, we'll introduce you now to been reminded of that argyle sweater The Lynn native, 22 years of age, ASSISTANT MANAGER—Jean Thompson. ASTRP bane Ruthie Hansen. the president of the or the cable-knit socks you've graduated from Lynn schools and from STAFF ASSISTANTS—Helen Herrick. Joan Potter, Jean Ross, Faye Jones, that part of the NVomen's Athletic Association. been planning for so long to make. the University in Forestry. He later Virginia Merchant, Evelyn Young, Jo-Ann Bouchard, Edith Merrill, Mildred Tuesday and Ruthie was a very busy girl last Well, bring them on Ruthie'll attended Notre Dame in the V-12 pro- Byronis, Nancy White, Dan Frazier, down. the Masque year; so she, too, is getting used to do 'em in her spare gram. He was commissioned Septem- time! band was ber 23, 1943, serving at Norfolk, Va., und Malins, and Boston until he was sent overseas and tl Sheik of in November. At the University he An really enjoy It's Not Over Yet! Music Box In N. S. Wed. was freshman football manager, active , Jim Reid, anC in M.C.A. and Forestry Clubs, and "That's that. The war's all over." Will this be what our boys The monthly other MAINE ECHOES Music Box concert was pledged to Theta Chi fraternity. member will be held in 17 Others who will say when V-E (Victory in Europe) Day comes? Will our North Stevens on 1944 brothers and sweethearts who are crouched in foxholes on some Wednesday, Dec. 6, at 7:00 p.m. The were Betty Dear Mainiac— CRANDALL ARTHUR SAN- Harry Arade. muddy island in the Pacific climb out, throw down their rifles, and program will feature Kenneth Sagrans Well, the sun has finally come out— DERS. A message center clerk in the Weaver. ended? Of course they won't. Why, then, and Richard Fenno on the drums and Signal Corps, Private First Class declare that the war is just for a change, so I decided that it Compliment piano; Arlene Tankle, soprano; Eliza- Crandall A. Sanders was killed in line a well-done why should we quit? was time that I got off my epistle to beth Kelso, pianist; Virginia Harvey, of duty on August 31 at Fort Mon- tainment. Those boys in the Pacific will grin happily when they hear news you. All I really need is a little in- mouth, soprano; and Anna Crouse on the N. J. He was a graduate of spiration, anyway. North of V-E Day, but then they'll keep right on firing those rifles with a French horn. All students are in- Yarmouth Academy and entered We can bar new and grim determination to lick the Japs thoroughly and com- The campus has another innova- vited. the University in 1940. His home was Day," or, as tion, in the shape of a dog this time! in Pownal. He later studied drafting pletely. "Sgt. Campar The only trouble with the dear thing In the confines of the AWS lounge by correspondence and was employed you know, i We can't let them down. We can't stop buying War Bonds and is his love of barking at about five at University of Washington, there is by Bath Iron Works; he entered the Cabbages and Stamps. Our responsibility to keep faith with our armed forces and a.m. All the little coeds are losing a a small, inoffensive brown door marked service in April, 1943. He trained at ten by two 1 lot of sleep, but not from worrying Ft. Monmouth in the Signal Corps, to continue to supply them with material they need is greater now "Date Bureau." All a fellow has to Besse and Fr about his welfare. In fact, I even do is describe his dream girl, and no then entered City College of New York and Mrs. Fn than ever. heard one sweet-looking young thing matter how fussy or peculiar his de- in the A.S.T.P. program for six duction won 'Our country is still at war—Are you?' That's the slogan of the say that she would like to strangle sires may be, he'll have a chance to months. From there he was again him. My, my, how ferocious we're meet her the following Friday. (Continued on Page Four) 6th War Loan Drive which started November 20 and will end getting lately! • December 16. In this short time, we must reach a goal of The usual between-holiday colds are $14,000,000,000—$5,000,000,000 of which is to be raised from indi- going the rounds, and I expect to end viduals. The individual goal is at least one extra $100 Bond. up in the