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

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an extent by the then crowded conditions, we had a pretty good year full of social functions: a Halloween shindig, several informal hops, the Christ- mas Formal, a dance given by the joint French Clubs of Portland Junior College and Westbrook Junior College, and the final blow-out of the year at Poland Springs featuring a. banquet and dance. Curtank Coffee Shop stood us in good stead throughout the year, and there were surprisingly few mortalities as a result of Johtfs dispensing aetivities. The basketball team took to the polished courts under the leadership of Coach Arthur uPat Sprague and Captain Sid Connolly and did well for themselves and the school. They completed the season with ten Victories as against two defeats. Our basehail team led by Captain Jack Feehan upheld the honor of Portland Junior College in the playing held. They wound up the season with Eve wins and one loss. The Bayside Park winds gave them the name of the Portland Junior College BIues -blue hands, feet, and noses. The tennis and golf teams performed nobly in their respective Eelds and rounded out the athletic program. In the academic field, various types of literary clubs, an International Ree lations Club, the French Club, the Debating Society, and the Radio Program were some of the highlights. College assemblies featured guest speakers from various walks of life and a few heated meetings of the student body were held. The famous Constitutional Convention will long be remembered. The greatest outburst of school spirit during the year was shown at the meet- ing held utcu back the attack in a program to secure a grant of money from the State. The success of this program was largely due to the efforts of the student body and their backing of the programs mapped out to obtain the grant. We got it. Another achievement the Class of 1948 can be proud of. The fall of 1948 found us at the Y.M.C.A. because our newly secured campus and buildings were no: ready to be occupied. Strikes, red-tape, and what-have-you caused the construction program to fall hehinci schedule. However the Y.M.C.A. turned out to be a fairly nice place to hold classes. We were served by a very handy cafeteria which soon became the hub of all school activity. A basketball court was placed at our disposal and the gym classes and the basketball team made good use of it. The basketeers coached by Ray Bickneu, a new addition to the faculty, and led by Captain Tony Hopkins, did themselves proud by winding up the season with thirteen wins while dropping only six. A very successful bowling league was formed illl

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Left to RighI-Emes: F. Todd, JL, Vite President; Cameron T. Connor. President; Donald E. Tihbetts, Secretaryv'l'reasurer. The Class of 1947 - 48 A new constitution, a school seal, establishment of school colors, inaug- uration of a yearbook, formal graduation exercises, and most important of all a new campus and buildings! These are only some of the llf'lrstsl, estab- lished during the past two years at the Portland Junior College. A record of which any student may well be proud to have had a hand in making. The first college class since the war, we have been a part of the making of history in our institution. Let,s review briefly the past two years of our life as students of Portland junior College. The Fall of 1947 found us at the Mountain View Housing Project, where we did pretty well working and studying under somewhat adverse conditions. One of our hrs: acts was to choose a representative Stu- dent Council- A good way to start the year. Frank Bojarczuk, Donald Wood, Donald McGlaufiin, Joseph Bak, and Jack Feehan were chosen as repre- sentatives of the college class. The usual extra-curricular activities connected with college life were indulged in lsecondary to the primary pursuit of ac- quiring an education, of coursel. Although our activities Were restricted to E201

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although the season ended with a clean sweep by the fresh teams over us old guys? The old guysh' Were in there pitching though and made it a lively contest to the bitter end. A Student Council to guide our second and final year at Portland Junior College was chosen. Cam Connor, Joe Dalfonso, Ken Gardner, Bud Todd, John Curran, and Don Tibbetts were the Senior Class representatives to this august body. Cam Connor as President; Bud Todd, Vice President; and Don Tibbetts, Secretary-Treasurer did a prohcient and efficient job as leaders of the Senior Class. Our second year saw the inauguration of our hrst yearbook under the guiding eye of Editor-in-Chief Ed Carr. Bill Poor and Harry Gray teamed up as Co-Editors of the Portland Junior College News,, and led the newspaper staff in turning out some good editions of the RNIitror of Student Minds? Regular weekly assemblies became the rule upon the opening of the new auditorium. Very impressive dedication ceremonies of historical signihcance marked this opening. The Class of 1947-48 will always be known as the first class in the history of Portland Junior College to participate in formal grad- uation exercises, as well as the hrst class to graduate from its own auditorium which it helped to build. Class recitations, hull sessions, spirited arguments in class and out, friend- ships made, sporting events, assemblies, soap box orators, some Ahs and some PS, the bitter with the sweet, dances, banquets, projects launched, some com- pleted and some not, Mountain View, the Y.M.C.A., the thutma Road, these are some of the memories that will go with us through life. All in all a good two years. These Were two of the buSiest years in the history of Portland Junior Col- lege and we Were there. A part of us will always be there. E221