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Cups and Saucers $ Bread and Butter Plates $ Ash Trays $ Total $---------------- (Add 2% Sales Tax on shipments to Maine points) I wish the following center designs (Dinner Plates only) color blue: Alumni Hall Winslow Hall Memorial Gym Carnegie Hall Coburn Hall Stevens Hall Wingate Hall Merrill Hall Ordered by: Ship Plates to: Vol. 34 JUNE, 1953 No. 9 Published monthly from October to Tune inclusive, by the University of Maine General Alumni Association, Business office, The Maine Alumnus, University of Maine, Orono, Maine Subscription price, $3 00 per year, included in annual alumni dues of $5 00 Member American Alumni Council Entered as second class matter at the Post Office at Orono, Maine, under act of March 3, 1870 505 Degrees Awarded . ... At 98th Commencement HE 98th Commencement on June 13 physics, agriculture, chemistry and social fragan Bishop of the Diocese of Dallas, was held in Memorial Gymnasium organizations. Texas, and a graduate of Maine in the Twith 467 Bachelor, 32 Master, and six Gains in these fields have been “tre­ Class of 1929. Honorary degrees being awarded. mendous,” he said, but they would, in a In his address, Bishop Burrill said, sense be worthless unless there is equal “The most important advice that a minis­ Honorary Degrees progress in the humanities. ter of the Christian religion can give to Six distinguished leaders in various Concluding his address, the Nebraska graduates on the day of their commence­ fields were awarded honorary degrees. educator said, “I look to this graduating ment is found in the Gospel according to They were: The Rt. Rev. G. Francis class at Maine and similar groups of St. Matthew: ‘But seek ye first the King­ Burrill ’29, Suffragan Bishop (Episcopal) graduates throughout the country to lead dom of God and his righteousness, and of the Diocese of Dallas, Texas, L.H.D.; the way in improving man’s attitude all these things shall be added unto you.’ ” Richard F. Crocker ’14, Principal of the toward his fellow man.” Bishop Burrill cautioned the graduates not to set material and earthly things as Madawaska Training School, M.A.; Hon. Invocation Burton M Cross, Governor of Maine, their only goals. LL D.. Dr. Reuben G. Gustavson, Chan­ The Rev. Robert Haldane, Sr., of the “What we need above all in this life cellor of the University of Nebraska, North Deering Congregational Church of is the guiding power of God in our lives,” LL.D.; Louis Oakes ’98, prominent Maine Portland, gave the invocation. he declared. business man, LL.D.; Milton E. Smith, Candidates for degrees were presented Honor Students well-known Maine agriculturist, M.S. by the deans of the various colleges, and Forty-five members of the graduating Governor Cross spoke briefly and ex­ diplomas were awarded by President class received special recognition for their tended greetings to the graduates, faculty Hauck. Candidates for honorary degrees scholastic achievements. and guests were presented by Raymond Davis ’ll, Topping the list were eleven students Progress in Humanities Necessary president of the University’s Board of who received degrees “with highest dis­ Commencement speaker, Dr. Reuben Trustees. tinction.” These students and their ma­ G. Gustavson, chose as his topic “What jor subjects were James H. Hunter, Cari­ it Means to be Educated.” Baccalaureate bou, agricultural engineering, Cecil M. He told of the progress that has been The Baccalaureate Address was given Roberts, Jr., Wakefield, Mass., forestry; made in various fields of study, including by the Rt Rev. G. Francis Burrill, Suf- Richard E Cutting, St. Johnsbury, Ver­ mont. wildlife conservation: Gerald S. Harmon, Bridgton, physics; Madelene H. Shannon. Madison, sociology; Ann ALUMNI WATCH AWARD WINNERS Grumley, Millinocket, zoology; Robert Voted by the students E Hunter, Lewiston, civil engineering: to “have done the most David E Stinson, Skowhegan, electrical for the University during engineering; Eldred B. Littlefield and Neil their college careers,” O. Littlefield, both of Calais, and Arthur Beverly C. Pettengill, N Nicol, Biddeford, all in engineering