PERSONALS. ’B2. John M. Dale, of Bellefonte, spent a day at the college, recently. ’B4. Jos. W. Reeves has given up his posi tion as electrician of the Huntington Reforma tory and gone to Pittsfield, Mass., to take charge of a plant at that place. ’B7. A. Scott Harris, of Bellefonte, has been promoted to the position of resident manager of the Chest Creek Coal and Coke Co., at Hastings, Cambria Co. ’B9. Robert Gibson, late of Washington and Jefferson, ’B9, has been signed as short stop by the Philadelphia Giants. ’9l. J. A. Fries has accepted a position as an assistant chemist in the Experimental Station. '92. George Crump, of Merchantville, N. J., is taking a three months' tour through Europe. Among the visitors to the college during the past month was W. J. Singer, a former student. Mr. Singer is studying law in the office of Judge Orris, of Bellefonte, and will soon enter the bar. ’9l. J. G. Patterson is a member of class of ’9l at the University of Pennsylvania. ’9l. John Yocum will not return to college until next term. He has undertaken the management of a large tannery in Johnson City, Tenn. Professors Jackson and Reber were in Pittsburgh during vacation, investigating the iron works of that city. Miss Hattie Foster, a former student vis ited her home at State College lately. Miss Foster is instructress of music at Bucknell University. We take pleasure in announcing an increase in the population of State College, by the arrival of a young daughter in the household of Prof. Chas. F. Reeves. We tender him our hearty congratulations, ’9O, Henry C. Quigley is studying law with Wilbur F. Reeder, the eminent Bellefonte lawyer. ’9l. Miss Annie Glenn died of blood poisoning, at her home at Fillmore on March THE FREE LANCE. 14th. The deceased was an only daughter, and is mourned by a very large circle of friends ’92. E. T. Fearon has left college. He is now working in the drug store of F. P. Greeen of Bellefonte, with the intention of taking up pharmacy as a profession. Hon. Cyrus Gordon, of the class of ’66, and Allison O. Smith, of ’79, treated the members of the Glee and Banjo Clubs very handsomely during their stay in Clearfield. Messrs. Gilbert White, of ’B2, Dougald Jackson, of ’B5, any Wm. White, of ’B7, who for some time past have been in business in Lincoln, Neb., have moved to Kearney, in the same State. They have formed there a new company for the manufacture of electrical appliances and the construction of plants. The company has a capital of $lOO,OOO, and bids fair to soon become one of the largest concerns of its kind in the country. J. Gilbert White is president; Dougald Jackson, vice president and electrician, and Wm. F. White, secretary. The Haverfordian for March, contains an article “Student Life in a German Univer sity.” by Robert W. Rogers. He gives three reasons why German Scholars are ahead of all the world. The final reason, “Will Ame rican students learn that work is better than play, and that work only wins and certainly wins ?" “Go West, Young Man” (with variations), in The Wake Forest Student would be whole some reading for the young man who has had the idea that in the West money grows on trees. 7'he Lantern does not favor compulsory chapel exercises, neither does it oppose it. It simply takes the stand that so long as the rule of the board remains as it is, students should attend chapel. The Marcji number of The College Student has some good literary productions. Some good points in regard to election of editors is given in the S warthmore Phoenix. A large number of exchanges are on our table, which we have not time to examine crit ically, nevertheless they are always welcome. EXCHANGES.
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