THE FREE LANCE.
Vol- i.
THE FREE LANCE.
Published monthly dur'ng the college year by the Shutouts of
The Pennsylvania State College.
STAFF.
EDITOII,
GEO. M. ])OWNING, '88:
ASFOOTATIC IMITORB
WM. M. PORTER, 'BB. CAROLINE R. HuNTER,'BB.
CURTIN G. Rom), 'B9. JOHN S. WELLER, 'B9.
W. B. N. HAWK, 'B9. GEO. R. MEEK, '9O.
JAMES C. MOCK, ''9o.
Business Manager : 11. WALTON MiTCHF,LL, '9O.
Assist, Business Manager : Wm. H. \VALKFR, '9O.
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&tend at State Cattege l'ost 0111C0 na accord etallB Mattel
THE trustees have arranged that the
Library shall be open all day.
This is something which this paper has
been advocating ever since it came into
existence. We hereby extend our
thanks to the trustees.
THERE is a rumor circulated to the
effect . that Pennsylvania State Col
lege is to have a signal service station.
We hope for the confirmation of this
report. The surrounding country is
well adapted to the requisites of a sta
tion, and such a move would undoubt-
STATE COLLEGE, PA., FEBRUARY, 1888.
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ecily be of great value 'to the experi
mental station and farm,
FOR some years past, there has been
a telegraph line running through
out the college building,. which is sup
ported by the students. This line has
now about a dozen instruments on it.
It is of great profit to students to
learn telegraphy, as it never comes
amiss in our after-,life experiences.
Not only is the knowlege of telegraphy
of much impOrtance, but the conveni
ence of easy communication froth one
part of the building to another is of
great consequence. .
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ACOMMITTEE has been appoint
ed by the Junior class to make
inquiry as to the expense of issuing an
annual, containing the records of sports,
the histories of the societies, &c. Now
this is one thing which we have needed
for a long:time, and many moves have
'been made in this direction before, but
without success. The one great draw
back is the cost of publishing the book,
but by active canvassing we think that
this could be avoided. The committee
which has been appointed is one of un.
usual "push," and we believe that be
fore long we will have an annual to
show what we are doing in the way of
improvement from year to year.
No. 8.