—Thomas will have to come back pretty soon
and take away a cologne bottle and "King of
Pain" bottle, which he left here, or Jones will
make use of them and their contents.
—Mr. John Corrigan, the enterprising propri
etor of the Union Hotel, has had his dining room
repapered and painted in the latest style. It pre
sents a very attractive appearance now.
—We wonder how many of the students have
turned over new leaves for the coming year. The
question is not as much who they are, but which
ones will live up to their good resolutiOns,
—Lloyd can place one heel in the middle of
our skating pond and touch land with the other
at any point on the shore. One must not neces•
sadly think that the pond is little on this account.
—We are very glad to learn that Greek has
been taken up again, both in the preparatory de
partment and college ; though this is almost
wholly a technical school, some of the classics are
indispensable.
—On Wednesday evening at 9 o'clock there
arose a multitude of voices from prepdom, cry
ing, "More light ! More light !'' But there
was no light. Somebody was monkeying with
the electric plug.
—Mr. Ed. Holmes, the popular clerk in M.
D. Snyder's store, has left for Philadelphia, where
he will occupy a similar position in a large whole
sale grocery house. His place has been filled by
Mr. Bradley, of Milesburg.
—Mr. Frank Atherton has accepted a position
to play in an amateur orchestra at the large inva
lid hotel in Thomasville, Ga. Frank will be
missed very much, as he is a splendid musician
and can play most any instrument.
—While reading an article in one of the daily
papers, the other clay, about the arrest and con
viction of a noted shop-lifter in New York, one
of the "Preps" remarked to himself "I would
like to see any man lift a shop before Pll believe
a thing like that,"
—Blair, who, in his college experience, has
learned by this time to have an aversion for Zips,
endeavored to stear char of a Zero in Moral
Science by trying to make a recitation on general
principles ;, but he says, "1 •struggled in vain.
Morality and I are utter strangers." •
—The following are the newly-elected officers
of the Washington Literary Society President,
G. C. McKee ; Vice-President, Hile ; Secretary,
E LANCE.
THE FRE
S. G. Allen ; Corresponding Secretary, Griffith
l'homas; Treasurer, H. Walton Mitchell. Critic.
Miss Bessie Meek ; Editors, J. H. Smily, and
W. H.Wdlkert
—While the local editors of this paper are
raking their brains to find something to mite
about, their college fellows are out in the main
corridor trying to drive home sicknesss away by
tieing tin cans to a poor dog's tail. But alas !
their efforts are in vain ; the dog is too lazy to
run.
—They say young people are addicted to ask
ing questions. This saying was certainly verified
as'we entered the qualitative laboratory, when
each '9O man took a particular interest in us, and
inquired about his wonderful analyses. It is cer
tainly a wonderful place to exercise one's qualita
tive experience, and all chemists are awfully wel
come.
—While on our rounds gathering locals, Mr.
Smily and Mr. Allen authorized us to publish the
following notice, viz : To the students of P. S.
C.—Gentlemen : Having after considerable ex
pense and tedious trouble remodeled our front
room, we take great pleasure and pride in invi
ting you as a body or individually to our new
room to spend with us your leisure time in the
capacity of bummers. Our ranch shall hereafter
be known as the "New Bummers' Retreat."
--The Pennsylvania State College, in order 'to
assist teachers in preparing themselves to meet
the demand for manual /raining in connection
with or as auxiliary to the public schools, pro
poses to organize during the summer of 1888,
beginning Tuesday, July 'loth, and ending Fri
day, August 31st, a short summer school in Me
chanical Work and Mechanical Drawing. These
two branches will be carried on, side by side,
each as illustrative of the other. Elementary Ge•
ometry and Trigonometry will also be taught as a
part of the course, the design being to present
and apply such rules and processes in practical
mensuration, as must be used by every mechanic
and machinist in his daily operations. Instruc
tion in the higher branches of Mathematics and
Mechanics will be provided for any who may de
sire it• The work will be made strictly practical
and progressive• The shops belonging to the
College are amply equipped with tools and ma
chines (with steam power) for working both wood
and iron, and every effort will be made to ad
vance teachers as rapidly as can be done without
sacrificing thoroughness, To cover the use of
tools, materials, 61c,, there will be a charge of $6
for the session. Room rent will be free, occu