Wm. H. Kemler is working chemist in
Oliver Bros. & CO.'s steel works, Pittsburgh,
Pa.. Hannah's favorite expression while here
was " Jersey, it's out." •
The Western Engineering Co. recently
sold out to the Edison Co. and J. G. White,
of 'B2, and Wm. F. White, of 'B7, have
received positions as agents over a certain
territory of the West for the Edison Co.
M. B. Courtwright is working in the office
Of J. L. Mitchell, a coal operator of Tyrone,
Pa.
Miss Edith Clark, of Beech Creek, who
was a student here a few years ago visited
State College for a few days in the past
month.
Dr. Frear attended the meeting of the
representatives of the Experiment Stations
of Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Jersey
and Pennsylvania, to determine upon a scale
of fertilizer valuations for: the coming year.
The meeting was held at New Haven, Conn.,
on the 21st and 22d of February.
Professor Reber and Mr. Olds, made a trip
in the past month to investigate the machine
shops of the Massachusetts Institute of
Technology and Cornell University.
Mr. John Pemberton, past engineer of the
U. S. N., has.been appointed by the govern
ment, assistant professor of Mechanical En
gineering at the college. Mr. Pemberton
served a number of years as instructor at the
United State Naval Academy and has just
returned from Japan after several years stay
there.
Professor Pond was engaged professionally
in the Andrew's murder trial at 13ellefonte
having made the determination of the blood
found on the murderer's shoes.
THE FREE LANCE.
Over $2,000 has been subscribed for the
Cornell crew.
Harvard has 189 courses of study and
Ann Arbor 242.
The total amount of endowments to Amer
ican colleges last year was $3,673,000.
Ohio has 34 colleges, Pennsylvania 26,
Illinois 24, New York 20, lowa 20, Tennessee
19, and Missouri 17.
The Kentucky University this year opened
its doors to women, and now the names of
twenty young women are upon its rolls.
At Ursinus College the faculty have issued
severe orders.against smoking and it has been
prohibited in the college building.
There are at present attending regular
courses at Harvard 2079 students and 217
instructors connected with the University;
The new gymnasium at Yale is expected
to be ready for use by September, 1890. The
cost of.the building will be about $200,000.
The name of the successful competitor for
prize of $25 for the composition of. the best
Princton song will not be announced until
June loth.
All students in the German courses at
Princeton who have ranked above 85 per cent.
in their term work have been excused from
the mid-year examination.
Mr. Frederick Percival Farrar, a son of
the eminent English archdeacon, has been
initiated into Sigma Phi fraternity at Lehigh
University, where he is a student.
The University of Pennsylvania Glee and
Banjo clubs gave a concert on Thursday
evening, February loth, in the University
Chapel for the benefit of the new boat house.
COLLEGE ORBIT