The University of Maine DigitalCommons@UMaine University of Maine Alumni Magazines University of Maine Publications Fall 1973 Maine Alumnus, Volume 55, Number 2, Fall 1973 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 55, Number 2, Fall 1973" (1973). University of Maine Alumni Magazines. 292. https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/alumni_magazines/292 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]. The first big fall weekend was Parent’s Weekend held on Sept. 28-29. This young lady took part in the Pie Eating Contest at the Organizational Fair. The fair was a major highlight of the weekend that drew nearly 2,000 parents and friends to the Orono campus to take part in the weekend fun. Maine rallied it’s forces to win a resounding clash on the football field against the Univer sity of Rhode Island 20-7. On Sunday parents and students feasted on a now traditional lobster and clam shore dinner. The Maine Alumnus vol. 55 no. 2 Page 2 The Marching Band Over 100 students at UMO take Me O 11, Marching Band, a rigorous course in dedication, drive and spirit, not to mention music. - • Page 4 Environmental education is for everyone The Oceanographic program at Darling Center in Walpole is the scene of some very timely marine environmental education prog rams.