Vol. LXVIII, No, 2 University of Maine Homecoming at the 'CASTLE' Homecoming *75 has come and gone. But, one thing's for sure- for those Tdio Were abl®' to attend, tiie memories will always be held high. December, 1975 After the games, eveiyone was in a great mood and we all returned to the 'Castle' for the happy Hour and Dinner, Throughout dinner there was much talk ef the "old and new days". The concert with Budy Vallee capped off a great day and with the end of the concert, there wejre many tired Pijis, All agreed, before retiring, that Homecoming '75 'was a total success. It's great to be a liji! Thing's were popping fast and fur ious all weekend with Saturday as a real test of endurance. Both graduate and \indergraduate brothers were running in aid out of the 'castle' most of the day. Poor John, our cpok, was beginning to wonder if he would be able to get dinner out on time. Well, it was a little late, but well worth the wait, John had gone above himself in preparing our 'Banquet', All agreed that the layout AND the dinner was fantastic, And, of course, there were two foot ball games on Saturday afternoon. In the Varsity game Maine lost to New Hampshire, And for the second straight year the Pijis have kept the record from being ble mished with a defeat. All 'vdio watched AND played agreed it was a good time. The spectators had a special treat before the Piji-ATO Mud Bowl- a pre-game show con»sisting of the Fiji Little Sisters and the ATO Little Sisters partaking in a 3rousing 2o minutes of football and fun ARE TOU READY FOR PIG DINNER? Eemanber the fun and good times that all had last year at Pi^ Dinner, Mak& plans to attend this spring. That's Saturday, 17 April at the 'Castle', More to comei in the mud. Don't forget the 128'fch Bicentennial Ekklesia in Washington D,C, Make your plans to go now. \r\nPage 2 THE PINE TREE FIJI GRADUATE THE JG|]Ssie BRIEFS at! d n ewA Also at Homecoming was Brother JACK COLUMN LEET ('51), Brother Jack is oxirrently tiie Executive Director of the Maine Criminal (flickers of hope that someone Justice Planning Agency, We were giad you might see one certain letter dropped by. Jack, Good luck. Address: 6 Madison. St, Augusta, Me, and renew an old friendship.) Brother MICHAEL McINNIS (*68) joins We'd like to thank Brother DAVID SMITH ('61) for his contribution to the Buck Club, Brother Dave is the Region the growing list of Hosea Buck Club mem bers, We're thanking you. Brother Mike is now an insurance agent for Universal Un- Manager for the Caloric Corp. (Div, of Rayethon), By the time we had received your letter, Dave, we had already sent derwiters Insurance Co, He also tells us for the freezer. Thanks anyway, Addressi 6OO Spring St, Address: H, Dighton, Mass, us that he is alive and well at 86 years. Thank you for your contribution for Hosea Buck, We hope there'll be many more yearsj good luck in the future, Also joining the Buck Club are Bro thers BILL MANN ('491^ and FRED NEWHALL ('26), We hope this letter finds you both well. Thanks again. Address: (Bill) Club is Brother HARRT L. JACKSON ('21), In his note to us he infoimed us that he lived in the room in the old house that Hosea Buck f\irnished and that he received the first Buck Scholarship, Good luck in the future. Brother Harry, 52 Chamberlain Ive, Brunswick, Ife, 040II Taimouth, Me, (Fred) LACE are both Fiji's, Brother Biyce also sends a contribution to the Buck Pond, Waahks and good luck in the futu3?e. Address: 95 Santa Fe Ave, Htoden, Conn, O6517 Brother JOHN 'JACK' MacBRAYNE ('69) and his wife Bonnie stopped by for Home coming, were glad to have you and drop by again. We'd also like to thank you for 04096 51 Warren Ave. Plymouth, Mass 0256O By the way, we understand Brother Fred was 'head of the house' when the first group occupied the new 'Castle', Brother JAMES MORSE ('18) sent us a note to let us know he's doing well. We would like you to come up to dinner some night. We're thanking you and take care. Address: Star Rt, 5 Bath, Me, It has come to our attention that BfllOE H, JOSE ('55) and his father, WAlii Casco Bay Motors U,S, Route 1 658 Jacaranda St, Dunedin, Pla, 55528 Another member of the Eosea Buck Addressi 7 Plymouth Dr, Scarborough, Me, 02764 Brother RALIH WETHBRBEE ('I5) tells Addressi that he is keeping out of trouble and is still GUNG-HO FIJIi We'll second that. 04550 We have been infoimed that Brother CHARLES C, OTTERSTEDT, JR, ('55) was pro moted to Colonel, U,S, Army (effective 1 Nov. 1975)# Congratulations , Colonel, Brother Chuok is presently the Chief of Plans & Operations Div., Office of the Surgeon General in Washington, D,C. Brother ANDREW 'BILL' SOLOBY ('7I) was at the 'Castle' for Homecoming, Hope you enjoyed your visit. Bill, Our man is yo\ir contribution. Good luck in the fu presently a field buyer (Nuclear) for the ture. Bechtel Power Corp. Address: PC Box 599 Bucksport, Me, O44I6 Address: 257 Petaluma Way Petaluraa, Calif, 94952 (CON^. OM p«|. 3) \r\nTHE PINE TREE PUI Page 5 C