University of Maine - Prism Yearbook (Orono, ME)

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Vmi rpMnSm” LI Cf count. One bright spot in this firm was “Reddy Goodwin, the expert deco- rator of 1915. The spring scenes again showed Bailey and Donahue on the track team and Baker and Gilman with the ball tossers. The last picture was what proved to be the last Frog-pond Scrap to be held at Maine. The orchestra struck up Our Director and in came Bcrnie leading the class tor the Junior year. On the championship football team were Baker. Bernheisel, Donahue, Gulliver, Martin and ark. Gilman led the baseball team. The big scene in this reel was Junior Week and all its attractions, some of whom even rivaled Marv Pick ford, Marv Fuller, Alice Joyce and Blanche Sweet. A cloud of dust appeared on the screen and 1 expected to see our old friend Broncho Billy roping a steer, but to my surprise it was Perry Bailey taking the third turn in the ring before letting the hammer fly off on a tangent. It cer- tainly did fly for it broke the state record and the next week he repeated his good work and broke the New England record. I settled back in my seat to see the last reel when again 1 saw the big fellow H. P., appear; this time he carried the winged hammer in one hand and led the class with the other. Then Capt. Baker trotted across the gridiron leading, among others, Dutch,” “Hiram.” “Jim,” “Hope” and “Bill.” Away off in the distance I saw “Art Smith’s hill and dale runners practising over the hills of Orono; our representative on this team was Coffin. These “harriers” won both the State and New England championships in cross-country. The Washington’s birthday scene was not as I expected it to be, for it showed the first inter-class hockey games to be played at Maine. Our “Hobie Bakers” won their first game. Meanwhile our President was constantly prac- ticing with the hammer (don’t think this is knocking) for he probably had his eyes on those games out on the coast, at the Panama Exposition. Now, as near as I could judge, from my seat, the camera that took the pictures, that I was watching was about one hundred and ninety feet from Perry when he let the hammer go but—“ZIP WENT THE FILM.” I am sure that the film was broken and the record must have been. 28

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 §ntior Siistnni XWAS alone in a large city and while wandering about thru the crowded streets, 1 noticed this poster in front of a moving picture house: “1915 in 4 REELS” just released by The Bitograph Film Co.------------- One in the orchestra”------“Rise, please” and I was seated. As the curtain went up the orchestra played the Stein Song” and there before me on the screen was the “CLASS OF 1915. UNIVERSITY OF MAINE on Registration Day, Sept.. 1911. This brought back thoughts of the happy days, but just then the orchestra switched to “Nights of Gladness” and the Night Shirt Parade appeared and marched on down to the bridge. As this him was passed by the board of censors, no more of the bridge scene was shown. The various class contests, the flag-scrap, pumpkin meet, and baseball game were run off but 1915 was on the short end of each. The ’varsity football squad was shown and among them were Baker, Bern- heisel, Bryant, Donahue. Gulliver and Martin of the Freshman class. These boys helped Maine defeat Bowdoin, 15-0 and assisted in bringing the champion- ship to Orono. The class election showed that Bill Martin, the blonde Esquimo from Carlisle, Pa., was the man to lead the ”freshies” thru their first year of college life. The pictures of the last months of the first year showed Bailey and Dona- hue on the ’varsity track team, while Gilman was seen holding down the hot cor- ner on the baseball team. Lastly. 1 saw the final struggle where the Freshmen, aided by the Sophs, attempted to wash off their greenness in the Frog-pond Scrap. One minute for change of film. The second reel showed that out of our class of one hundred and eighty- three only one hundred and thirty-seven had returned to become wise Sopho- mores. Our Night Shirt Parade was one of the most successful ever pulled off, but to get revenge 1916 won the Flag-scrap and the football game, while 1915 came back strong and romped away with the pumpkin meet. Again the football scene appeared and this time I saw Baker, Bernheisel, Bryant. Donahue. Gulliver and Martin playing at the Harvard Stadium, where they held the Crimson touchdown. When the election came on Donahue was made president and his old running mate, “Dutch.” was to handle the “mamma for the class. These boys, along with the cap and calendar committees turned in enough “hard cash” to run the Sophomore hop and to start a class bank ac-

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-Q 5[he OJlass nf 1915 MTlbi k Cole Aac.eson, Aggie, Thomaston High School Practical Husbandry Board (3), (4). James Abraham Adams, Jim.” Orono High School Thomaston Agriculture Mathematics Charles Stanley Allen, Chick,” 2 X Augusta Cony High School Civil Engineering Class Football (1), (2). Harold Perky Bailey, H. P.” B © II Dexter Dexter High School Chemistry Class Track (1), (2), (3); Captain Class Track (1); Varsity Track (i), (2), (31. (4); Captain Varsity Track (4); Holder of College, State, and New England Records in Hammer Throw; Class Executive Committee (3); “M Club; Class President (4»: Sopho- more Owls; Alpha Chi Sigma. David Setii Baker, Dave, A T Q Caratunk Mount Hermon School and Hebron Academy Civil Engineering Varsity Baseball (I). (2). (3): Varsity Football (l). (2). (3), (41 : Captain Varsity Football (4); Class Executive Committee (1). 4 : Student Council (2), (3); Athletic Board (3); Aid Junior Assemble (3); 'M Club; Sophomore Owls; Junior Masks; Senior Skulls. Merton Ford Banks, “M. F..” 2 A E Biddelord Biddcford High School Civil Engineering Maine Masque (2), (3); Corporal; Assistant Manager Baseball (2); Business Man- ager Maine Masque (3). (4) ; President Maine Masque (4) I Student Council (4); Ad- vertising Manager Campus (3); Business Manager Campus (3). (4'): Executive Committee Civil Society (3); Sophomore and Junior Masks; Senior Skulls. 29