infirmary any day now. I YOUR LATEST OUTSTANDING SCREEN IIITS hear they've been doing quite a busi- We must continue to participate liberally in War Bond pur- ness lately. Here's hoping they don't chases in order to finance the war and control inflation. Germany's run out of that orange throat paint BANGOR and ORONO 45 C defeat means the end of only one phase of the war. The last, and and the red nose spray before I get more expensive, is ahead—the gigantic campaign needed for the there to claim my share. Maybe a & P Theatres nice quiet rest in the infirmary is just • defeat of Japan. what I need! Life in a dormitory is ...... *.J.4,•••••••••••/` Military and naval authorities recently made the grim statement too exciting. that it will take at least a year and a half to defeat Japan after Ger- The faithful Masque still goes on JEW is beaten will only accomplished and on. This week the bill included many and this be if we put every bit a little of everything in the variety OPERA HOUSE OF B of American strength behind the effort. The cost of a full size war line. Jay Zarren, one of the ASTRP's, BANGOR 5TRPPID must be borne until the treacherous, brutal enemy who attacked us appeared for the first time in weeks The Rest of This Week— ORONO at Pearl Harbor is completely knocked out. without his stooge, Danny. I hope Ends Saturday Danny hasn't flunked out—he's such More equipment "SINCE YOU WENT AWA1" NN i•dne.fla, and Thursday of all kinds will be needed—more B-29 Super- a fetching youngster! Starring Nov. 29-30 fortresses at $600,000 each, more P47 Thunderbolts that cost Next week's show promises to be Claudette Colbert, Jennifer Double Features $50,000 each, more M-4 tanks with bulldozer blades that cost $67,417 interesting. It's a scene from Besse Jones, Joseph Cotton, Shirley "YOUTH RUNS WILD" Temple, Monty Woolley, Lionel Kent Smith, Bonita Granville each, more amphibious tanks, more aircraft carriers, more supply and Hanson's "Of Cabbages and Kings" that won the ASCAP award Barrymore, and Robert Walker plus ships, more gasoline and oil than it took for the invasion of Europe. in 1941—remember? I can hardly Dec. 34-5-6 "KANSAS CITY KITTY" The average citizen can't afford NOT to buy War Bonds, be- wait to see Sgt. Campana as one of Sun., Mon., Tues., and Wed. with Joan Davis,' Bhob Crosby cause they are his means of helping win the war; they are his con- the many husbands in "Alimony Day"! "THE VERY THOUGHT OF YOU,, tribution to preventing inflation; they are the safest investment There's been quite a lot of news on in the home-front this week. Helen with Friday and Saturday, Dec. 1.2 Faye Emerson, Dennis Morgan, America today; they bring an excellent interest return; they mean Deering is now Mrs. Ed Piper, for "CAROLINA BLUES" Eleanor Parker, and Dana Clark with security for himself his family; and one thing. The wedding was here in future and they insure him addi- Kay Kyser, Ann Miller tional post-war purchasing power. What more could anyone ask? Orono, and quite a few ex-Mainiacs came back for the occasion. Sam Col- Victor Moore "My Thinking... My Money.... My Time ... will stay in this lins was best man, so he was around war to the finish," should be the expression of all Americans. campus for a couple of days again. BIJOU Sunday and Monday. Dee. 3-1. Red Roley was home on leave, so BANGOR "CASANOVA BROWN" Gerry MacBurnie came back from her with Wed., Thurs., and Fri. Gary Cooper, Teresa Wright visit with a diamond. Nice work. Nov. 29.30-Dee. 1 Every Class Cut Frosh Club To Hold Word has come through that Mal Jeanne Crain—Your "Home in Colby has been awarded the Air Med- Indiana" Sweetheart Tuesday, Dec. 5 MEANTIME, "GREAT MOMENT" 1 Costs Nearly $25 Spaghetti Supper al, so chalk up another decoration on "IN THE with Maine's scoreboard. DARLING" Do you realize that every time you Wednesday, December 6, the Fresh- Frank Latimore, Eugene Joel McCrea, Betty Fields Bill Gould, Earl Rankin, and Art cut your classes and miss a day's work man Club is meeting in the MCA Pallette, and Mary Nash Davis have been up within the last ednesday and Thursda, you are literally throwing away $25? Reading Room for, believe it or not, a couple of