—An• unusually large number of studeuts left College during the Thanksgiving vacation to visit home and friends ; some went to see the big foot ball games. —The University Hotel will soon be com pleted. Mr. Wescot, the lessee, expects to be ready for business by February, '94. Steam heat and electric light are to be used throughout. —Owing to the financial condition of the FREE LANCE, the staff decided not to send a• delegate to the meeting of the Central Inter-collegiate Press Association held at Lancaster, Saturday, December y• —Much interest is taken by the student body in the newspaper battle going on between this College and Bucknell University over the treat ment our team received in Lewisburg after the Bucknell foot ball game. —The organintion of a college glee club has been placed in Dr. Walker's hands and twenty eight candidates have already made application. At a recent meeting President Atherton gave the enterprise his hearty endorsement. —The Scientific Association held its first regular meeting in the reading room of the En gineering building, Tuesday evening, December 12. The following was the programme. Inaugural Address PRES, T. W. KINKAID. Some points on the development of the Weston instruments,......... Prof. M. NC GARVER. Ilineloo Mathematics, Prof. W. C. MAYER. What is quartered oak? General discussion. Prevention of dry rot, • 4t Coloriflo value of Organic substances," 61 —"The State College Scientific Association" is the name of a new society formed by the facul ulty and instructors. Its object is to promote discussion and research on the current scientific subjects. The following officers have been chos en t President, Professor 'l'. W. Kinkaid ; first vice-president, Professor William A. Buckhout ; second vice•president, Louis E. Reber; third vice. president, Professor M. C. Ihlseng ; secretary and treasurer, Dr. H. P. Armsby. THE FREE LANCE. —The Adelpht club elected the following members at a recent meeting: Professors F. P. Emery, F. E. Foss, H. H. Stoek, and J. M. Wolf; Messrs. G. K. Spence, D. Barton, B. B. Horton and H. G. Fleck, all of '95. The club expects to give its second cotillion in Bellefonte on the 26th of January. —The annual Thanksgiving Assembly was giv en by the senior class, Friday evening, December Ist. The patronesses were; Mrs. Daniel H. Hastings, • Mrs. James A. Beaver, Mrs. Ed. Colt, Mrs. J. M. Smith, Mrs. A. P. McDonald, Mrs. Charles N. Roberts, Mrs. James A. Johnson, Mrs. J. A. Bucher, Mrs. C. G. Furst, Mrs. William A. Simpson, Mrs. Frank Delo, Mrs. Thomas IV. Kinkaid, Mrs, George, W. Atherton, Miss Harriet McElwain, Mrs. Clyde E. Stitzer. —The Mines and Mining display of Pennsyl vania at the World's Fair is being arranged in the new Mechanical building. This exhibit was one of the most complete of its kind at the Fair, con taining collections of Pennsylvania minerals, models of mining machinery, and mining tools of all kinds. It is valued at $30,000. The state displays in education, agriculture, and forestry have also been donated to the College and are now being placed in the departments to which they belong. It took five cars to transport the whole from Chicago. —The following program was rendered by the Lotus Glee Club Friday, November 24 1. The Brownies" Lotus Glee Club. 2. "The Quaker's Kiss" Miss Marshall. El. "The Maiden's Wish' Lotus Glee Club 4. "Our Friendships" 5. Duet ..... 7. "Glory" Lotus Glee Club. 8. "Married to the Flowers" Miss Marshall. U. "sweet Peggy" Miss Marshall Mr. Raymond and Mr. Lewis Mr. Davis Wen triole ...Eugene Field. Chopin, J. U. Barrio. Selected ...Roeckel. S. 111. H. foyers Selected.
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