University of Maine - Prism Yearbook (Orono, ME)

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Hi! Come on in. No, you ' re not bothering me. In fact you may even help me. I ' m trying to write a defini- tion of Maine Spirit for the Prism, and it ' s not so easy as I thought it would be. I ' m beginning to think you just can ' t define Maine Spirit in words. Say, maybe it would be better to cite examples. Oh, you agree? Well, wait! I ' ll dig my scrapbook out of the bottom drawer and we ' ll see what we can do. Let ' s see. Hmmmm . . . there ' s a picture of a rally, an old concert program . . . here ' s a picture of President Hauck shoveling. Why, that must have been taken last year on Maine Day. Say, do you remember that week of May 10 back in 1954? What an eventful and spirited week it was! On Monday night at the Memorial Gym the exciting mayoralty campaign got underway. The candidates, Pioneer Kelly Elliot, Chief Sam Sam Birch, Fearless Dan Stevens, and Capt ' n Ed Plissey, really put on a bang-up show. Speculation ran high as to who would be the new mayor. At the closing of each class during the campaign gun shots were heard as Fearless Dan and Pioneer shot it out on the mall. The Chief even set up his wigwam in front of the Ubrary. Cap ' n Ed sent good night letters to all the beautiful girls on campus. Look! Here ' s the letter: To the most beautiful girl in the world. Sweet dreams and don ' t forget to vote for ' Capt ' n Ed tomorrow! On election day, despite the downpour, a great percentage of the Maine students turned out to vote. That night the tenth annual Interfraternity Sing was held at the gym. Theta Chi, winning the contest for the second year, was award- ed a new trophy by Col. Joseph A. McCusker, ' 17. I ' m sure none of us will ever forget the memorable day of May 12. Even the rain failed to dampen our spirits as we all took part in the nineteenth annual Maine Day activities. Who could possibly forget waking up to the music of the band which marched by under the window at 6:30 a.m.! What a breakfast we had that day, too . . . bacon, eggs, cereal, muffins, doughnuts, coffee — the works! Remember the crowd that gathered around the libra- Sig Ep ' s winning fl THE MAINE SPIRIT- ' ' ' -■ ' ' ' ' ' jamm mmmmmmmamm m

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Probably no two of us would dctiiK- or envisage the Maine Spirit in exactly the same way. This is as it slu uki he. tor one of the purposes of a university is to develop individuality. Yet 1 am sure that all Maine men and women would agree on loyalty as the primary and constant element of the Maine Spirit. This loyalty is expressed by the students in many ways: in open- hearted friendliness, in mutual helpfulness, in willing cooperation and unfailing courtesy, in enthusiastic support of our athletic teams — win or lose, in scrupulous care for our reputation for good sportsmanship, and in steady striving to uphold, enhance and honor high standards of academic achievement. Nor is the Maine Spirit exclusively a student attitude permeating day-to-day campus life. It finds expression, less demonstratively per- haps, but with lasting efTect. in the devotion of the members of the faculty and the administration. Its influence is seen in the lives of the alumni, and it has its fruits in their continuing pride in and active sup- port of their alma mater. The Maine Spirit is. in its widest sense, everything that contributes to finer human relationships and good citizenship. It is to be cherished as a potent and durable influence, making life fuller and richer for both undergraduate and alumnus. Arthlir a. Hm (K. I ' resident Universitv of Maine

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r steps to hear Kelly Elliot announced as the new cam- pus ma or? Everyone worked hard planting, raking, and digging . . . but who cared? At least we got out of classes for a day. We never had it so good! Even our professors donned raincoats and shoveled away. Maine Products was the general theme of the float parade. However, much work and ingenuity wilted away in the drizzle that afternoon. There were huge floats depicting Maines fisheries, pulp paper industries, and even the poultry business. Look at this clipping of Sig Ep s float. Their Big Chicken won the contest. The night of Maine Day. we all trouped to the gym to watch the student-faculty skit. The Talent Shelf for Channel Twell went on the air with Nelson Jones as narrator. President Hauck really stole the show with his adaptation of the Glo-Worm. I laughed so hard when he came flitting into the gym in a ballerina costume that my sides ached. You never know what hell do next. But the week didnt end there. Thursday morning we v cnt to the halltield to watch the Federal Review oi Pion.-.r K.lh ,.l «..rk.