University of Maine - Prism Yearbook (Orono, ME)

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FOOTBALL CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF 134 WINTER 98 LAMPOON LETTER FROM THE EDITOR Hi. Thought it might be interesting if I wrote something in the yearbook. Not because I think I’m a great writer (I'm not), but because I want to say something about my expectations for this book. Yearbooks are yearbooks (an undeniable truth). . . and have a tendency to look yearbooky (another quality inherent with the product). The Prism this year is an attempt at putting together a well photographed, easy reading and amusing addition to the volumes of recorded history of Maine. Now. the Prism has never been known for its incredible copy, and being a zoology major I haven't been in contact with very many truly creative writers on campus, but with 10,000 students attending this school, there must be a bunch of people who enjoy writing the kind of stuff that I enjoy reading. I hired Bev (the old editor of the Maine Campus) as my copy editor and set her loose to find some of these people and come up with some good stuff. There's bound to be some pretty dry stuff in this yearbook, (there always is), but hopefully we ll have a bunch of entertaining stories as well. About the photographs now ... I found the best photographers available and put them to work. I really don't feel I have to talk about the pictures . . they should speak for themselves. I have taken the Best Photographs and the Best Copy I could find, and have attempted to lay these out in an interesting and visually stimulating way. Hopefully you will all see yourself somewhere in this book; if not a photograph of your smiling face, at least some friends, professors, or students doing the kinds of things you did while you were here in Orono. The words University of Maine'' and Orono elicit certain neural firings in my brain (a true fact: ask any zoology major). This Prism is a book about UMO in 1977 . . . Pure and simple . . . If it stimulates any alma materish thought processes then I have succeeded in putting down (in book form) what it has been like to live in Orono this year. When you pick up this book (hopefully quite often) and look through it, I hope your craniums will be stimulated in a truly pleasing manner. . . As a parting (and maybe sobering) thought. I'd like to point out that Manhattan didn't turn into New York City in a year . . . (Nor did it fall into debt, but that s another story) . . . I don t really expect this year's book to win the highest literary prizes in the country, but I know it's a step in the right direction . . . This is your book. I gave it my best shot”. I hope you enjoy it. O.K.? Bye. (Note: The previous statement may very well be full of old cliches, trite expressions, and bullshit — but I only got a C in EH1 and never learned not to use those things.) See ya. THE COVER The 1977 Prism cover was designed by Prof. William Eikhorst from Golden Frog Graphics. Original art was silk-screened (PMS 342) green on sky blue lexotone material (41041) and mounted on 160 pt. Binders Board. SPECIFICATIONS The 1977 Prism was printed with Black Ink on 80 lb. S.D. Warren enamel stock. Basic Body copy style is 10 pt. Helvetica, with 36 pt. Helvetica Bold headlines; 24 pt. Etruscan headlines are used in the sports section; etc. CREDITS Special thanks to: Guy Garon and Linda Miller, from Hunter Publishing Co; Jack Walas; Bob Creteau; Terry Kelly; Bill Eickhorst and AT-41; The Maine Campus; Pete Mercier; Madeline Madden; Sue Rocha; Bill Wallace. 3