in March of the coming year. Prof. Hayward will also be engaged
in the work for a short time.
The officers of the Phoenix Literary Society for the present
month are L. B. Young, 'oo, president; A. B. Gill, 'oo, vice-presi
dent; J. H. FahnestOck, 'or, secretary; A. H. Throne, 'oo, treas
urer; T. Crumley, ox, marshal; M. J. Reno, 'ox, chaplain; L.
M. Reno, 'ox, critic; John Agnew, 'oo, W. B. Dawson, '99, V.
M. Weaver, '99, and H. P. Wood, '99, editors.
On Thanksgiving evening a well attended stag dance was held
in•the Armory for the purpose of putting the floor in good condi
tion for the Assembly. The State College band furnished the
music.
Bishop Talbot of the Central Pennsylvania Episcopal Diocese,
,conducted the chapel exercises on Sunday, Dec. 4. He gave a
'powerful discourse that' was appreciated by all and it is hoped
'that he may be able to address us frequently.
Miss Moore of Bellefonte has been engaged by the Engineering
Department as stenographer and as librarian of the Engineering
Library.
The following letter which was recently received by the Mining
Department, in addition to being an interesting orthographical
production, illustrates one phase of the work which the College is
called upon to do and does do for people in various parts of the
state. With the exception of the dashes which were inserted in
order to avoid personalities, the letter is reproduced verbatim, the
spelling being that of the author.
MoVember 1898
25
Center Countey inStution i Sende you a Smal box .of Samples of
mi quory to have you to exam it to See whate it is worth i dide
note Sende it numberde eaCh pieCe in this box is a difrente Strata
'of the roCk and if you want to.teste it Separate you Can doo So
you rote me that mine was kno goode this is note --
Mine this is eaSt of 5 miles in armStronge Countey pery
townShipe know if you wante ite Sente difrente teste this and give
me a CoreCte reporte and inStruCte me how you wante ite Sente
and i will try to doo So the nex time hoping to heare from you
Soon as posible yours truly.
COLLEGE NOTES