Ivan.. Koulikoff Osip Poleska.. Work has begun on the rehearsal of- the different acts and the interest taken by the actors shows that a proper selection has been made in the choice of a play. Mr. George L. Hager, of Buffalo, will be here from Dec. 11 to 17, as trainer for the Thespians. Mr. Hager is experi enced in this work and the Thespians will no doubt be bcnefitted by his efforts. The most important additions to the library during the last two months, are sixty books for the Department' of Milling Engineering, six for the Department of Mechanical Engineering and eleven for the Department of Chemistry. The library received a gift from Dr. G. G. Groff, of Eewisburg, Pa., of some books of special interest to the Department of Botany and Horticulture, and several unbound volumes of American Gardening. The State and U. S. publications deserving special mention, are:—Pennsylvania Record of Volunteers in the Spanish-American War; U. S. History of the Capitol; U. S. National Galleries of History and Art; U. S. History of the State Department; U. S. History of the Public Build ing's under the control of the U. S. Treasury. But few are acquainted with the amount of hard work, difficulties, and discouragements that lia!d to be encountered before the Cadet Band became a reality. Many gave encour agement by word and deed but to Dr. Taliaferro, formerly of this place, now of Lake City, Florida, belongs the honor Library News. Dr. Taliaferro's Gift. H. H. Hanson D. B. Tuholski . . .G. H. Deike .. .. E. S. Frey