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"The responsibility for impr'ovi;ng the quality of education and extending the opportunity is, of course, neither that of the Legislatu.re alone nor' of University officials. It is the m.ost urgent and im­ portant responsibility the citizen of the State has today."

"A university is a uniQ'ue institution. It is both a reality and a vision; it is a living traditvon and, at the same time, a dream; it m.ust already be what it will some day become. Because the spir-it of a univer­ sity is both the traditiorn and the dream, that spirit rruu.st not be allowed to hide the effects of inadequate support to the on-going commitments of the times."

"In performing the many services now appropriate to the University, in fulfilling the great tradition that the first centuryluLs produced, and in prepar'ing for the vision already before u.s, it must be recog­ nized that no short-cut to quality has be,en forund. It must be planned for, fought for, and paid for."

"While students have attended lectures, taken quiz­ zes, participated in pep rallies, and yelled at ball games, they have also. beern interested in the major events of the nation and the world. Social, cultural, economic, politiool, and eWucational problems of all the peoples of the earth noW' constitute Ute legiti­ mate subject matter of today's undergraduate stu­ dent."

"As a result of tncreased interest in recent years, more people than ever before are buckling down to the job of reorganizing education to meet the new and alm.ost ove.rwhelming task ahead. I am en­ couraged."

"For whatever per-vad of time it may be my privilege to. serve the UniveTsity of Maine, I pledge, with my eveTY effoTt and with whatever corur'age I have been endowed, to work unceasingly for the highest quality education of which each stude.nt is capable and to compromise this goal with no 'one. I believe this to be the fundamental purpose of a univer'sity and to that end I give my ener'gy (J,(I1;(J devotion in a clear conscience."

-Lloyd H. Elliott President SPECIAL CENTENNIAL EDITION

of THE PUS

PRIDE IN THE PAST, FAITH IN THE FUTURE . the maine TABLE OF CONTENTS The P1"esidents page 3 Whacka Lacka page 3 CAMPUS Athletics Then And N.ow page 8 Published Thursdays during the college year by students of the University of Maine. SubscriptIon rate-$2.00 per semester, 53.50 per year. Local advertising rate T.h e Military Life-W.hen It REALLY Was page 15 -51.30 per column inch. Editorial and business offices, 4 Fernald Hall. Telephone (207) 866·7566. Member Associated Collegiate Press. RelJresented for national adver. The Greek Sidp page 21 Using by National Advertising Service Inc., College Publisher'S Representative, 18 E 50th St., New York 22, N. Y. Entered as Second Class MaUer at the Post Office, Orono, Me. 04473 Uncle Ben page 26 Coe,ds, Too , Ga Greek page 33 EDITOR ...... Carolyn Zachary A Century Of Journalists page 37 BUSINESS MANAGER ...... James Brown Maine Hits The Big Time page 40 MANAGING EDITOR . ... Stan Eames Trustee.s Battle-Orono Wins Prize page 4fi ASSISTANT BUSINESS MANAGER . .. "A Progressive Newspaper Serving Frank Tenore A Growing University" page 51 CENTENNIAL ASSISTANT ...... Judi Howe ADVERTISING MANAGER ...... John Erskine At 91.9 : Easy Listening page 56 ASSISTANT ADVERTISING MANAGER Founde.ri'YIJg Oo'llege's Savior page 61 Donald Herrick What? Me Wm'k? page 70 ADVERTISING ASSISTANTS ...... Leonard Di,Carlo, Homecoming, 1963 page 74 Cary Sherman, Avard Walker, Horace Horton They've Made The Gradp page 90 STAFF WRIT'ERS ...... Carolyn Zachary, Fill The Steins Til '66 page 104 Stan Eam.es, Linda Carr, Ron Parent. Ellen Toomey, Peter Marks, Kevan Pickens', Tom White, Linda Tokarz, Judy COVEH Fricke, Phyllis Mayo by PHOTOGRAPHy ...... Ralph Johnston FRANCIS HAMABE, SPECIAL CONSTRIBUTORS ...... Linda Le.onard, Paula Cushman, Georgeann Rollins, Art and Staging Supervis'Ol', "Poz" State of Maine ETV Network

