The Free Lance. VOI,. 2 THE FREE IANCE. Published monthly during the college year by the Students of The Pennsylvania State College. STAFF: KIIITOR, CURTIN Cl. RO(.)l>, ’B9. ASSOCIATE, SUITORS John S. Wki.i.ku, ’B9. 11. R, Lkyukn, ’9O. I. C. M, Ku.hniikkgkk, ’9O, 11. \V, Humming, ’9O. T. A. (lii.khy, ’9l. J. Frank Siiiki.us, '9l. liusiness Manager, (ino. R. Johnson,’9l. Assist. /Justness Manager, It, V. lloi.Mlis, ’9l {One Volume (9 mos.) Single Copies, Payable Advance. Contributions of mnttcr nml otlicr infommtion me re quested from nil members and ex-members of the College. Literary matter should be addressed to the Editor. Subscriptions, and nil business communications should be addressed to the business Manager. Entered at State College Past Office as second-class matter A MORE than ordinary number of typo graphical errors made our last issue somewhat unpresentable, this was owing to the fact that, because of the circumstances of publication,we did not have an opportunity to proof-read all of it. EVERY week many of our students go to Bellcfontc and buy from the stores there. To such we wish to say: patronise those who advertise in the Frisk Lanck. They are the men who arc friends of the students here. They will cheer for us abroad. Many of these parties have exemplified their kindly STATE COLLEGE, P. J. I). IICKTKK, ’B9, 'A., FEBRUARY, 1889 disposition toward us in other ways than by their patronage of the Frisk Lanck, and, pa tronizing it, they arc the men who make it possible to sustain the paper. Beside this, many of those whose advertisements do not appear in this paper have been asked for the favor of their patronage, and they have refused, either expressing ill will toward us, or intimat ing that they did not think it necessary to extend any such favor in order to insure the trade of the students in their behalf. Such an intimation implies that the students here are not united in their appreciation of a paper pub lished in their midst by themselves. We be lieve they have a sufficient spirit of loyalty enlisted in behalf of the Frkh Lanck to patron ize her friends, and we suggest to all that before visiting the merchants of Bellcfontc again they look over the list of the advertisers in this paper. They arc reliable parties; they are your friends, while most of the others are not and do not hesitate to say so. WE sometimes arc persuaded that one end in view at the establishment of this journal is not reached. We refer to the fact that comparatively few Alumni and under graduates contribute to our columns. The result of this is that the paper cannot be made as interesting as it would otherwise be, and the opportunity which it offers for Alumni to en courage, and suggest to their Alma Mater is lost. It is our desire to encourage undergradu ates in our midst to write for publication. No. 8,