'7B. Prof. C. P. Reeves, of the University of Washington, at Seattle, has recently been made president of that institution. 79. J. W. Heston is now president of the South Dakota Agri cultural College, at Brookings. 'BB. J. C. Hickman, who has been with the Cleveland Rolling Mill Company as chemist for the past five years, recently ac cepted a better position of the same nature with the Thomas Fur nace Company, of Niles, Ohio. 'B9. Miss Elizabeth Meek has re-entered college and is taking a post-graduate course. Mr. James Foster, of Sheffield, Alabama, has presented his re port of U. S. armor plate manufacture to the U. S. Naval Board. '9l. Thomas A. Gilkey, a draughtsman in the employ of the Keystone Bridge Company, of Pittsburg, was married on Decem ber 3oth to Miss Jennie A. Nesbit of Mt. Jack Son, Pa. '93. Geo. R. Wieland has another article on the " Origin of Pennsylvania Silicieus Mite " in the October number of the American Journal of Science. He thinks it was formed as basins of hot springs or geysers in the calciferous epoch. '94. H. P. Dowler is installing an electric plant for I. A. Mitchell & Co., at Hastings, Pa. '95. Thomas R. Cummins is working for the Illinois Central Railroad Company, at Cherokee, lowa. '95. H. C. Peffer was married at Natrona, Pa., on December 29th to Miss Mary C. Rebhun. '95. S. F. Herr is in the draughting department of the Ft. Pitt Bridge Co., at Aspinwall, Pa. '96. Geo. M. McKee, formerly with the Geo. H. Friend Paper Co., now has charge of the Sulphite Mill of the Hinckley Fibre Co., of Hinckley, N. Y. W. H. Teas, '97, holds the posi tion of superintendent of the Sulphite Mill of Friend & Co., va cated by Mr. McKee. '96. W. U. Snyder is assistant master mechanic and steam ex pert at the Shoenberger Steel Co., Pittsburgh, Pa. The Free Lance ALUMNI DEPARTMENT [JANUARY,