The University of Maine DigitalCommons@UMaine Maine Campus Archives University of Maine Publications Summer 6-15-1890 The aC det June 1890 The aC det Staff Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/mainecampus Repository Citation Staff, The aC det, "The aC det June 1890" (1890). Maine Campus Archives. 114. https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/mainecampus/114 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]. ng for e their titably B. F. tLt )ds, CADET. lea, THE• ORONO, MAINE, JUNE, 1890. 4. rident. ha Cadet. ISSUED ON THE FIRST FRIDAY OF EACH MONTH DURING THE COLLEGIATE YEAR. BY THE MAINE STATE COLLEGE PUBLISHING ASSOCIATION. ITH the present issue the new board EDITORS. W assume the responsibility of conducting H. 0. MENGES, always to look back- Editor-in-Chief. THE CADET. It is easier ward and show what has been done than to C. H. KILBOURNE, Associate Editor. point forward and make promises as to what PRESCOTT KEYES '91, EDMUND CLARK,'VI, will be done: still, we hope by earnest and con- Literary. Exchanges. scientious efforts to keep THE CADET on a level M. L. BRISTOL,'92, II. M. PRENTISS. '92. with its present standard and also to make such Campus. Personals. improvements as past experiences should sug- WALLACE R. FARRINGTON,'91. gest. It will be our constant effort to make Busito S8 Manager. an for the students and R. II. FERNALD. our publication organ ASsisttot. of the students. With many thanks to the C. H. GANNETT. retiring board for assistance and suggestions, Gleanings. we subscribe ourselves yours as ever, Tut: Emoas. TERMS: Per annum. in advance Single Copy . OTWITIISTANDING our excellent water Subscribers not receiving THE CADET regularly, or those chang- buildings, on ing their address, should notify the Managing Editor at once. I supply system, the college Contributions from the alumni and friends of the College will be account of the lack of hose, are in nearly as gratefully received, when accompanied by the writer's name. No as before the appropri- anonymous articles will be accepted. unprotected r. condition Advertising rates may be obtained on applicatio to W. R. Fairington ation was made. We are well aware of the the Managing Editor, Orono, Me., to whom all business cor- respondence and remittances should be sent. All other crminiunica- fact that the college is not allowed to assume lions should be sent to the Editor-in-Chief. debts, and that no money is available to pur- ENTERED AT THE POST OFFICE AT ORONO. MAINE, AS SECOND chase any, still it seems that some arrangement CLASS MAIL MATTER. should be nuide that would improve the pres- of affairs. See notices of recent advertisements, ent extremely undesirable condition short-sighted policy that can and read carefully the advertisements It is certainly a see the benefit derived from furnishing only a themselves. Boys, help those who portion of the apparatus that is absolutely nec- patronize your paper. essary in case of tire. 30 THE CADET. T is often extremely trying to those members but that many of these have a greater respect W. of the battalion, who really take an inter- fin. the State, because it contains an institution I engine4 est in the drilling ana try hard to make it a able to furnish so good an oppotunity to secure G. F. success, to see the slouchy, careless manner in the education they sought, and that they are and trt which some of the boys execute their move- more likely to return to it on account of ties had eh ments. It has been said that whatever is formed there, is also true. Other worth doing at all is worth doing well, so as The Maine State College has graduated always our drilling has been considered an essential seventeen classes, the first one being in 1872. positiol faetor in our college course it seems as though With the, class of 1889 included, there have tance i it should be done, by one and all, in the best been nearly three hundred students to whom Town; possible manner. If some of those men who degrees have been grantA, and as many more Buzzell take no interest in the matter would, for once who have taken partial courses here. To these Old Tc or twice, put the steady concentrate of thought graduates and former students we point with neer ; and effort that is essential to excellence into pride, confident that the position they hold, F. E. their movements they would find it much easier and the work they accomplish, are a demonstra- of Oro. and far more pleasant than the slovenly, don't- tion of the value of the practicle education that and D. care way that is far too prevalent at present. nrty be obtained here. The graduates have S.% wandered to more than thirty different states, and me from New Hampshire to California, from Mich- ORALIZING has never been our forte, ber of igan to Texas, and to Canada, to Mexico, to much less do we wish to harp upon an chemisi M Cuba, and to the Argentine Republic. Of the already well worn subject, yet if any word of Wet positions these men are holding, we may speak from us will prove a warning we gladly Shou at another time, but we desire to call attention t,olve it. Many students acquire, after a breada here to a few of those who have remained short residence at the college, the habit of ligent using tobacco, whether from the association within the borders of our dear old Pine Tree State. than ti with others who indulge in the habit, a craving Others Lack of space prevents more than a mere for the weed, or a desire to be tough we know educati, mention of but a part of those alumni of not, but we do know of many instances where of Wa whom we would like to speak, and forbids any this habit acquired right here at college, has Orringt allusion to any who took but a pratial course. done more to send men home unqualified to W. 1 It will serve however to show the part our pursue their course than all the plugging that nent an graduates are taking in brincring about the they ever indulged in. Especially to the bar. I realization of what has been but a dream for younger members of the college, those who ate. I many years, the dream which pictures Maine have just entered, would we extend a warning, preside living up to her motto ''Dingo" in material you will find by refraining that not only Presqu4 developement of her own resouses as well as she will your body feel better and stronger but of that has realized it in the past by furnishing men your pocket-book will also be much plumper. Gov. 13 who have been leaders in the developement of pre the resources of other localities. the erset Ci OUR ALUMNI IN MAINE. There is E. J. Haskell, '72, the silk manu- is gaini facturer of Saccarappa, building up a new and of the 1 is a fitct well known to the friends of the valuable industry. There are C. M. Brainard, In jc IT Maine State College, that the appropria- '76, a member of the firm of Western & Brain- tions which the state has given to this institu- ard of Skowhegan, and E. C. Webster,'82, of E. M. Industi. tion, have been secured against the opposition the firm of E. & J. F. Webster of Orono, of those who claimed that the benefits resulting among the progressive and most successful of to stimt from the education here obtained, are not real- any of Maine's lumber ,,barons". There are State. hands ized by Maine, but that our alumni leave their R. W. Eaton, '73, agent for the Cabot Mills at '82, wit mother State, and go to other sections of the Brunswick, and H. Pierce, '76, of the Mt. in tile / country. Waldo Granite Co. of Frankfort, and a former That many have gone to other States, is true, member of the State Legislature. of his recogni; THE CADET. f31 respect W. A. Allan, '74, is successful chief men in the State to-day. C. S. Lunt, '84, Atution the engineer of the Maine R. Co., and city editor of the Bangor Co»imercial, is a secure Central R. G. F. Black,'86, is one of his most competent most successful news gatherer. He is Major ley are and trusted assistants. E. D. Graves,'86, has and Asst. Adjutant General on Gen. Mitchell's of ties had charge of the Somerset R. R. extension. staff. Other civil engineers, some of whom may Among physicians may be mentioned W. A. duated always be found to be connected in important Bumps,'75, of Dexter, surgeon of the Second I 1872. positions with any engineering work of impor- Maine Regiment ; II. Patten, '82, of Ells- a have tance in the State, ale H. Hilliard, '72, of Old worth ; and L. Robinson, Jr., '83, of Bangor. whom Town ; C. L. Moor, '81, of Hartland; S. J. Rev. A. A. Lewis, '76, of Bath, is the only y more Buzzell, '82, of Argyle; A. J. Keith, '82, of alumnus in the State who is a clergyman. The o these Old Town, also well known as a sanitary engi- reputation of the college is fortunately safe it with neer; J.