UNIVERSITY OF MA I NE 1865 - 1965 The Presidents

C harles Frederick M erritt Caldwell Abram W inegardner Allen Fernald Harris 1871-1 879 1868-71, 1879-93 1893-1 901

Ceorge Emory R obert Judso n Clarence Coo k Harold Sherburne Fellows Aley L ittle Boardman 1902-19 10 1910-1 92 1 1922-1 925 1925-1 934

Arthur Andrew H auck 1934-1 958

Whacka Lacka ...

By Ellen Toomey

Student life in the past, contrary to current beliefs, has not been so drastically different if considered in the light of the paralleling social era from which it arose. However, the r estriction and privileges which many 'of the past students enjoyed seem unrealistic and outrageous when L loyd H artman paralleled with those of today. Elliott We have attempted to compile a light, 1958- factual history of the traditions and social events which have made Maine spirit what it is and which surely have evoked many a chuckle of delight fI'om reminis­ cent alumni.

3 After the decision was made in 1865 to the Prism. It was written by E. J. Haskell , M a nual labor was considered an essential create a corporation to administer the af­ '72, of Wes tbrook, a member of the first part of their training. Every student was fairs of the Sta te College of Agriculture and graduating class. required to work three hours per day and received wages of 8 ¢ per hour and from the Mechanic Arts, the institution opened "The 12 class members studied Algebra, Yo 10-15 (, for overtime. Mr. H askell refers to its portals Sept. 21 , 1868, to 12 students Unive rsal History, Phys ical Geography, and the "summer term" when " we ploughed, and two faculty members. Rhetori c." Professor Fernald was their only planted and took care of the vegetable gar­ The foll owing account of earliest student instructor. At the end of each term the trust­ den. I n July we did haying, having dinner activities was found in the 1917 edition of ees returned to give them examinations. a t II : 30 so as to get to work in the hay­ fi eld at 12, that we might do a good after­ noon's work. At this time some of the boys went out and mowed until 10 o'clock by moonlight." The early athletic association consisted of the boys chipping in to purchase a set of boxing gloves. They were used a great dea l "as some of the boys expected to teach d ur­ ing the winter vacation (eight weeks ) .. . And they wi shed to be able to handle the big boys." "Our a musements and privilges will seem meager to the boys of today. There was nothing for entertainment at the college, but the people of Orono were very kind and invited us to all the sociables and to a num­ ber of parties during the winter. Smoking VIEW FROM THE STILLWATER-Maine State College proudly was not allowed, but it is needless to say boasted 01 its three-building campus in 1873, just fi ve years alier ~he college was incorporated. Pictured, left to right, are Oak Hall and the that some of the boys did smoke. Commons, White Hall ( the first college building) and Fernald Hall. "We were expected to ask permission whenever we wished to leave the campus. D ancing was not looked on with favor, a nd

