semi-annually from the State Treasury at the rate of six per cent. • The name of the "Farmers' High School" was changed to the "Agricultural College of Pennsyl vania" in 1862, and in 1874 to the "Pennsylva nia State College." In 1878 there was an appro priation of $BO,OOO to the College, since which time there have been additional appropriations of $126,000 and $150,000 by recent Legislatures for the erection of needed buildings. So that the State has durim; the last thirty five years or longer expended here something over $550,000 an average amount of aboutfifteen thousand dollars per annum ; andfor the uses for which it is designed there can be no doubt that the property is worth dollarfor dol lar upon the investment. So many things attract attention here that might be spoken of at length, but which must be be passed with brief mention The campus where landscape gardening shows itself a fine art, with trees and shrubbery, and foliage plants and flow ers, walks and drives, green grass, and hints of virgin forest ; .the botanical and zoological and geological collections; the botanical, chemical, physical and electrical laboratories; the college and experiment station farms, with nearly thirty acres of orchard and a vineyard with choice varie ties of grapes ; greenhouses ; creamery where the cream is separated from the milk within ten min utes of the milking time, and butter made within thirty minutes ; the barns, the live stock, labora tories for agricultural work with their appliances for analysis of grains,grasses, and fertilizers; the Experiment Station under the joint auspices of the State and the United States, where every facility is afforded for work in this direction ; the ire ±an ical work shops for practical work by the students, in wood and iron ; the college library of eight thousand volumes or more, etc., etc. And in the social and student life of the place, reading clubs, college orchestra, instrumental quartettes, college societies, a flourishing branch of the Young Men's Christian Association, etc. , We name these things THE FREE LANCE. hastily, because they belong to the life of the place which we would fairly picture to the reader. This institution of learning therefore gives prom ise of being the great State school of the ,future in Pennsylvania. Like our Normal .schools, it be longs to the Common School System.. Pennsylva nia appropriates annually $5,000,000 for her pub lic schools. Let her State College be fostered in like generous spirit and with the same far-seeing wisdom. The paramount interest of the Common wealth is the education of her citizens; and for this she can afford the largest expenditure upon all grades of schools, from the primary school to the university. reta)4.: 6 LL. !L g._ ) ??.ff' . . .. —Miss M:tytee Olds gave a large reception to her friends on Friday evening, February 24. —The faculty granted a two days' vacation fol lowing the 22d, of Feb. It was highly apprecia ted by all. --A reception was given by Professor and Mrs. Reber to their guest, Miss Stoner,. on Saturday evening, Feb., i t. will appear in a new play at Garman's opera house, Thursday, - April 6th, 1893. . A curtain "Sugar and Cream,." will be followed by the new and sparkling comedy "Arabian Nights." The cast will include :—Miss Katharine Harris, Miss Caroline Oryis, Miss Mary Valentine, Miss Emily Valentine, Mr. John M. Dale, Esq., 'B2, Mr. 011ie Orvis, Esq., '76, Mr. John Blanchard Esq., Mr. Chas. B. Houck, and Mr. Edw. Valen tine. The former efforts of the club have met with such. marked success, that all who attend will be amply repaid. . . _ ,4 r • i• 4, • ' —The Amateur. Dramatic club of Bellefonte •••••••? • 1 1. 1 . 0,444