State Col
Vol. 11, No. 14.
Retirement of President Ather-
All those interested in State Col
lege were greatly surprised on
Wednesday morning, Dec. 20, bv
the announcement of Dr. Atherton’s
desire to relinquish his duties as
president of this institution. This
request is actuated by the ill health
from which Dr. Atherton has suf
fered during the past few years.
His close application to his duties
as president- together with his age
have of late taken away from him
the health and strength necessary to
guide an institution of this size, and
have necessitated his absence from
duty a considerable part of the year.
His recent sickness has all the more
weakened him and his physician has
advised him that he must spend the
remaining winter in a warmer cli
mate than that of State College.
This periodical enforced absence has
led him to ask that he be relieved
from duty.
However, at the request of the
Board of Trustees, Dr. Atherton
has consented to remain and teach
his chosen subjects as he mav think
proper in the fall and spring terms,
thus continuing in a certain official
connection with the College. In
this position he will also be able to
assist his successor in many ways.
During his twenty-three years’
connection with State College Dr.
Atherton has done more for the in
stitution than can be at first glance
imagined.. From an unknown, un
favorable agricultural college, he has
built it up into one of the foremost
of the leading technical institutions of
the country. His unceasing, untiring
efforts manifest themselves in the
magnificent buildings on the cam-
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STATE COLLEGE, PA., JANUARY 11, 19C6,
The John Barrett Prizes
Hon. John Barrett, United States
Minister to Columbia has establish
ed three prizes which are to be
awarded to the authors of the best
papers on political,economic,and his
torical subjects. The first prize is
$lOO, the second $75 and the third
$5O. The competition is open to
any student in any American college,
university, or technical school. The
papers must not.'exceed 10,000
■words in length and must be sent to
the President of Columbia Uni
versity before September 1, 1906.
The results of the contest will be
made known by the judges through
the newspapers as soon as possible
after October 1. The ten subjects
given to choose from all bear on the
relations of the United States with
the South American countries, or on
South American history; and the
object of the competition as stated
by Mr. Barrett himself is ‘ ‘to pro
mote the study of the history,
peoples, politics, resources and pos
sibilities of our sister Republics, and
to develope in this country a wider
interest in our political and com
mercial relations with Latin-
America —especially as these rela
tions effect the growth of closer ties
o£ international confidence.”
Wood—Jones
Dec. 23 Prof. H. P. Wood, ’99,
and Miss Elizabeth Jones were
married at the home of Prof, and
Mrs. J. P. Jackson, in the presence
of about thirty-five guests. The
ceremony was performed by the
Rev. Dr. Gill at half past ten
in the morning. Mr. and Mrs.
Wood left the same afternoon for
Philadelphia where they spent one
week. They will be at home at.Mc-
Allister Hall after Feb 1.
legian.
Notwithstanding the fact that the
above score is the largest rolled up
in this annual inter-class battle for
seven years, this year’s contest was
without a doubt one of the fiercest
Beaver Field has ever witnessed.
The playing was clean, but excep
tionally hard and nervy, and the
Freshmen although badly beaten
fought to the end with such grit and
determination as to excite general
admiration.
The splendid team-work of the
Sophs, whose line-up consisted of
no less than three Varsity and six
“scrub” players, proved too much
for the Fresh, who possessed but
one Varsity man, and two members
of “the scrub.” From the begin
ning it was seen that the offensive
work of ’OB could not be blocked by
’o9’s warriors, who, nevertheless,
showed some brilliant offense them
selves.
The conflict was on exactly at 2:45,
and opened by “Mother” Dunn
sending the oval to the 5 yard mark
where Miller caught and ploughed
back for 12 yards. After gaining a
few yards in line plunges, Captain
Don Miller was called upon for a
punt, but the ball caromed off the
side of his foot, and traveled but 12
yards out of bounds. Here was a
golden opportunity for the Sophs,
and they took advantage of it by a
series of desperate line plunges.
Zink made 3 yards and then 2,
Ferguson 2, and Zink was laid out
for repairs. Then Leathers secured
one yard, Hickman 2, Zink 2, Burns
2, Ferguson 2, Zink 1-2 yard, Fer
guson 2, Hickman 2, and with the
ball on the 2 yard line, Zink hurdled
Price Five Cents
Sophs 16, Fresh 0,
FIRST HALF
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