weeks, so we've seen a few Sat., Sun., Mori., and Tues. Dee. 6-7 The training you receive each day here spaghetti supper. All freshmen are familiar faces. Dee. 2-3-4-5 Double Features "LOST IN A IIAREM" ..or invited to come and take part in the ever, "STORM OVER LISBON" at the University is equal to that As Abbott and Costello, Marilyn final election of the president. Candi- Minnie Lou with not ree amount in future earning power. It Maxwell, John Conte, Douglass Vera Ralston, Richard Ark':: dates Barker Hopkins and Doug John- Dumbrille, and Jimmy Dorsey icebox has been figured out many times. son want your decision now! Supper Erich von Stroheim and his Band family It's easy to make excuses for your will be served as soon as the election freshmen to head toward the MCA A harem in the mystic East— plus from h absences to yourself and to your pro- is completed, at a charge of 25 cents and sample some of their super Italian Abbott and Costello ... All "TIIREE LITTLE SISTERS" fessors, but you're just hurting your- per plate. spaghetti. mixed together in a mad with become Mary Lee, Ruth Terry self in taking the road that appears at Vocal chords will be tuned up with The committee planning the meeting scramble of girls, laughs, and music Cheryl Walker the moment to be the one of least re- group singing led by Rev. David Rose, is made up of Guylene Smith, Roland sistance.—Doily Anthenaeum, West with Mary Dineen at the piano, and West. Helen Noyes, Barker Hopkins, Bijou and Opera House operate continuously from 1:30 to 11 o'clock. Ti N'irginia University, Morgantown, Charlie O'Connor will head up the Verne Byers, and Harriet Steinmetz, Matinee Prices 35# to 5 o'clock Vest Virginia. recreation. 5:30 is the time for all freshman adviser. THE MAINE CAMPUS Page Three k's The Season! Fill the Stems UTH. The JUST FISHING —TO MAINE MEN Basketball Arrives i the death Robert M. IN THE SERVICE— On Maine Campus , Sergeant II% Ralph Fi.htitati igh School Dear Editor. By Pm Joe Forte My last week's rather feeble attempt inner on a Just finished The intramural basketball season to drag Jeremiah's name through the reading the Campus of eral Patton By Loraine Davis 1941 in competition with such colleges Nov. 2 and since I have a few minutes was off to a flashing start on the 3 in North campus mud met with but few more courts Real entertainment was in store for and universities as Brown and Yale. decided to drop a line to the few of of the Memorial Gym last Sat- krr Junior grunts than usual. Therefore I think urday. The those who saw the Magic show at the Cabbages and Kings was produced in my classmates who may still remem- majority of the teams University. I'll introduce to the scoffing public looked Masque this week. Al Stewart's card the Masque that year. "Alimony Day" ber me. It's been quite a while since very good, although a few of n January, last week's inspiration, this week's them were tricks were worked into quite an has a cast of twelve, including a I've been on the campus. The last weakened by the loss of wth Africa heroine, and next week's forgotten men elaborate performance, while Jay Zar- countess, five husbands, two wives, and time I was there was New Year's Day. who went home for the week-end. id served in girl, Pomona. Two teams ren's sleight of hand brought many four very attractive maids. Ruth I was a sailor then and was on a short that will bear a lot of talian cam- First of all you ought know watching amazed oh's and ah's from the audi- Higgins is directing the show. to that leave. This June, however, I was in the weeks to come are ngland. Pomona is an engineering N-3 ence. Added attractions on the Magic Sgt. Hanson, co-author, is now back major. Our discharged from the Navy as an en- and B-6. These two teams won ON. 