THE MAINE FIJI ORONO, MAINE, APRIL, 1909 Vol. Ill FIJIS AT FORTTAND. Ever since Thanksgiving the Portland boys in the house have been talking up a Phi GammaDelta Banquet in Portland. Thus it was that a jolly crowd of Fijis sat down to a bountiful banquet in the Red No. 6 renewing old friendships and making new ones. Many were the desires expressed that this banquet might be an annual occasion, and a gradu ate chapter in Portland was serious ly discussed. Such a movement was certainly favored by all those present at this banquet at least. Room of Riverton Casino on the A few minutes after seven the evening of Wednesday, March 31st boys all boarded a car for Portland at five o'clock. the aetive members of Omega Mu and attended Club Concert. in or about Portland, several mem true Maine quality. bers who were in the city with the musical clubs or visiting, were seated at the tables together with the following alumni: Rev. W. B. Hague, Knox College '71 of Gorham, Me.; E. J- Haskell '72 of Westbrook; F. W. Powers, 'SO of Portland; R. F. Chandler, '03 of Portland; R. W. Plaskell, '05 of Westbrook; the echoes of the last number, the Besides most of the Maine Musical The concert was of Hardly had Maine Stein Song, died away before the Fijis with many of their friends from Portland and from the musical clubs were off for Riverton in special cars for the Phi Gamma Delta Dance. The dance was simply swell and when the happy crowd left the Casino in the early Carroll S. Chaplin, '04 of Portland. There were twenty-two there in all, and everybody had a great time. After eight courses had been disposed of, Carroll Chaplin for the Fiji good time. second time this year made good as toastmaster. The boys are still telling his stories to those who were unfortunate enough to miss them. It is with the greatest pleasure that we announce the addition of another link in the Fiji chain; hours of the morning, they brought to an end a never-to-be-forgotten A NEW FIJI. Haskell, Ralph James Flint. "Plardpan" Powers, and Chandler, all gave a good account of themselves and everyone had a good word to say for Phi Gamma Delta in general and Omega Mu in particular. It is the son of one of Maine's most was simply a jolly Fiji bunch. Boston on business April 10th. Brothers Hague, E. J- loyal Fijis and we are sure that our new brother will "make good." Howard L. Farwell, '09, was in \r\nTHE MAINE FIJI Tfis: MAINE FIJI I have no doubt you could spend a good sum to advantage, and I am Raymond W. Davis, 1911 Editor W. Mac Donadd, 1912 Manager Omega Mu •• Editorial Staff Alumni Reporters accordingly enclosing money order (SIO.) which I hope will help out Issued—When there is news enough, usually the fifteenth of each college month. Subscription Price—The hearty operation of our Alumni. co some. I have been more than pleased to get the Fiji; the only trouble being that it doesn't come often enough. It is a fine idea; some of you fellows will realize how welcome it is and what a hole it fills, when you get out knocking around a few thousand miles from March 30, 1909. Phi Gamma Delta, Orono, Maine. home. I have not seen a Maine man since I came west so I haven't much to go by, except the Fiji. Very glad the chapter is doing so other day that Eastman of '88 was . well; it takes hustling there as well as endeavoring to have a brass plate anywhere else to make it successful, Dear Sirs:—I saw in something the old Q. T. V. Fraternity house. put upon the granite steps of the I and I have no doubt but that you have the right spirit. I try to keep and think this is a very good move, in connection therewith, I doing in college work through the would suggest that this plate also Campus. posted on what you fellows are I hope you turn out a winning give the name of the man who presented the steps to the society. baseball team this spring and it This was Hayward Pierce, of the seems as though you should have class of '76. I think the plate should bear his name, together with the date of the gift which was somewhere about 1880, possibly 1879. I would also suggest that some good material. I hope to get home the latter the steps be given a good solid I am still plugging on over here in the islands getting lots of work and fairly good experience. I like the country and don't know whether foundation, if possible. Yours very truly, Walter Flint part of the summer and possibly be around to help with a little rushing in the fall. I would be contented anywhere My Dear Ralph:—I have been writing you for some time—feel better now that I am actually started. W^e used to have our difficulties in the financial line and else or not. Ideal climate