—The full report of the winter meeting of the
Trustees has not yet been issued. One of the
most important steps was the abolishing of the B
Preparatory year, thus making the Preparatory
course only one year in length.
—At an enthusiastic meeting of the athletic
association, Tuesday evening, February 26th, G.
K. Spence '95, was elected manager of the foot
ball team for the coming season. H. M. Beaver
and C. W. Burkett, his opponents made a strong
fight, but did not gain the prize.
—J. A. Dunsmore '9.j, J. L. Harris '95, and
B. F. Williams '95, were elected members of the
Board of Foot Ball directors in accordance with
the new amendments to the constitution. The
board as now made up is composed of the above
three students together with B. F. Fisher '96,
captain, and coach Hoskins.
—Mr. Hodson, who pitched for Harrisburg
and later for Bellefonte, during the last base
ball season, has been secured to, coach the base
ball team till he is called away to fill his position
when the professional season opens in June. His
terms are very reasonable and the management
did a wise thing in getting him here.
—On the evening of Wednesday, February 7, at
about 6.is o'clock, fire was discovered in a room
on the sth floor, at the east end of the main
building. It occurred just as the students were
coming from sniper, and it was some time before
efficient measures could be taken to stop it.
There was a great deal of unnecessary confusion,
and the amount of water used was sufficient to
put out three or four such fires; but the boys
worked hard and deserve a great deal of credit
for what they did. The fire started behind the
radiator and burned through to the floor below,
scorching the wails and destroying the furniture.
It was out in abotit twenty minutes after it was
discovered but not before everything was deluged
with water. The damage was not very heavy,
and we can congratulate ourselves on its not
being worse.
THE FREE LANCE.
—The Alumni Record of The Pennsylvania
State College is just from press. It contains a
tabulated statement of the Alumni, their doings
since they left college and their present addresses
and occupations.
—At the elections for editors of the '96 La
Vie, held February 22d, the following men were
chosen: W. E. Snyder, Editor in Chief; W. A.
Lyon, Chas. Thomas, G. M. McKee, C. M.
Thompson, J. F. McCormick, Jr., F. W. Jessop,
L. B. Carter, Editors; B. J. Bowen, Artist ; R.
A. Klock, Photographer.
—The class of '97 gave their Freshman Ban
quet, at the Fallon House, Lock Haven, Friday,
evening, February 9th. P. F. SAlers was toast
master, and the following gentlemen responded to
toasts :
—The following topics were discussed by the
Scientific Association at its meeting Jan. 3oth.
r. The relative advantages of simple and com
pound locomotives.
2. Will subjects in the hypnotic state commit
real crimes? .
qualities.
7. The application of mathematics to econom
ic problems.
8. The history and present state of the storage
battery problem.
9. Classic notation and numeration.
to. Preventive inocculation for tuberculosis,
Our Class.
The Faculty,
The Ladies,
Athletics,
The "Sophs."
Cider,
3. The commercial use of synthetic processes.
4. The future of the steam turbine.
5. A simple harmonic motion apparatus.
6. The hereditary transmission of acquired
The classification of the sciences.
12. The Manchester ship canal.
z'3. Ballistics.
C. W. Hardt,
D. R. Goodman,
W. P. Cochran,
J. A. Dunsmore,
J. J. Connelly,
A. L. Cromlich.