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Maine Campus October 7 1965 Maine Campus Staff The University of Maine DigitalCommons@UMaine Maine Campus Archives University of Maine Publications Fall 10-7-1965 Maine Campus October 7 1965 Maine Campus Staff Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/mainecampus Repository Citation Staff, Maine Campus, "Maine Campus October 7 1965" (1965). Maine Campus Archives. 355. https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/mainecampus/355 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]. mber 30, 1965 11 he maine m Reynolds re- a meeting for tes October 4, m. in the Me- ‘1!(1111TE MONTAS CAA Progressive clothes Newspaper PuServing A Growing Vol. IANI Z 270 University ORONO, Ike MAINE, OCTOBER 7, 1965 onilwr 4 GE? Party will honor TAILOR Volt former president Dr. and Mrs. Lloyd H. Elliott For will be those alumni and faculty the guests of honor at an who open house wish to say goodby to the "Bon Voyage" party in Elliotts the Main more formally, there will Lounge of the Memorial be Union an Alumni Luncheon at West at the 65th Annual Home- Commons LAURA STRONG coming Celebration. the following afternoon. wk. end Black Bear Awards Dr. Elliott has officially will be made at terminat- the luncheon. Tickets ed his position as President. are available He has before Oct. 13 taken over the by contacting the Presidency at Alumni Office. George Washington University in The undergraduate BONO Washington, D. C. students will honor Dr. Elliott by presenting The informal farewell to which a community gift to the Lloyd H. Elliott Scholar- friends of the Elliotts, ship Fund. faculty, students and alumni are in- A photography vited, will exhibit, "Elliott begin at 9 p. m. Oct. 15. the Man," It is hoped will be on display in the that everyone will lobby of take the opportunity the Memorial Union. to speak to Another exhibit, the former President "Dr. Elliott in and his Counsel," will be shown wife, although no formal in the recep- Fogler Library. Both tion line is planned. exhibits will run during the week of Oct. 11-16. New flames struck NANCY BATES Dlt. till MRS. ELLIOTT MOVE—The large Allied Van tead,• Lines truck it more official than any Trustee's iroisi-i-,60%.%"1191a4f:.4' • notice ever seemed. Here by'Match'business the Mutts pose for a parting shot for the Maine Canopus. By K. W. WASYLYSHYN The project was conceived They've been doing it by a ,ES all over the group of mixer-weary country — "Operation Match," Harvard a juniors; it was originally intended computer matching and dating proj- for the Boston area, but quickly Campus ect — the only one of its kind. presses And spread all over set now New England and they will attempt it at Maine. then Computers further. are now the ultimate With answer the nationwide expansion to the time-trodden ques- renovations to roll tion. were made so that year round "Where is my special some- "You were made your one?" ideal date's The Maine ideal date." Campus is expanding opinions without Briefly, "Operation Match" its publication schedule a newspaper. is Student representatives in and will Mark Shibles, based on the assumption over publish nine dean of the College that col- 500 different colleges will additional issues dur- of Education lege students know be pass- ing the and director of the what kind of ing out booklets and summer session. summer people they like to giving sales The session approved the date. But col- talks to a total of new summer session Campus plans. lege students, whose 1,200,000 stu- will Frank Meyers of the sum- time is pre- dents in 25 U. S. replace the Maine "Notes", a mer cious, lose too cities. Operations newsletter faculty said, "We've been much time on in- have also begun circulated by the ad- compatible in Canada. working for this for some time blind dates often with- Maine is ministration to inform the summer out narrowing included in the Boston now." the field. area: Harvard, students of campus activities. The Yale, Dartmouth, The suggestion immation introduced by Bowdoin. Printing costs for the of adopting a Compatibility U-Conn, etc. summer summer Campus Research, Inc., the The editions of the Campus will is an old one, but corporation main brain behind it all is be un- it was rejuvenated running "Operation the corporation's derwritten by the University. How- last spring when Match" is a high president, Jef- ever, past Campus Business speed IBM 7090 frey C. Tarr, 21, all the actual work involved Manager computer capable from Auburn. in writing Jim Brown did considerable of sifting Tarr, a scoial relations and editing the news will re- through millions major at be handled search on the financial feasibility of