didates for the team to represent us in the May
meet in Philadelphia.
In the meantime let 'pj ami ’p6 decide upon a
series of events for a midwinter Athletic meet in
which the cane question can be settled, and then
the abolition of the cane rush may, when May
days come, be found to have benefited.us materi
ally a second time, as it is clear that our foot ball
team owes much of its proud position to the aban
donment of the cane rush. Such a contest would
be at once novel, interesting, and useful.
THERE will be two Athletic field contests in
the Spring term for the cups offered by Mr.
Hoskins, also an inter-class meet to decide,
the holder of ’92’s cup. Let every student com
mence putting himself into prime condition now,
attending not alone to exercise in the armory, but
to his general habits, and methods.
THE “ Lafayette ,” in describing the game at
Wilkesbarre, practically confesses to a great
deal of surprise a.t the kind of foot ball State
College can play, and patronizingly concedes that
our team is a good one for cne of the “smaller col
leges.” Now, while we trust that the day when
self-sufficiency is our crime is far removed, we may
be excused for remarking that “The sun do move,’’
and for suggesting that those visiting State College
are also surprised—agreeably, however—when
they examine our surroundings and equipment.
Our visitors always go away convinced that in ad
dition to a good foot ball team we have quite a
n imber of good points.
ANY who think in their little souls that an of
fence like that committed in the chapel
some time since is condoned, soon forgot
ten, or winked at, are in a position to be mightily
undeceived some day.
A number of the students who invited their
friends to the Thanksgiving Assembly remember
THE FREE LANCE.
with disgust that they had to explain why the Col
lege chapel was so odoriferous. It is temporary
insanity liable to result in chronic asininity that
leads the children of praying mothers and Chris
tian homes to such childish misuse of technical
knowledge. Or was the home influence lacking,
and do we get visited upon us the irresponsible ac
tions of some poor weakling heavily burdened by
“sins of the fathers ?”
"T ITOULD it not be a good move to make at
yV tendance upon morning chapel exercises
optional with the Junior and Senior class
es ? At present all day students who have no rec
itations at eight o’clock are excused, and it is cer
tainly very annoying to drop study just when in
the midst of a lesson and run to chapel for ten or
fifteen minutes, even if one does room in the build
ing. In the Junior and Senior years, when the af
ternoon is always occupied in practicing, a quarter
of an hour’s study is often very valuable for reca
pitulating work which was gone over hurriedly
the night before.
THERE may be a very distinct likeness or con
nection between the superabundant physical
strength and. vitality which finds vent in or
gies and insults, and the energy which wins in the
“world’s broad field of battle.” But let no man
mistake the fact that the orgie and a healthy hap
py life stand in deadly antithesis. Every really
self respecting and worthily ambitious young man
can endorse these words of the Rev. Madison C.
Peters, of the Bloomingdale Reformed church, N.
Y. C. delivered the Sunday after Thanksgiving
night knowing so well what provoked them.
“Tlib student's mind kept on tlie continual strotoh of se
rtous study will prematurely lose Its lieultliy uetion. Stu.
dents must have tlielr times of sport, and It Is not necessa
ry that wo bring the hours of recreation under too rigid
scrutiny of reason. Sin committed In the pursuit of pleas
ure Is us sinful us If done for the sake of profit. Thanks
giving Day among the people generally has more to do
v Ith the stomach tliuu with the service of Clod, and with
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