—The Sigma Chi fraternity gave a reception
Monday evening, June 12.
—The lady members of the graduating class
gave a reception at the cottage Friday evening,
May 26th.
—The cup offered by Prof. E. E, Sparks, was
won by White, '94, and the one offered by Dr.
Win. Frear by Caughey, '93.
—The annual address to the alumni, was d&
livered by the Hon. Charles Emory Smith. His
subject was, ''Are we worse than our fathers ?"
—The Bellefonte Central R. R. is adding
greatly to the appearance of its property here
by grading the grounds, making paths and sod
ding.
—The senior class honors were as follows :
first honors, Miss Emma E. Camp, H. E. Dunkle,
and Miss Carrie McElwain ; second hoors, D.
"''''-;;;;;,,. R. B Mattern, and J. M. Small.
—The alumni defeated the college base ball
telm in a five inning game, June 13. The seore
was as follows:
Alumni
College
—The following members of the Board of Trust
ees have been re-elected for three years : Samuel
R. Downing, Esq., West Chester; Hon. John H.
Orvis, Bellefonte ; Hon. Amos H. Mylin, Lancas
ter; Hon. John A. Woodward, Howard.
—At the annual meeting of the alumni, June
r3th, the following officers were elected : W. E.
Gray, 'Bl, president; J. Price Jackson, 'B9, sec
retary and treasurer; W. A. Buckhout, '6B, histo
rian ; J. F. Robb, of Pittsburg, was re-elected as
a member of the Board of Trustees.
—The following prizes have been awarded for
the pastyear : English prize, J. J. Connelley '97 ;
McAllister prize, Charles Beugler, '96, Junior Ora
torical prize, A.G. Guyer ; Orvis prizes, first, •G.
B. Snyder; second, E. P. Harder; third, C. W.
Burkett. Rhetorical prizes, first, F. A. Hemp
hill, '96; second, C. W. Burkett, '95.
THE FREE. LANCE.
2 0 1 1 0-5
0 0 0 0 0-2
—A memorial scholarship has been provided
for by W. F. Strouse, 'B7, to be known as the
Strouse scholarship
—A committee consisting of Prof. H. J. Waters,
E. J. Haley, and H. M. Beaver, was appoin
ted to consider plans for a grand stand. The re
cent appropriation of the State Legislature is to be
used.
—At an athletic mass meeting Monday evening,
June sth, the athletic association tendered Sena
tor Woods a unanimous vote of thanks, for his ef
forts in securing the appropriation for a grand
stand.
—The place left vacant by the •resignation of
Professor Barnard, who was head of the civil de
partment, will be filled by Professor Frederick E.
Foss, of the Massachusetts Institute of Technol
ogy.
—At a recent athletic meeting, a committee
was appointed to change the college yell.
Much dissatisfaction is caused by the one now in
use. H. M. Beaver, chairman of the committee,
will be glad to receive suggestions relating to the
change.
—On May 3oth, the college nine added anoth
er victory to their list by defeating the strong
Bucknell team with Smith in the box. Atherton
and Hartswick did very efective work, and first
was well played by Stuart. The following is the
score by innings :
.....3 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0-8
.....3 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 1-9
Bucknell
State College
—The alumni dinner, given in the college ar
mory, Tuesday, June 13th, was quite a success.
Ex• Governor Beaver, who acted as toastmaster,
after some appropriate remarks, introduced Hon.
Charles Emory Smith. On behalf of the alumni
short addresses, were delivered by Cyrus Gordon,
'66; Prof. A. H. Tuttle, '63, University of Virginia ;
Daniel Cessna, '6.3 ; Chauncey F. York, '76 ; A.
0. Smith, '79; G. R. Wieland, '93. These were
followed by addresses from Representative Mc-
Cormick, of Centre county, and President Ather
ton.