connection with the LANCE. As a business manager he has
done much to establish this journal on a firmer financial basis
and in this effort he has been very successful. That we are in
debt is no fault of his. His resignation was necessitated by
the pressure of , other work. l
For a long time the yell of* the College has been felt to be
too long, cumbrous and involved to be effective. Another
trouble is that the yell is a compilation from the Yells of
various other colleges, some parts being taken almost verbatim.
We suggest the following amended form as obviating some of
the difficulties. If this does not meet your approval make
something better and hand it in. United action will bring the
desired result:
P. S. C. Yo He Hep Rah Ra Boom Rah !
Sis I Boom ! Ah ! Cuckoo ! Pennsylvania State I
Yell Yell I Yell ! Again !
We're from the Laud of William Penn !
State I State ! ! State ! I !
Whiskiwah—wah ! Biskiwah—wah !
Holymokii 1 ! Kentuckii ! !
Pennsylvania ! !, ! State 1 ! 1 !
•We wish to extend to the Sophomore Class our heartiest
thanks for their generous action in giving the proceeds of the
inter-class foot ball game to the FREE LANCE. With our
financial condition such as it is the gift is very opportune and
lightens greatly the load of the business managers 'and of the
editors. Again we say to the Class of 1905 we earnestly
thank you.
The article in this number taken from the Atlantic, entited
" Pace in Reading," is worth reading and re-reading. One
great lack among people is that the vast majority do not know
how to read even when they know what to read. As a student