James N. Hart, 1885

Our brothers careers have been productive, constructive, spirited, and prosaic. They displayed impressive skills, talents, and abilities They were, and we continue to be, a beautiful and lively expression of our enduring fraternal beliefs, and that underlying harmony is far-reaching in expectation for all brothers’, undergraduate and graduate. It is the core of what our fraternal founders asserted in 1848 and 1874 and 1899: to live active, commendable, and responsible lives, and to build up community. Clearly and compellingly, they added, and continue to add, positive value at the local, state, national, global, and fraternal level because they engaged life fully and responsibly. In short, they were authoritative pillars throughout life. They were-are exemplary in their citizenship, character, and their sense of dutiful responsibility, and, in many instances, they were leading voices in their career fields. They prove that success of any kind does not occur by luck or accident, and we remember them because they continue to provide that message for our time. Their spirit permeates our brotherhood, and it always will. 

We have long been, from one generation to the next, proud to be Omega Mu Fijis. We continue to cherish our fraternal friendships, our shared memories, and our evolving, forward-focused history at the University of Maine. These things, above and beyond everything else, are the underlying rooted connections that make us proud to be Omega Mu Fijis. Why, after all, should we believe otherwise? We have always exhibited a can-do fraternal spirit since 1874. And, to be sure, all present and future generations of Omega Mu Fijis will continue to do the same, with fraternal enthusiasm and commitment. Our future remains bright at 79 College Avenue because we fearlessly move forward, always guided by sound fraternal principles. Perge.

Omega Mu Portrait
James Norris Hart,
​1885

Monson Academy

Foxcoft Academy

Q. T. V. Years

"There were no electric lights or automobiles in those days. Although not obliged to work as were the freshmen, Dean Hart and his roommate earned 10 an hour plowing oats where Balentine Hall now stands."

Educator

University of Maine

"Professor of Mathematics and Astronomy"

Professor Hart teaching.

Two photos of the 1895 faculty, above and below.
James N. Hart is first on the left, front row.

1901 faculty photo
​James N. Hart is first on the right, third row

Dean Hart, first row, second in from the left.

"A man who dashes down the field with the
​speed of a meteor."

"Who shows us, in the space unknown,
That where we thought our Heavenly Thrown, There little worlds from stars grown?
'Tis "Janie."

Chapel Talk on Comets

Acting President
University of Maine

"Mr. Hart has become a devotee to the manly art of rowing and may now be often seen disturbing the placid Stillwater with the festive paddle."

Professor Hart's home in Orono.

Honorary Doctorate

"Dean Hart, more than most other alumni, has seen the University develop from its small beginnings...The part he has played is more than that of an able scholar, a good teacher, and a conscientious administrator; he has been
an example of one who has given without reservation on his devotion and loyalty, to
his work, his friends and his University."

Three Omega Mu brothers in this picture: Freemont L. Russell, Elmer O. Goodridge, and
James N. Hart. 

Omega Mu brothers in this picture: Frederick G. Quincy, John Reed, John W. Hatch, George P. Gould, John S. Williams, George H. Hamlin, Calvin H. Nealley, Mellen E. Farrington,
​and James N. Hart. 

"He is the oldest living Maine Alumnus, and Professor Emeritus of Mathematics
​and Astronomy."

Hart Hall

"He Will Be Missed."

“What if the space be long and wide,
That parts us from our brother’s side
A soul-joined chain unites our band,
And memory links us hand in hand.”
(Phi Gamma Delta fraternity song)

​Fraternally,
​Chip Chapman, ’82
Perge!