mention the important fact that his own
physical development—a sound body—
is the sine qua non of success in life. If
the students once become thoroughly
interested in the undertaking, it will not
be long till all three associotians can
rest secure in a settled existence. We
can look, then, to their combination into
one organization, comprising all college
sports, and hope to gain some inter
collegiate importance in this respect.
LET it not be forgotten that our col
umns are open to all those inter
ested. We extend a cordial solicitation
for contributions comprized within our
field of work. Personal notices from
the Alumni and ex-students will be
gratefully received.
AT this writing the Legislature con
tinues to keep the College in a
sweat regarding the long-hoped-for ap
propriation. Present indications make
it almost certain that the bill will pass
without much opposition. It is gratify
ingl to see the State beginning to do its
duty concerning educational matters.
Pennsylvania, the second state in wealth
in the Union, has been the least chari
table of all towards institutions estab
lished by the “National land-grant act.”
The present bill appropriates about
$75,000 for purposes of building and
equipment.
THE FREE LANCE.
THE new catalogue has at last ap
peared, and it is with pleasure
that we note the strides which have
been made towards the front. We see
that the College still maintains its ener
getic and rigorous policy in pushing
ever onward and upward. The stand
ard of requirements for admission to the
Freshman has been raised ; and, by the
introduction of new courses, a broader
field is left open to the student in choos
ing a particular line of study and in
vestigation.
The catalogue shows the College
thoroughly equipped to give instruction
in three general courses, five technical
courses, and four short special courses,
the number of technical courses being
increased from four by the valuable ad
dition of the new course in Mechanical
Engineering. This is a move in the
right direction, and the strength of the
course insures its success, as testified
to by the great number who have al
ready chosen it. The department of
Civil Engineering is greatly strengthen
en, and is now a separate and complete
course from alpha to omega , having
here-to-fore been identical with the Gen
eral Science or Latin Scientific through
Freshman and Sophomore. All other
courses remain practically as given in
the preceeding catalogue. The College
Library still grows, over five hundred
volumes having been added during the
year ; and the Society Libraries are not
at a standstill.