ing community, where they were addressed for a
short time by Gov. Mattison, who heartily con
gratulated the college on the wonderful improve
ments which had been effected since his first visit
a number of years ago. At 2.30 the batallion
was formed in the Armory and inspected by the
Governor, and then for a short time drilled in
the manual of aims and the setting up drills, in
accordance with the new tactics. Later in the
afternoon his Excellency left for Bellefonte.
The students, in the course in Advanced Chemis
t Ty, have organized themselves under the name of
the Lavoisier Chemical Society, for the purpose of
discussing papers on subjects of , interest to chem
ists. The meetings of the new organization arc
he'd every Monday evening, at seven o'clock, in
the Chemical Laboratory. The following cfficers
were elected at the first meeting of the society
whi( h was held on Feb. Sth E. J. Haley, Presi
dent ; Chas. Eachus, '92, Vice President; IV. P.
Smiley', '93, Secretary and Treasurer; Charles
Athert on, E J. Haley and Chas. Eachus, Execu
tive Committee.
The following is the standing of the Triangle
\Vhist Club up to date:
Mr. Downing, So,
Prof. Reber, • 75.
Mr. Butz, 7 .
Read, .
11 ile, .
Mr. Holler,
Small,
Mr. Haley,
Loyd,
Brown,
Herr,
Prof. Jackson,
COIgfiIIUIWCATIONS,
11i . EDITOR
From reports given in your paper during the
past session it appears that nearly all interest in
the Engineering Society has ceased and that the
THE FREE LANCE.
Journal of the Society was not published because
there were not enough members to "prepare suf
ficient matter for the issue." In an article in your
November number the following in reference to
the society is found "For several years every
thing worked smoothly, and it was decided by
all its members to be a source of much benefit.
Last year the interest commenced to lag, and this
year, when the College has more technical stu
c:ents than ever before, the society has less
members.''
At first, I beg leave to state briefly that the
meaning of the above question is somewhat in
error, and as far as accounting for the present
state of affairs, is misleading. Last year was but
the sec:md year of the society, which a reader un
acquainted with the fact, could not infer from the
first sentence of the quotation. Also, the last year
was nut a less prosperous one for the society than
the previous year ; for although owing to known
causes, the membership was not so large, yet the
interest among the members for the work of the
society did not lag. The programs of the meet
ings were well carried out. and I think that the
papers published in the/our/J/1/ will show that no
pains were spared to make the productions credi•
table to the Society. During last year two issues
of the/or/ma/ were published by the society, the
latter one of which was of increased volume, be•
sides paying for the issue published the year before
(which was the first issue ever published by the
society) ; and information is received that but
twenty dollars stood against the society at the be
ginning of the present college year.
In view of such facts and the present surround
ings of the College, it seems that something must
be wrong. An examination of the College Cata•
Logue reveals that thirty-six engineering students
are enrolled in the present Senior and Junior
classes, all of whom are eligible to membership in
the society. The College authorities have always
given their support to the society in as many ways
as were possible ; and we are sure they would be
only too willing to continue this support, The