'little choo-choo baby certainly can their W I LS performance were Val Warren and in this country after completing his do listed man, and the day after receiving respective games last Saturday lties I wonders with a slide rule, vector quan- along with of D- Jackie Dole, who did their share in missions and has received the Distin- my discharge I became a midshipman the other winners, N-1, tities, and Sigma F equals what B-2, I of the loss assisting the two stars of the evening. guished Flying Cross. have USN by act of Congress and a trip and B-4. B-3 which was beaten you. When asked n of Lynn, Jim Conlin was master of ceremonies about any plans to the tailor shop. by N-3 looks very promising, and B-1 craft, killed for the show. for the future, she confessed she was I've been receiving the Campus for was minus some of their key men. s, June 6. Those who plan to see "Thirty still looking for a likely prospect to Therefore it looks like there will be Of no small about a month now and the more I it's of age, mention was the Seconds Over Tokyo" might take spe- lasso° with the matrimonial knot. She plenty of competition before any cham- ASTRP read about Maine the more I wish Is and from band which provided a good always points to Caesar, that great en- pion can be named. part of the cial notice of the feminine lead in the that I was back with the old gang. . He later entertainment on both gineer and marrying man, who, when Tuesday movie. Phyllis Thaxter. Miss Thax- I've heard from Bob Ramsdell a couple One of the PT Department's latest e V-12 pro- and Wednesday evenings at he came to the Rhine, proposed to the Masque ter plays the role of Ellen Lawson, of times. He went overseas in June. creations for the indoor season is a led Septem- shows. The four-piece Bridget. But Pomona does not be- band wife of Capt. Ted Lawson. Van If anyone up there knows the where- maddening little game called Uni- orfolk, Va., was under the direction of Jerry lieve in crossing her bridges until she Malins, and their Johnson plays the role of Capt. Lawson abouts of Tote Parsons or Larry Had- goal. This game which resembles wit overseas arrangement of "The comes to them, so let us give her a Sheik of in the movie version of last year's ley, I would appreciate it if he would basketball in a crazy sort of way is liversity he Araby" was something we chance to write to her Pop. really enjoyed. best-seller. send me their addresses. played in the indoor cage. As the ager, active Kenneth Sagrans, Dear Pop: Jim Reid, and John Trudeau were the Phyllis Thaxter is a Maine girl, and Best of luck to the new class officers title of the game suggests, there is Clubs, and The Thanksgiving Formal was won- other members of the band. comes from Portland. She attended of '46. only one basket minus that handy little Waternity. derful. The girls were all looking Deering High School, then went to Midshipman G. W. Stone, USN device called a backboard, so it takes Others who participated in the show their best, the boys were all kept busy prep school in Montreal. followed by 2405 Bancroft Hall an eye as sharp as one of Bing Cros- were Betty Lehman, Jack Bowen, just looking, and the band was right JR SAN- a summer playing stock at Ogunquit, United States Naval Academy by's sport coats to sink a shot. Harry Arader, Ruth Sailor, and Gay in the groove. We Aubert Hall ad- Maine. Miss Thaxter played the lead Annapolis, Maryland clerk in the Weaver. dicts know that this means an inclined in "Claudia" for a while in New York, * * * * * :First Class Compliments to the entire cast for surface where the coefficient of fiction .S ws. then went to Chicago with the show. Pfc. Michael J. DiRenzo, 422nd BU, :illed in line a well-done performance and enter- approaches the reciprocal of divinity. In "Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo" she Sqd. E, Tonopah, Nev.... Pvt. Henry Fort Mon- tainment. The evening got off to a rather hand- has her first major film role. Plate. Co. A. 1548 SU, Univ. of Ken- graduate of shaky start, but by one o'clock jump tucky, Lexington 29, Ken.... Pfc. and entered We can hardly wait to see "Alimony time, a squirming conga line had taken Robert Prince, Hq. Co., 1130 Engr. C Is home was Day," or, as some prefer to call The Masque initiation and banquet the place of the receiving it. line. Gp., APO 17351, c/o Postmaster, New ied drafting "Sgt. Campana's show." This show, will be held at the Penobscot Valley Your loving daughter, York, N. Y.... A/C Mark W. Ingra- is employed you know, is a scene taken from Country Club on Sunday, December Pomona ham, Jr., USNR, Class 11A 44 P.