The china works at Kittanning and the tin-plate mills and brewery at Kensington were visited. At the latter place, "Swamp" Smith, 'Ol, and Peffer, '95, were found, and while en route to Franklin, Affelder, '99, and T. Thomas, ex-'O2, were met. At Franklin, the prettiest little village visited, the Eclipse Oil Refinery occupied the attention of the party. The journey was continued through Oil City, Titusville, Corry, along Lake Chautauqua to Buffalo and the Falls. Sunday was spent in viewing this magnificent production of nature and in experiencing how deftly the natives persuade one to part with what money he has. Monday, the carborundum works, the carbide works, and the great power plant were successively visited. Marshall, '95, is one of the officials at the carbide works, and he was very kind to the visitors. Monday afternoon the great dye works were inspected. With Spence, '95, as guide and instructor, the paper mills at John sonburg proved very interesting. This was the last point of the tour of inspection. The trip proved very pleasant and profitable, and the par ticipants sincerely thank Dr. F. J. Pond for his care, skill and friendliness in planning and carrying out so successfully the whole affair. Plank, after being poorly served by the hotel waiter for nearly a week, finally, at the last meal eaten in Pittsburg, handed the gentleman of color a quarter. Mr. Churchill made several side excursions all by his lonely. Because of that face, Burton was often taken for the pro fessor in charge. The proprietor of the brewery at Kensington nearly fainted when a man bearing the name of Bierbauer refused to drink even a glass of brewery compound. April Ist, Strayer loses his mileage, and after the party had searched the whole train Strayer finds the mileage in his pocket. At Niagara, Plank pays a quarter for the privilege of using College Miscellany. INCIDENTS OF THE TRIP.
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