set recently received illustrates the general principles of develop- The committee on track athletics is anxious that all new men who intend to try for a place on the track and relay teams during the winter and spring, should do some preparatory work this fall. Previous experience in work of this kind is not' necessary, and competent instruction will be furnished. Prospects for a winning track team are unusually bright this year, but we cannot afford to wait for it to develop itself. We must make it ourselves. About twenty new men have promised to join in the work of the team when drill does not interfere. Any other men, who wish to take this work for the sake of exercise merely, should h ind their names to the captain at once. A general course of work will be followed this autumn. When the weather becomes too cold for outside work a gymnasium squad will be formed. Owing to the growth of the Dairy School the work in Animal Industry, which Mr. Hayward formerly had charge of, has been transferred to Prof. Watson. Prof. Watson, Mr. and Mrs. Hayward and Mr, Patterson served as judges at the State Fair, held in Johnstown. At the recent State Fair the College and Experiment Station exhibited two car loads of cattle and swine, and many favorable comments were made, especially in regard to the cattle. , Mr. Hayward acted as judge of the cattle at the Burgettstown Fair. Prof. Watsou, Mr. Patterson and Mr. Hayward will judge the live stock at the Columbia County Fair, at Bloomsburg. During the summer Dr. Frear made a special examination, for the Department of Agriculture, of the general character of the cheese sold in central and northeastern Pennsylvania. Mr. J. A. Fries assisted in the work. Mi. M. E. McDonald, instructor in Dairy Bacteriology, spent a number of weeks in studying the milk supplies of Philadelphia, Reading, Hanisburg, York, Scranton, Williamsport, Pittsburg, Altoona and New York, for the purpose of making a preliminary study of their standard character and purity. Mr. Playward made a careful study of the dairy markets of Pennsylvania and adjacent States. At its recent meeting at Minneapolis the Association of Ameri can Agricultural Colleges and Experiment Stations appointed a committeee to take charge of the work of preparing a col- The Free Lance , [October,
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