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

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901'? worof In W48 +he sludenfs 0F Porfland Junior College published Hue lirsl STAG. The edillon's success induced flue college adminislralors lo adopl the yearbook as an annual publicalion. In Hue years followlng flue l94-8 yearbook. fhe STAG conlinually repealed 1+5 lnilial success and gradually grew inlo a Jrradilicnr'nally valuable pearl of each college year. Now Hwe STAG Shall pufs before you H19 l'enfh annual publicalion. and hopes 1+ will no+ only be as successlul. bul also as praiseworl'hy as H13 nlne preced- ing edH'ions. The purposes of HwEs year's STAG are idenfical wllh Hwose of previous years. We have allempfed +0 Jmanscribe an en+ire year of collegiale acfivilies. +0 record ?hese achlHes in an appealing and nofeworfhy manner. and lo presenl' a book which will in lafer years, bring hearlwarm- ing memories +0 H's readers. We have endeavored. picforially, +0 recreale every campus evenf. every aclivify. every class wl+hin +he pages of H155 book. If we have failed E? is nol' because we didn'f Jrry, bul only because of our insul'licienf experience and skill. And ll we fell shorJr cl our goal of publishing a good yearbook we are willing lo be judged failures w if we succeeded simply freasure fhis book for +he icy of remembrance is a rewarding emofion. As Edilor-in-Chiel cal +he I957 STAG. I would like +0 ulilize H155 opporfunHy +0 Hwank +he sfudenls and facully 0f Porfland Junior College who made +his publicalion possible. I exl'end sincere lbenks lo lacull'y adviser. Mr. E. B. Fred Clark: and +0 fellow s+aH members. Len Fulfon. John Benoit Clayfon Goodhue, Jack Wood. Norm LaCl'IarH'e. Royce Howes, Donald Quincy. Killon Saunders. Harvey Jacobson. Dick Lewis. James Transue. Don Hallgren. and Wayne McDulffe. With such a sl'af'l I had nol +0 lead. and was in leaf. hard pressed +0 follow. Your Edifor. Rob Fay

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ODE TO PORTLAND JUNIOR COLLEGE Here once we paused in much bewilderment And. midway In +he churning sfrearn of life. We caughf flue glimmer out a world con'rent Far. far benea+h +he whirling and +he sfrife. And Hwen +o save us from He curren+'s wrafh. Where mighfy rapids ?hrash ab0u+ +he brain: Before we fo Hue common Hde could sink. You opened wide Hue pafh And Ief us enfer +0 your rich domain, And gave us man's Hcolleded works +0 drink. Here now we pause again. for 0u+ from land. And lis+en +0 fhe wa+ers lash and sweH. As. beefing weaker boufders in+o sand. They quickly pass +he sfrengfh +hey cannoJr quell. For such a s+reng+h is ours. forever more. Now we are desfined forward e'er fo go, As oHners haveu from +ha+ mos'r precious day You opened wTde your door. 30. wherever life's long sfream may flow, 0' PJC beside us you will stay. L. V. FuHon

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39050029612 MR. JOHN F. JAQUES And slill we gazed. and sfill fhe wonder grew. Tha'r jusf one man could do all he could dc.l' The STAG Sfaff of l957 is honored +0 dedicafe +he +en+h annual yearbook +0 Head of H19 English Deparfmenf. Mr. John F. Jaques. +he faculty member who has +ruly dedica'led himself fo serving olhers. Mr. Jaques is no+ only +he compefenl insfrucfor of Freshman and Ad- vanced ComposHion, English Liferafure. Journalism. and Public Speaking. family adviser +0 +he News, TV Club, and Newsance. bu? he is friend and +ireless Counselor 1'0 anyone seeking his advice. He is always willing +0 help solve any problem any sfuclenf migl-rl have. This, our way of saying Hwanksl we hope will parHy repay him for his services in our behalf. Our appreciaflon and reaped approach +he heighfs of even Mr. Jaques' abilHy. Class of '57