The Class of ’99 will probably enter college next fall with a considerable number over a hundred members. Its colors are maroon and steel-gray. The yell is “ Hooray, rah! Hooray, rah! State’99; rah! rah! rah!” Following the usual custom, ’9B painted " ’9B ” on the dome of the main building Monday morning, June 10th. Friends of the college will be pleased to know that the appro priation bill for $212,000 has passed the Legislature. On May 20th the ’96 Electrical, Mechanical and Civil Engineers visited the blast furnace and mines of the Valentine Iron Com pany, at'Bellefonte. Almost all the fraternities have closed their boarding clubs on account of the absence of many members during summer school. The ’96 Ea Vie made its appearance on Saturday, May 24th, and remarks, both complimentary and otherwise, were numerous for awhile. The battalion was inspected on Monday, June 10th, by Lieu tenant A, R. Paxton, of the Fifteenth United States Infantry. The inspection was very thorough, occupying four hours. In his report, Lieutenant Paxton especially mentioned the signal squad which was in operation during drill, one party remaining on the campus while the other went to the summit of Mount Nittany, a distance of four miles. A Japanese tea was held at the Ladies’ Cottage on Friday even ing, May 31st. All the guests were in costume, and the entire house was illuminated with Japanese lanterns. The affair was very pretty and a decided success. Miss Mabelle Thompson held a reception on Saturday evening, June Btli, in honor of the Misses Harrison, of Philadelphia, and the Misses O’Connor and Furst, of Lock Haven. The Adelphi Club reception, held on Tuesday evening of com mencement week, was a most enjoyable affair. The College Y. M. C. A. will send five delegates to the World’s Students’ Conference at Nortlifield, Mass., immediately after the close of summer school. The following are the officers and members of the newly organ ized Students’ Press Club: Executive Committee, Charles Sumner Gingrich (Chairman), Harry Addison Kuhn (ex-officio) and Charles William Hardt; Recording Secretary, Isaac Foster Ham; Corresponding Secretary, H. H. Allen; Treasurer, Charles Walter Lawrence. Members Charles Sumner Gingrich, Harry Addison The Free Lance, [June,
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