Inter-class Athletics. The inter-class athletic meets, which are of vital interest to mem bers of all four classes, will be held this year on May 3 and May 13. The first is the mile relay race to be held Wednesday afternoon, May 3. The class teams are not as yet chosen, but it is probable that the Sophomore team which won the race last year will remain intact, while all classes will be well repre sented. The inter-class track and field meet will be held Saturday, May 13, one week before the Dick inson dual meet at Carlisle The work of the contestants in this meet will largely determine who are to be entered in the later inter collegiate contests, and thus every man will be on his mettle to do his best. Every one in college who can do anything should be out on May 13 to help win points for his class. Sacred Concert. Miss Helen Atherton is preparing a program for the sacred concert to be rendered on Sunday night of Commencement week. The pro gram will probably consist of num bers by the Glee Club and Orches tra besides solos, quartettse.etc. The concert given last June was a de cided success and very conveniently filled the gap that exists between the Sunday morning Baccalaureate Ser mon and the Monday program. Coal Washers There is a continued article being published in “Mines and Minerals” which should be of interest to all State students especially the Me chanical and Mining Engineers. This is a paper by L. A. Harding, ’99, assistant Professor of Machine Design, on the subject of Bituminous Coal Washers. Mr. Harding has had much experience along this line and is well able to handle such a subject. THE STATE COLLEGIAN Debating Club. The Debating Club, at its meeting on Friday evening, April 21st, chose the following question for the debate which will take place next fall . be tween Swarthmore and State: Re solved, that United States Senators should be elected by popular vote of the people. Prof. Pattee, Mr. Frizzell. L. B. Smith, and A. K. Little were selected as a -committee to look after State’s interests in con nection with the inter-collegiate de bating league. The assessment of twenty dollars which is levied upon the colleges of this league to pay necessary expenses is due; and each of the four classes will be asked to contribute five dollars to make up the amount. Commencement Preparation Already there has been a great call for rooms for Commencement week and everything indicates that there will be a large crowd here next June. Those who wish to secure accommodations for friends at that time had better make the necessary arrangements soon or they will be too late. The Alumni committee has left the charge of McAllister Hall in the hands of Harry Leitzell. Lecture. Mr. Sanders, instructor in Me chanical Engineering, gave the Jun ior Engineers a lecture on the steam engine last Monday evening. The talk consisted of a history of the de velopment of the engine up to about 1840 and was very interesting. Next Monday evening the history will be carried up to the present day. Part of the talk will be given up to turbines alone. Packard, the Humorist. Packard, the Humorist, appeared in the Old Chapel last Saturday evening and without a doubt gave us the best entertainment we have had this year. Mr. Packard has a re markable personality by which he is able to keep his audience in the very best of spirits. Open Tennis Tournment, Lovers of Tennis as a sport will be glad to learn that E. E. Steven son, ’95, who presented the student body with the wrestling cup, has notified “Pop” Golden that he will present also a silver cup for the open tennis championship in doubles, each of the winning team to be pre sented wiih a duplicate of the cup with his name engraved thereon. The competition is to be open to the teams from the whole student body, with the idea of fostering a spirit of cheerful rivalry and of later develop ing a college team which shall en gage in intercollegiate contests. This years tournament will be held in the latter part of May or early in June so that the competi tors may obtain all necessary prac tice. Relay Trials. On Saturday afternoon last the trials were held for positions on the relay team which will represent State at Philadelphia on the 29th of this month. The best time was made by Arnold, Henry, Stapler, Kaiser and Long. “Pop” did not care to have the exact time pub lished, but the boys all ran in less than 56 seconds, and we have every reason to hope for a good showing next Saturday. They will run in the following order: Henry, Stapler, Kaiser and Arnold with Long as substitute. Our Library. The April number of the Library Journal, the official organ of the American Library Association, con tains a well written treatise on our new library. ' The article begins as an essay on libraries and the needs of libraries in general and concludes with a good discription of the local building as an example. Mention is made also of the donor as well as the occasion of the dedication. A picture and set of plans of the build ing serve to illustrate the article.
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