chants and the elder inhabitants of this place, was run to Bellefonte and back Saturday afternoon, the train leaving State College at 2 p. m. arriving at Bellefonte at 3p. m. The guests had an hour at B.:llefonte, during which time a picture was taken of the train and occupants. At 4p. in. the engine bell called together all those who wished to return to the College and soon after the train rolled out of the station arriving at P. S. C. .at 5 p. tn. This road will be known as the Bellefonte Central. The regular schedule went into effect Monday, April 4th. Three regular trains will be run each day between the College and Bellefonte, the rapidity in which this road was built is an ex ample of the enterprise which is characteristic of Mr. S'ioemaker, the contractor and superintendent and ere long the station will be completed and then' the students of P. S. C. can congratulate themselves on having all the convenience possess ed by the students of other colleges. The contest between th. Freshman and Sopho more classes, which grew out of the old custom of hoisting the class flag, took place Saturday morn ing, April 9th. Late Friday night the Freshman were busy making arrangements for the hoisting of their flag, when it was discovered by the Sophomores, who kept uP a strict vigilance throughout the night, and succeeded in foiling the attempt of their antagonists to raise their flag pole on the campus. The Freshmen then resort ed to other means of displaying their colors and unfurled them between the cottage and the main building on a telegraph wire, near a pole to which it was fastened. When the Sophs discovered this a rush was made and after they had severed the connections between the flag and the pole, leav ing the flag suspended only from the wire, they then cut the wire and the flag fell to the ground, and what followed can be easily imagined ; the blacking of eyes and the maiming of opponept's was the order of the morning. The flag • was greatly demolished during the scrap, which con tinued for thirty minutes. The result of the con flict was that the Sophs secured about half of the THE FREE LANCE. flag, Thus ended the first day's battle; and peace reigned supreme until Tuesday morning, when the members of the Sophomore class march ed into chapel with.the remnants of '9s's flag'fly ing from the lapels of their coats. The opposing army being stationed in the rear, filed out of the chapel, out of their usual order; and after selecting the hall and stairway as their field of battle, pre pared to attack the enemy who marched out as usual. The object of the attack being to secure the emblems of their class which were worn by the Sophs. A general conflict ensued, but was of short duration owing to the number of peace makers who had assembled in great haste from the rostrum. All the divisions of the opposing armies were compelled to retire to their strong holds —their recitation rooms Thus ended the second day's battle. The third day's battle be gan at i p. m. Tuesday, when the Freshman troops assembled at the corner of College avenue and Front street and prepared to attack the enemy in divisions as they returned from their several mess halls. The Sophomores being attacked as they were, were in the minority and not able to retain the colors of their opponents. This day's battle ended with several minor encounters and the Sophs did not appear again with other than their own colors. This ended one of the most hotly contested clasS fights ever witnessed at P. S, C. After the contest, tailors were in great demand, hurrying here and there on battlefield taking or ders for clothing. The odor of arnica was distingu ishable throughout the vicinity; and•the quarters of the participants might have been taken for apothecary shops, Ex-'95. J. K. Newburn is engaged in stock dealing at Pittsburg, Pa. Ex-'93. J. A. C. Love returned to college at the beginning of this term and has entered the Freshman. class. PERSONALS.
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