Portland, and Linwood L. physics. Carville, York, were Masters Degrees awarded the Portland Alumnae Memorial Among the 32 advanced degrees award­ Watch and the Washing­ ed were those to the following alumni: ton (D. C.) Alumni As­ 1931 Samuel Sezak, M Ed sociation Watch, respec­ 1950 Beverly C. Pettengill tively, during the 98th Limvood L. Carville Clarence E. Butler, M Ed Commencement exercises. Chester N Kennedy, M. Ed The two watches are presented annually by the Portland Club of University 1951 of Maine Women and the U. of M Alumni Association of Washington, D. C., Fred Fitanides, M Ed. Victor Mandorf, Jr, MS to one woman and one man in the graduating class who, in the opinion of the Leslie R Leggett, M Ed. students and the University administration, have done the most for the Robert P Wilson, M A University 1952 An English major, Miss Pettengill has been active in the Women’s Edward W. Hackett, Jr., M Ed. Student Government Association, serving as secretary, vice president, and Honorary Degree Citations president She has also been a member of the General Senate, the Student Union Committee, and a Junior Resident in East Hall. She is a member of G. FRANCIS BURRILL ’29 Delta Delta Delta and an All-Maine Woman. Native of Bangor, graduate of th® Uni­ versity of Maine in the class of 19^9 an I A Physical Education major, “Woody” Carville has been prominent in later of the General Theological Semi­ sports, winning his “M” in basketball for three years and in football for nary with the degree of Bachelor of two years. He has served on the Men’s Senate and was vice president of the Sacred Theology; ordained to the minis­ General Senate A member of the Sophomore Owls and Senior Skulls, he has try of the Episcopal Church in 1933 He has served devotedly as minister in been president of the Men’s Athletic Association, a Distinguished Military churches of New York and Pennsylvania, Student, and Outstanding Infantry Cadet. He is a member of Phi Mu Delta as the capable and faithful administrator (Continued on Page 17) THF MAINE ALUMNUS 3 JUNE, 1953 The report of Alumna Trustee Jessie L Fraser ’31 was presented, as were 78th Alumni Reunion Athletic Board Report by Samuel Tracy, Jr '41 and Alumni Legislative Coordi­ nating Committee Report by Thomas ITH reunion activities being con­ Class by Harold V. Sheahan ’03 was much Mangan '16 ducted mainly in the beautiful appreciated by the attending alumni new Memorial Union, and with the Alumni Banquet New Association Officers weather cooperating in splendid fashion, The highlight of Alumni Day was the the 78th Alumni Reunion hit a new high The Senior Alumni and the Reunion Banquet which was attended by over 625 in registered attendance Seven hundred Classes held their official meetings on alumni and guests Class Gifts were pre­ thirteen alumni from classes of 1885 Saturday morning, June 13 These meet­ sented during the program Classes which through the First Reunion Class of 1951 ings were followed by the Annual Meet­ made substantial gifts to the University registered to set a new record in reunion ing of the General Alumni Association were 1908 ($750), 1913 ($700), and attendance The well-attended Annual Meeting elect­ 1928 ($1928) The 78th Reunion was marked by the ed the following officers of the Associa­ The Alumni Activities Fund received return of several spirited classes who, tion President, George E Lord ’24, gifts from the Reunion Classes as follows with their identification regalia and en­ Vice President, Thomas G Mangan '16, 1923 ($400), 1928 ($100 00), 1933 thusiastic activity added greatly to the Clerk, T Russell Woolley ’41, and Treas­ ($35 41 ), 1938 ($25 00), 1943 ($50 00), color of the event urer, George F Dow ’27 1948 ($50 00), and 1951 ($35.00) The With classes whose numerals end in Two new Alumni Council members Alumni Activities Fund is used to main­ threes and eights back for official re­ were elected for three year terms They tain and help develop programs of the unions, almost every other class with are Thomas Desmond ’33, Boston and General Alumni Association The in­ living members was well represented The Arthur Forrestall ’33, Portland.