The waffle supper held for the benefit of the Methodist Episcopal church was very generally patronized by the students and was a decided success A number of our Professors were relieved of the surplus provisions they had stored in their cellars during vacation. We fear that some of the stu dents are sadder, though wiser, from the effects of some of the liquids discovered. It is to be hoped that the students will keep up their training in the differents fields, during the spring term, so thatwhen the Second Annual Field Day is held the college records will be broken in every branch. The sub-committee on Appropriations from the House of Representatives, visited the College on Monday, April . '3th, and made a somewhat hur ried though complete investigation of the work ings of the institution. Messrs. Wherry, of Cum berland, Mullen, of Bedford and Fitner, of Sus quehannah, composed the committee. Vacation seems to have a very peculiar effect upon students who spend it at the institution. It is extremely painful to see such onslaughts made on the affections of such timed men as our worthy editor-in-chief poses as. His demoralization over the fair sex is almost complete and we must say that it is a great surprise for us to see Ghost a slave to the wiles of fickle maidens. St. Peter : "Halt 1" New Spirit : "Can't I come in ?" St. Peter. "I'd rather you wouldn't ; you are just out of college and we don't want any in structions about running the Universe." The following is the roster of the newly elected officers of the various societies for the spring term of 1891 WASHINGTON LITERARY SOCIETY. President . V. President . Recording Sec. Corresponding Sec Critic THE FREE LANCE. . F. P. Pond. . A. G. McKee. . E. T. Pyne. . Charles Atherton. . S. G. Crawford. Treasurer Editors CRESSON LITERARY SOCIETY President . V. President . . Recording Sec. . Corresponding Secy Critic Treasnrer Editors COMMUNICATIONS. Ivl 12 EDITOR During the fall session some effort was made by the Athletic Association to obtain a regular Athe letic trainer, but for some reason unknown to most of the college men the matter was quietly dropped. Now that our college will enter the foot-ball field in the fall with the prospect of having to play a large number of games, in order that she may hold her own in the . State Foot-ball League, the need of a more thorough system of training for the men becomes apparent. Nov, in order that the mem bers of the team may train rightly, it will be nec essary to have in charge of that training a man who thoroughly understands it. Not only this;— we sadly need an instructor in the gymnasium. Nine men out of ten who exercise there, do it with out system,—simply go from one piece. of appa ratus to the other until tired, and then stop. The need of an athletic trainer at P. S. C. is so apparent that it is needless for me to dwell farther upon it. It seems to me, however, that if we ever expect to get one, now is the time to agitate the question. I do not doubt that the majority of men in the college would willingly pay, if it were charged as a regular college . expense, a few dollars extra a year to go toward the support of a regular athletic instructor. It is to be hoped that the Athletic Association will take some decisive action on the matter and that it will be pushed so that we can put into the . J. M. Brewer. fP. P. Sturdevant IC. M. Caughey . H. Pratt. . Willard Dale. . L. W. Mattern. . H. E. Greenwood. J. J. Kintner. H. W. Mattern. f R. W. Mattern. W. B.Waite.
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