and ferocious animal. So saith Patsy Michael Dennis McDuff McDowal. COMMUNICATIONS, EDITOR FREE LANCE : I know these Sophs will write how they ,got our flag with little' resistance, but I wish to say that they could, not have got it, if the President had not ap•, peared on the scene. .At the time when the' President came we were getting the upper, hand in the fight and besides Aull, who took', the flag, was held at the foot of• the stairs by a Freshman when we were made to stop. A FRESHMAN. 1=111=::11 PERSONALS, Howard L. Calder, of Harrisburg, who was a student here some years ago, spent a few days among his friends about the college in January. 'B9. James Foster recently accepted a posi tion as chemist in the steel works of Jennings Bz. C 0.., South Side, Pittsburgh. 'B9. J. B. Struble visited the college on the 22d and 23d of January. 'B9. H. A. Peterson is studying short-hand and type-writing at Curry University, Pitts burgh, preparatory to studying law. 'B9. J. D. Hunter has visited State College several times recently. He is teaching school in Bellefonte. 'go. P. J. Darlington, formerly of '9o, who left P. S. C. in 'BB on account of his health, is taking a course in mechanical engineering in '9l at Cornell, 'B7. W. F. Strouse, in order to obtain the post-graduate degree of C. E., recently sub mitted to the faculty a thesis on Railway Maps. Mr. Strouse is chief of the drafting department of the Baltimore and North Cen tral Maryland Railroad. Prof. Heston made a short business trip to Pittsburgh in the latter part of January. TEE' FRERIANCE. A. B. Haggerty, ;of Chester, is at the col lege, working as artist on the La Vie staff, Captain Harry N, Graffen, Of Harrishurg, died in the latter part of January. Captain Graffen was a student here in '66 and for many years 'he has been prominently identi fied with the politics of Pennsylvania. '92. T. J, Orbison is filling a position as chemist in the Centre Iron Co.'s works at Bellefonte. J. C. Motz, W. J. McFarlane .and F. B. Beattie, who were in the preparatory depart ment last year, are now at the Eastman Col lege of Business, Poukeepsie, N. Y. T. E. Mayes, of Lewistown, Pa., who was a student here in 'B4 and 'B5 was married on January Ist, to Miss Sarah Bunnell, of Milroy. We tender them our hearty congratulations. There is a sentiment expressed in quite a large number of exchanges of the last month in regard to the abolishment of final examina tions. It does seem as if sentiment was growing in this direction, and that the ex amination will soon be a thing of the past. The general feeling is that if a student makes eighty per cent. or over for his term grade, he should be excused from examination. This has always been our expression on the mat ter, and we will be only too glad to see the day when manly effort will receive some rec ognition. The Phceniv, while always in the front rank of college journals, is more than unusu ally attractive in the January number. Pres ident Magill's letter is more than of general interest to the student. We are glad to learn that the president will contribute articles from time to time during his stay in France. We notice in the Holcad that the question for contest debate is : Should secret societies, as they now exist in our colleges, be pro hibited by our college authorities ? Receiv ing the Holcod is like the greetings of old friends, since having been a student at West minster:' ' EXCHANGES.
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