THE. FREE LANCE; Published monthly during the College Year by the Students of the Pennsylvania State College. Unteied at the State College Post Office, May 4, 1887, as Second Class matter. E. S. FRES!, . C 'O3. I. C. PALMER, 'O3. E. K. McDowML, ' O 4. N. Fr , ,NSTuRmAcHUR, ' O 4. J. H. PAINTER, 2 94. ALEX. HART, 'O5. W. B. Hogr,, 'O5. BERT HENDRICKSON, 'O4, Bus. Mgr. J. P. KOTTCAMP, 'O4, Asst. Mgr. THE PARE I,ANcE is published on or about the fifteenth of each month from October to June, inclusive, by a Board of Editors elected from the three upper classes of The Penn sylvania State College. Its aim is to encomage literary work in college, and to give a faithful representation of College life. Contributions of all,kinds are, therefore, earnestly solicited from the Students and Alumni. The subscription price, rot one volume of nine numbers, is P.m.; single copies, Is cents. Tun LANCE will be sent regularly to all old subscribers and new students unless , ordered to discontinue. Address all contributions to Editor of FREE LANCE ; all business communications to BERT HENDRICKSON, Business Manage!, State College, Penna. Bee Keeping The Christmas Vacation Sunrise ' E 4 ditorials College Miscellany Alumni Notes College Orbit rixchanges Athletics F. H. TAYLOR, Editor-in-Chief Editors .. CONTENTS. 181 186 188