STATE COLLEGIAN
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EDITORS
T. F. FOLTZ, ’O6, Chief.
F. K. BREWSTER, ’O7.
H. D. MASON, ’O7.
A. K. LITTLE, ’O7
R. B. MECKLEY, 08
J. K. BARNES, ’O9
BUSINESS MANAGERS.
W. J. DUMM, ’O6,
S. H. YORKS, ’O7.
B. W. SCRIBNER, 'OS,
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THURSDAY, FEB. 8, 1906
EDITORIAL
The baseball candidates are out
and early practise is under way.
The showing of these augurs well
for the success of the team of 1906.
Our record of the past is one of
which we may well be proud, and
our standing on the diamond is
evinced by a glance at the schedule
for this season. Manager Himes,
it will be noticed, has arranged
games with Princeton, Pennsylvania,
Yale, Cornell, at those places re
spectively, and with Lafayette, Le
high, Dartmouth and a number of
others at State College. All but
one of those mentioned are new to
State’s schedules and the results of
these games are being awaited with
great interest. On account of the
weather, State is forced to practice
in the Armory during the early part
of the season, thereby placing the
team under a disadvantage when it
goes on the Southern trip during the
Easter vacation. We hope our
team this year will be second to
none in the country
There are 1070 boarders at the
Yale dining hall.
THE STATE COLLEGIAN
A Few Spare Passes
Cheer-up. State, no moredefeats!
It is noted by the scores that
Yeckley’s opponents failed to score
while he dropped one in both games.
“Cal” Moorhead did great work
in the foul-business. Fourteen at
Penn, out of 18 tries, and 5 out of 7
at Lehigh.
Heaton and Kilmer guarded their
men well, and they certainly had
some fast opponents to look after
If Penn’s five is the best on the
college floor to-day, none of them
could defeat State here in the
Armory.
The “home floor” is a big ad
vantage in basketball, especially if it
is a small one.
Foltz had a severely sprained back,
but could’nt keep out of the Penn
battle.
Ross tossed in three nice ones
against Lehigh.
At Penn the field goals were few
and far between—Yeckley and Foltz
securing State’s only field scores.
Why not get a game here with the
Carlisle Indians, who have some
open dates ?
Our ‘ ‘scrub’ ’• five is a strong ag
gregation; perhaps the best State
has ever possessed.
Captain Dußarry of the Reserves
tossed no less than six pretty field
goals on the recent trip.
Dillon proved himself a good
“foul” thrower, while Pennock’s
defensive work was splendid.
Fox and Johnston played fast ball
tor the Reserves.
Manager M. B. King is rapidly
improving, and we soon again hope
to see his smiling countenance in
the Armory.
The Harvard Corporation has
voted to set aside Conant Hall as a
dormitory for graduate students.
Other steps have been taken to end
the fight against the pi ivate dormi
tories and restore a real college life
and spirit.
A Letter to the Public
State College, Pa., Feb. 8
Dear Friends:-
I am’newly fitting up a drug and
stationery store in new Hotel Build
ing. It is one of the most tasteful
and best appointed drug stores in
the country,- if not the best.
For several years, I have felt that
when opportunity afforded, I would
give to the people of State College
the best in goods and service the
city affords.
I now propose that my customers
shall have the best, and I count no
money or effort ill spent that will
give me a capacity for serving you
better.
It is a mark of my appreciation of
your patronage, which I hope to
merit entirely, and obtain in part.
My special opening days will be
Feb. 16 and 17, at which time I
shall serve free soda to each and
every lady visiting my store.
I trust you will approve of mv
efforts to give to my fellow towns
men a store the equal of in
the world, and that you will find the
quality of the store, the goods, the
prices and the service worthy of
your esteemed patronage.
I shall be very much pleased to
have you visit my store on one of
the opening days mentioned, if con
venient.
Thanking you in advance for the
kindly patronage I believe you will
accord me, in appreciation of my
efforts to please you, I remain,
Very truly yours,
H. D. Meek.
President Hall of Clark Univer
sity is not in favor of the system of
college examinations. He declares
they are entirely too difficult. Sta
tements have been made that Yale
has been talking over the tutorial
system with a possible view of
adopting it. The system has been in
full effect at Princeton and at Chica
go Universities, and is found to work
admirably.