the latter part of August. He also visited Philadelphia, New
York and other points en route.
A number of students have entered as “specials ” in agricul
ture, to take regular instruction in selected subjects with the Col
lege classes. This is in accordance with the provision made to
that end in last year’s catalogue announcements.
Owing to the vacancy made by the resignation of Mr. Gardner,
Mr. Budd Frankenfield will act as instructor in Electrical En
gineering. Mr. Frankenfield spent several years at Leland Stan
ford University. He has received the degrees of B. S. and E. E.
at Wisconsin, where he has been teaching for some time.
For the present the Engineering Library will be kept open from
3:30 to 5 p. m. , excepting Saturday, and from 6 to 8 o’clock every
evening excepting Friday and Saturday, on which evenings the
hours will be 6 to 9 o’clock.
The new lights which have been placed in both libraries are a
great improvement. A new lot of periodicals, of interest to tech
nical students, have been placed on the reading tables of the En
gineering Library.
A room on the fifth floor of the Main Building, formerly used
as a literary society hall, has been fitted up for the use of students
in free-hand drawing.
A prize has been offered by Hugh S. Taylor, a former student
at this College, to the best tackier on the foot ball team this year.
The members of the team are to decide as to the winner.
Director True, of the Office of Experiment Stations in the Uni
ted States Department of Agriculture, made an official visit of in
spection of the Experiment Station here on Sept. 22d.
The delegation sent by the College Y. M. C. A. to the Students’
Conference at Northfield consisted of the following members: W.
A. Thomas, ’9B; W. H. Thomson, ’99; V. H. Miller, ’99; T. C.
Mcllvain, ’99; C. Stone, ’99, and E. H. Hess, ’OO. The largest
State delegation was from Pennsylvania, numbering one hundred
and seventy.
Prof. Gill.was appointed during the summer, to have charge of
the work in History for the present year. He has had fourteen
years’ experience in this branch of teaching, and his classical
learning makes him peculiarly well fitted.
On return from vacation we find that the borough has erected
a large and handsome school building, which will be used for both
common and high school.
The Free Lance ,
[October,