all professors will concede, for they must
observe that the student’s " blue Monday ” is
a reality.
On Friday night the student has a feeling
of freedom, since he reasons, “ there are two
days betwixt me and recitations and he takes
the evening almost without an exception in
his literary and fraternity hall or in making
calls. In fact this is the only night suitable
for these purposes, and they are necessary to
his proper development. On Saturday he has
numerous “nic-nacs” and often back or outside
works to bring up; this is the only day he
has for such things and ere he is aware Satur
day is ended without lessons prepared and
with the alternative of studying on the Sab
bath if he wishes to make good recitations.
Many may, and do say, that the student
could study on Friday or Saturday evening—
if he would—the same as any other evening,
and thus insure good Monday recitations. In
theory this may seem easy enough, but the
practical side is difficult. Observation teaches
us that in the larger majority of cases the stu
dent has poorly prepared recitations for Mon
day, or else he is a desecrator of the Sabbath.
The student wants and needs his rest, the
day following the weeks of recitations and
work, he cannot have it if he prepares his
Monday’s lessons on Saturday. Again in
many studies upon which you are supposed
to recite in detail you are placed under a dis
advantage, in having to. recite two days after
studying them. If on the other hand we had
college work on Saturday and a holiday on
Monday, on Saturday evening we could have,
to use as we now do Friday evening, rest, and
attendance upon services the following day,
perform our extras on Monday and study for
Tuesday recitations in the evening, thus re
moving the temptation to study on Sunday
and giving us our rest when most needed and
enjoyable. There is perhaps but one other
system that could be as satisfactory as this
one and that is to so arrange the schedule
THE FREE LANCE.
that recitations could be prepared on the day
they are recited, but this is impracticable
with institutions having three to four hours,
recitations a day, together with two or three
hours of practicum per day.
“ Drill ye, Heathen, drill.”
Where are the College Catalogues for 1888-
89?
By the way ; what has become of the Chess
Club ?
The present Senior Class will graduate with
sixteen members.
State College plays Dickinson at State
College, May 25th, at Carlisle, June 15.
Let Bucknell straighten up her accounts,
and then we will play her ball.
See J. M. Walker in his great world-re
nowned “ white wings ” contortion act.
Baldy—
She—
Several new Preps, have arrived this term,
two of whom already bear the name of Moses
and Aaron.
"Pretzel” says, the only thing that made
his head light in Altoona, was getting his
hair cut
Ben Demming is suffering from indigestion
caused by eating a cotton fritter in Hunting
don, April ist.
Penna. College (Gettysburg) Team, has
challenged us to play a game of base-ball be
tween June 6th and 13th.
Echoes from the Class-room during exam
ination.—Hist—Seventh—All right—Law—
Pony—Formula—Oh, pshaw !
The Alumni Record , of Penna, State Col
lege of 1888, is a great improvement over the
last issue, and contains much that is interest
LOCALS,
“ Let me kiss your ruby lips.”
“Mama; hello, mama, come here.”