PROGRESS, OUR MOST IMPORTANT PROD UCT­ T HA T'S EVERYTHING- Below is what students of the Above is Maine State College in the 1880's. R ecognizable build­ 1890's saw, looking towards the campus from across college ings here are, lelt to right: Oak H all, Wingate H all, Fernald avenue: Oak Hall and the Connected Commons, Wingate H all, Hall, QTV fraternity house, H olmes Hall, Coburn H all and Fernald Hall, the power house, Coburn Hall, the President's the President's H ouse ( far right with two chimneys) . House and Holmes Hall. when some of us went to Stillwater to look on at a dance, we were reminded the next morning that we had broken the rules. One afternoon Professor Fernald chanced to see two of the boys doing a double shuffle in the basement a nd the next morning we were informed that as far as he was able to judge from what he had seen of our work, we needed all our brains in our heads and had none to spare for our heels. "We were required to attend church every Sunday unless excused and it took a pretty good excuse to get one off. We could attend any of the four churches in Orono U-M IN THE SPRING- University 0/ Maine students saw this view 0/ ihe ca mpus ,after 1901 . Left to right are Oak, Wingate and Fernald once, but after tha t we must choose one Halls, the power house and Alumni, Coburn and H olmes Halls. Th·e, church and attend that until we could give tall, spindly-legged creature beside Holmes Hall is the Old Standpipe. a good reason for changing." Two years after the first class graduated, the first fraternity was organized on campus. Or maybe we should say that two years af­ ter Maine State College was made co-edu­ cational ( 18 72) the first fraternity was es­ tablished. QTV was the first group. It was estab­ lished at Massachusetts Agricultural Col­ lege and this was the first additional chap­ ter. A group known as the E. C . Society was formed in 1876 by William H aines and evolved into Alpha Sigma Chi and a year later into Beta Theta Pi. QTV was to be­ come what is known today as Phi Gamma Delta. In a 1917 Prism article, Ralph K. Jones, '86, speaks of the rivalry which existed be­ tween these two groups. Originally they had published The Pendulum, the first campus annual, jointly, but due to some misunder­ standing in 1885 they began to print rival publi cations. Hazing, the tradition which was to snow­ ball into preposterous acts, seems to have VIEW OF CAMPUS-A view of the campus looking toward Coburn had its birth with the military obligations Hall between 1904 and 1914. imposed on the students. In the 1880's it already had been established that among freshmen duties were the upkeep of the supply of oil cans, shoeblacking and shoe brush. As the fin ancial burden for this tradi­ tion rested with the freshmen, this caused friction between them and the upperclass­ men. Mr. Jones speaks of the "indulgence in pranks of various kinds" such as moving the be ll from its tower to fourth floor of the dorm, placing various forms of livestock in the Chapel, and raiding the orchards of the local farmers.

SNOWBOUND UNIVERSITY - An aerial view of the campus in 1936. The picture faces the Stillwater. If you look behind Colvin Hall in the fo reground, you'll catch th e horse and buggy. 1936 or 1836, it was the most reliable method of transportation.

