The Free lance. (State College, Pa.) 1887-1904, January 01, 1888, Image 12

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    LOCALS
—Coast ing.
—Last Spring
—R. W. Green is in search of a new laugh
—The college orchestra is now without a leadci
' —D. C, Reber still has his analytics.
la-e-ho
—The W. 1,. S. intends having a play this
season.
--Old friends will meet—the "Irish" and the
"Goat "
—Grocer Snyder will open a drug store in his
new room,
—lt is said that sleighing parties arc in con
templation.
—Smiley is remarkably versed on bungs and
bung-holes.
—The latest in the College Boarding Club—
mush and milk. .
--Prof. Cleaver's brother has joined the "A''
preparatory class,
—Allen looks like a Dutch butcher with his
little white cap.
—All the old students, with the exception of
four, have returned.
—Why is life like coasting ? Because it is full
of ups and clowns.
—The literary societies promise better work
than ever this term.
—"Blume" is doing: the gallant act on the
"Smoky City" sled,
—The W. L, S. contemplates purchasing new
chairs for the literary hall.
—Jirniong Decong H ick along is "hard at it" in
the agricultural laboratory.
—The deepest snow that ive have 1141 this sea-
Fon fell on Thursday evening last.
—The kindly greeting of Captain Roberts is
appreciated, by the boys of P. S. C.'
—The Keystone Club
,has moved its quarters
to the new rooms over Snyder's store.
THE FREE LANCE.
—There are very good prospects for a sleigh
ing party to the Old Fort in the near future.
—The "Soph" class sled is a beauty, and un
doubtedly the fastest runner at the institution.
—Morris wants to learn to dance. We would
direct him to Beaver, who is a noted amateur.
—The smallest man in the Freshman class is
laid up with the measles at home—Mr, Fields.
—Gilkey contemplates writing a novel, enti
tled "Electric Bobby ; or, the Natural Magnet."
—When pastor; preach against the variety of
false things, the young ladies know switch is
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which.—Ex.
—Coasting is becoming quite the rage; crowds
fill the hill every evening until study hours com
mence.
—The President expects to depart for Europe
in about three weeks, his object being to regaip
his health.
-LSO many of our young men have an interest
in Philipsburg 1 Weller even spends a week
there before the opening of each session.
—C. B. Schaffer & Sons, the tailors, are fixed
up and are doing a large business in their new
room in the Foster block,
—ln all probability, a district meeting of the
Williamsport district of Y. M. C. A., will beheld
here. The date is .not yet settled upon.
—lt is said that "Fuzzy," who is no friend
of Moral science, in order to perform an act con
trary to its laws, has resolved to commit suicide.
—The classes have grown so large that the lab
oratories and shops are too small to accommodate
all the students at one time, necessitating a divis
ion. .
Chamberlain spent part of his vaca
tion at Bellefonte mashing—as he thought—the
school marms, who were in attendance at county
institute,
—There are two vacant offices in the Batallion
caused by the absence of Captain Thomas and
First Sergeant Barclay. Who will be the new
officers ? •
—'l'he Pittsburg boys expected to have a good
time with the young ladies of the Indiana Nor
mal School on their way home for vacation, Did
they have it ?