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.
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—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. . . _
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—The Amateur. Dramatic club of Bellefonte
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