5 M os t of the men lived in a building call ed Brick Hall (O ak ) and boarded at the Com­ mons. The price of board was $2.60 a week. Complaints were already being received at the Campus (then called the cadet) offi ce. For example: Only $2.60 a week, M other, Only $2.60 a week, It costs to live at the MSC Only $2.60 a week. I do not wish to complain, M other of hardships I will not speak, But my heart is faint and my so ul is sick When the board is $2.60 a week. Oh, could I only come home, M other One moment of respite seek, For I can stand it no longer here With the board at $2.60 a week. The reply of the mother was hars h, m­ deed, And it killed that Freshman meek. 'Twas this: " M y son, what can you expect With the board at $2.60 a week?" The first dance mentioned in the Cadet THE OLD GUARD- / 906 was the Class Tree Hop given Nov. 6, 1885, by the class of '87 in connection with the observance of Class Tree Day, predecessor of Ivy Day, which in turn evolved into thr present Sophomore Outing. The first com­ mencement ball was given in 1886. L ater, in the '90's and at the turn of the cen tury, class spirit and rivalry began to take hold a nd several new methods of ha ndling unruly freshmen became popular. The 1895 Prism evidences the spmt that M osher drove team in Orono. He hauled ana tomy ... for the second· year men had ran so high. The class of '96 published its lumber for the first building at M aine State collected paddles of all sha pes and thick­ class yell: and became an institution in the institution. nesses to use where moral persuasion failed." whacka lacka, whacka lacka, H e was the first to greet the new stud en ts The 1901 Prism speaks of when the fresh­ whacka lacka lix at the train in Orono : " I'm yo ur Uncle men had their hair cut by sophs a nd mourns Boom rah Maine State '96 Ben, boys," he would say with a hearty the passing of several well-kept moustaches. The sophomores, who felt it was their A section of the 1895 Prism was dedicated grasp of ha nd. " We'll soon make college to a man who seemed to have been a men of you." The next year's annual sadly duty and destiny to indoctrinate the greenies campus character. Benjamin "Uncle Ben" noted the passing of Uncle Ben a nd with in the ways of the world and more truth­ sincerity hoped that his inclusion in the full y in the woes of hazing, were often yearbook might somehow immortalize him. "sen t home" for their elfo rts. Seventy-five years later his passing is still In '02 the sophs promised " Prexy" that regretted. they would refrain from such behavior in As the years passed and the University be­ the future. But it's about that clapper from gan to take on a more stable aspect physi­ the bell in Wingate's Tower. It suddenly cally, the pra nks and rivalry began to take disappeared and the sophs were sporting on a new aspect-physically. new paper weights on thei r desks . The Ivy Day ritual, in which the sopho­ The feminist movement in t he prank fi eld mores planted shoots of Ivy in order that made headway when gi rls from '98 and '99 their class might be remembered , was fol­ stole a pig from a local farmer and held an lowed by a banquet. The freshmen in one impromptu pork roast. Later they felt the class, however, surprised the sophomores by fire of retribution when they had to part purporting to be sophomores and came to with eight doll ars to compensate the irate the banquet early. Needless to say they en­ farmer. joyed the meal immensely while all the real An unfortunate incident arose when some sophomores got was a generous slice of sophs in '04 became a little over-zealous in humble pie. (Origin of "To Tell The their frosh tutelage. It seems that one fresh­ Truth.") man who was given special lessons "by the Gradually the annual rivalry between the energetic application of a hardwood slab" two lower classes became institutionalized turned out to be a faculty member. In through such antics as the nightshirt parade. spite of tactical errors like this, the sophs This informal event consisted of the so phs of that yea r continued attempts at helping rounding up the freshmen and herding them the freshmen become "cool." In fact the in their nightclothes down to the Orono frosh became quite chilled when they had bridge (past the girl's dorm, M ount Ver­ to march through Orono in their bare feet. non ). In one early Prism edition some of the "Another freshman class has. had this nicknames which were published were fairly LOUISE H . RAMSDELL, '74 time-honored event vividly impressed upon extraordinary: Shafter, Whiskers, Buckeye, First Coed its mind and also upon other parts of the (Continued on Page 42)

BeI1JAMll'lf GOULD GfOI{GE-E.HAMMOIID G~o.WE1TOIt MEMBERS OF THE fiRST (,LAS~ AT GRADUATION-1872

GATHERING OF THE CLAN-A group of MSC students co ngregate in front of White Hall prior to 1890. None of them seem too happy about being E&~ D.THOMA,) photographed.

7 Fitness Plus . . .

Athletics Then And NoYl

By Peter Marks and Kevan Pickens Baseball

Before 1879 any athletic endeavors on the Maine campus were strictly intramural. In the fall of that year, however, a group of students organized the first baseball team and a managing 'baseball association' to help defray the costs of keeping the squad in equipment. The tradition of Maine victories began that spring when the meager band of ath­ letes engaged a local Bangor nine and trimmed them 26-7. In three subsequent games with the 'townies' the M aine boys totaled 72 points to their opponents' 19, and probably began thinking of bigger and better competition. The next year it was decided that uni­ forms should be the order of the day. The baseball association was unable to provide sufficient funds, so each player had to buy his own shoes and stockings. The school colors were at that time seal-brown and robin's egg-blue, so the letters MSC and the stockings were brown, and the hats (not caps) were trimmed with blue. Baseball was in its infant stages in the early 1880's and such modern day matters EARLY 1880's-M embers of first MSC baseball team as conditioning and coaches were virtually pose with their original uniforms and cherry wood bat. unknown. Each player was responsible for his own health, and had free rein when at bat or in the field. Present day protective devices such as chest protectors, mitts, and the like, also must have been unknown to the MSC play­ ers. The catcher did wear a mask, and a pair of buckskin gloves with the fingers re­ moved and the palms padded with grass. But this luxury often impaired his effective­ ness, and much of his catching was done barehanded. Maine played its first interscholastic game with Colby in 1880. The boys from the State College held Colby's veteran team scoreless for six innings, but at that point a

