THE FREE LANCE.
Vol. IV.
THE FREE LANCE.
Published monthly during the college year by the Students
of the Pennsylvania State College,
STAFF:
WALTER M. CAMP, ’9l.
ASSOCIATE EDITORS!
A. G. McKee, ’9l
N. H. SuLOFF, ’9l
F. J. Pond, ’92; Lit. Willis McKee, ’92; Loc.
N. M. Loyd, ’92; Exch. J. M. Small, ’93; Loc.
R. W. Williamson, ’93; Personal.
Business Manager, H. E. Greenwood, ’93,
Assistant Manager, C. J. Gikvin, ’93.
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Kutered at State College Post Office an second class matter
OWING to a large amount of work
outside of his regular college ex
ercises, Mr. Mile has been obliged to
resign his services as Exchange Editor
of the Free Lance. Although we re
alize the circumstances, yet we are sorry
to see him leave the staff. Mr. Hile
has long been engaged with the Free
Lance, and has always filled his posi-
STATE COLLEGE, P.
EDITOR,
, OCTOBER, 1890,
tion with credit and honor. Mr. Nelson
M. Loyd has been appointed by the
class of ’92 to fill the vacancy.
Mr. Weidner, owing to press of duty
has also resigned his position on the
staff of this paper. Although Mr.
Weidner was engaged with the Lance
but a short time, he leaves with the
thanks of the staff for the services which
he rendered it. Mr. N. H. Suloff suc
ceeds Mr. Weidner.
BY a law of Congress passed August
30, our college has had its annual
income increased by an appropriation
which begins at fifteen thousand dollars
yearly, and increases one thousand dol
lars a year until the amount reaches
twenty-five thousand dollars, which
amount will be appropriated yearly
thereafter. On a six per cent, basis this
is equivalent to an endowment of a
quarter of a million now, and in ten
years will be worth nearly a half million.
What does this mean ? It means that
our new buildings are to be more admi
rably equipped with apparatus, our
overflowing departments furnished more
instructors, and in a very short time the
departments of instruction which we
now have shall be as well equipped as
any in the state ; and, providing the leg
islature sees fit, our departments can