THE SEMI-ANNUAL MEETING OF THE
CENTRAL INTER-COLLEGIATE
PRESS ASSOCIATION.
On Saturday, December sth, at II a. m. the
fall meeting of the Inter-Collegiate Press Associa
tion was held at the Colonnade Hotel, Philadel
phia. Delegates were present from the Universi
ty of Pennsylvania, Haverford, State College,
Swarthmore, Dickinson, Franklin and Marshall,
Muhlenbefg, Georgetown University and Lafay
ette. The Lehigh Burr, Columbia Spectator,
Bracknell Mirror and Princetonian failed to have
representatives present.
The meeting was called to order by Vice Presi
dent McAllister of the Swarthmore Phoenix who
read a paper urging the forming of an inter-colle
giate oratorical association. The paper presented
the advantages to be derived from such an organi
zation and cited as examples of their success the
one at present existing in the western colleges as
well as between Harvard and Yale. The proposi
tion was discussed by the delegates and it was de
cided that the matter should be pushed, if possi
ble, through the college press.
Other papers were then read by the following
gentlemen Mr. Loux of the Lafayette, "Best
methods of electing editors;" Mr. Coley of the
Red and Blue, "Duties of the Business Mana
gers ;" Mr. Roberts of the Dicktnsonian, "The
Honor System."
At the conclusion of this part of the programme,
Mr. George Henderson, general secretary of the
Society for the Extension of University Teaching,
gave a most interesting talk on the progress of
University extension in the past few years,—ex
plaining the origin of the society, its objects and
methods as well as briefly reviewing the work which
it is at present ,carrying on.
Following this was the annual election of
officers which resulted as follows Presi
dent, T. L. Coley, of the Rea' and Blue ; Vice-Presi
dent, J. L. Carver, Swarthmore Phoenix ; Secre
tary and Treasurer, J. F. Sinclair, Pennsylvanian.
THE FREE LANCE.
Executive Committee, W. M. Hart of the .Hav
ettordian ; N. M. Loyd, of the FREE LANCE ; C.
F. Harper of the Diekinsonian, and J. H. Apple,
of the F. and M. Student.
Following the election, a motion was passed
that the association issue a call for an Inter-Na
tional Tnter-Collegiate Press Convention to meet
in Chicago during the World's Fair and a com
mittee was appointed to take charge of the matter.
After a few other minor matters of business the
convention adjourned to one of the dining rooms
of the hotel where an excellent banquet was serv
ed which concluded the programme of the clay.
DICKINSON-STATE COLLEGE GAME
The.lizzle of the Dickinson-State College game
demands a statement of facts throlgh our col
umns. Our College representative went to the
meeting of the Executive Committee of the State
League instructed to arrange for a game in Al
toona, if possible, as it was thought that it would
be a paying venture. A mutuil arrangement was
made to play with Dickinson College at Altoona,
the . game counting as given on our own grounds ;
the committee agreeing to Altoona, as it was sat
isfactory to both colleges concerned.
However, upon finding that the grounds we had
bored to get had been cut up into building lots,
and that no enclosed grounds were available in the
city, it was feared that it would. not prove a finan
cial success, as first hoped, and three weeks before
the date of playing, Dickinson was notified of this
outlook and asked to come to State College. It
was thought that Dickinson so understood the ar
rangement if Altoona was left out of the question ;
but she claims that she did not so understand mat
ters and after some correspondence stated that she
"would not play at State College" but offered our
choice Altoona, Harrisburg or Carlise." We chose
Altoona and notified them of the same, and they
at once answered that ''they would not play us in
Altoona unless we guaranteed their expenses" as