University of Maine - Prism Yearbook (Orono, ME)

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The Atliletic DqjartnK-nt has hcen liandled especially well this year with a staff of three regular coaches besides JMoiite Cross and Frank Preti as special coaches. For the first time varsity basketball was put across and a winning team turned out imder the leadership of Don Coady. Tlie team made extensive trips through Massachusetts, Rhode Island and New Hampshire. With the exception of Boston College all teams that played return games were beaten in one or both of the games. I ' .rnwn was nu-t only once and won by one point on her own floor. Bates was the only other State college besides Maine that had a team. Return games were played and the victories divided. Coach Howard Flack turned out a relay team that ran away with Tufts in the B. A. A. games and at this date the team is ])lanning to compete in the Penn. games. An interscholastic basketball tourney for the deciding of the State title was run off by the Athletic Department the last of March which was hotly contested in by a dozen of the leading state prep schools. Inter-fraternity athletics have been progressing rapidly and interest has been increased by the addition of beautiful cups; one was presented in the mem- ory of Charles Rice and another by Pat French ' 17, while several have been presented by the Intra-mural .Association. Phi Eta Kappa and Delta Tau Delta won the track cups, Sigina Nu and Sigma Chi the basketball cups, and Ned Lawrence the Pat French cup awarded to the maker of the fastest time in relav trials. Two new publications have made their a])])earance and have been favor- ably received with the promise of a long and happy life. The Maine-Spring supplies the demand for a literary magazine, and replaces the Blue Book of former days. The first issue of the Mainiac appeared after the spring recess, and was sold out in a couple hours. The Mainiac answers the long felt need for a Maine comic magazine. Last but far from being least has been the victory of the Universitv of Maine in winning the support of the state in a way that has never before been known. The University went before the Legislature in January with the biggest requests she had ever presented and after several weeks of the hardest kind of work came away satisfied that she had been dealt with generously by the state fathers when all conditions were considered, although certain hopes that seemed almost necessary had to be temporarily abandoned. Dr. . ley pointed out the most remarkable result of the campaign was .shown in the fact that but four legislators were opposed to the requests of the institution. It has taken over fifty years to win the entire support of the state, and thus the year of 1921 marks a new era in the life of the University of Maine. 10

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The football team tackled the most amliitious schedule that it had attempted for several years. Unfortunately Coach Ijaldwin had to develop a team of almost entirely new material, yet in spite of this the Blue made a good showing against the best teams in the East and rolled over into the State Championship, after playing a J-J tie game with Jjowdoin at Brunswick. Raymie Smith captained the team. Frank Preti returned in the fall to coach the Cross Country team, and in spite of the injuries of Capt. Barnard in the height of the season as well as to several of the other members of the squad, the team held up the reputation of Maine ' s teams, winning second honors in the state meet and third place in the New England, bringing home the big New England championship cup which was awarded to Maine as the winner of the most races in five years. In the dual race with Boston College Maine won an easy victory. ]Maine Night was celebrated in the gym on the eve of the Colby game. Gov. Milliken, Gov. -elect Parkhurst and others were present and seldom has Maine Spirit run deeper. No doubt the biggest and best departure from the rut of tradition during the year has been made by the co-ed. It all began at one of the football rallies when with banners flying they marched to the chapel in a body asking for ad- mittance which was granted. That started things moving in the girls ' favor and thev haven ' t stopped yet. Amendments have been made to the constitution of the Athletic Association, providing for the award of letters and numerals. Track, l)asketball. and tennis have all been tried and the success of the first varsity bas- ketball game with the New Hampshire State girls proved the value of girls ' athletics in the future. Once again the girls came across when they successfully presented The Egyptian Princess operetta as the main feature of a big Maine Night held at the Bangor Opera House, April 13. The R. ' . T. C. has boosted itself so that it now occupies a big place in the Universilw The vear has seen a small army of oflicers come on the campus, and the one lone army captain has been replaced In a major, a lieutenant, and five sergeants. During the year the corps has appeared three limes in P.angor, in the Armistice Day parade in the celebration of Gov. Parkhurst ' s election, and a few weeks later it .showed the respect of Maine for the late Governor in acting as part of the honor guard at the funeral service. . country fair was put on during the winter which ])roved a big success and a large sum was turned over to the local Red Cross as a result. As this goes to press, i)lans are being com- pleted for a big four days ' camping trip at Enfield, the first week of May.

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