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

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l8 PORTLAND UNEVERSITY ange, was taken from the official school color. The first issue was very crude, the form being three column sheets in newspaper form. It contained many good articles and editorials on topics of the day, and each week there was a message from the faculty. As the time drew near for the third issue of the paper the idea of having a cover for each isaue was con- ceived and the services of a local artist, Clarence l... Cook, were secured, Jfree of cost, and from that time on each copy has had a very appropriate cover. Each issue has been perfected and at the pres ent time the paper, presents a very neat appearance. The custom has lately been started by the students of starting de- bates in the paper, and each issue has arguments concerning certain subjects of interest and each is followed in the next issue by a refutation of the same articles. This practice has been deemed very help- ful to both the paper and the students as it helps to interest therein topics; .of cur rent interest. It is planned. if possible. to have this paper printed in a regular press, another year. ATHLETICS The Portland University Athletic Asso- ciation was formed during the second year of the existence of the University, and since then the entering classes have taken much interest in this line of activw ity. The only drawback which this asso- ciation faces is a financial one, and it is true that under the existing conditions the teams could not he very well financed, and money could not be spent freely for the purpose of engaging the services of a proiesaional coach, but conditions are changing, the student body of the school is doubling each year. the alumni of the University is increasing in size also, and the prospects for a professional coach next year are at the present time bright. There were a number of the students in the freshman class this season who were interested in the idea of forming a team which should practice in order to form some good players for a varsity team next year and with this aim in mind they battled all difficulties and forged ahead; the team played many of the high school teams in the State of Maine and some in the State of New Hampshire, and al' though they did not win nearly all of their games they won more than any previous team in the school and also brought home a good reputation. in that they were some of the cleanest and best sportsmen in the state. The association is at the present time sponsoring a baseball team and much en- thusiasm has been aroused among the members of the student body. Already a number of practice and regular games have been played and each time the teams involved have made a good record. Next year the association will pass into effect a rule that the teams of the University shall play :10 institutions which are not of an collegiate class. PORTLAND UNIVERSITY STUDENT COUNCIL As the student hotly of the University has increased and with it the activities also, a great need has been Jlelt for a par- tially governing body in the college which might be made up of the student themw selves. Therefore, President Cunningham announced that a student's council would be organized in the University, apd that this body would start operations with ads visory power and as the experience of its members increased, their power as a gov- etning body would also be increased.

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PUVIAN 1925 I? given two demonstrations of their work and have several requests for a repetition of the performances. The team is made up of Leo Bree. 1t't al1;er Stanford and Ralph F. Blood. The question which they are using is that of the widely de- bated subject of 'rCapital Punishment. The team in the First public performance went to the Annual Banquet and Ladies' Night 0f the Odd Fellows. which was held in the Rebekah Hall on Forest Ave. on Thursday evening: April :1. The sec- ond occasion was a week iater at a public assembly of the student hotly at the Uni- versity. This team was formed wholly with the idea of developing speakers and debaters for a intereoilegiate debating team next seaSOn, and plans are being rapidly pushed to secure debates with the other Maine Colleges and with Uni- versities throughout New England. THE TAU SIGMA DELTA FRATERNITY The Tau Sigma Delta Fraternity had a very successful year under the leadership of President Philip S. Hagan. i215. The membership has increased considerablyr during the season passed and much has been accomplished. The program for the year 1924-25 opened with initiation of the new members in january. this ceremony iasted for a period of one week. ending with a huge banquet at the Elks Club. The speakers at this banquet consisted of President 'Earle Henry Cunningham, and some outside prominent speakers. The ohicers 0f the year just past were: Presi- dent. Philip S. Hagan; Viee-President. Hariow Skillings; Secretary-Treasurer, Ralph E. Cunningham. Following the initiation week the frat held a number of Smokers at the University building. and at these times a number of outside speakv ere were secured to give lectures to the members 011 diHerent subjects. These proved to be very interesting and instruc- tive affairs.- The installation of the new OITIcers of the fraternity for the year 1925-26 took place on the hrst Wednesday in April. These ofheers are: President, Nathan Schilling; Viee-President. Burleigh My- riek: Secretary. Richard Castner, and Treasurer, Ralph E. Cunningham. The plans of the fraternity are t0 he nationaIized this next year, and also the members of the frat are planning to build a fraternity house in the near future, and with this purpose in mind the organiza- tion is carrying a number of shares in the Loan and Building Associations. THE PORTLAND UNIVERSITY ORANGE. The students of the University, at the first of the year, expressed a desire to have a school paper which should be pub- lished hi-weekly containing all the news and notes at the institution. So the faculty appointed the following Editorial Board and instructed them as to ideas for pub- lication: Editor-in-Chief, Ralph F. Blood; Assistant Editor, Ralph HeHer; Associate Editors: Leo Bree, Pierre Belanger, Ste- phat: -I-I. Larrabee, Hazel XVeleh, and Leonora Marshall. The board held a meeting the second week of January and decided that, since, they were working under great Financial difficulties it would be best to publish the paper in the print- ing department of the College of Busi- ness Administration. and therefore plans were laid out for an eight-page mimeo- graph sheet to he published every other week. The name of the sheet, iiThe Or-

