'93. Geo. R. Wieland is now professor of Chemistry and Geology at the Worthington Mili tary Institution, Nebraska. '93. H. W. Mattern visited college during ,last month. His position on the United States Coast and Geodetic survey has come to a close. '92. H. K. Rumberger, electrician on the New YOrk Central Railroad at Lyons, New York, visited college during last month. Ex-'92. Geo. H. Linsz is now general mana ger of the New York office of one of the large Traveling Accident Insurance Companies. His office is in the Clarke Building, Park Row and Nassau St. '92. J. Frank Shields sustained a severe loss by the death of his mother, which occurred at their home in Chester, Pa., on Thursday, Octo ber 18th. Mr. Shields' many friends, both here and elsewhere, will be very sorry to hear this, and we offer. him our heartfelt sympathy. ,Ex-'9r. J. H. Yocum is chemist for the United States Leather Co., New York city. '9o. I. C. M. Elenberger is a professor of the Tyrone High school. '9o. H. B. McLean is with the Westinghouse Co., at Newark, New Jersey. '9o. W. P. Brew has accepted a position with a large New York Importing House. Wat. L. Barclay, is located at Sinne mahoning,-Pa.. with the Barclay Bro., Lumber Co. Mr. Barclay was a student at the time the FREE LANCE was established, and was an active worker in laying for it a good foundation 'B7. W. F. White, fornierly stationed at Chi cago with the General Electric Co., is now at Schenectady, New York. '79. Dr. J. W. Weston is. city superintendent of the schools of Everett, State of Washington. '7B. C. F. Reeves, formerly professor of mod ern languages 'at State, is now professor of the same in the University of Washington at Seattle, Washington. THE FREE LANCE. '75. J. F. Sloan, formerly a professor of State and now a professor at Seattle, Washington, paid a visit to the college during the summer. '74. 0. P. Downing has left San Francisco and has gone to take charge of his fruit farms in Tulare Co., California. Lieut. John Pemberton, of the U S. Navy, and formerly assistant professor of Mechanical Engi neering at this institution, is now residing in E.tst Orange, New Jersey. has 12,000 students Wrenn, the American tennis champion, is a candidate for quarter-back on the Harvard eleven. The death of Oliver Wendell Holmes leaves only' five survivors .of the class of '29, at Harvard. The trustees of the Northwestern University have decided to enforce the wearing of caps and gowns.—Ex. This is ridiculous. James Mitchell, the holder of the world's rec ord for hammer throwing, is now a student in the University of Pennsylvania. Lehigh is agitating the "honor system" for the regulation of college examinations. We ought to agitate something of the kind here at State. We need a radical change in our examination system: The faculty of the University of Michigan will offer an athletic prize for general excellence in athletics. It is to be in the form of a trophy, which will become the personal property of the winner. At State though the faculty has never giv en prizes, yet individual members of that body give prizes in the shape of cups to those excelling in the various lines and to the best all around ath letes. COLLEGE 0R.1317'. Cornell has about 1300 students registered this Oxford University consists of 22 colleges and
Significant historical Pennsylvania newspapers