The Free lance. (State College, Pa.) 1887-1904, November 01, 1898, Image 24

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    ciation of the College for their kindly interest, they were asked to
be the guests of the faculty at the first general gathering which
has taken place since they favored us by satisfying a •long felt
need.
The news of the good showing which our foot-ball team made
against Princeton reached here about seven o'clock Wednesday
evening, October 26. It put the students in the best of spirits
and after building a large bon-fire they assembled in the Armory
for a dance, the band furnishing the music for the occasion.
Shoffstall, 'oo, who had a collar bone fractured in the game
with Pennsylvania on Oct. 1, has again returned to college.
Dr. Adams, president of the University of Wisconsin, visited
the College during the early part of October. He delivered an
interesting address to the students on Tuesday morning, Oct. Ix,
in which he expressed himself as much pleased with the College
and surroundings.
Dr. P. J. Pond recently declined to consider the offer of a posi
tion on the teaching force of Cornell University.
H. Phythyon, who enrolled here as an irregular mining student,
has gone to Indiana State Normal to act as an Athletic Director.
The College was most fortunate in being able to secure Rey.
Gerald Stanley Lee to conduct the chapel services on Oct. 16th
and 23d. On Friday evening, Oct. 21st, he delivered a lecture
on Rudyard Kipling, the proceeds going to the public library of
the borough.
B. L. Moore was recently elected manager of the Sophomore
foot-ball eleven, and H. F. McKnight manager of the Freshman
Dr. Benedict spent a considerable portion of last month in at
tending Teachers' Institutes held in the neighboring counties.
The Thespians, the dramatic association of the College, have
begun work on the play " The School for Scandal " by Richard
Sheridan, the production for this year. The cast of characters so
far as has been arranged is:—
Sir Peter Teazle, .
Sir Oliver Surface,
Jos. Surface, . . .
Chas. Surface, . .
. D. Wentzel, 'oo.
. . J. C. Reed, '99.
. . A. N. Diehl, '9B.
. John Neubert, '99.