1898.] Prof. Willard has taken this year's class in Elementary Me- chanics The Bellefonte Central Railway Co. has taken off the evening train, leaving but two trains a clay—one in the morning, the other in the middle of the afternoon. The ice cream made by the students in the Dairy Course has been pronounced very good by those who have sampled it. THE FREE LANCE has lately put a letter-box on the door of Room 323. We hope that all will take the opportunity to drop some articles for publication into it. '9l C. M. Green, in a recent letter to Prof. Osinond, gives some account of his work in developing the largest arc dynamo machine in the world. This machine is built from his design and contains matters worked out in the Department of Physics for the Degree of E. E. It is on his Multi-Circuit plan which Prof. Elihu Thompson has so favorably noticed. Owing to an increase over the usual number of students in Biology, the seating capacity of the recitation room has been en larged. The members of the Sophomore Class appeared with their new class canes, Sunday, January 9. Owing to a delay in the manu facture, they were not obtained last term. The schedule of basket ball to he played this season is com pleted. February ix, Bucknell at State College. February iB, University of Pennsylvania at State College February 25, Bucknell at Lewisburg. March 4, Cornell at Ithaca. March 5, Williamsport Y. M. C. A. at Williamsport. A set of pulley-weights, a set of pedals and a rowing machine have been added to the apparatus of the gymnasium. In addi tion to this the old apparatus has been repaired and a large shower-bath has been placed in the dressing-room. The Department of Physics has just received a fine, large Foncault Heliostat and a Standard Metre, both made by the Societe Genevoise. • During the latter part of last session a competition drill was arranged for the different companies composing the battalion. College Notes