University of Maine - Prism Yearbook (Orono, ME)

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H -Q SENIOR HISTORY 4' TA K E N MGYGZAWQ qt -,Am.- p HAP-HAZARD FROM A SENl0R'S DIARY ULY 4, '96. Received a note today from Dr. Harris saying that my certificate was approved and that I could enter the Freshman class in September. After much consideration I have decided to educate myself along technical lines, so I must make up my mind to work for four years harder than my classmates who are to enter Colby, Bates, and Bowdoin. Aug. 31, '96, A dark, dismal, rainy day. Arrived in Orono in the afternoon. Many boys are standing around to greet us and to ' 'jo1ly us with saucy questions and rude remarks. These are sophomores. They seem to be having a fine time shaking hands with each other and glad to see you back, ole man. They all smoke big pipes and act very independent. I wonder if I will ever be that way. One fellow I notice in particular. He has on a soldier's uniform with red stripes on his legs and they call him Haggerty. He seems to be the freshmen's friend and associates with them more than with the other fellows. Sept. 2, '96, Am boarding in a private family. There are other freshmen here but we had rather be at home. In the forenoon a fellow 26

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SENIOR CLASS, 1900. Prendenl, XNALTER N. CARGILL. Firs! Via' Presz'den!, FRANK H. BOWERMPLN. Seroud Vice President, EDWARD H. SMITH. Secreiarjf, FRANK H. MCDONALD. Trmsurer, CLAR1cNcE W. STONVELL. lixcculiw Commiliee, CHARLES H. LOMRARD, ALEXANDER Lovle, ARTHUR S. PAGE. CLASS COLORS:- Green and Wlzfle. CLASS YELL:-131' loc! Bilof Bzf boom, b6Z7l1g .! Hz' yi! Hz' yi! Sis, boom, lang! Yhmarack! Tamararle! Clish, flash, dem! Nineieen Hzc1zd7'ed, U. of XII! 25

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invited me to go to Oak Hall with him and meet some of the boys. I went, as he seemed a good fellow, and when I went into the Hall some one from up stairs threw a bag of water at me. The other fellow dodged quick, so I guess he knew it was coming. The boys used me nice and I bought lots of books. Sept. 4, '96. This morning I went to chapel for the first time and also to recitations. Prexy talked to us about self-government and we all silently vowed we would not smoke any more cigarettes, even if the npperclassmen did give them to us. From chapel part of us went into rhetoric and met Honey for the first time. Although he called us hopeless examples of poorprep. school English, yet upperclassmen say that we will get through all right and will respect Honey for his discipline and diligent teachings. Next came chemistry under a man they call Johnny, who began his first lecture by telling us not to make any little chemistries for the final exam. and to sit up like human beings in the class. We liked the Prof., though. I have been studying hard all my spare time. I have mathematics under Hal Robinson, a young fellow that we often take for a student. He is all right and it takes more than bluff to get out on 90W or TOM even, I guess. In tl1e afternoon I had French to Nick, and drawing to Hal Boardman, the same young man who has my mathematics. At 4.30 we were assembled by bugle call for our first drill, which was a matter of interest to most of us, who were enthusiastic for military fame. We were measured for our uniforms yesterday and anxiously await their arrival. We have not been issued rifies yet. This first drill didn't amount to much except to get us assorted by height and to teach us a few facings. At 5.20 the bugle call was again blown, for dismissal, and here the battle for supremacy began. The sophomores pitched into us, determined that we should scrape the diamond for the peanut game, but we were victorious and the sophs hauled the borrowed hoes back to the farm themselves. This has been a red letter day for us. Sept. 5, '96. This afternoon We all went to the campus to witness the base ball game between our class and the sophs for three bushels of peanuts. A rope was thrown to us by some upperclassmen and the sophs tried to pull it away from us but again were we victorious. We also held the grand stand against them. In the ball game we were 27