VARSITY BASEBALLERS 1895 Maine man misjudged a fly ball and touched a nd the bat today can be seen in the trophy gym In which one could keep fit through­ off a six-run inning. The game ended in a room of the M emorial Gymnasium. out the long winter nights. 6-1 Colby victory. Maine State baseball in its formative This was the way that baseball started on years was fraught with difficulties, not the Colby won another game that year, and the M aine campus. The ensuing years saw least of which was the need for a new gym­ Bates took a pair in 1881. Bu t the next more and more fans fl ocking to watch the nasium. The 1896 Prism put it well when teams play and more and more trophies and year Maine State College won its first con­ it declared " ... when the beautiful snow titles being won. In 1964 the Bears enjoyed test against another coll ege by whipping comes down from heaven and covers the possibly their greatest season ever, and were Colby, 15-5, a nd in 1885 we won our first potato field with a spotless robe and the chosen to represent New England in the intercollegiate title. rocks in the back pasture are buried too College World Series at Omaha, Nebraska. The bats carried at the Village Pharmacy deep to be moved then the baseball en­ Rarely does a team from New England or by Mr. Solomon Gee tended to break, so thusiasm wanes a nd the muscles of the ath­ fare well in the tournament, and nobody Alfred J . K eith, '82, had an excellent cherry lete become fl abby from want of exercise." expected an unknown team from an ob­ bat turned in Old Town. After the win a t Obviously this is reasonable. So in 1898 an scure corner of the country to catch the Bates the numerals, 1882, were carved in it, old barn was renovated into a well-stocked hearts of 60,000 Omaha fans. In the opening game at Rosenblatt Stadium the Bears, an inexperienced ball club which had never played under the lights but which possessed a tremendous de­ MSC FOOTBALLERS 1893 sire and an outstanding pitcher, ended Se­ ton Hall's 13-game winning streak. Joe Fer­ ris upset the New Jerseyites 5-1. Several days later Maine suffered its first setback in the double elimination tourna­ ment to Minnesota, Big Ten Champions and eventual series winner. The "Miraculous Bears" then faced the nation's Number Two team, Arizona State. Again Joe Ferris, the tournament's M .V .P. award winner, was called, this time as a reliefer for Dick Dolloff who had gone seven innings, and the unbeaten flash ousted Ariwna from the World Series, 4-2. In the fourth game Joe Ferris and the giant killers from Maine met and defeated the defending champions from the Univer­ sity of Southern California. Ferris' 2-1 vic­ tory was the biggest upset in C.W.S. history. But the Bears were to lose a squirmer in the final round of the tournament to Mis­ souri, 2·1. The Maine baseball team was the first U·M nine to play in the District One NCAA

