'TM midnight ; on the mountain's brow
The heath this night must be my bed ;
If sleep and death be truly one
I care not though It be.
Thou art, 0 God, the life and light,
The path by which we twain did go,
Her suffering ended with the day
In the hour of my distress.
I wish I were where Helen lies !
Do we indeed desire the dead?
And hast thou sought thy heavenly home ?
And is there care in Heaven?
LOCALS.
Are you in it (The Farmer's Alliance) ?
Extemporaneous speeches—Monday morning
recitations.
The M. E. ciurch has recently been holding a
series of revival meetings and we understand that
a large number of Sophomores are on special
probation.
The following speakers have been announced
for the orators in the Junior oratorical contest :
Kessler, Pratt, McKee, Miss Meek, Pond and
Loyd. Stephenson, Rumberger and Hile are the
alternates.
Dr. Mac Cartney, of Geneva College, Beaver
Falls, gave an able address in the college chapel
on Feb. i 8 on the subject of Sunday Observance
and especially on the question of opening the
Worlds fair on Sunday.
The Third Rhetorical Exhibition was held on
Thursday evening, Feb. 12. The following were
the speakers.: Aull, Crawford, Herr, F. Dale,
Bowman, Kintner, Krumrine, W. Dale, Banks,
Saylor, Sturdevant and Rothrock.
On February 21, the Senior class was enter
tained by Professor and Mrs. Hamilton at their
home in Centre Furnace. The entertainment
was given in honor of Professor's sister Miss
Frank Hamilton and was a decided success.
On Feb. 24th, a committee of the members of
the board, of trustees and faculty of Maryland Ag
ricultural College visited our college. MAryland
THE FREE LANCE.
College wants to make some improvements and
could not do better than come here to get sug-
gestions.
The business capacity of State College has been
increased by a new grocery and dry goods• store
to be run by C. P. Long.
"Fraulein" Greenwood (to Girvin, in the
"Lab.") "Say Charlie I've got an idea how to
get even for my big chemistry bill."
Charlie—" How ?"
"Fraulein."—"Why let's percipitate them ten
cent pieces in the Ag No, bottle."
On Feb. 28th Messrs. Hile and Williamson
went to Harrisburg to represent our college at a
meeting of the delegates of the different colleges
that wished to enter the College Foot Ball League.
Our college had the honor of starting the move
ment and it is hoped that it will be carried through
successfully.
Professor H. D. Patton, the State chairman of
the prohibition party, gave a very able address in
the chapel on the evening of Feb. 9th, on the
Liquor Question. Prof. Patton handled the sub
ject very ably, and showed very clearly the ques
tion which the young men of to-day will undoubt
edly have to settle in the future.
The La Vie editors expect to have their annual
out about the middle of May. This one promises
to be one of the best which will have been pub
lished as yet by our students. The annual is a
book always looked forward to with much inter
est and curiosity, and it also serves to show by its
appearance and make up, the talent of our stud•
ents in the literary line.
Three new testing machines have been set up
in the old chemical laboratory, to be used con
jointly by the departments of civil and mechani
cal engineering. The machine for tension and
compression can exert a maximum stress of one
hundred thousand pounds. Of the other two ma
chines, one is for torsion and the other is a cement
tester, they are is considered a valuable addition
to the equipment of the departments concerned.