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Biddeford Saco Journal

Location

Biddeford, Maine, United States of America

Date

Oct 29, 1959

Page

9

Men Stronger Presence at University of Maine Campus

At Orono the University of Maine reports 3 953 students, 2 936 men and 1 017 women, while Portland hosts 250 men. Total enrollment 4 203 with 690 married students this year. Arts and Sciences leads with 1 334, Technology 1 087, Education 742, Agriculture 613. 177 in Graduate Study, 145 men and 32 women.

Orono University of Maine George H. Crosby The State University Portland College of Arts and Sciences College of Edu Cation College of Technology

U Of M Alumni To Give Black Bear Service Awards

The General Alumni Association of the University of Maine will honor one or more people for service to the university at the 59th Alumni Home on November 6 7. Black Bear awards will be given at the alumni luncheon in Memorial Gym before the Maine Bowdoin football game on November 7. Recipients’ names are kept secret until presentation. Dr George F Dow 1927 of Orono will present the awards. Nominations are made by alumni and reviewed by a committee named by Dow. The award honors devotion and loyalty to the university. It may be given to an alumnus alumna faculty member or friend of the university. Originated by the GAA in 1950.

Dow University of Maine GAA

Historic Maine campus enrollment and award recipients list

The text describes a bronze bear mount with a silver inscription plate and granite base, honoring award recipients from 1950 to 1958 across many named individuals and locations. It details freshman class size, other class enrollments, veteran enrollment under P L 550, program divisions, and geographic and international student distributions including two foreign students from Korea and Malaya.

P. L Division of Liberal Arts and Education Division of Business Science and Technology Maine Massachusetts Connecticut New Hampshire New York New Jersey Rhode Island Vermont Florida Maryland Pennsylvania Korea Malaya

Auditions Set for Saco Talent Show

The Howitzer Battery Saco National Guard sponsors auditions at the American Legion post home Beach Street Saco on November 1 and 8 with auditions by Chairman Joseph Henaire between 1 and 4 p.m. Proceeds fund athletic equipment and training aids for the Saco National Guard.

Howitzer Battery Saco National Guard American Legion Post Beach Street Saco Saco City Hall Joseph Henaire

Nasson College Enrolls 310 for 1959 60 Year

Nasson College at Springvale reports 310 students for the 1959 60 academic year with a 4 percent rise in boarding. All seven halls are full, forcing 18 students into off campus housing. Commuters drop to 24 percent. The gender split is 190 men and 120 women, with 229 boarders and 75 commuters.

Nasson College Springvale Doris C. Reando Nassan Roger C. Gay Studen

Castro denounces Urrutia in July mob support clash

Fidel Castro defended himself against accusations linking him to Communists. He charged President Urrutia with near treason after Castro's July 17 television denouncement, a clash that sparked emotional controversy and public discord.

Castro Urrutia

Cuban leadership turmoil and Urrutia resignation report

A sequence of political shocks in Cuba includes the resignation of the prime minister and Urrutia, Castro returning as prime minister, and Maj. Pedro Luis Diaz Sanz fleeing to the United States after warning to a Senate committee that Castro is a Communist. Leaflet drops over Havana and U S authorities dispute follow. The events strain Cuba U S relations without yielding clear gains for Castro.

Urrutia Castro Pedro Luis Diaz Sanz United States Senate Matos Havana U.S U. S. State Department Cuba

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