G. Lutlier Fon Dersmith, of Lancaster, and ushers
Phil. Gossler, of New York, John S. Rengier, of
Lancaster, H. R. Leyden, of Chicago, H. W.
Mitchell and A. A. Patterson, of Pittsburg, Jos.
Heistand, of Philadelphia, Dr. W. H. Walker, of
State College and H. C. Quigley, of Bellefonte.
There was a reception afterwards at the residence
of the bride’s parents. Lieut, and Mrs. S. S. Pague
assisted in receiving.
COLLEGE ORBIT.
Amherst Freshmen have subscribed $350 to
ward the foot ball fund.
The University of Chicago has adopted orange
as the University color.
The Harvard observatory has been undergoing
extensive repairs this Summer.
Daily, monthly and weekly papers will be pub
lished by the students of Chicago University.
The total membership of Greek letter societie
in the American colleges is estimated at 77,000.
The Senior Class of Cornell is to be built an
athletic club house on Percy Field, as a memorial*
During the last seven years Yale has played 78
games of foot ball with a total of 3863 points to
her opponents 88.
The University of Michigan, last year, gradua
ted 689 men, the largest class ever graduated from
an American institution.
The University of Pennsylvania is to have a
dormitory building costing $ 125,000. It will be
the largest in the United States.
H. D. Williams, Yale’s famous half-back and
hurdler, has entered the medical department of
the University of Pennsylvania.
At Harvard, arrangements have been made to
allow students to complete the course necessary
for the degree of A. B. in three years, and in the
fourth year to accomplish the work neccessary to
secure the degree A. M.
THE FREE LANCE.
Beaumont, the coacher of the Dickinson foot
ball team, resigned his position because the
players would not train as he desired.
Yale is to have a new telescope. It is now be
ing built by Clark, at Cambridge, and will cost
150,000. The glass is to be twenty-eight inches
and will be one of the best ever constructed.
A round trip to the World’s Fair has been off
ered to the member of the University of Pennsyl
vania eleven scoring the most points against oppo
nents this season. Camp has secured the prize.
The largest football scores on record were made
by Harvard against Exeter in 1886, when she
scored 128-0. Yale’s largest is 136-0, against Wes
leyan in 1886, and Princeton’s 140-0, against La
fayette in 1884.
One-third of the University students of Europe
die prematurely from the effects of bad habits ac
quired in college j one-third die prematurely from
the effects of close confinement at their studies,
and the other third govern Europe.
The board of directors of the University of Chi
cago have voted to erect a gymnasium, to cost
$200,000. A. A. Stagg, chief instructor, will as
sume his duties at Chicago October 1, and will
have three assistants, one of whom will be a wo-
The University of the City of New York has
bought nineteen acres of land near Fordham
Heights, opposite Two Hundredth Street. New
buildings are to be commenced next year. Eight
acres have been laid out for athletic grounds; and
a boat house is to be built on a part of the trans
fer which fronts on the Harlem river.
Brown University has opened its doors to the
fair sex and with pleasing results, if the following
from the Brown Herald voices the sentiments of
the student body. That paper says: *‘The pres
ent attitude of Brown University toward young
ladies finds favor with all, including young ladies.
It is time for all leading colleges to take down the
boards from across their 'ladies’ entrance.”’