—There will be three new men on the college base ball team this season. —The rumor that "Pewie" Carnegie had lost his old-gold. colored hat is untrue. —Professor Armsby's family has arrived, and are remaining at the College Hotel for the pres- —"lVlable" says he doesn't see that the signal station has made many remarkable changes in the weather. —There seems to be much difficulty with the base ball team to get the right men in the right places. --The Phi Gamma Delta is the only Greek Letter Fraternity having a chapter in the Penn sylvania State College. —No, "Birdie" does not get up at midnight to ride the bicycle. He does all his riding between 3 o'clock a. m. and it p. m. —The students are holding "watch" meetings every pleasant Sunday. They congregate•on the campus and watch the leaves grow. —The lecture by William Hale Herrick, pro fessor of chemistry, on the subject "What Is It Made Of" was appreciated by many. —A petition, asking that attendance to Sab bath service be made voluntary, has been handed the Faculty for their consideration: --According to contract the dwelling houses will be completed August Ist., the Armory and Experimental station October Ist. —Little "D" is an expert cricket bowler, while big "D" bustles the racquet in good shape, The "D's" can't be downed. —Architect Olds never shot a rifle in his life until the other afternoon, when he made 2t out of a possible 25 at one hundred yards —The Y. M. C. A. sent Messrs. Downing, Pat terson and Beaver, as a visiting committee, to the Y. M. C. A. of Bucknell University, F. L. Olds; the • architect for the new buildings here, has executed a very fine design for a new structure for J. C. Blair of H untingdon . —"Dude" and his fellow-members of the ser enading party say that they think it was real mean in that student who fired the gun at them the other evening while they were singing to the pale moon and the gentle maidens. • THE FREE LANCE. —lt is a fortunate thing that "Buck" and "Dutch" have only one birthday each year, otherwise it would be necessary for them to start a distillery. —Pete Meek was heard to observe as he ap• proached the college the first morning the weath er signals were displayed : "I wonder who is doing his own washing, anyhow," —The cadets will go into camp on May 29th and remain throughout the week. The site as yet has not been selected, but it is probable that camp Roberts will lie determined upon. —The freshmen are doing well in artillery practice, and the "talking" of the guns on Tues days between the hours of four and five in the afternoon fills the valley with echoes. —The enforced absence of Florence Gray,'9r, who was called borne by the serious illnesS of his father, caused 'a change in the characters of the drama produced by the W. L. S. on the 11th inst. —The U. S. Signal Service flags now float from' above the cupola of the college. This signal sta tion has been recently established here, and is of much benefit to the college and the surrounding country. —A proposition is being considered by the Gamma Phi's for building a chapter house. In case the plans are accepted, the building will be finished and furnished before the beginning of the Fall term, --Trout fishing in the mountain brooks has become quite a pastime. Early each Saturday morning parties can be seen starting for the mountains for a clay's sport. Messrs. Frank Car- negie, Smiley and Etnier claim the biggest catch up to date. —The recital by Professor Ford of New Yolk was a decided success and was enjoyed by all. The Professor is an elocutionist of rare ability and uses good judgment in his selections. This recital being under the auspices of the FREE LANCE, the students might have 'patronized it better. --A' flush appeared on the faces of the ladies like that of the full bloom rose, when Dr. Mon roe said that "a lady is the most beautiful thing to look upon." But after surveying• his congre• gation he concluded by modifying the saying with "some of them," then the flush returned to its Original artificial hue.
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