(C), entered the Cabbages and Kings, which was writ- 3. About thirty new members are to c/o Flight Brigade Bldg., 679 e trained at ten by two U. of M. students, Bea be initiated. The program will be Buy War Stamps and Bonds USNATB, Pensacola, Fla....A/C gnal Corps, Besse and Frank Hanson (now Sgt. from 3:00 to 7:00 p.m. John D. Nicholson, USNR, Class 11A, f New York and Mrs. Frank Hanson). The pro- 44 P(C), c/o Flight Brigade Bldg., m for six duction won the ASCAP award in Buy War Stamps and Bonds was again 679 USNATB, Pensacola, Fla....T/5 Four) For That Photograph Charles Carrier, Jr., H&S Co., 277 That Looks Like You Engr. C Bn., APO 17057, c/o Post- GO TO master, New York, N. Y.... S 1/c Harold Goldberg, JOHN J. NISSEN BAKING CORP. THE COYNE STUDIO Co. 19, Billet 218 BLUE RIBBON BREAD Navy Pier, NTS Radio Mech., Chi- 132 Main St. Bangor, Me. cago, (Enriched with Vitamin B,) S 1/c William Bickford, Wright DOUGHNUTS — CAKES — PASTRIES NTSch., Chicago, Ill....Lt. 45 Columbia Street Bangor, Maine Albion Haymon, Sq. 2, AAF, Lake • Charles, La.... Pvt. Marvin Stevens, Plat. 581, 5th Recruit Bn., Parris Is- Camera Supplies land, S. C. • Largest East of Boston Lt. Frederick H. Herman. NAS, Developing and Printing Memphis, Tenn.... Pfc. Raymond E. BRYANT'S Maine's finer store Come In To See Us Neal, Jr., 26 !Med. Depot Co., APO JEWELERS for Diamonds 17321, c/o Postmaster, New York. OF BANGOR (DAKIN'S N. Y.... Pvt. Roger W. Thurlow, years APO An 46 Main St. for the past 52 Shep Hurd 'I" 5565, c/o Postmaster, N. Y. attractive showing of 25 Central St. Bangor Pfc. Richard M. Smith, 1129390, 100 Christmas gifts. A complete • • • Inf. Div., APO 447, New York. N. Y.... Ensign Richard H. Godfrey, line of Christmas dinner COTU, NAS., Glenview, Pvt. and evening dresses. Laureat 0. Bernard, APO 17126, c/o Postmaster, N. Y.... Reid T. Fuhr- We're always happy to mann, S 2/c, NTS, Radio, Texas , serve you. Have a "Coke"- On with the dance A & M, College Station, Texas ...Lt. Josiah E. Colcord, APO 17833, New :V" York, N. Y....Pfc. Clarence F. Bean,' Miriam Wardwell ----A.111•111 APO 17833, c/o Postmaster, New York, N. Y. 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All at to acquire friendly abbrevia- THE COCA-COLA BOTTLING PLANTS, INC. tions. That's why. you hear Coca Cola called Coke". The Tel. 6221 RI Franklin Street, Bangor, Maine RINES COMPANY 43 Main St. Bangor, Me. IN • Page Four THE MAINE CAMPUS Kaydets Travel To Baltimore Fill The Steins - - Pack And Pine - 300th Inf. Regt., Fort Jackson, South WA Actions (Continued from Page One) Carolina... Robert Sawyer F 2/C, On Trail Of Victory Over Nivy ATB, San Diego 55, California ... Os- By Eala Jones everyone up but president Dave Sykes. car Whalen, V-12 Unit, Penn. State He was still rolled up in his sleeping hands 'of North' Caralina The Time: Friday night at 7:45 By Ivan Crouse feats at the College, State College, Pa. bag, outdoors, displaying that rugged Preflight, 21-14, and Georgia Tall by The Place: Women's Gym Outing Club spirit. Somehow we did two of the Walter Brooks, A/S, Navy V-12 On Saturday, Dec. 2, a score of 17-15. Both games were Setting: An empty campus, manage to wake him up enough to Unit, U. S. Naval Training Station, The most powerful teams in the country, thrillers and the score wasn't certain women, have him bake johnny-cake for our Fort Schuyler, Bronx, New York... that is. one that is devoid of Army and Navy, meet at Baltimore's until the last whistle. The Midship- which makes it practically empty. breakfast. Right afterwards Ray, Bang Municipal Stadium to decide the winning Martin Rissel S2/C 906-32-37, Fleet men play faultlessly whether "Where is everybody?" O.K.. O.K., Paul, Dave Pierce, Fischer, 0. B., mythical National Championship. is rated Sound School, Key West, Florida... or losing. Their backfield I'll stop this chattering and tell you and I started out toward Chick Hill, backs as Enc. Richard Lawson, Corn Fair Ala- Now for a brief resume of the two very high with such capable what's cooking. Yep, it's the basket- about four miles away. It was a In L( Sullivan, Ralph Ells- meda, NA S, Alameda, California... teams. Army with their solid defen- Dick Duden, Joe ball