cour§e ; second, a "modification of the first leaning toward
the application of electrical energy to manufacturing establish
ments ; " third, electric railway engineering, and fourth, electo
chemical engineering. Of these the first is the fullest and is
the most satisfactory.
The Mining and Electrical Engineering Courses are up-to
date in that they permit a student to specialize. May the day
hasten when the same can be said of all the courses.
—A goodly number attended the entertainment of the Y. M.
C. A. Course given on Saturday evening, January 31st, by
Mrs. Isabel Garghill Beecher. The fact that she alone kept
up the interest of the audience from start to finish is proof that
Mrs. Beecher has mastered the essentials of elocution.
Among her selections were "A Man Without a Country," a
humorous sketch of college life, and the amphi-theater scene
from Quo Vadis. The last of these, although the attempt of
most elocutionists, was given new life by the vividness with
which the character and their actions were portrayed. The
selections were marked by the absence of the usual childish
numbers. As a whole, it was a thoroughly enjoyable program.
—At a meeting of the State College trustees, presided over
by Judge Beaver, held at Harrisburg recently, the following
officers were elected: President, General James A. Beaver;
Secretary, Dr. George W. Atherton.; Treasurer, Prof. John
Hamilton; Executive Committee, General Beaver, Colonel
Woodward, Mr. Hiester, Mr. White and Dr. Atherton;
Advisory Committee of Experiment Station, Colonel Wood
ward, Mr. Hill, Mr. White, Dr. Conrad and Dr. Atherton.
Governor Pennypacker, who was present, asked many
questions regarding methods and work at the college.
President Atherton reported that the auditorium at the col
lege, for which Charles M. Schwab provided the fund, is well
tinder way and it is expected to be ready for the next com
mencement. President Atherton also reported that several
plans had been received from architects for the construction
of a library for which Andrew Carnegie has given $lOO,OOO.