The University of Maine DigitalCommons@UMaine University of Maine Alumni Magazines University of Maine Publications 9-1969 Maine Alumnus, Volume 51, Number 1, September-October 1969 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 51, Number 1, September- October 1969" (1969). University of Maine Alumni Magazines. 534. https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/alumni_magazines/534 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
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