University of Maine - Prism Yearbook (Orono, ME)

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The A.S.'l'. Program is somewhat ol' a cfmmpronlise between a strictly Arniy rou- tine and one of' a strictlv college nature. Life for the soldiers on the Maine campus is neither a matter ol' all work nor all play, but they manage to find a liberal supply of' both these elements ol' a well- rounded lile. Reveille-the pct hate ol' every true ,Xrmv manfsounds at 6:10 A.M. From this time until 8 oclock. things like eat- ing chow and cleaning up the barracks occupy the iXI'lIlyiS time. .Xt 8 classes start, and from this time until llflgll and from 1:30 until 5:20 the .'X.Sfl'.l'. marches from lecture to l l'. from recitation to lah. Xt 3:30. as a fitting close to the working day. comes the ceremony known as f'retreat, -the lowering ol' the flag. This impres- sive custom never fails to hring, in the midst of the bustling dav, a moment of peace and relaxation and thought. Here. by the campus flagpole. have occurred other impressive scenes. ln April of' I945. shifts of men guarded the Hag for twenty' four hours as a gesture of reverence toward their late Commander-in-Chief. l'RlCSlCN'l' ARBlS 'Nw t

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COUNT CADICNCE The Army Specialized Training Pro- gram came into existence in 1942 lor the express purpose of replacing those college men who had previously been drafted into the Army and away lroni their studies. The Program covered medicine, engineering, psychology, mathematics, physics, and other professions which are essential to the functioning ol' the Army. The technically trained men who were the product of A.S.T.P. might be later sent to Ollicers' Candidate School or might step into any branch ol' the Army which could utilize their particular type of training. ln March ol 1944, basic engi- neering in A.S.T.P. was discontinued, leaving only advanced engineering for regulars and retaining basic for the Re- serves. The A.S.T.P. at Maine is entirely an engineering program, with courses in both civil and electrical engineering. Most classes which Army men attend are administered by the College ol' Technol- cgy. but the College ol' Arts and Sciences does furnish such courses as English, mathematics, and physics. ee iw P Fill T.. the steins to dear old Maine! Fill as the

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'K l CLA This is a new year, and some of the faces that were familiar sights around campus last year are gone, but to replace them are the green countenances of the freshmen. But not so green is the manner in which the classes have managed to keep the Maine spirit alive. The seniors have handed it down to the juniors who in turn have endowed the sophomore class and on down the line to the freshmen. We have not remained stagnant while life ying completely consumed our time. Activities, curtailed as they may necessarily have had to be, have gone on with a firm Yankee tenacity. The Campus circulation has been drastically cut by the reduction in enrollment, but the paper has continued to come out weekly and has acted as a beacon in the dark to many of the service men who have received it. That is something worth striving for-the something that urges Mainiacs on when the greyness of the present overshadows the brilliance of the past and the dawn of the future. X'Vhen the boys come home again they will Hnd Maine waiting eagerly for them. Truly in some aspects it will be a new Maine-a Maine that has learned the cost of peace, and a Maine that is ready to prepare aware citizens for the f t -- ' ' ' Maine! went on about us, nor has stud u ure but for thls it IS a better ,