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
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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.
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