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PUVIAN 1925 i 19 The present council was organized in February, 10.25. with the following offi- cers: President. Philip Hagan, of Port- land '. Yiee-Presitlent. lWalter Stanford, of South Portland: Secretary. Miss Leonora Marshall; of W'estbrook. and Treasurer and Clerk, George Anderson. of Portland. The council is made up of four commit- tees. one from each elase and one from the College of Secretarial Science. The chairman of the seniur cmumittee is Philip S. Hagan. and as chairman of the highest committee he is also President of the body. The other o'Hieers of the coun- cil are the chairmen of the respective class committees, namely: NValter Stau- ford oi the Junior Class; Leonora Mar? shall of the C. S S.; and George Ander- son of the Freshman Class. President Hagan has proved to he :1 most efficient organizer and presiding omeer in that in- stitntion. Many meetings have been held and a numher of important resolves passed upon for the grind of the students and of the school. The manner in which the council works is as follows: A stu- dent of a certain class in the University conceives of an idea whereby the students or school would benefit it his proposed plan were carried out. That student peti- tions the council to pass a resolve to the effect of the desired plan. the council meets and passes or rejects the resolve. If the resolve is passed, it is transferred to the faculty committee. It is there dev hated. and if thought wise. it is made a law and put into effect. In this way the students obtain many desired results. THE PORTLAND UNIVERSITY PUVIAN. The Portland University PUYIAN is. perhaps the oldest of the organizations at the University. It is the oFI-ieial school paper 21ml was hrst thought of and orga'nr ized lay Philip B. Sharpe, a member of last year's graduating class. It was pub- lished for the Bret time in 1922, the second year of the Unii'ersity'e existence. Since this time THE PL'YIAX has appeared each year at regular intervals, and up until this year it has been issued by the mem- bers; of the Juuior Class. This year. how- ever. a few changes are to be made. for T1115 PUVIAN is to he the yearbook of the University and is to he sponsored by the Portland University Debating and Public Speaking Association. The name PUVLx-x has attracted much attention and comment, and a few words of explanation are necessary to allow for the significance of the name. The first two letters, P. U.. stand for Portland University, and the vian is the latin word troun therefore, Puvian means P.U.viau from Portland University. The Editorial Board of THE PUVIAN this year is made up of the following: Editor-iu-Chief, Ralph F. Blood; Assist- ant Editor, Ralph HeHer; Associate Edie tors. Leo B. C. Broe, Leonora Marshall, Pierre Bel'ahger. Hazel Wleleh, Walter Stanford; and the Business Manager ie Stephen H. loarrahee, with as assistants the following: Advertising Manager, Ray- mond NX-Iilson; aesistants. John Lemay, Robert Laiou: W'right Cousins. Walter Stanford, Gleason Quimhy, and Earl Cur- rier. Among ether things the board this year plans to have the pictures of all the members of the Senior Class, as well as pictures of the different teams which have represented the school. There will be a literary section with a college history, eclifsai'iaIS, a section on the activities: and sections on social life and jokes. The paper will he approximately fifty pages and will have a large exchange and clis1 ttihution list.