governed the college since it was the “Far
mers’ High School" shall fade from the
minds of the authorities, and give place to a
policy a little more .modern.
SOON will be completed what Pennsylvania
State College has long desired and looked
for, the Chemical and Physical Laboratories.
Thousands of dollars have been judiciously
expended to make this building complete in
every particular. Although the building ap
pears to be one large structure it is in reality
two parts, the one department being separated
from the other by a twenty-inch solid wall to
prevent an interference with first-class work
by the action of the gases or apparatus of the
one department upon the other. Also the
rooms of each side of the building are care
fully guarded against any interruption what
ever that may hinder good experimenting.
The lecture, rooms are exceptionally fine, large
and convenient. So we could go on de
scribing in full what is to be the pride of
Pennsylvania State College, but neither
space nor time will permit. With all these
advantages and under such competent instruc
tors as Professors Pond and Osmond our
chemical, physical and electrical courses can
not do otherwise than flourish. We have al-
ready many more students to-day in the courses
specified than we had one year ago, and next
year the number is exceedingly likely to be
doubled if not tripled.
THE Professor of Mechanical Engineering
requests us to make the following ac
knowledgements on behalf of his department:
To Captain C. W. Roberts, one of our most
generous trustees, to whom we are indebted
THE FREE LANCE.
in many ways, for a grind-stone truing device
and tool grinder.
To the Blake Steam Pump Company, for a
hot water boiler feed pump, for use in the
mechanical laboratory.
To Mr. Graham, of Collins’ Furnace, Belle
fonte, for seventy samples of pig iron, with
corresponding slag, and analyses of alt, the
value of which, in our study of iron will be
inestimable.
To these gentlemen, whose gifts are so
eminently practical and useful in character,
the department of mechanical engineering is
greatly indebted.
THE College Catalogue for ’B9 and ’9O is
out and is much improved in appearance.
The quality of paper on which it is printed is
better, consequently the typographical effect
is stronger. The old plate of the main build
ing has been replaced by a new and more
modern one which adds much to the attract
iveness of the catalogue. There is a marked
contrast between the law book style of cover
and the attractive inside of the book which
could be overcome if attention was paid the
outside when the next improvements are to
be made. However, we cannot expect every
thing at once, perhaps the future catalogues
of our institution will be as much of an im-
provement over this one as it is over those
of past years,
IF we ask what are the Laws of Nature some
one may answer, by reading to us from
learned treatises, all the laws discovered by
physicists, biologists and other scientific in
vestigators. • The manner of this answer
LAWS OF NATURE