maximum and here. I have a minimum ther mometer here at the house the high est it has been for some time is 78° \r\nTHE MAINE FIJI and the lowest 61° which is not It is the much of a change. Best wishes for the chapter and yourself, Fraternally, "make them go some" this year belief that Maine will in this branch of athletics. MUSICAL CLUB TRIP. "Pat." Hamakuapako Maui T. H. March 3, 1909. TRACK OUTLOOK. As the ground gets into shape for the track work the outlook for Maine's team this spring begins to grow clearer. Altho it is too early to say anything definite about the team that will represent Maine this year, we are very much en couraged with the way that things are showing up. The fellows seem to wake up to the fact that they will never have a better time to win During the Easter Recess the Musical Clubs took a trip into the southern part of the state and into New Hampshire. The' places played at were Madison, Rumford Falls, Portland, and Berlin and Gorham, N. H. The concerts were very well attended at almost all the places and the trip was one of the most successful that the clubs have ever taken. Fijis on the trip were Fassett, '10, Manager; Smith and Eaton, '10; Davis, '11, and Haskell and Garland, '12. the championship than this year 'GREAT EXCITEMENT IN THE l i t t l e hamlet of and are working especially hard. BUCKSPORT." As the meet will be held on our own field we are in very strong hopes to walk off with the cham stirred to action on Easter Sunday, pionship. April 11th, when the marriage of BASEBALL TEAM. The first outdoor baseball practice was held April 7th and altho the ground out back of Coburn, where they were compelled to work on account of the bad condition of the athletic field was pretty soggy and wet, the team got in some good stiff The little town of Bucksport was Bro. Ray Fellows '08 and Miss Madge Gilmore was spread on the wings of gossip. The ceremony took place at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Pascal P. Gilmore, and only the immediate families were present. Omega Mu extends her congratulations to Bro. Fellows and "Sister" Madge. practice under Coach Noonan. The Mr. C. C. Garland '82, isorganizing coach seems to be the real stuff and to ask for better material than he has to work with would be unfair. a cotton mill company at Oldtown with a capitalization of a million dollars. \r\nTHE MAINE FIJI SECTIONAL CONVENTION NEWS-ITEMS The annual convention of Section James G. Scales has returned for I, which contain the chapters at Amherst, Brown, Dartmouth, Maine, the remainder of the year after Mass. held Tech. at and Worcester, Amherst college was March 27th, and was one of the most valuable conventions ever held in this section. There were upwards of a hundred men there and the time was as enjoyable to all as it was profitable. The question that was submitted by Omega Mu to be talked over was, "How the Section Chief Could Come into Closer Contact With the Chapters of his Section," and it seems to be finishing his duties at the state house at Augusta. The campus is just getting green again after the long hard winter that has held it in its snowy bonds. There has rarely,—if ever,—been so much snow on the campus as there has been this year. Miss Marion Keith of Oldtown was at the house a little time ago. Miss Keith reports that Ballard Keith '09 is hairing another vacation and is spending it in Paris. the general opinion that the chief Geo. P. Goodwin, '07, is one of the does not get around enought and firm of Walling & Goodwin, lately that something ought to be done formed, of 24.3 Stark St., Portland, about it. However nothing definite Ore. Their business is real estate was done but it was left to be brought up at the Ekklesia next summer. The Alpha Chi's certainly did themselves proud in the way that they entertained and kept things interesting for the visiting Fijis and the sectional convention of section I will always be a pleasant memory in the hearts of those present. To show the feeling that and .timber lands. W. L. Harvey '09 isin Kalamazoo, Mich., at 1321 Grand Ave. E. C. Clifford '04 wrote us a nice long letter recently which we have not the room to print this time. He is at the "same old stand;" i.e. in the Forest Service at Missoula, Montana. the other chapters had for Maine, when our delegate, Malcolm Fassett, Portland working for the Portland left, the whole crowd got out on the R. R. Co. piawa and cheered for Omega Mu, Fred Knight, Ex-'OO is located in Calvin H. Neally '92 has changed Maine, Fassett, and for Phi Gamma his address to 224 Broad St., Delta; something that they did not Newark, N. J. do for any of the others.