mainly literary or newsy,” “The relation of the College Journal to the Faeulty,” and the relation of the Journal to the Alumni.” These subjects were then opened to general discus sion and various others introduced. No amendments were added to the consti tution to the effect that instead of meeting on the first Saturday in November, the As sociation convene twice each year, on the first Saturday in October and March; and that the Association letters be dropped and instead each journal in the Association see that it has every other journal on its exchange list and be particular to clip all articles of im portance to the Association as far as poss ible. Dr. and Mrs. Atherton gave a reception to the College classes on Friday evening, November ist. Thanks to our President and his wife, the evening was very profitably and delightfully spent. Dancing was indulged in, after which a light collation was served. The students appreciate the value of such gatherings and the kindness of those extending them. PERSONALS, ’6l. C. Alfred Smith has been for some time in business with the Mclntosh Battery and Optical Co., 141 Wabash avenue, Chicago. Their friends generally will be grieved to learn that Prof, and Mrs. Smith on October 22d lost their youngest daughter, Lilian, one born since they left the college. ’77. A. Russell Calder was married to Miss Martha A. Hess on the 10th of November at Steelton, Pa. Wc tender them our hearty congratulations. ’B3. Wm. E. Gray has been nominated as Republican candidate for the office of district attorney of Centre Co, ’B6. The Brazilian Government has applied through our Minister for a man to start an THE FREE LANCE. agricultural experiment station in that country similar to those of the United States. This position has been tendered to Harry J. Pat terson, and he has still under consideration the propriety of accepting it. The position is a responsible one, and would place him at the head of the scientific agriculture of Brazil with a salary of about $2,0c0 a year and all expenses paid. 'B6. Frederick Darlington has left Stanley’s laboratory and is head engineer of the United States Electric Co, of New York City. ’BB. Wm. M. Porter has recently received a promotion, and is now Superintendent of Construction of one of the divisions of the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad. ’B9. James Me. Waldron is chief of an en gineer corps which is making a railroad survey in Georgia. ’B9. J. G. C. Roop has been appointed Su perintendent of Public Schools at Williams- burg, Pa, ’B9. John S. Weller is studying law in Bedford Co., Pa. ’B9. Robert P. Swank received a medal from the American Protective Tariff League for a meritorious essay on “What are Raw Materials?” Would free raw materials be advantageous to the labor and industries of the United States?” ’9l, G, R. Johnson is station agent at Glen Hazel on the P. and E. road. ’92. Andrew Carnegie has entered Har vard, and Frank is wintering in Florida. They spent the summer in Europe. ’79. Miss Anna Stackhouse spent part of her summer vacation at the college. Mrs. Prof. Osmond has returned from Phil adelphia where she has been attending the Art School for some time past. Mr. Walter Bayard, a former student, was married to Miss Laura Strom at Centre Hill
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