SECOND FOOTBALL TEAM VARSITY TRACK TEAM 1892 1898 his efforts remain unknown. Nevertheless, it house provided the impetus lor a champIOn­ was the first reference to football at Maine. ship squad from the same team which had Ten years later a transfer student from won 1 of 5 games the previous year. Maine Lehigh brough t a black, round bladder ( the took three championships between 1901 and only style of football known at that time) 1905 and outscored the state rivals 185 to to Maine, and two undergraduates who 56. These years also saw M aine replace the were guilty of playing "some" footba ll in­ preparatory schools on their schedule with vented a game where any number of play­ out-of-state colleges (Harvard, Brown and ers lined up on two sides, each of which en­ MIT). deavored by kicking to get the ball across After a losing era from 1906 to 1909 an imaginary line in the rear of its oppon­ when Maine was outpointed 59-117, an ath­ ents. One can imagine the difficulties in letic board with administrative power and lining up men who did not know how to do a business-like manner produced two State it and did not know any rules. This fray Champions in 1910 and 191.2, and the scores supplemented the Oak Hall game. with out-of-state schools were much more satisfactory. The prehistoric days in the annals of U-M football history came to an end when The gradual development of football to the game was introduced on a civilized its present stature at Maine was steady. M aine gridders no longer wore knit caps level in 1890. (There were only III under­ which they carefully replaced after each graduate men and I woman then enroll ed scrimmage and were not without protection at M aine.) of any kind-padding, shin guards, or MAINE TENNIS TEAM 1906 Baseball was the only intercoIlegiate sport helmet. at the time, and it was difficult enough to Two Maine elevens stand in the spotlight secure money to run that sport. There were of superiority in our modern era, going un­ few men with a ny football experience and defeated during the season. These squads of tournament and was the first Sta te of Maine there was an absence of a decent football '51 and '61 won the Yankee Conference and team to play in the CoIlege World Series. field as well as even a reasonable facsimile produced some stars with the ability to make It was the first Y.C. team ever to win two professional football teams. or more games in the C.W .S., and by de­ of a gymnasium. Thus, football was not in­ feating Seton H aIl in the opening rounds, augurated with much optimistic vigor. the 1964 Maine team became "Champions From 1890 to 1895, a preliminary period of the East." in our football history, M aine lost five games The University of Maine is extremely to Bangor High and four to Colby and Track proud of its team and of coach J ack Butter­ Bates, scoring 16 points to their opponents' field , who was named 1964 New England 222. The development of track and field ath­ and NCAA coach of the year. letics at the U. of Maine was gradual with Be tween 1896 and 1900 Maine met Bow­ occasional setback, but a consistent im­ doin for the first time, beat Bates once, provement in material as well as conditions drubbed Colby three times, and scored 98 has brought track to its present strong points to 28 1 by its rivals. A tilt at M aple­ status. wood Park in Bangor in 1896 against the Football The first meet, an interclass affair, was Massachusetts Institute of Technology held in the spring of 1894 at the Orono marked Maine's first encounter with an out­ "A certain member of the junior class Trotting Park, near what is now called Park of-state institution. thinks he could kick the footbaIl over Oak Street. All competitors were obliged to do Hall if he had a little more practice," stated In 1901 , with a considerable increase in their own coaching (with some advict' from the College Reporter in 1878, but as this the student body ( there were 292 men and the captain and managers) and to supply was the final issue of the student newspaper, 18 women), Wells Farley and a new field their own suits and shoes.

