1896.] President Atherton returned home Saturday evening, April 25th, after a three months' absence. The Doctor has been in Prescott, Arizona, where he was forced to go on account of ill health. He has, however, completely recovered, and we are pleased to have him in our midst again. The athletes intending to participate in the Inter-Collegiate sports at Easton, Pa., on May z6th, are now in hard training. The prospects for State are very flattering, and her sturdy sons will no doubt win a number of events. The sub-Freshmen and the Bellefonte Academy crossed bats on Beaver Field, Saturday, April 25th. The " Preps " played an excellent game, and easily won by the score of 15 to 4. The college campus has been improved by the addition of four new arc lights; two near the University Inn, one by the lower gate, and the other half way between the upper and lower gates. The .Electrical Department has been recently improved and en larged. The laboratory and shops have been moved to large and commodious rooms under the carpenter shop. The department has purchased a new automatic cut-off engine of the Weston engine Co., Painted Post, N. Y. The engine develops forty-five horse-power at quarter stroke, or seventy-five horse-power at full stroke, and is an excellent one. The rooms have been wired for fifty lights, which may be used for a load or for lighting purposes. By an ingenious system of wiring the current from any machine in the shop may be sent to any other machine or into the testing laboratory. The trustees recently granted the department permission to equip the Bellefonte Central R. R. as an electrical railway out as far as the '" V." Work will be started on this at once with the in tention having it finished before commencement. The road will be equipped with an open car of latest design, driven by two General Electric Co. motors. In order to choose the team to run in the Relay Races at Phila delphia, a class Relay Race was held on Beaver Field, Satur day, April 18th. '96, '9B, '99 and 1900 were represented in the race. '96 won by about thirty yards; time, 3:45 minutes. As a result of the race the following men were chosen to represent State College Verse. COLLEGE NOTES.
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