and not a cent more. The trustees have made it a rule to apply
every cent to a useful purpose, and in doing so have kept a sepa
rate account for each appropriation rceived, so that every cent
can be accounted for.
Mr. Stulb, acting chairman of the committee, next spoke. He
expressed the thanks of the committee for the hospitality shown,
and said they all appreciated their kind reception very much.
This body of men represented the working committee on appro
priation. He cited the large amounts which had been given to
education, charities, etc., to show that the State had been
liberal with its money. They appreciated the noble work that
was being clone at State College, and assured the students that
the committee would do all that it properly could, and only hoped
that the House would accept their recommendations.
Mr. Colville, of Philadelphia, was the next speaker. He said
that the President had tried to impress upon them the work being
done here. There was no need for that. The representatives from
Centre county had been doing that all along. He said he had been
here two years ago and was so impressed that he came back this
year again. He would go back to Harrisburg with the same
feeling that he did before. It is not so much what the commit
tee wanted to do, he said, but what they could with the means at
their command.
Mr. Hewes, a representative of the press, was called on by
President Atherton. He praised the Senators and Representa
tives from this county and said they were the ones who were re
sponsible for getting all these men up here. He also said that the
men on the appropriation committee were all known to be up
right and generous, and he was sure they would do all in their
power for the college.
Senator Patton was called on but begged to be excused. He
said that he wanted to give the committee a chance to speak and
he himself would be glad to come back some other time and speak
to the students.
General Beaver also said a few words to impress the import
ance of the need of the money.