potential Harvard has an extra by a student staff. of pairs, and selecting interest in The such a move. the best ones. the project because motivation for the adoption It is all it will be the of The done on the basis of a subject of the summer Campus came from editor and business manager questionnaire. his undergraduate for the The charge is $3 thesis. a desire of the administration to summer venture have not and every student participating relay needed official information yet been selected. The advisor is Computer processing will begin to of guaranteed at least five the students. Also the publication names. in mid-Oct. and students should they noted the will be Professor One girl once got re- fact that there is no II names! ! (Continued on Page opportunity for Brooks W. Hamilton, head Two) summer students of the to voice their journalism department. ENDV HOMECOMING Newsmen, SLEEPER Professor, Judge QUEEN CANDIDATES to The speak left-hand column con- at press gathering tains the photos of this year's Three prominent newspapermen, llomecoming for the London Sunday queen candidate,. a law professor and Times and relations with long a Massa- alternate moderator on experience in chusetts jurist will discuss a weekly practical application The six young ladies will en- the free worldwide Voice of of law in this press-fair trial conflict America broad- area. tertain returning alumni at the Uni- cast. and versity of Maine Newspaper Bruckner, a former students Day Sacks, a member of member of with rally skits by in Portland next Friday. the Harvard the Columbia School Law School faculty since of Journalism their respective dormitory spon- Washington correspondent 1952, was faculty, is the author for formerly a law clerk of several sors Oct. the Bidder Newspapers. to Supreme works, including 15 in the Memorial Frederic Court Justice Felix Freedom of In- W. Collins, will Frankfurter and formation. During Gymnasium. moderate a panel a practicing lawyer World War II composed of Harvard in Washington, he worked with Law Pro- D.C. He teaches constitutional the Office of War Following the candidate's fessor Albert M. law, Information. Sacks; Herbert legal process and presentat. Brucker, editor civil rights law. Chard is ,tudents may vote of the Hartford Sacks is co-author managing editor of the Courant: Massachusetts with Prof. Henry Portland Press for their choice in the Field Judge M. Hart, Jr., of Herald. Evening Ex- Frank J. Murray; The Legal Process. press and Sunday !louse. and Ernest Judge Murray. Telegram. He is Plt1.4:111,A Chard. Portland a member of the currently 14E11 1,1E1 editor. Mass. Superior president of the New Eng- Collins is Court Bench, is a land Associated a special correspondent frequent speaker Press News Execu- on press and bar tives Association. 144 Page Two THE MAINE CAMPUS Orono, Maine, October 7, 1965 Orono, FOUR FRESHMEN TO ENTERTAIN AT SPECTACULAR—The FALL coming at the Memorial Gym. Tickets are now popular and comical group on will chirp sale. to the crowds on Sat, night at Home. 'Four Freshmen' initiate friendly to the wil U-M to Homecoming fun Re By PHYLLIS MAYO one of their acts in Dayton, Ohio. nebec: junior Nancy NIUAB will sponsor the Four He was Bates, Han- so impressed that he cock; junior Wendy Freshmen as this year's Homecom- phoned Sleeper, Ballen- av Capitol Records in Holly- ing Spectacular. Advanced tine and Penobscot; sophomore tickets wood the next day and convinced for the 8 p.m. Saturday Michele Mont as, Androscoggin; By M. show go them to contract the Freshmen. sophomore on sale next Monday through Priscilla Beaulier, Hart; Richard Fri- In 1952 their version of "It's and day from 10 a.m. to a Jane Folsom from Colvin, Off- 2 p.m. at the Blue World" swept the country, ester in re: box office in the Campus Women, and Co-operative main lobby of the launching their recording of the U.S. Memorial Union. career. Dorm #2. They have since poured out himself avi Bob Flanigan, the a lead Fresh- steady parade of best-selling Capitol and man, plays solo tactile, trombone and the albums; sales have nearly bass for reached plan. the group. The junior the two-million mark. member of the Four Freshmen, menFi tIr he Bill The Freshmen have often been Comstock, sings the second curs part, honored by Downbeat, Playboy match strikes , studet plays guitar, and has written more and Billboard as the chat with 11 than a half dozen nation's tunes which the "Best Vocal Group." (Continued from Page One) faculty men group has recorded. They have also appeared in such ceive replies use him as Colors Ross Barbour, third voice from sometime in Novem- night spots as Hollywood's Cres- ber.
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