We have good reasons to think that we shall go to camp next term and we hope our expectations may be fulfilled. There are many students who have not experienced our cadet camp life, having come here since the last one which was three years ago. The battalion has had bayonet drill in the armory two times per week since the beginning of the term. Four days of each week are to be. devoted to target practice for the remainder of the session, the manufacture of ammunition being part of. the instruction. A iiew Journal of the Engineering Society has just been published bearing the date, March 1891. Every alumnus of P. S. C. should send for a copy of . the Journal. It can give to the graduate of former years, an idea of the work which is now being done in engineering at his alma mater. The Journal may be procured from its Business Manager, H. H. Herr, for twentrfive'cents. On Feb. 27th, the Washington Literary Society gave a musicale. Music was furnished by Miss Wyman, Miss Palmer, Prof. and Mrs. Davis, Miss Hattie Atherton, Mr. Caughey, Miss Willard and the College orchestra. All the local talent after trying the new W. L. S. piano pronounced it first class. The musicale was a great success, the hall being crowded full. The entertainment given by the Cresson Lit erary Society on Friday evening Feb. 27th was something of a novelty, being a burlesque on the Farmers' Institute. It was opened by an address of welcome by the president of the society, Mr. Rumberger, after which business of many kinds was discussed and settled. Then the Hon. J. Cloverseed Longfellow (im personated by R, B. Mattern) gave a very inter esting address on the subject of "The Nobility of Agriculture." The quartette then rendered a most fitting selection entitled "Bring in in the Seeds," and as encore Mr. Kintner rendered his favorite song "Mariah" accompanied by the quar tette. Debate followed, the question was—"Re- THE FREE LANCE. solved that Penna. State College be rechristened the Farmer's High School." Rothrock and Kintner on the affimative, Williamson and Small on the negative. The Judges decided in favor of the negative. Then followed another song "Sweet Springtime has come." The paper by N. M. Loyd was devoted to the discussion of the "Yield and Nutritive Value of Soiling Crops." Afterwards the orchestra render ed several selections during which a very enjoy able intermission was given, which closed the exercises. On February i9th there washeld in the college chapel a memorial service for General Sherman, Admiral Porter and Secretary Windom, Each class selected its orator for the cccasion, and the whole performance was creditable not only to those that took part but alsci to the whole college. The following was the programme : Music, - Male Quartette. Reading of the President's Proclamation. Invocation, - Rev. E. F. Davis. Declamation, - - B. A. Musser, '94. Oration, - - J. J. Kintner, '93. Ode, C. H. Hile, '92. Oration, W. M. Camp,'9 . Music—" The Star Spangled Banner, Messrs. Caughey, Quigley 4.t Miss Willard. Dr. Ath?.rton. Address, Music, FOOT BALL LEAGUE Representatives from Bucknell ) Dickinson, Franklin and Marshall, Haverford, Swarthmore and State College met in Harrisburg on Feb. 28th, for the purpose of organizing a permanent foot ball association. It was named The Penn sylvania Inter-Collegiate Foot Ball Association. A provision was made by which the offices of President, Vice President, Secretary and Treasur • er were to be filled each year from those four col leges having the highest standing during the pre vious year, The government of the league was Song, America
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