University of Maine - Prism Yearbook (Orono, ME)

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MEET YOU AT THE HOOKSTMIE Bookstore lab! Hums 8 to , Monday through Saturday noon, with time out for an occasional (hiss! I he lab includes all students Erom the meekest Ereshman to the mightiest senior and sometimes a pro- fessoi scattered here and there. I In coke glass is the standard beaker, ;itkI coke the general result ol nickel meet-waitress. Main an acquaintance is made and mam a Friend hailed around the seats and counters. The lab is often prolonged, and quite willingly, b a stimulating pep-talk with a co-browser in the laboratory . The result ol the conversation ma be a genera] bull-session involving a dozen classmates. The knowledge gained is often more valuable than the lecture cut. Il is common to see two worried stu- dents huddled together working OVCT a darkly underlined notebook. I he find the noise ol the rowd does not bother the lasi minute (ramming fot the coming prelim. 11 in all. the bookstore is more- than a stoic selling books, il is one ol (he most informative and interesting classrooms on campus. The roll is never taken, you rarely want to cut, for this is one class that can be run jusi ;is you like. Blue plate special Mr. Bruce, manager of the bookstore Coke counter

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One of the ever present bull-sessions A freshrran breaks a ten dollar bill You see, it ' s a five-hour course

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I ach yeai si udents ome Erom a w idei radius to become a pail I the I fniversity ol Maine. Ii is the students w iili theii democratic, friendly spirit, with theii i h n ml Maine hello, and their will to succeed, who make the University ol Maine w hal ii is today . Forming .1 community l theii own, governing their own lives, and planning their own daily affairs, the college man and woman acquire invaluable experi ence. fn an atmosphere ul il to a greai degree from th( outside woi Id, the m denl funis pleasure in college life. r. ■■ Students in front ot the Bookstore watching a pi Sttwesdi 26