legheny; 'go. H. W. Mitchell of Pittsburg.; '9o.
G. R. Meek, of Bellefonte ; 'go. W. E. Stevenson ;
'92. C. E. Aull ; A. W. Stevenson, E. L. Steven
son, of Pittsburg ; James Potter, of Bellefonte ;
L. V. Sheafer and John Grier, of Butler.
Thomas Wright Kincaid, past Assistant Engi
neer, United States Navy, recently appointed pro
fessor of marine engineering at this institution,
graduated from the United States Naval Academy
in 1880. He served on vessels of the North At
lantic squadron until xBB6, when he accepted the
professorship of Mechanical Engineering in the
New Hampshire State College, which he held until
xBB9. He was chief engineer of
. the United States
Gunboat Pinta, Alaska waters, until 1892, when
he was appointed inspector of machinery for Uni
ted States Naval vessels at Cramps' ship yard, which
position he occupied until receiving the above ap
pointment.
Dr. Atherton has been asked to be one of a
committee of six to communicate with the city,
county, and borough Superintendents of the State
on the subject of University Extension. The oth
er members are Dr. Edward Brooks, Superintend
ent of Philadelphia schools; Dr. DeGarmo, Pres.
of Swarthmore ; Dr. G. M. Phillips, of West Ches
ter Normal ; Prof. Devine, of the American Asso
ciation, and Mr. Brumbaugh, recently Superinten
dent of Huntingdon schools. Several of the facul
ty of the State College are on the list of lecturers,
and Prof. Sparks is delivering a course in Altoona
on American History. The proposed centers in
Bellefonte, Lock Haven and Johnstown will prob
ably Ee supplied from this institution. Thus the
State College becomes allied with the foremost
educational movement and is of use to the adja
cent parts of the State.
COLLEGE ORBIT.
Connecticut has more college students in pro
portion to her population than any other State in
the Union.
THE FREE LANCE.
Stagg, the famous athlete will train the baseball
team of the Chicago University.
The total amount of gifts received at Cornell
University last year was $2,005,048.
Over forty contestants have entered the prelim
inary oratorical contest at Ann Arbor.
At Princeton no student will be allowed to
bring a watch into the rooms at the coming exam-
inations
The receipts of the Athletic Association, at Har
vard, last year, were $12,115.16 ; the expenses,
Of the three hundred and twenty-two members
of the House of Representatives, one hundred and
six are college graduates.
At Boston University the faculty has voted to
permit work on the college paper to count as hour's
work in the course allowing seven hours per week
to the managing editor, and two hours to each of
his assistants. The thousands of toil-worn, care
laden collegiate editors would rise tip and call their
respective faculties blessed were they all to take
such philanthropic action.
AN EPISODE.
She was short, brunette—and pretty
And I thought she smiled at me ;
So, when I had passed the maiden
I looked back,—quite naturally,
But a bit of icy sidewalk
lily unwary feet beguiled,
And this time I did not think it;
I kncw the maiden smiled.
All time divided is
Into two parts, my dear.
The one is when you're far away,
The other's when you're near.
The one goes creeping slowly by,
In truth, I scarce can wait
Until the other coming on,
Shall And me at your gate.
Then how the sands ily out!
How sport they through the groove !
And each one whispers passing by,
"'Tway Maude that made me move.
—Cynic
—CyWe.