State
Vol. 1, No. 26,
Calendar.
THURSDAY, APRIL 20
Baseball. State vs. Johnstown on
Beaver Field.
SATURDAY, APRIL 22.
3.00 P. M. Relay Trials.
8.00 P. M.' Packard, the Hu
morist in College Chapel.
SUNDAY, APRIL 23,
11.00 A. M. Chapel. Dr. Gill
will preach.
6.00 P. M. Y. M. C. A. in 529
Main.
TUESDAY, APRII 25
Baseball. State vs. Dickinson at
Carlisle.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 26.
6.30 P. M. E. E. Society.
8.00 P. M. Natural History Club.
Baseball. State vs. West Point at
West Point.
Fred T. Ikler, Lawyer.
What was probably the best ad
dress given here for some time was
that delivered by Fred T. Ikler, a
a state senator from Bloomsburg, in
the auditorium last Sunday morning.
The subject of his address was “The
Need of Christian Men in Every
Day Life.” He spoke with great
ease and that kind of oratorical skill
that comes only from natural talent
and experience.
Besides being member of a large
lecture bureau Mr. Ikler has gained
a reputation as one of the most ac
complished and successful crimnal
lawyers in the state. He was also
a member of the St. Louis Fish
Commission.
His father, the late Judge R. R.
iKler, occupied the bench in Col
umbia County.
STATE COLLEGE, PA., APRIL 20, 1905.
Death of Mr. Smiley.
Warren P. Smiley, ’95, the
Alumnus who recently died was em
ployed for a short time after his
graduation as chemist in iron and
steel works. From ’96 to ’9B he
was a member of the teaching staff
of the department of chemistry here
but left to accept a position with the
Ohio Steel Co. Later he was em
ployed by The International Corre
spondence Schools of Scranton and
prepared a number of text books
for their use.
In 1900 he became chemist for
the Buffalo Furnace Company and
while there contracted consumption
which finally ended his life. Dur
ing the four years of his illness he
spent in Colorado and in Arizona
where he engaged in trade with the
Indians but he was not able to make
any headway against the disease.
He returned to Pennsylvania last
June and entered the Home tor Con
sumptives at Scranton, Finding no
relief he came to the old home of
his wife’s relatives at Pine Grove
Mills, Pa., in August, 1904, where
he remained until his death. He
died Sunday morning, April 16.
Services where held at the house
Tuesday evening and were attended
by several persons from the College,
representing the Faculty, the De
partment of Chemistry in particular,
the Bertzelius Chemical Society,
and the K 2 fraternity of which
Mr. Smiley was a member. The
remains were taken to Scranton for
interment and were accompanied by
a delegate of the fraternity.
ollegian.
Price Five Cents.
Baseball.
Six straight victories for State!
This is the record of our Varsity
baseball nine up-to-date, and “the
team” displayed its real strength
here last week by defeating the
crack Villanova college nine in two
games, both of them very decisive
victories for the wearers of “the
White and Blue.” “Lefty” Mc-
Ilveen did the twirling in the first
game, and “Sticks” Haverstick in
the second ; and both had the Villa
novans at their mercy at all stages.
The ferocious batting of State’s
men, coupled with this fine pitching
turned both games into rather easy
victories, even although the visiting
team played top-notch baseball all
through. The excellent fielding of
Villanova has never been excelled
here; and both games were replete
with brilliant plays by both sides.
State’s new short stop, Cree,
showed up exceptionally strong in
both batting and fielding, while
every State player did consistent
work, and fought like a trojan to
win from the team which gained a
victory here last season. The Villa
nova players were sadly surprised
by the speed of State’s nine.
“The Irish” blew in here fresh
from a 21 to 0 victory over Franklin
and Marshall, and they all felt con
fident of at least breaking even in
their two games with State. But
any one who was fortunate enough
to witness these two fine battles on
Beaver Field can attest to the fact
that Villanova was fairly outclassed
by State in almost every department
of the game; and many of the visi
tors admitted before their departure
that State’s team was the best they
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