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

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RAYMOND S. OAKES Dedication The love and labor of many people have contributed to the building of Portland Junior College. It is not possible for The Stag to do honor to all who deserve it. We of the current senior class wish to honor a man to whom we feel especially indebted. It was through his initiative and tact that the most desirable college site in Portland was acquired for a permanent campus. His inHuence and skill in negodation were indispensible in the diHicuIt business of acquiring surplus government buildings suitable for college use and trans- ferring them to the campus. His statewide influence was chiefly responsible for the grant of state funds for converting the Deering Stable into auditorium and student union. In acknowledgement of these services, freely given out of love for the cause, and in appreciation of his constant and continuing interest in the welfare of the college, the class of 1950 dedicates this issue of The Stag to Raymond 5. Cakes, President of the Board of Directors.