—The Washington Society has elected the fol
lowing officers for the coming term : President,
H. C. Peffer ; Vice-President, W. A. Harvey;
Recording Secretary, W. A. Hutchinson ; Critic,
Miss McClelland ; Treasurer, George E. Seibert;
Editors, Hemphill and Stewart.
—We take pleasure in being able to announce
the approaching marriage of Prof. Stook to Miss
Ricketts, of Wilkesbarre. The event is to take
place in Wilkesbarre on Thursday, Dec. loth.
Prof. Willard is to act as an usher. The students
extend their congratulations to Prof. Stook.
—The department of physics lately received a
valuable dividing and comparing engine. It is a
I)ery delicate instrument and is used for dividing
scales and similar work, in which line it will be a
great addition to the department. The instru
ment was made by the Societe Genevoise, Geneva,
Switzerland.
—Thanksgiving passed very quietly at the col
lege, the four days of vacation slipping rapidly
by. Many boxes were demolished, but no fatali
.ties occurred. A number of the students went to
their homes to spend the time, and those living
in the vicinity of Pittsburg took in our Thanks
giving game with the Pittsburg Athletic Club.
—The officers of the Press Bureau are C. S.
Gingrich '96, president ; H. H. Allen '97, secre
tary. The Bureau has had prepared a plate with
cuts of the college buildings and appropriate de
scription of the same, which will be sent to news
papers wishing to use them. Students interested
may receive information from the officers of the
Bureau.
—At a meeting of the Athletic Association, on
Monday evening, the following officers and com
mittees were elected for the ensuing year. B. F.
Fisher '96, president; H. Stewart '96, vice-presi
dent ; C. Rice '9B, secretary ; base ball committee,
Suter '97, chairman; Beaver '95, Rice '9B, Green•
land '96, and Brown '99. W. A. Stuart has been
elected captain of the team, and the committee
alected R, B. Greer, manager.
THE FREE LANCE.
—The usual Thanksgiving Assembly was held
in the Armory on Friday evening, Isl.)v. 3oth.
For several reasons the attendance was not as
large as usual, but from a social point of view the
dance was an acknowledged success. The music
was rendered by Stopper & Fisk, of Williamsport,
while a special train accommodated the guests
from Bellefonte,
—An article appeared in the Physical Review,
for November—December, on "the thermal con
ductivity of cast iron as a function of temperature."
The experiments were made and the article writ
ten by Geo. Kessler, who was last year pursuing
postgraduate studies in this institution under the
direction of Prof. Osmond. The article has also
appeared in pamphlet form.
—One of the social events of the winter oc
curred on the evening of Dec. Bth. Miss Stuart
gave an entertainment, at her home on College
avenue, for Miss Cotton, of Ohio. The parlors
were tastefully decorated and those assembled
were entertained as only Miss Stuart can. Games
were provided so that those not caring to dance
could have an enjoyable evening,
—At a meeting of the State College Scientific
Association, Nov. 6th, the following officers were
elected : Prof. Buckout, President ; Prof. Reber,
First Vice• President ; Prof, Ihlseng, Second Vice-
President ; Prof. Osmond, Third Vice-President;
Prof. Frear, Secretary-Treasurer. A paper was
read by Prof. Foss on "Graphic Constructions as
Applied to the SolutiOn of Problems."
—On account of the approaching holidays,
agents of the Central R. R. of Pa., have been au
thorized to sell, commencing Dec. i9th, low rate
excursion tickets to local points and all stations
on the Beech Creek R. R. These tickets will be
on sale up to 'January Ist, good to return on or
before January znd, 1895. On December 17th
and 18th, special excursion tickets will be sold
from local points to Bellefonte and Mill Hall on
account of Teachers Institute at Lock Haven and
Bellefonte.