The book when published will cost 25 cts.
The proceeds will be used in purchasing a
return ticket to Ireland, for W. J. McDowell.
At a meeting of the Athletic Association,
February 19th, the following committees
were elected to serve the coming season :
Base-ball Committee, G. R. Meek, H. C. Mc-
Lean, C. E. Aull, H. R. Leyden and W.
Martin ; The Foot-ball Committee, C. A.
Read, Kinsel, J. H. Yocum, C. C. Hildebrandt,
and C. H. Hile.
Prof. Louis Reber gave a lecture upon
Paris and the Paris Exposition on Tuesday
evening, Feb. 12th, for the benefit of the Pres
byterian Sunday-school. The lecture was
highly instructive and interesting, and with
the assistance of a scioptic arrangement the
whole subject was beautifully illustrated.
Mr. S. T. Ford was secured by the Athletic
Association for March sth, to give his popular
entertainment, consisting of recitations and
songs. Mr. Ford gave an entertainment at
the college about two years ago and all who
heard him then, speak in the highest terms of
his ability. His entertainment this time was
even better than his former one.
Hildebrandt and Shylock went on horse
back to see their girls the other evening.
Hildebrandt, who can't tell a horse from a
cow, had some trouble in getting under way.
This is the way he described the affair after
ward : " As soon as I got on its back he—the
animal was a mare—commenced to back the
wrong way, so I just turned it around and
rode on with its tail going first."
In order to insure quietness and freedom
the . annoyances of petty boisterousness in the
hall the commandant has appointed orderlies,
who are officers of the batallion, to take charge
of each floor. The orderlies will be respon
sible for all the noises made on their floors
and they . are supposed to report • any one
caught making the same.
THE FREE LANCE.
It was a great pity that when the appropri
ations for the different buildings were being
made that there was nothing appropiated for
a warehouse or storeroom. If this would have
been thought of we might have been spared
the remark by a visitor who, after being shown
through the building, and having admired the
many improvements, asked, when he came to
the first floor, " how do the students get up
stairs when the warehouse is full ?"
• On Friday evening, February 7th, the Fow
Epsilon Tset Society held its annual feed.
It should have come off on "Ground Hog"
day, which is the one they celebrate, but as
that day came on Sunday this year they had
to delay the feed for some time. There were
a number of guests present, among whom
were Professors Heston, Pond and Reber, and
a friend of Prof. Pond's, Mr. Payne, of Mon
treal, Canada. Everybody present enjoyed
themselves to the fullest extent, The im
promptu toasts, speeches and the songs were
most interesting features. All who were
fortunate enough to be present at more than
one of these gatherings are unanimous in pro
nouncing them the most enjoyable and char
acteristic occurences in our college life.
The " Engineering Society," which was
first organized almost three years ago and has
since that time existed by name only, has
during this college year been reorganized and
now assumes a different position than hither:
to. It now promises to be such a society as
has long been desired by the engineering body
of the students. The exercises consist of the
reading and discussing of papers of engineer
ing interest, written by the students and
Alumni of the college. One of the principal
features will be the publication of a quarterly
journal containing such papers as may be se
lected by a board of editors. Only Junior and
Senior engineering students are eligible to
active membership, and it is desired that all
these will avail themselves of membership at
the first opportunity. , .