jamboree and about 200 of our short climb, ending with a snow fight Pettit Pvt. Robert Burrill, Section D, Box sive line plus a powerful air and worth, Hal Hamberg, and Jim fair femmes will he participating, no at the top. Then we slid down Mr. to the No. 33, AAB, Dyersburg, Tennessee. ground attack seem to have a slight being forced to play second fiddle telling how many will be just looking through about six inches of snow to the activit Jenkins, Clyde Pvt. John Stewart, Jr., Co. L, 15 ST edge over Navy. The backfield, led first-string boys, Bob on ... just about as many as that gym the bottom. "Applicati, Jenkins, for- Regt., Fort Monmouth, N. J.... Pvt. by quarterback Doug Kenna, who until Scott, and Bill Barron. will hold, probably. Flo Armstrong Just as we entered the camp re" fling, Dec. season has been plagued by in- mer Alabama star, is an excellent Clifford Patch 11043444, Co. L 847 this has the big job of being in charge of we discovered, perched in a her - • :, Mr. Tart juries, has failed to find an equal. runner and has been gaining an aver- STB, Camp Crowder, Nfo.... Lt. the event, and she's just told me what's the snipes we had been lookine t,-ir the attended B, Supporting the veteran Kenna are such age of five to six yards per run against Francis Hescock, 7CC Squadron, Md going to happen, so I'll enlighten you, night before. At least we might as Harvard GI stars as Doc Blanchard, Glenn Davis, such rivals as Penn, Georgia Tech, and CC GP, SAAB, Syracuse, N. Y.... too. well call them snipes. although the tecture. Sit and Max Minor. Blanchard, a most Notre Dame. A hard driving back- Sheldon E. Bernstein A/S, Amph. To start things off the right way, natural scientist might say they were he has been deceptive ball carrier who holds no field such as this with the aid of their Trng. Base, Camp Bradford, Norfolk. an interpretation game will be played grouse. Since we had left our snipe Webster Er fear of any line, and Glenn Davis, na- almost impregnable line will give Va. for the benefit of everybody. The All- huntirg material at camp, we had to and by T. tion's highest scorer, are certain All- Army a tough run. Lt. Alan S. Johnson, 272 AAF Maine team plus reserves will play go off without them. We got back Bangor buil( Americans. In case of injury, Coach to crawl out BUSick, Topeka AAF, Pauline, Kan- It is not my intention against a team captioned the Specials. just in time for dinner—and did it bell now has Blaik can put in a second team that sas ... Robert H. Page Sl/c, NTS too far on this shaky limb to make a smell good! and enginee will take almost any other eleven in (RAD MAT) Navy Pier, Chicago, From 8:15-8:30, the Off-Campus prediction, but it is my guess that Needless to say the trip home was He is a mer the country. This team is led by Cap- Ill.... Pvt. Robert R. Elliot, RDNfB, 'Women will play Balentine 3rd and Army will come out on top by a mar- just as hilly as the trip out, but we stitute of .4 tain Tom Lombardo, a neat passer in Parris Island, S. C.... Pvt. Charles at the same time South Estabrooke gin of at least two touchdowns. Of all got here—with forty miles to add Society, Ba his own rights, and boasts such play- not A. Jellison, Jr., Co. H, Camp Crowder, plays Colvin's No. 2 team. From 8:35 course, an upset is possible, though to our bike record. merce, and ers as Hall, Walterhous, Sensenbaugh- too probable on the basis of past per- Mo. to 8:50, Elms and Colvin No. 1 teams water er, Tucker, Chabot, and Bobby Dobbs, formances. Pfc. John A. Hill, Jr., Co. H. 290 Inf., vie, plus Balentine 2nd and Sigma Chi Later, as I sat in a tub of hot The Tech that the ;rot- brother of the better known Glenn. No matter who comes out on top it APO #451, New York, N. Y. 1st. At 8:55 North Estabrooke plays up to my neck, I decided bitting all th( Sigma Chi 2nd, Delta Tau Delta to of the MOC should be either "Bring clubs, such Now for a look at Navy and their will be sixty minutes of thrill packed, S 1/C Harold B. Goldberg, NTS vs. Balentine 1st and 2nd. 