search, to compete with the man who in the course of his education has not only learned the important principles but has been taught to apply them. It is a matter to be regretted that the position now occupied by the technical schools in the edu cational system was so long vacant. And though no censure is to be thrown upon the prominent men of the early part of this century yet the people of the last thirty years are to be congratulated upon the manner in which they have supported and developed the technical insti tutions. The light in which this enterprising country regards these establishments is shown by the num ber now existing within our borders. To ascer tain their character we need only to remark the vast number of prominent, honest and respectable American citizens who entrust their sons to these schools for education. Or additional proof may be found in the high intellectual standing t>f the men governing them. At the present time, to doubt the high stand ing or question the indisputable benefits derived from these institutions would be but to display ignorance upon the question as well as a sad lack of the education of which we speak. Tl oll M —Who says the winter has not been a severe one? —Thirty-two new combination lock boxes have been put in the post office. —The Preps took a sleigh-ride to Beliefonte Saturday .evening, Feb. 2. THE FREE LANCE. —The Juniors took their sleigh ride on Satur day Jan. 19 and were favored with an exception ally bright day. —E. P. Harder ’95, has been elected captain of the athletic team, H. A. Kuhn ’96, manager of general athletics. —The La Vie staff are beginning to take orders for their annual. They say that the publication will be a large one. —One of our enterprising students is getting rich by selling “The Pennsylvania State College mixture" of smoking tobacco. —The Chemical Society holds meetings once a week in the laboratory. The officers are : C. A. Brown, Pres., W. H. Rebhun, Vice Pres., J. E. Hall, Sec. and Treas. —The Lance offers a prize of five dollars to the student who submits, before March 1, the best short story. We hope that many will take advantage of this opportunity. —A party of young ladies from Bellefonte drove to the College on Tuesday evening, Feb. 5 and attended the dancing class conducted by Miss Brew. . They drove back the same night. —lndicator attachments have been placed on the new Corliss engine at the Engineering build ing, and indicator cards have been taken. The work was under the supervision of J. A. Hunter. —Mr. Bretz, of Pottsville, was here during the early part of the month, taking photographs of groups and individuals. On the 7th he took pho tographs of the orchestra, and the Glee and Banjo Clubs. He was assisted by R/ A. Klock, photog rapher for the '96 La Vie. —During the. blizzard which visited the State College, as well as other parts of the country, no trains came to the College from Thursday night until Tuesday afternoon nor was any mail re ceived. The train on the Bellefonte Central was stalled during this time between here and Bclle fonte, not being able to go either way until shov eled out.
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