University of Maine - Prism Yearbook (Orono, ME)

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ADMINISTRATION used for assemblies, lectures, Sunday morning and Lenten services, and the four annual Masque productions. Wisdom is neither inheritance nor legacy. Fortunate for us then, thai through the efforts ol the administration ai the Universit) I Maine, we ma) ac- quire our wisdom, each man as he sees fit, and ti the extent necessary n serve his nun purpose. Responsibility for ili success ol the University toda) rests on the capable shoulders ol our President, Arthur . Hauck. As a leader, friend, and adviser, President Hauck devotes his time un- grudging!) to the students. Friendly, un- derstanding, and isc. President Hauck lias become one ol the most loved figures on the campus. University President Arthur A. Hauck leaves his office in the Administration Building.

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The main office located in the Administration Building is the clearing house for all University business. THE ADMINISTRATION lUIIIIIINU IS THE CENTER HE THE COLLEGE I- 1 1 mi i In lii si il.i ul si liunl in the l. ill. in i Ik hisi il.i ul si hool in May, the Administration Building is the focal poinl ul all college ;i ii ii ies. In Uumni 1 1. ill. m ailed l ause I the financial assistance given l alumni to help make possible its erection in 1901, are housed the Administrative offices, the Women ' s Gymnasium, and the Little I Ik .UK I In Administration Building is, to .ill outward appearances, ai i 1 •» busiest about the middle I Septembei .mil the last i |. inn. 11 j 1 ai h yeat u hen long lines l students stand about, waiting ih ii turns ristei Imi iIk semester ' s classes, Vn limn in Inn In 1 1 urn s .in 1 njoyable 51 11 ial limn . espei ia.ll) in 1 he I. ill w Inn li iend ships .in again renewed and the sum mer ' s happenings are brought up to dati I he numbei ol students about thi building, however, is m i the onl) indica lion ul its activity. Without ih offices and administrators, which form .1 cleat ing I mi 1 m i ii 1 Ik u hull college, tht I ni versit) would lack th unification which is so essential to the smooth opt ration ol sin h .hi insl 11 in i ' n IIk gymnasium upstairs is the seem ikii niih ul women ' s gym classes, but also ul .1 great nl 1 stag dances, spun sored in th fall b) th at ious organiza I il ills nil 1 .llllplls. I Ik I iii Ii I Iii .mi is In ni ' .; 1 onstantb 12

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ADMINISTRATION- Among th Firsi administrative officials to meet the student i Percy F. Crane, Directoi ol Admissions, No pre-freshman hi student will evei forget bis kindness, patience, and interest ai every interview. Ii is through his efforts thai the calibre ol the studeni body ;it Maine is k ] i m high and thai .ill who are connected w iih iIh University ol Maine may be proud • ii i r standing. I Ihi I- .in m 1 1 ,il in ii i administrative officials with whom the studeni comes in much less direct contact, but whose names are as Familial . those ol Fellow students, rhey are fames . Gannett, Registrar; Henry I Doten, Business Manager; and Frederick S. Youngs, [ reasurer, who was on leave ol abseno during 1940 [i. I them is alloted the unsung task ol working behind the scenes, taking charge l .ill thos duties 1I1, 11 keep the wheels running in this vast machine our University i l Maine. I In two persons with whom the stu University Treasurer Frederick S. Youngs Henry L. Doten, Business Manager Director of Admissions Percy F. Crane interviews all freshmen II