a great deal of improving going on upon the grounds
and there is yet much that needs to be done to
complete the work already begun; so I suppose the
Board feels somewhat reluctant to appropriate a
very large sum to a new undertaking until some of
the old ones are pushed."
"Well perhaps you are right in your surmise ;
but it seems hard to believe that after hoping so
long for the realization of our wishes we shall have
to be satisfied with scarce a beginning toward
them."
"I would not look at it in such a discouraging
light. Wait until the students get rightly interested
in the matter ; wait until they realize the advant
ages and necessities of successful field sports ; then,
perhaps we can see our way clear towards what we
desire. Look at it in this light. We have over
two hundred students. Say one hundred and fifty
of these at least could see enough advantage in
outdoor and field ports to each give one dollar or
perhaps more. Three hundred dollars would make
a pretty good start towards a track.
"I didn't think of it in that light. I believe
that is worth working up. Let us go in and talk
to some of the boys."
Pointing out across the foot-ball ground to
where a ,number of stakes were driven in the ground
in somewhat regular order, he explained :
"Those are the stakes marking out where our
quarter mile track is to be. You notice it is laid
out so as to enclose within its boundaries both the
base-ball and foot-ball grounds.
"But," remarked the observer, "don't you think
the ground is rather uneven to lay off a foot-ball
field inside of that track ? I notice over there
about the middle is a depression that would take
at least six or seven feet of filling to make the field
level, and up there near the corner of the woods
is a rise or knoll that will have to be taken off and
in doing that you will be likely to strike solid
rocks.
"Oh 1" enthusiastically remarked the first speak
er, "the college is going to fix that up for us.
They will level all that up first in the track, and
THE FREE LANCE.
everything, and they are going to begin on it just
as soon as the weather opens up."
• "Going to do all this with one hundred and fifty
dollars, eh ? a job I would scarce think worth
while to commence with less than five hundred ?
"Who said anything about one hundred and
fifty dollars ?"
"Why, didn't you hear about it? The Board of
trustees have donated that much to put in a track."
"The deuce I We'd better make it a foot path
then."
Dr. AthertOn has also secured Dr. Gregory for
a series of lectures on topics of the day.
The Rev. W. B. Carr, of Latrobe, preached in
the college chapel on Sunday, March s 2.
Professor and Mrs. Pond spent vacation with
friends in Amherst, Massachusetts.
C. M. Green and H. Hamilton, of the Senior
class,spent their Easter vacation at Niagara Falls.
The removal of the hedge between the Ladies'
Cottage and the Main Building adds materially
to the appearance of that part of the campus.
On Saturday evening, April 4th, Prof. and Mrs.
McKee entertained a number of the students at
their home in State College.
The officers and non-commissioned officers of
the Battalion will be drilled in the sabre exer
cises, by Lieut. Wolf, this term.
The prospects are that Tennis will be more
generally played by students than ever before.
Courts have already been rolled and brought into
good condition.
On the evening of April 7th, Mr. Olds gave a
very pleasant party at his home in the village for a
number of his friends who remained in State Col-
lege during vacation.
While the prospect for base ball is not as bright
as in some previous years the general outlook
warrants us in saying that we shall be able to put
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a good team into the field.
LOCALS.