STATE COLLEGIAN
Published on Thursday of each week during the
college year in the interest of The Pennsylvania
State College.
EDITORS,
’O5, Chief,
ALEX. HART, Jr.,
F. M. TORRENCE,
T. F. FOLTZ, ’O6,
W. J. DUMM,
ED. FAWKES, ’O6,
F. K. BREWSTER,
F. B. GARRAHAN,
BUSINESS MANAGER.
W. G. HECKATHORNE, ’O6.
CIRCULATION MANAGER. •
P. A. RAINEY, ’O7
ASSISTANTS.
H. P. DAWSON. ’O7
W. N. LE PAGE, ’O3.
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Thursday, Jan. 19, 1905
EDITORIAL
The occurrence of last week, as a
result of which a student of this in
stitution was compelled to leave town
for petty thieving, should serve as a
warning to those who have similar
propensities. There are entirely
too many books being taken from
the shelves in the various buildings
and not returned. It doubtless may
strike some fellows as a cheap way
to stock up in text books, to pilfer
them from the shelves, but the
miscreant who is caught at this busi
ness will very quickly change his
views as to the character of such a
venture. ' The next one ' detected
won’t get off so easily.
The decision of the Glee Club to
wake up and take an interest in life,
is a very welcome one. Such an
organization is indispensable in an
institution of the size of State and
there is no good reason why it has
been permitted to drag along in such
a half-hearted manner. Miss Ather
ton is not to be blamed. She
has done everything possible to help
it along. The trouble is that sam'e
old chronic complaint, lack of interest.
If more of the fellows who can sing
would scare up enough “ spirit” to
join the organization, and if those
who can’t, would stop their senseless
“ knocking, ” we would have a Glee
Club that would be a credit and
an honor to the College.
Well, we’re moving along! In the
sweet by and by, we’ll have a new
hotel, an electric lighting plant, a
trolley road to Bellefonte, and a So
cial Hall. It is rumored that Supt.
Thomas is going to reduce the round
trip fare to Bellefonte to seventy
three cents. Some day the resi
dents of State College will wake up
and not know the place.
COLLEGE ORBIT.
Sheffield Scientific School of Yale,
is to have a new Metallurgical Lab
oratory.
The University of Cincinnati was
recently presented with a gift of
$5,000, and a library.
Ralph C. Roberts of Keokuk, la.,
captain of University of Illinois
baseball team, was recently killed
in a railroad wreck.
Daniel K. Flanders, because of
failure to pass Yale exams last fall
committed suicide last January 10
while a student at Colby University,
Me.
Williams College recently suffered
a $30,000 to $35,000 loss by the
burning of Morgan Hall, the largest,
dormitory of the college. It is ex
pected that the dormitory will soon
be rebuilt.
For the first time in the history of
track athletics at Purdue University,
candidates will train during the win
ter, out of doors. For this purpose
a ten-lap oval is being con-
structed on the athletic field
Harvard’s enrollment shows a de
crease of 205 students from last
year’s enrollment; Princeton’s a
decrease of 24. Cornell’s atten
dance, on the other hand, exceeds
by 206 students all previous enroll
ments. —The Athenaeum.
It is likely that the Western Uni
versity of Pennsylvania will soon be
moved from the suburbs of Alle
gheny to Pittsburg, adjacent to the
new Carnegie Technical School, which
is now in course of construction.
For this purpose, fifty acres of
ground are being secured at a cost
of several million dollars.
The Sophomores at Minnesota
have decided that it is their place to
see that cribbing is suppressed.
They are going to appoint com
mittees in each class who shall re
port to a general committee any
cases of cribbing that may come to
their knowledge. If the reported
cases are proved by evidence, the
general committee is to take what
action it deems best for the good of
the University. Faculty co-opera
tion is being sought. —The Daily
Student.
Natural History Club.
The Natural History Club held
its regular meeting on Wednesday
evening, January 11, in Room 2C6
F. K. Satterthwait, formerly En
tomologist at the Philadelphia Acad
emy of Sciences, and at present en
gaged in arranging the collection of
insects at The Pennsylvania State
College was a visitor. Prof Buck
hout gave a very interesting talk on
‘‘The Age of the World,” bringing
out some noyel and original ideas on
the subject.
Technical.
“Bill can’t go calling to-night, ”
‘ ‘ What’s the matter ?’ ’
‘ ‘Says he’s lost his sparking plug. ’ ’