The Free lance. (State College, Pa.) 1887-1904, February 01, 1889, Image 15

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    Mr. Robert Green was called to his home
in N. Jon account of the death of a relative.
Our Bobby Green Telephone Co., owned
and controlled by a syndicate of students, of
which Bobby is the president, is firmly estab
lished, and bids fair to supersede the John
Andy Telegraph Co,
A committee of five has been appointed by
the Junior Class for the purpose of making the
necessary arrangements for the Junior Ball.
Hank doesn’t deny that the Gulf Stream
furnishes the Icelanders with wood, but lie
does deny Roop’s assertion, that it is knocked
into kindling.
Prof, to Hunter, the physicist; “ What is a
steam-engine, Mr. Hunter?” Mr. II: “A
steam-engine is a machine with a piston, a
and a hole in each end.”
Mr. Mitchell, our obliging and genial post
master, has had A large door put in at the en
trance to the office. This is an improvement
which the students appreciate, because hereto
fore, when anumber of students went for mail
at once, the old door, being so narrow, made
it very inconvenient going in or out of the
office.
We noticed, the other day, a new sign out
at the hotel, No. 593. We could not tell, by
the sign, whether it meant, old clothes for
sale, or laundry work wanted. If we become
informed notice will be given in due time,
Notice: Any person wishing cabinet pho
tographs should apply, at once, to 1\ H. Bates
who is now prepared to do landscape works in
an artistic manner.
Crawford went to church the other night
and, when the minister announced the text,
"Who slew them?” Sam made a break by
saying, "Jack, the ripper."
Some one broke John Andy’s pitcher, which
thing made the said John Andy very wrothy,
THE FREE LANCE.
But the said John Andy went into the byways
and stole another fellow's pitcher, and the fel
low knows it not,
The white flag with the black center has
been displayed several times this winter, hul
as yet we have had no severe weather.
“Whiskers” is the latest addition to Prep
dom. He is a Philadelphian, and promises to
become one of the leading boxers on that side
of.the building.
Mr. John A. Hunter was elected chaplain by
the Junior Class. Hereafter he will open each
meeting with appropriate exercises,
Mr. J. Dorsey Hunter, of Class ’B9, was
called home to the death-bed of his father,
We sympathize with our fellow-student in his
bereavement.
Mr. Geo. R. Meek was elected Editor-in-
Chief of Ea Vive, the Junior Annual. Much
work is being done by the staff, It is their in
tention to publish a model-Annual, Let the
students and friends of the college give us
their hearty support by giving good, round
subscriptions.
“Sweetie” is going to propose a change in
the Chemistry of the future. Instead of having
Calcium, Strontium and Barium, as they are
now written, he will substitute Catch ’em,
Strike ’em and Bury ’em, so as to be better
understood by the chemists of the future,
Mr. Heppenstal! made arrangements with a
young lady of the village, at the first appear
ance of snow, to take a drive one evening.
After Mr. Hep. had made his toilet and started
for the ground-floor, he was stopped and told
that the hour of seven had passed and it was
necessary for him to remain in his room!
Another young man took his place, and “ Aull
went merry as a marriage bell.”
“ Bonus ” has made a purchase in the way
of a double-barrelled shot-gun. He remarked :
“ 1 am going to shoot jayses birds and saplin,