V'.i THE MAINE FIJI ORONO, MAINE, OCTOBER, 1907 Vol. II No. 1 R. L. Mitchell, '07, is attending the ALUMNI NOTES. Law School in Bangor. Distant Brothers;—This is yotir column in your paper. Won't you kindly help us to fill it up each A. B. Brown is with the U. S. R. S. in Glendive, Mont. month ? We ca/i't tell others what you are doing, and where you are, unless LISHERNES3-HODGINS. you tell us. W. D. Hall, '07 is Assistant Princi pal of Aroostook State Normal School, Presque Isle. D. W. Rollins, '07, is Principal of Clinton, Me., High school. B. L. Harvey, '05, graduated from Yale Forestry School last spring and is now doing forestry work in North ern Maine. G. E. Haywood, '07, is employed by the American Shade Cloth Co., New York. Address, 1121 Bedford Ave., Brooklyn, N. Y. It is reported that G. S. Owen, '06, will be married soon to Miss Irma Wood of Brewer. C. E. S. Burns '07, is superinten dent of a large "pertater patch" in Ft. Fairfield, Me. Charles H. Martin, '07, Brockton, Mass., has charge of a very large Married;—On Monday, Oct. 14th, at the home of the bride's parents in Hanipden, Ernest Lisherness, '07, to Miss Leah Hodgins. We went to the wedding in Hamp- den last Monday 1 Bro. "Lish" looked good—"Sister Leah" just perfectly lovely 1 We gave them college yells, Fiji yells and congratulatory yells. We patted "Lish" on the back, shook his hand, and kissed his bride. It was a very pretty home wedding and everything went off as smoothly as possible. We would tell what kind of a dress the bride wore if we could; but after seeing her happy face, we remember nothing else. Ernest is in luck, and Mrs. Ernest ? Well she has got a "Fiji." What better recommendation can there be ? We wish them every success, and all the good things that can possibly come in a long and happy life. and important "civil" contract in that city. Frank M. White, '07, is working in a drug store in Vinalhaven, Me. Geo. P. Goodwin, '07, is in Seattle, Washington, or some other far-awayplace, engaged in Government for estry work. Maine's football team, despite the poor showing made against Plarvard and Brown, is made up of good ma terial and before the season is over it will render a worthy account of itself. Coach McCoy says "its the best team he has coached yet." \r\nTHE MAINE FIJI THE MAINE FIJI Raymond Feddows, 1908 Nedson N. Scaees, 1911 Editor Manager Omega Mu Chapter-••Editorial Staff Alumni Reporters Issued—When there is news enough, usually the fifteenth of each college month. Subscription Price—The hearty co operation of our Alumni. In this, our first issue for the year 1907-1908, we wish to thank stantly informed of their work, so that we may share with them their We are interest ed in you, though we may not be per sonally acquainted with you, and we greatly desire that this paper may help to keep up your interest in us. Consider these issues as personal let ters to each of you, and write us a word occasionally concerning your selves, and your fortunes, so that we may keep "nearer together" and more fully live up to the principles of our beloved Fraternity. A new college year has commenc ed for Old Maine, with a larger num ber of students than ever before. The University is rapidly growing in strength and numbers, and it is safe to prophecy that before many "new years," she will stand among the first colleges in the country, where one can obtain either a classical, technical, legal or scientific education. Alumni we wish to an Phi Gamma Delta has ever had. They have their faults, it is true, but a year's training under the hands of our competent sophomores, will make them men worthy of the name of "Fijis." All of our old men are back with the exception of Bro. Paine, '09, Bro. Stevens, '10 and Bro. Nason, '09, and a very successful year for Omega Mu is assured. our Alumni, for the kindly interest they have shown in their Chapter, and in our little paper during the past year ; and to urge them to keep us con successful careers. To our nounce that we have pledged eleven of the most promising freshmen that COMMENCEMENT BANQUET On the eleventh of last June, Omega Mu Chapter held its annual initiation and banquet. The initia tion took place at 7 o'clock and two brothers were initiated into the fra ternity, S. W. Gould, of Skowhegan, and F. J. Perkins, of Oldtown. Both were members of the Q. T. V. frater nity, when in college. Mr. Gould was a member of the class of '77 ; Mr. Perkins of the class of '78. Mr. Gould was chosen last spring as a member of the University board of trustees. At 9 o'clock we sat down to the banquet, after which we listened to talks from several of the Alumni. Bro. Gould, '77, acted as toastmaster. The first to be heard from was Prof. Estabrooke, '76, who spoke on the "University of Maine." Bro. Haskell, '76, was next called on, and he told us about "When I was in col lege." He gave an amusing account of that period, speaking particularly of his first arrival as a freshman in the