“Kaiser” is again on the throne
“Sweetie” says he has been trying to play
the jewsharp from his youth up.
Oh! the bells, the bells, how they tinkle,
tinkle, tinkle in the icy air of mud!!!
Some of the Seniors are not satisfied with
their grades in several branches of their fall
term’s work. No doubt their cause is just.
Who was the Professor that received for a
Christmas present a plaster-paris goat/////,
as//////// and bztehiramum mounted on plush?
“Loppy” Fisher will you please explain to
Prepdom why it is that when you make your
appearance in a room all present hasten to
make an exit.
“Fatty” Price took a cat from the college to
a friend at home. The beautiful kitten was
kept in a wire cage, and a piece of meat was
tied to the handle in order to be handy when
the animal cried with hunger. But while on
the train, kitty attracted so much attention,
that “ Fatty ” forgot the meat until he arrived
at his destination.
“Kid” Lovett before leaving home on his
return to college, procured quite a large pack
age of candy. When on the train if the news
agent came in the car with oranges, candies,
etc,, to sell, Kid would pass along in front of
him giving away his candy to the passengers
so the agent could not sell any.
“Isaac” Cresswell took a New York sleeper
in mistake for a Philadelphia sleeper while
trying to find his way home at the end of last
term. “What was the matter with Isaac”?
Some of our students attended the lecture
delivered in Bellefonte, January 4, by Robert
Nourse, on Human Nature, they report that it
was quite interesting, although handled largely
in the abstract.
THE FREE LANCE.
We have been living in great anticipation
during the fall term that there would be in
store for us a great surprise after the holidays,
because of the great use of anxiety, patience
and pomade. But now our fond hopes are
shattered, and we are brought to realize that
nature and nature alone will bring the. long
looked for improvement in “Sheeny” Girvin's
whiskers.
“Crowfoot” and John Andy invented the
other day quite a scheme for raising money.
They placed some shot in a bottle and took
it around for the boys to guess at the number
in the bottle. Each man before guessing de
posited one penny with the treasurer for the
privilege. The person guessing nearest the
number to receive ten cents, the second best
five cents, the third best three cents. The one.
farthest away to receive the shot. In the
guessing “Ghost” received first prize, Evans
second, Herbie Brown third, and “Dad” re
ceived the shot. The guesses ranged from
200 to 1500 and were quite exciting. The
exact number of shot in the bottle were 857.
The students who remained at college du
ring Christmas vacation were Camp, Long,
MacFarrcn, Fleming, Brown Bros., Taylor and
Reber
We are sorry to learn that “Adam Fore
paugh ” is not going to return to college, but
has gone into business with his father. "Bum
Small will now be compelled to obtain another,
partner in order to carry on business in a busi
ness like way in Prepdom,
At this writing, “Reb” has not.put in his
appearance at the college, but the last time we
heard from him he was in the vicinity of Sing
“ Pompey” Orr captured a criminal during
vacation at Wilkes-Barre. His captive is under
$5OO bail to await his hearing in court. This
is a good start in the detective line, and we
wish you continued success.