The Mainiac, Vol. 1, No. 2

  • Staplebound
  • No place listed but University of Maine, Orono: Mainiac Publishing Association, 1921
By PATTERSON, Harry A., editor in chief Henry Y. HOWARD, associate editor
No place listed but University of Maine, Orono: Mainiac Publishing Association, 1921. Staplebound. Very good. Sidney OSBORNE, staff artist. 4to; 16pp; stiff pictorial wrapper printed in black & red, two staple binding; ad to rear; 7 full and one partial page of Maine ads; illustrated in cartoon style; general wear to cover including creasing to corners, scuffing and closed edge tears, top binding staple has pulled through some leaves; very good minus. Only two located in WorldCat without mention of Volume or edition. Scarce. While not specifically stated, it appears this was published in the spring of 1921. This University of Maine student periodical is filled with humor, cartoons, poetry, and is stated to want to be "compared favorably with the comic magazines of other colleges". The other University of Maine publication was titled Campus. The university's professor sponsor is listed as "Keeper", Charles P. Weston. The publication's motto is "We ain't literary and don't give a damn"! The editor's name, Harry A. Patterson is not listed with the others on page 3, but is found in the Editorial column below.

Details

Title

The Mainiac, Vol. 1, No. 2

Author

PATTERSON, Harry A., editor in chief Henry Y. HOWARD, associate editor

Binding

Staplebound

Condition

Very Good

Publisher

Mainiac Publishing Association: No place listed but University of Maine, Orono

Date

1921


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