The foot ball season ended Thanksgiving day, and State has had a season remarkable for its success. Ten games have been played and seven victories are credited to State. Two hundred and twelve points have been scored by State's team against thirty-four by its opponents. State has lost to Yale, U. P. and Steelton; she has won from Dickinson Seminary, Western U. P., Villanova, Susquehanna, Gettysburg and Dickinson. Outside of the U. P. game the team has played in splendid form. Four of State's best men, Smith, Hewitt, Dean and Selee, have left the team during the season; but each one of the men who remained has seemed to feel that a greater responsibility rested upon him because these men had left, and each man has proved himself capable of bearing the responsibility. The score in the Yale game was better than we had any hopes of its being; while the Steelton game was not with a college team and we had no expectations of winning. Annap olis was defeated, making twice in succession, while three years ago she thought us too weak to furnish her a good prac tice game. The game in which the most depended and in which the most interest was felt was that with Dickinson. While every one rejoiced in the victory, it was rather pitiful to see their team so completely out-played, and that on their own grounds. That State is more than proud of its•team does not need to be told. Each man has done his best, and, in the name of the college, the FREE LANCE extends congratulations to Capt. Cummings and all his men. In another column we print a letter from W. F. White, 'B7. We wish especially to call the attention of alumni to it and its sentiment. One of the unfortunate characteristics of many State men in the past has been that nearly as soon as they
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