—Miss Gray, Messrs. Walker, Struble, Down
ing, and Prof. Bohn render valued assistance to the
singing in the M. E. choir.
—The annual convention of the 0. 'IX fra
ternity will meet here on Friday and Saturday,
May iBth and i9th. The chapter here will give
the delegates a royal time
—A want long felt by the members of the en•
gineering classes has been met through the or
ganization of an engineering society. Its mem
bers think it more beneficial to an engineering
student than a society strictly literary; hence its
organization.
..--The athletic association wai organized re
cently. The following are the members of the
several committees : Base ball committee, Messrs.
Mock, Morris, McLean, NlcClaran, and Rose.
Cricket committee: Messrs. Brown,Linsz, McKee,
McClaran and Stevenson. Tennis committee :
Messrs. Darlington, Jackson, Meek, Geo., Patter
son, J. G., and Small.
—The Sophomores are contemplating the ad
visability of publishing a college annual. Many
of the friends of the college would undoubtedly
like to be the possessors of such .an annual. But
are friends numerous enough to secure the class
against any possibility of being the losers finan
cially ? On the answer to this question depends
whether it will or will nut be published.
—"Manyunk" had forgotten his spectacles and
was coming up the path the other evening after
dusk, when he espied what he thought was a fa-'
miliar figure coming down towards him. Calling
up for the occasion his blandest smile, he tipped
his hat and exclaimed "All, good evening,
Miss Blank !" The wind was taken clear out of
"Manny's" sails when the fair one responded :
"See heah ! you fool white trash, de next time
you insult a cullud lady from Virginy you want
to look a little out ; deed yo' do !" Manyunk
hasn't forgotten his glasses since.
—The first base-ball game of the season opened
last Saturday by a picked nine, better known as
the sluggers, from the three college classes, ac
cepting a challenge from the Sophomore team.
Thus all the base ball talent of the three, college
classes was pitted against the superior ability of
their antagonists, but without avail. After a
spirited contest of i hour and 55 minutes, victory
was snatched from the sluggers and the triumphant
Sophomores were exultingly ushered off the field
of glory by their loyal classmates amid the cheers
of the applauding spectators.
LANCE.
THE FRE
—The rifle pit is now in elegant condition, ai
al ois Lieut. Pague's tennis court. We make
this statement on good authority, as Lieut. Pague
invited local editor Smiley to inspect the work,
which the latter did on Saturday, May 4, from
S to to a. m., and 'lie assures us that the above
statement is true.
party of students, consisting of sixteen
young ladies and gentlemen, secured the prairie
schooner ''Mountain Echo" on Saturday, April
29th, and drove to the mountains in search of ar
butus. Mrs. Lieut. Pague chaperoned the party.
The clay was a beautiful one and the fragrant ar
butus plentiful. The only excitement of the trip
was caused by three tramps suddenly appearing in
the road near a portion of the party including
Mrs. Pague and Miss Ball. The tramps did not
make any demonstration, however, and at the ap
pearance of "Zach" immediately made their es
cape. The party returned about seven o'clock in
the evening laden with flowers, and were heartily
cheered as the Tally-ho drew up to the college.
—The "Rebel" came smashing into the sanctum
the other evening with a smile that stretched the
hole in his face from under his left' ear to the
corner of his right eye. ''Say 1" (nobody said
anything). "What kind of a musical organization
does the fellows who carry notes, etc., into
johndy Hunter's room represent ?" The editor
is very wise but he gave up this connundrum.
"Why, a 'string band', of course, you did."
Slug ! slug! 1 bang !! It was noticed when
the remains of the fiery band—it from Tennesee—
were removed from the room, that his head was
band—aged with a band—anna handkerchief, and
that the probabilities are that he will aband—on
"monkeying" with the editorial "buzz-saw."
—Pennsylvania State College boasts of the fin
est campus in the State and well she may. It lies
on a plateau in the heart of Penns Valley, and
containing about 75 acres of land, is tastefully
laid out, having beautiful avenues, drives, and
promenades lined with evergreen trees, shady
maples, weeping willows and other ornamental
trees. Many flower gardens, rich in the choicest
flowers, clot its surface; nor has this work of beau
tifying ceased. Other avenues are being laid out
and other gardens plotted. We expect ere long
to see the beautiful grove in the rear of the col
lege fitted up into a fine park. "Lovers Lane"
yet remains the fashionable promenade, perhaps
on account of its strikingly romantic appearance.
Lovers of the sad and pathetic, lovers of mirth and
pleasure, meet and exchange sentiments and ex
periences. Beardless poets here find inspiration