—The Electrical Engineering society discusses topics of lively interest in their rooms once a week. The membership is quite large and the benefits derived from such a society are inestima ble. —The Glee and Banjo Clubs will give concerts at Bellefonte, Williamsport and Towanda before the Easter vacation. By taking in these places before the two weeks trip it will enable them to cover more ground at that time. —This winter has been unusually severe at the College, the thermometer registering io° below zero several mornings. On Jan. 14th there was fourteen inches of snow on the grond and since New Years it has been covered with deep snow. —rThe Senior and Junior mechanicals, together with Messrs. Towle and Dunkle met together on Feb. 1 and organized a Mechanical Engineering society which will meet every Thursday. The Seniors and Juniors are active, while the Sopho mores and Freshmen are associate members. —On Monday Jan. 28 on account of the snow storm on Sunday and the blizzard succeeding it, no train arrived at the college until noon. The cuts were completely filled with snow in many places, and it was with difficulty that the track was shovelled clear, as the snow was packed very hard. —Students and alumni will do well to keep this copy of the Lancf. as it contains the constitu tion of the Athletic Association to which it is oft en necessary to make reference. In order to reach all, the association has printed five hundred copies of the constitution which will be sold at cost to those wishing copies. —ln the February number of the Forum ap pears an article which might well be read both by students and professors. It is “Student Honor and College Examinations," by W. Le Conte Stevens, and is prepared from the testimony of professors of the leading colleges of the country showing all sides of this perplexing question. THE FREE LANCE. —The “Lotus Glee Club,” of Boston, gave a very enjoyable concert in the chapel on Feb 14, under the auspices of the Lance. —The Athletic Association has presented to each member of the football team a souvenir pin as a reminder of last season’s successful work. They are very neat and tasteful. —The Bellefonte minstrels, on the evening of Jan. 18 attracted a full house. The Sopho mores being in Bellefonte on their class ride at tended in a body. After the performance they drove back to College in a blinding snow storm. —Under the direction of their instructor Miss Willard, her pupils gave a piano recital in the col lege chapel on Saturday afternoon, Feb, 2nd. The chapel was tastefully decorated with palms and the select audience was pleased with the en tertainment. —On Friday evening Feb. 1, the students in the mining course organized a Mining Engineer ing Society with the following officers : Pres., J. L. Harris; vice-president, B. F. Williams ; sec retary, W. C. Alexander. Meetings are held in the Engineering building every Friday evening, —On Friday, Feb. 1, a committee on agricul ture, together with other members of the Legisla ture, numbering about fifty, visited the College. At 11 a m. the students assembled in the chapel where a half hour was spent in listening to speech es. In the afternoon the visitors inspected • the various buildings where the students were at work and also witnessed a short drill by the battalion. They departed at 4 p. m. on a special train. —On Wednesday, February 6th, the “Old Homestead” quartette gave an excellent conceit in chapel for the benefit of the Free Lance. Al though it was in the middle of the week, when the students do not turn out well on such occasions, a good sized audience was present. Every num ber on the program was encored and some, twice. Everybody was highly pleased with the concert and we hope to be able to secure them again next year.
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