'em back alive" or "Rolling home." A I EE, Phy; equally steady line. Navy goes into top-notch football. So, folks, glue (EE&RM), Oklahoma A & M Coll., a cordial ir the nation's classic with a less impres- your ears to the radio for a honey of Stillwater, Okla.... S 1/C Burt Bates, Each team will have nine players; and others record, having suffered two de- a game. NTSch (EE&RM), Univ. of Hous- there will be 12 teams ... multiply sive the Frosh ... We were able to finish ton, Houston, Texas... S 1/C Robert that and you can imagine what a jam- meeting. season in fine shape H. Parmenter, NTS (Pre Radio), Na- boree it's gonna be!! It has been sug- out the hockey Movies on discouraging weather we val Armory, Michigan City, Ind.... gested that, because of the great num- despite the vrdtwtNVir Gold Stars - Capt. Pletts - - A/S Lawrence C. Day, Amph. Tra. ber of participants, two basketball had at first. Base, Little Creek, Va.... S 1/C Hen- leagues be formed. The winners of Thanks, Weather Man! (Continued from Page Two) base, and, being a permanent installa- ry B. Hagman, NTScg (EE&RM), the two leagues will play against each Martha O'Brien—kne- as O.B. Philip tion, more tools and machinery are Adv. Base Depot, Gulfport, Miss.... other—thus the house championship and also as "Blanket Gertie" (ah, I stationed at Camp Monmouth where available for speedier work. The base S 1/C Theo. C. Gridley, Sub. Trng. will be decided. love that coat, yes, I do!!)—has been Annou he met his death. crews remove every usable part and al Sch., Sub Base, New London Conn.... Laurels and what-have-you to Jean appointed chairman of the Penny Car- 1945 crew of six men has been known to S 1/C John C. Darrah, OGY Post- Crawford, field hockey manager. :lean nival which will come along sometime Of (3 VIRGIL EDWIN COLE. While completely disassemble a Liberator office, USNTC, Great Lakes, Ill. has really shown responsibility ... in jarrary, methinks. Her assistants f-- bomber in four days. The removed on a combat training flight at Chat- A/C George C. Griffing, Sec. 1308, she's been that ever-present person are C Ttt::: Currier. Evie Foster, and The annur3 Georgia, Flight Officer parts and equipment are cleaned and I who always was on Gloria Lonthard. The Penny Carni- ham Field, M-457, NSNRPMS, Asbury Park, the ball to help MCA Advisc his death in the sent to the inspection department where! supply all the hockey val, in case some of you don't know, Virgil E. Cole met N J ,k/C Read Perkins, 120 Jef- players with this week w training plane on July 23. final disposition 'is made. When the needed equipment. It's been is the annual costume stag-dance ar- crash of a ferson Ave., Haddonfield, N. J. quite a cards throw Medway, Maine, he was parts have been passed or rejected for I task, too. Hockey season is fair sponsored by WAA. A resident of almost group of vc1 graduate of the Med- further use, the Salvage Office con- I over now with one more an outstanding game Thurs- been announc School, entering the Uni- tacts Technical Supply, notifying them I s day afternoon between War Stamps and Bonds way High Seniors and Buy Chairman of 1941. In his sophomore of the types and quantity of equipment versity in 'lance Comm year he enlisted in the Army on Feb. ready to go back into supply channels. Delicious Home-cooked Mrs. The campu 19, 1943. Later he transferred to the Captain Pletts is the son of MEALS and LUNCHES Air Corps, receiving pre-flight training Sarah E. Pletts, Brunswick, Maine, the support 4 Brunswick hers includes at Central College and Butler Univer- and is a graduate of the at the sity, Indiana. He graduated in ad- High School. He later attended the and areas in vanced navigation training at-Ellington University of Maine at Orono, Maine, FREESE'S ing pledge cal Field, Texas. and prior to his entrance into the SPRUCE'S Colonel N. armed service, April, 1941, was em- Winifred E. ployed as an aircraft sheet metal spe- Open-7 A.M.-10 P.M. Harold L. B Douglas Aircraft Cor- TO cialist by the Except Saturday 4 dred R. Cos CHRISTMAS GIFTS poration, Long Beach, California. He ment Statior is now a salvage and reclamation offi- Closes Saturday 1:30 P.M. Lord Hall; cer and test pilot at a large air base of Maples; Irw the Fifteenth Air Force Service Com- 1 Annex; Gem mand. Third Floors, w i9•• John L. Fu Buy War Stamps and Bonds A. Gannett, Menkbar Fo