University of Maine at Portland - Reflection / Umpire Yearbook (Portland, ME)

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Members of the Editorial Board Back row. Uef! to rightJ. Phiiip H. Sharpe, '24, Editor-in-Chief. Ralph C. Robbins, jr.. Q4, mlulmic Editor, Arthur C. Spraguc. ,24, Business Manager. Frederick P. Wilson, 24, Exchange Editor. Front row Heft to right, Miss Lauretta M, Nielsen. '24, Activities Editor, DeaneEarle H. Cun- . ningham. Faculty Adviser, Miss Lanna A Thibodeau. R25. Assistant Bditor-in-Chief.

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EARLE H. CUNNINGHAM, C. P. A., DEAN OF PORTLAND UNIVERSITY This issue is dedicated to our Dean, Mr Earle Henry Cunningham. We: consider it a privilege to be able to ochr him this small tribute In all our troubles he is right with us he is always ready to oficr advice.a11d is generous with both his Congratulations and hi 5 sympathy. He is a personal friend of each and every member of the student body Mr.Cum1i11gham's experience leading 11p 10 the organizing of P0111 land University 111113.r I11: 51111111113111 up as follows: In 11112 Mr. Cunningham was eiected Principal of the Commercial Department of Shaw's Business College in Bangor. He taught there with a marked degree of success until 1916. During this time Mr. Cunningham taught private classes in Ac- counting, and also practiced public accounting in and around Bangor. In June, 1916. Mr. Cunningham accepted a position as Head of the Educational Department in mm of the local accounting schoolsi He acted as Dean of this School until January, 1921. During this time he studied and in March, 1911'. received the degree oi Certified Public Accountant. In connection with his duties as Dean of the Actounling School. Mr. Cunningham carried on very successfully. classes in Account- ing and Business Law in rooms which he opened up in the Benoit Btiiidiing, 270 Middle Street. The demand for this sort of school increased. and gradually Mr. Cunningham's classes increased As time went on Mr. Cunningham and his business associates took an additional space in the Benoit Buiiding and rarried an evening ciasscs in Account- ing and Business Law and later on taught.1. I1 subjects as Business English and Correspondence. Business Mathemaiirs. Economics. etc. Realizing the need for such a school in Maine. Mr. Cunningham decided to start day classes in these subjectsi In August. 1921. Portland University was organized. and in that month Mr. Cunningham secured the right from the state to issue academic dullness to students satiaiactoriw cmnpleting courses prescribed by the University M12 Cunningham. i1iTIISCli. wa-i appointed D1311 and President of the University. In September. 1921. Portland University began its hrst year as a regular Uni- versity. oFfering courses of a college grade. and started Off with a Freshman ciasa of about thirty students. The evening school this Foar was also greatly increased over that of previous years. Courses were Offered 111 First Year Accounti11g.Second Year Accounting. Business. Law Business English and Correspondence. Economics. Business Mathematics. Commerce. Spanish, French. Shorthand. Typewriting, and Business Spelling. Mr. Cunningham is also Pres1den1 of a Iota! firm of Public Accountants and Auditors and carries this practice along on a small scale as wail as attending to his duties at Portland University

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at! Ehitntiala gal ARMISTICE DAY. On Saturday. November 11th, we will celebrate Armistice Day. Does this mean anything to you? 'To the writer it means the Close of a terrible war-a war which we did not win. With the armistice began another war -21 commercial war in which Germany and :1 few other European nations have entered themselves as against the .-Xmerican market. XVe may be doubted in this by some, hut the majority will consider us cor- rect when we say that the American markets are swamped with foreign l'junk eand that word is not used slnngily, but literally. The writer has had occasion to look into this matter at foreign imitations of American products: and can liken them only to imitatlons-theap imitations of good jewelry. The unsuspecting public get lmclly stungf CO-OPERATION. Co-operationewhat does it mean? To us it means that we must work toe gethe r. Teamwork is the name offered by other people, and it means consider; able. Every athletic team insists on it. The editors are asking you for your assistance. This is not our per- sonal propositioneit belongs to the en- tire student body. We must have tiiaterial for our papelxathere is where co-uperation comes in. That we have a great deal of it is proved by the many activities which are get- ting under way in the school. It might he called school spirit. hut school spirit is useless without eo-oper- atimi. XVe shall have something to say that no one else can offer, we believe, and that is that we are going to have one hundred percent of the student body subscribe to our paper, which will he a record to be proud of. Now it is up to us to keep the ball rolling. The hardest part, the energy necessary to start it, 15 now over. There will be Five more issues and each one must be better than its preceding number. It is all up to you. Submit your material and show us that you believe that Portland University is as important as any other school in the country. The matter is now in your hands, and you must uphold it. Let us see if yet: have the true spirit of eo-operation in you. - We offer you the immortal slogan of the A. E F.J7 Let,s Go 1 BACK THE ADVERTISERS. It was htought to my attention the other day that it does not mean a. great deal to the advertisers in any medium to advertise unless results are obtained by the advertiSing. In Order to help Our business manager some, the writer dropped in to see a friend who is in- terestecl in Portland University. When the subject of the visit wasihmught up! the prospective advertiser said, 'lNow look here, Phil, I will give you the ad you want. but I do not expect to get great results from it-iu fact, I do not expect to obtain a. single return. I have advertised in a great many pa- pers. and l know from experience that many of them. especiallj.r school pa- pers. bring absolutely no returns. I am giving you this tip: try to inter- est your subscrihers in supporting your advertisers.