first class to enter the college. \r\nTHE MAINE FIJI Bro. Owen, '06, gave us much good advice about facing the "Cold, Cold World." The present condition of the chapter was outlined by Bro. Fel lows, '08. Several others were call ed on and spoke briefly. Among those present beside the chapter were: M. H. Powell, '99 ; S. W. Gould, '77 ; H. A. Stanley, '05 ; Geo. P. Merrill, '79 ; Hosea B. Buck, '93 ; Geo. Hutchinson, '93 ; H. M. Estabrook, '76; Prescott Keyes. '91 ; J. M. Bartlett, '80 ; F. E- Russell, '85 ; Chas. W. Mullen, '83; A. H. Brown, '80; C. C. Garland, '82 ; W. P. Daggett, (Brown) '04; J. F. Gould, '82 ; J. N. Hart, '85 ; Geo. S. Owen, '06 ; Geo. H. Hamlin, '73 ; F. J. Perkins, '78; H. J. Hinchliffe, '03. Willis Harvey, Orono, Me. Ballard F. Keith, Oldtown, Me. Kenneth A. Rollins, Farmington Falls, Me. Harry Sutton, Orono. Me. James G. Scales, Guilford, Me. Elton L. Towle, Portland, Me. Sophomores. Lester M. Bragg, Stockton Springs, Me. Harry P. Carle, Portland, Me. James M. Eaton, Princeton, Me. Malcom E. Fassett, Portland, Me. Charles E. Stickney, Portland, Me. PLEDGED W. FRESHMEN. O. Haskell, "Willy," West- brook, Me. N. C. Cummings, "Nat," Gorham, Me. CHAPTER ROLL. October, 1907. Officers. Raymond Fellows, E. Robert K. Steward, T. Arthur S. Hanscom, G. William A. Hill, Ep. Kenneth A. Rollins, I. Charles E. Stickney, P. Elton L. Towle, Steward. Seniors. Robert L. Cummings, Gorham, Me. Owen O. Dow, Hiram, Me. Raymond Fellows, Bucksport, Me. William A. Hill, Winterport, Me. Arthur S. Hanscom, Leeds Junc R. B. Pond, "Froggy," Ft. Fairfield, Me. C. H. Merrill, "Doc," Auburn, Me. F. M. Ingersoll, "Bob," Auburn, Me. Sumner Waite, "Midget," Portland, Me. N. N. Scales, "Fish," Guilford, Me. R. W. Davis, "Jeff," Guilford, Me. N. C. Pinkham, "Lyddy," Port land, Me. C. R. Robinson, "Wisey," Port land, Me. Boardman Williams, "Boardy," Ft. Fairfield, Me. FIJI DOIN'S. tion, Me. Stanley T. Hilliard, Oldtown, Me. Raymond J. Smith, Skowhegan, Me. Robert K. Steward, Skowhegan, Me. Juniors. Howard L. Farwell, Dorchester, Mass. As usual Phi Gamma Delta is well represented in all branches of col lege activity. For 1908 Fellows is a member of the Senior Skulls, presi dent of the Hancock County Club and reader in the Musical Clubs. Hanscom is on the Student Council \r\nTHE MAINE FIJI and member of the Senior Skulls. Cuinmings is on the Football Squad and Smith is leader of both the band and the orchestra. To represent 1909, v/e have Towle, president of the Junior class and sec retary of the Athletic Association; Sutton, manager of the 1909 Prism and member of mittee ; Keith the is on Athletic the Com editorial staff of the Blue Book and treasurer of the Literati ; Rollins is hard to make the band and NEWS ITEMS. W. D. Hall, '07, H. M. Van Horn and Nathan Cummings, '11, were here this summer attending summer school. They report the biggest summer term ever held, an increase of 55% over 1906. The total number of students that will be catalogued this year will be about 750. trying E. K. Hilliard, '05, who is with E. Scales H. Rollins Sons, Bankers, Boston, Mass., visited the house in July. will soon be holding down his old -position of right forward on the Basketball Team ; Farwell, who has made such an enviable football record Haywood G. French, '86, visited the campus during summer school, and spoke a good word for us. in past years, is laid up at present with an injured knee, but we expect W. P. Daggett, instructor in Public • Speaking is keeping house with Mrs. to see him in the game again soon. Daggett in Orono. It is perhaps Meanwhile, he is spending his leisure well to state that Mrs. Daggett is Bro. time attending to his Campus Board Daggett's mother. duties and keeping up our pull with the faculty. He has recently been elected assistant manager of the Basketball team. 19ID has Eaton, Carl, Stickney, Fassett and Smith in the Musical H. L. Farwell, '09, full-back on last year's team is out of the game at present on account of an injury to his knee. S. R. Paine, '09, is out of college clubs ; Fassett is also assistant man this fall on account of sickness. ager and reader of the clubs ; Stick C. J. Nason, ex-'og, is attending Bowdoin Medical College. ney is a member of the Sophomore Calendar committee and Smith is a member of the band and orchestra. 1911 is still too young to have been thoroughly tried out, but Pond and Scales made a fine showing on the Freshman Baseball Team, Haskell Another Fiji on the facult)^—FI. A. Sweet, Amherst, '07, Instructor in Mathematics, and like all Phi Gams, he is a rattling good fellow. Initiation soon 1 and at last reports the goat was hale and hearty. is making good in the band and orchestra, "Nat" Cummings is promi nent in the Football Squad, while a scarcity of news, we will fill up with Van Horn, Pinkham and Davis stand a full account of last commencement. a good show for the Musical Clubs. Sorry not to have space this time. In our next issue, or when there is