war is placed with the general government. Noth
ing can be done by the State save with its con
sent. The word “troops” in the constitution
means a standing force, in distinction to the mi
litia which the States are expected to enroll, offi-
cer, equip and instruct.
The militia, under the Constitution while liable,
for enrollment at the call of the President in the
service of the United States, is at other times ex
clusively subject to State control, and is provided
for and governed by the State statutes. The mi
litia laws of the several States are alike in general
features, but are not based upon one good model,
hence it is not a uniform organization. In times
when not in the actual service of the United States,
the State government may legislate as to its or
ganization and control, subject, however, to the
paramount right of Congress to legislate on the
same subject. When, however, it is called forth
and has entered the service of the United States,
the authority of Congress is exclusive. Unless re
strained by their own constitutions, State Legisla
tures may foibid any body of men, other than the
regularly organized militia, to associate together
as a military company, or to drill or parade with
arms within the limits of the State. The State
laws of every State provide for what purposes, in
what manner, and by whom the militia may be
called out within their jurisdiction,
—Mr. and Mrs. Olds gave a large reception on
Thursday evening Nov., 3. to Mr. and Mrs. Wil
liam Foster who had just returned from their brid
al tour. After the reception, a large number of
the groom’s admiring friends, in order to show
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their good will, serenaded him with the best
musical talent the village affords.
—R. B. Mattern, ’93 has resigned his position
as editor-in-chief of this paper on account of pres
sure of work. G. R. Wieland ’93 has been elect.
ed to succeed him
—Sunday afternoon, Nov 6. Rev. Mr. Benton of
the Bellefonte Episcopal church, conducted an
Episcopal service in the chapel. The singing of
the choristers was very good.
—At an athletic meeting held on November
10th, the following officers were electedt-Presi
dent,-F. Mattern ; Vice President, A. Hoy; Sec
retary, J. E. Quigley ; Marshall, C. W. Burkett.
—ln accordance with the proclamation of Gov
ernor Paitison requesting all schools, academies
and colleges in Pennsylvania to observe Colum
bus Day, Oct., 21, with appropriate exercises, a
national salute was fired at 9 a. m. and an excel
lent program of speeches, orations and music was
rendered in the evening in the chapel.
—A committee from the Free Lance Staflf
have arranged a series of concerts and lectures to
be given in the College chapel. The first enter
tainment was by the Imperial Glee, Banjo,and
Guitar club of Boston. It was teally first class
and \ery entertaining and the students patron
ized it because the object in getting them here, is
to help clear the indebtedness of the Free Lance.
—The unpleasant words, “fire 1 fire!” rang
through the building on Monday morning, Oct.,
31st while the majority of the students were at
their several recitations, but erelong the hallways
were crowded, not with an excited and dazed
crowd, but with a lot of cool headed students
whose object was to quench the flames.
In a very short time after the alarm was given,
the hose was attached to the nearest water plug
this together with the bucket brigade soon reach
ed the roof of the back wing of the main college
building, where the fire was discovered and in a
short time the fire was put out. The fire is sup