the wild turkey, ruffed grouse or “pheasant," quail, wood
cock, snipe, upland plover, etc.
Since the plants are even more varied and abundant than
are the animals, we can see that nature has been quite gen
erous in favoring’ the region immediately surrounding the
Pennsylvania State College witli unusual natural facilities
and adaptations lor the study of all branches of Natural
Hi story.
In regard to native plants it is interesting to know that
one known as the Twin Flower, or Ground Vine, which is
circumpolar in its distribution, reaches its most extreme
southern limit here, but is found growing native in the
College woods.
RIEDELLE’S EXPERIENCE.
ApHH fact that he, Riedelle, was engaged in it, had given
X the enterprise a shade of disrepute even in his own
eyes, a disrepute quite aside from that inherent in
the character of the undertaking itself.
“I’m not as black as I’m painted,” said Riedelle, “but I
might as well be,” — and for three years he had striven tire
lessly toward that end.
“Black?” said old Prof. Hopkins’ daughter Molly,
when she heard this remark adding mentally, “with those
eyes”— “Black ! Mr. Riedelle ! I don’t believe a word of it.”
Probably Miss Hopkins was prejudiced, but on the
whole he was not as bad a's people thought, nor even so bad
as he himself thought. Riedelle’s opinion of himself was
not exalted. He appreciated the fact that he was in disre
pute and he was getting a little tired of it.
Did someone lire a set of furniture down the well?
Freshmen nudged each other and grinned—“Riedelle!”
Were Hie mules painted acbva fashion on the walks, dec-