University of Maine - Prism Yearbook (Orono, ME)

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and Activities of Students and Facultj suit !( in lilt went on ai the University regardless ol the war. Students rushed to and from classes. I here were t » »i l iill and basketball games, dances, housepar- ties, plays, concerts, and radio shows. I h re were still inevitable prelims and examinations; still the dormitory and fraternity bull sessions; still cokes in the bookstore and the weekly publication ol the Campus. All ot these things an reflected in the words and pi tures i the Prism. Outwardly, life t the campus was the same. Campus sa nes return to us iii memory as we turn the pagi - ol iliis yearbook and recognize the theme student lilt al the University ol Maim-. Students return to their classes after attending an assembly at the Memorial Gymnasiur J

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for Defense Reflect the Life lion alone. We hope thai with passing years it may be a treasure to ever) student. Even before the actual declaration ol war l the United States on the Vxis in December, the people oi the University wire- taking an active pan in defense work. A special defense coun- cil was organized to sponsor such groups as the girls ' motor corps and nursing i lasses. As the Prism ■stall wished to portray accurately student life during this year, it was necessary to make main adjustments in the Prism alter the actual declaration ol war. An effort has been made to keep defense material in the correct proportion to other extra- curricular content. We have tried to make it evident that although a place was made in student life lor defense activity, othei phases ol student life went on ven much as usual. However, the war has influenced the life of every student. Some men left the University to enlist directly in defense efforts. Some were drafted. The length of the college year was shortened. Yet, regardless of the changes, the people of the University have gone on with their academic work, their extracurricular activities, and their social life much as they did before. rls ' Motor Corps studies auto engines. Students are taught to fly at college in the course offered by the C.A.A.

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at the University of Maine, Orono . The informal dances attract the students and the special numbers provide the laughs. fV i j ■ • » I In matei ial I the tg i;; Prism sep- arates into two divisions. The first is con- cerned with the people l the University. Here we find the faculty section, the ad- ministration, student governing bodies, .mil each lass section. I In- second pan stresses the work l the University. I here arc the se tions devoted i activities, ath- letics, departmental clubs, and student life.