MAINE HOOPSTERS- The 1925 basket­ MAINE 'M' CLUB ball team won 9 and lost 6 games. 1915 The records for the first meet were; tha t in 19 22 Maine was Sta te Chanlpion. Tennis and played the likes of H oly C ross. Brown 100 yard dash- 10.6 sec. and Colby. 22 0 yard dash- 26. 1 sec. I n 1892 Intercoll egiate tennis was foun _!ed In the late ' 20's interest in varsity basket­ 440 yard dash- 63 sec. at M aine, but it wasn't until three years ball was waning and by 1930 the sport had 880 yard run- 2 min. ·24.4 sec. la ter, in 1895, tha t the sport was given var­ been dropped . But by 1938 it was back as Mile run- 5 min. 49.5 sec. sity recognItIon. Varsity tennis was an in­ a varsity sport, and "on its own noor th e 220 yard hurdle- 3 1.2 sec. stant hit, and the 1896 Prism li sts tennis as team was nearly invincible," winning all of Running broad jump- 17 ft. 3 in. the most successful of Maine's Sports. its home games and finishing with a 3-4 rec­ Running high jump- 4 ft. 10. 5 in. The years between 1930 and 19 38 saw the ord. Putting 16 lb. shot- 3 1 ft. 10 in. advance of tennis from a " backyard past­ Basketball gained momentum at Ma ine Throwing 16 lb. hammer- 73 ft. 8 in. time" to a recognized sport in which ath­ and the Bears reached a pinacle in the 1958- Pole vault- 8 ft. letes could win the M aine " M ." In addi­ 60 era, with the fearsome fi ve of Chappell e, Running hop-step-jump- 36 ft. 8 in. tion, fraternity courts were modernized , and Schiner, I ngalls, Sturgeon and Champion These events may seem curious: President H auck ordered 12 new courts under the mentorship of M aine's winning­ Standing broad jump- 9 ft. 4 in . built. The erection of the ncw Field H ouse est basketball coach, Brian M cCall. Standing h igh jump-' 4 ft. 3 in. gave netmen the possibility of indoor win­ In 1959 the Bears won 19 and lost 4 y. mile bicycle race- 1 min. 24 sec. ter training, and in 194 1 a freshman won against tough competition and were 52-16 2 mi le bicycle race- 6 min. 2.5 sec. the first indoor tournament. overall in three years. The original gym was a small shed and in 1896-97 Alumni Field was constructed, largely through the efforts of W . R . H oward, '82. In 190 1 a new gymnasium in Alumni Hall , which at the time was the largest and Cross Country best equipped east of Cambridge, was bene­ Basketball fi cial for improved records in track and Cross country at the University of M aine other athletics. Basketball was organized on the M aine was inaugurated when coach Steve Farrell campus in 1902, and in 1903 the tcam recognized the need for the sport in 1910. For the first few years no coaches were played in seven games against local high H is team entered the race for the "Silver em ployed . Then, with an increase in the schools. Spirit in the new gym was strong, Cup" which started at Old T own Post Of­ student body and revenue, the a thleti c as­ a nd there was a strong wish for an inter­ fice and ended at Alumni Field. M aine won sociation hired a trainer for the entire year. coll egiate schedule. the race three times consecutively, retiring The spring interclass meet was the only the trophy. By 191 1 the University of M aine's strong­ track event until M aine helped organize the In 1911 Maine competed in its first ;nter­ est rival was Colby, a nd other schools on Maine I ntercollegiate Athletic Association collegiate race against Tufts College and the slate included New Hampshire State, in 1895. I n 1899 we se nt a squad to the emerged victorious, 19 to 36. Rhode Island Sta te and MIT. New Engla nd meet and in 1903 the relay Later M a ine entered and won the fi rst team journeyed to the Boston A. A. Indoor O ld issues of the Campus indicate no State Championship over Bowdoin, Bates Meet. M aine's first dual meet against MIT trace of the sport until 1922, but this may and Colby in 1913 and the Bears were started a win ning trend towards a modern have been due to a discontinuation during ushered into the limelight with their rapid day power in our class. the wa r yea rs. H owever, the records show rise in a new college sport.

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14 The Military Life -- By Ron Parent When It Really Was

