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.