as it was at first rumored," she goes on to prove it by saying, that, when she married him all the property he had in this world was an old looking glass and a pen holder ; the latter she said he stole from Pud. Mr. Lawrence J. Bursaglia, Manager of the Athletic and Bicycle Department of E. K. Tryon, Jr. & Co., Philadelphia, was at the college on the 18th and t9th of March. He brought a splendid line of samples of athletic goods and during his short stay booked orders amounting to almost three hundred dollars. Ben Beaver to Doctor—Doctor ! " I have just finished ciphering up every thing of dam age which the Sophs. did the night the Fresh men had their supper ; on close figuring I make it $25.09. There were two air vents missing from the radiators, I ain't sure they took them but I charged them on the bill all the same." Doctor—" Very well done, Ben, you are the right man in the right place. Just hand the bill to the Business Manager for collec tion." At a meeting of the Cresson Literary So ciety held on March 2oth, the following offi cers were elected : President, Geo. R. Meek ; Vice-President, H. W. Mattern ; Critic, M. S. McDowell ; Treasurer, Jno. H. Mitchell ; Recording Secretary, W. Waite ; Correspond ing Secretary, W. R. Motz ; editors, N. M. Loyd and W. S. Birdsall. A meeting of the Athletic Association was held on March iBth, for the purpose of adopt ing college colors. The association being dissatisfied with the work of the committee on colors discharged it and then took the matter in charge itself. The combination finally adopted was navy blue and white. At the same meeting the committee on base ball was authorized to purchase the neces sary equipment for the base-ball team, THE FREE LANCE. "Send twenty cents in stamps and receive a beautiful steel engraving of Washington." The above advertisement struck the eye of one of Our business men. As he is a lover of the father of his country he took this oppor tunity to receive his portrait ; he forwarded the required amount and several days after received a penny stamp bearing the head of Washington. We are never too old to learn, what think you Snyder ? Officer's of the W. L. S., elected March 8, 1890 : l'residerti, Kee-President, , . Recording Seerdary, . Corresponding Seerda/y, Editorc Ben Williams (93), while engaged in snow balling, was struck in the eye with a hard snow ball. It was at first thought the sight would be destroyed, but by proper medical aid all danger was soon averted. His eye was in a bad condition and, as his physi cians advised him not to study more during the term, lie left for his home. The following are the toasts proposed at the Freshman Banquet held at Achenbach's Cafe in Bellefonte : The Class of '93—by R. •M. Williamson, Mathematics—by W. K. Gibbony. Our " Co•eds "—by W. W. McFarren. The Class of '9l—by J. M. Small, The "Gym."—by B: F. Williams. • Our College Days—by C. E. Chaclman. Ye Sophs—by J. B. Greer. The Committee—by C. McCaugley. Jno. H. Mitchell officiated as toast-master. With the exception of the Phi Gamma Delta reception, Miss Willard's musical, and the Ford recital, nothing has happened to break the monotony of the winter term. Sit uated as we are, the winter term should be 11. W. Mitchell. F. J. Pond. • F. Dale. R. Kessler. F.W.,Weidner. C. H. Cummings, e A. C. Read.
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