In the "old days" University of M aine Not much came of Lt. H owe's suggestion. a good look at some of the more interesting male students got up with the sun, hur­ In fact, it was forgotten as quickly as pos' parts of the trip. sible by mos t people. riedly pull ed on their uniforms, did variom The dia ry sta rts as follows: "Call s began exercises, armed themselves wi th 50-caliber In 1876 the cadets offi cially became the to arrive . . . telling us to report at I : 30 muzzle rifles and marched for 15 minutes­ "Coburn Cadets." They were named after p.m., Tuesday, June 20 at Orono ... We Governor Abner Coburn who had served 12 all before breakfast. left for Orono . . . and spent the night at years as president of the Board of Trustees Military training at U-M is as old as the the Sigma Alpha Epsilon house. A hard and who had a sincere interest in the ROTC U nive rsity itself. The Morrill Act established program. hunt for breakfast. Harvey Littlefi eld, Bl ak­ the University of Maine and stated that ing, Currier and Brown fin all y break into Cadets really had it bad a t times. They male students be given military training. the University Inn and secure a lunch of had to submit- a nd most did more or less They were. doughnuts and milk." gracefully- to a thorough military inspection But all was not hard work for the aspir­ of their rooms. Inspectors used the West The ba nd had to have physical examina­ ing military leader of the past. In the be­ Point Blue Book of dormitory regulations tions and inocula tions prior to their depar­ ginning the University had only about 21 as a guide. Apparently the dorms of yester­ ture. "Go over for inoculation at 2 o'clock," cadets. Consequently, the, cadets enjoyed a day were considerably different from those the dia ry read. "King is nervous and faints certain amount of freedom not normall y of today. before they get to him. A very simple and found today even in the reserves. Cadets The a nnual " Encampment" was " fun painless operation." elected their own officers and,. if they de­ time" for most cadets. Each fall a week was Early in the forenoon came the United sired, could easi ly control their superiors set aside for military science students- in Sta tes Physical Inspection which most of with their vote at the ballot box. those days nearly the entire male enroll ­ them were dreading, fearing to be turned mcnt- to sample army li fe in the field and But a big change came in 1874. On that down. " H ac Currier mustered enough under canvas. date a regular member of the coll ege fac' weight by drinking two quarts of water.. ." ulty took over the job of training students Old timers remember that military reg' The band traveled from Bangor to Port­ how to successfully wage war. By this time ulations and a daily program of training land and on to its fin al destina tion-Laredo, 1.21 students were toting army rifles around did not stop students from "whooping it T exas. The diary describes the band's the Maine campus. up" whenever the opportunity presented it­ brief stop in Peoria, Ill. " A very In 1883 another important change oc­ selL boozy city ... It must have been a strong curred . Lieutenant Edgar W . Howe won the Pa triotism on campus reached an a ll­ city for Tim Bonney. H e leaned over and honor of being the first army officer to be time high in 1918 when the cadet band ( 19 remarked to Hac Currier, dead asleep. 'I appointed to U-M on a regular basis. He members ) left for the M exican border. The can' t play that, I can' t play it.' A funny set up shop under the title of Professor of men kept a diary and from it we can take remark for a first class musician to make." Military Science and T actics and was soon in business. Lt. H owe's first report to his boss credited U-M students with an average aptitude for military exercises and " ... a more than average interes t in military ma tters." However, Lt. H owe probably let his en­ thusiasm for his new job go to his head wh en he suggested that " ... all students be required to wear the prescribed uniform at all times while at the college, except when engaged in farm work."

THE ENCAMPMENT 1893

15 CAMP CONNOR OCTOBER, 1894

Laredo ech oed with t he " Stein Song" shortly after the band arrived in that Texan town. It was one of the favorites of the soldiers and other bands often joined in with the cadets from Maine. The band never did see any combat. About the closest thing to real, live ba ttle was described in the diary as follows : "As we glanced out of the tent door in the middle of the afternoon we were horrified to see a crowd of Mexicans approaching . . . At this moment Captain D . 1. Gould of Com­ pany G dashed up on his gallant charger and holding them up at the end of his trusty 45, took their side-a rms, or shine boxes, away from them. We gathered around the captain with rousing cheers." The band broke camp for the return home Oct. 24. When they arrived in Bangor they suited in changes in the U -M m ilitary pro­ ROTC has long been the largest single received a great welc'Ome by Maine ci tizens . gram. The Spanish American War and source of army officers. It is, in a sense, the World Wars I and II meant an increased The diary says the crowd was " the biggest fountainhead of the Army 'Officer corps. crowd ever. So big that it stretched Ex­ demand for fighting men. Nearly 92 percent of c'O mpany grade officers change Street so it is now six inches wider." Thousands of U -M graduates received commanding troops in World War II were The ROTC program at U-M is now a commissions and served as officers in the ROTC tra ined and commissioned. century old. As time has passed , new and three conflicts. Still hundreds more served in improved methods of waging war have re- the Korean Conflict. (Continued on Page 18)

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