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Maine, Volume 79, Number 2, Summer 1998, University Of Maine General Alumni Association

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Contents:

From Dropout to Scholar: High School Dropout Scott Labby Graduated with Honors from UMaine in May, Now He's Headed for Yale Law School --- Right Place at the Right Time: UMaine Alumnus Blair LaCorte '85 Talks About Hish Rise to the Top of the Technology Business --- Is This a Good Idea? A Recent NCAA Rule Allows Even Full Scholarship-Athletes to Work --- 'My Life Is My Message': UMaine Professor Doug Allen Thinks We Can Learn A Lot From the Life and Teachings of Mahatma Gandhi --- The Fantastic World of Andrew Periale: If You Think Puppets Are Just …

Mrs. Dodge's Spanking Service, Wlbz Radio

WLBZ Radio Station Records

An advertisement in the Boothbay Harbor, Maine newspaper leads WLBZ to contact Mrs. Frances Dodge to ask her for the details on her unusual business, that of an "old fashioned mother" willing to spank children who need it.

Facts: Truth Crushed To Earth Shall Rise Again; The Eternal Years Are Hers, Albion Gates

Maine History Documents

The preface explains that part of the purpose is to encourage the "establishment of better laws for a much abused people... we are led to the conclusion that the laws of our country are not in accordance with the principles of justice and equality. The abandoned farms and the falling off, in number, of inhabitants in rural towns, almost everywhere, is proof positive that there is something wrong...that the laws passed for many years, allowing special privileges to the few at the expense of the many, are largely responsible for present conditions."

Sections include: Carroll; The Church; The Cheese Factory; …

Address Of The President Of The Association Of American Agricultural Colleges And Experiment Stations, A. W. Harris

Maine History Documents

The transcript of a speech delivered Abram Winegardner Harris, President of the University of Maine, while serving as President of the Association of American Colleges and Experiment Stations. Discusses the history and merits of land-grant colleges and their approach to education.

Might And Right: An Oration Delivered Before The Erosophian Adelphi Of Waterville College, August 12, 1846, E. H. Chapin

Maine History Documents

The published transcript of a speech delivered by Edwin Hubbell on the concept of Might, or Power, and the scholar's opportunity for establishing the true idea of Power, as identical with Truth and Love.

The People's Claim On The Scholar: An Address Before The "Society Of Inquiry", John P. Cleveland

Maine History Documents

Full title: The people's claim on the scholar : an address before the "Society of Inquiry," in Wabash College, Ia., July 22, 1845. Copy signed, "From the Author."

An Oration On Music; Pronounced At Fryeburg, Before The Hans-Gram Musical Society, 1811, Oliver Bray

Maine History Documents

An oration on music; pronounced at Fryeburg, before the Hans-Gram Musical Society, on their first anniversary, October 10, 1811, by Oliver Bray.