State
Vol. 11, No. 18
Lincoln Day
Monday, February 12th, was set
apart for the commemoration of the
birth of Abraham Lincoln, and all
college exercises of the day were
suspended. The student body,
faculty, and guests of the college,
gathered in the Auditorium at ten
o’clock in the morning to hold ap
propriate exercises. A special train
was run from Bellefonte to arrive at
the College before ten o’clock and
returned after the exercises in the
Auditorium were over.
Promptly at the close of the ring
ing of the bell in “Old Main” the
college orchestra struck up an appro
priate march and the procession of
trustees, the orator of the day, and
the members of the faculty in caps
and gowns, moved from the foyer
of the Auditorium to the platform.
General James A. Beaver, President
of the Board of Trustees, presided.
The invocation was given by Dr.
Benjamin Gill and was followed bv
the Lord’s prayer chant. The Col
lege Glee Club, with Miss Atherton
at the piano, rendered a patriotic
anthem, “To Thee, 0 Country,” in a
stirring manner.
General Beaver, in introducing the
first speaker of the day, Dr. Martin
G. Brumbaugh, of the University of
Pennsylvania, said he could not re
frain from calling to remembrance
the fact that it was Abraham Lincoln
who signed the Land Grant Act of
July 2, 1862, which made possible
this great college and all other State
colleges and universities of our re
public; and that all students who
had been, are, and are yet to be
educated here and in similar institu
tions owe to Abraham Lincoln a debt
greater than they can realize. He
Continued from page 5.
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STATE COLLEGE, PA., FEBRUARY 15, 19C6,
Football Dance.
The football men in college gave a
very pretty dance to their friends
last Friday night in McAllister Hall.
The captains and managers of the
other athletic teams and a number
of men who room at the Track
House were invited, making in all
about thirty five couples. A num
ber of the wives of members of the
faculty acted as patronesses.
Dancing continued from 8 30 un
til 1 o’clock. The music was fur
nished by the College Orchestra and
everybody was of the opinion that
their efforts compared very favor
ably with those of a professional
orchestra. Many of those present
suggested that the College Orchestra
be given an opportunity to play for
the coming Easter dance.
During the intermission refresh
ments were served by Housel, the
caterer of McAllister Hall.
Stewart’s Picture,
At a class meeting Thursday night
the Senior class presented to the Y.
M. C. A. a large, framed picture of
C. P. Stewart their fellow classmate,
who died very suddenly on Sunday
of last Commencement week. Far
rington, in behalf of the Senior class
presented the pictuie with an appro
priate speech to the Y. M. C. A.
committee, which consisted of Wil
ber, Hays, Kunkle, and Watson.
President Hays accepted the gift
and thanked the class in behalf of
the Y.M.C.A. Stewart at the time
of his death was Vice President of
the Y. M. C. A. The picture, which
is an enlargement made from a pho
tograph taken by Mallory, will hang
in the Association rooms.
legian.
Progress of the Football Reform.
Probably the most important re
form made by the rules committee
in New York last Saturday was the
naming of a committee to arrange
for a central board of officials. This
action is something that ought to
help to remodel the game and make
the sport much cleaner and open.
The rules, it is claimed, are compre
hensive enough to demand a clean
game but the officials have been too
negligent in their enforcement of the
same. All this because they feared
the possibility of their not being Te
engaged for future games.
The idea of the committee’s, ac
tion is to have a central board ap
point the officials who will rule the
game absolutely, not fearing a loss
of their positions by reason of any
decisions. On the other hand a'fail
ure to enforce rules will bring abo'ut
dismissal.
In regard to the “ten-yard” rule
there was some dissatisfaction among
the college representatives, but' it
was carried through.
The next meeting of the com
mittee is called for March third in
order that more suggestions may be
obtained in the meantime.
At a recent meeting of the faculty
it was voted to allow all seniors the
privilege of not taking written ex
aminations in those subjects in which
they attained a term grade of eighty
five per cent. This action is in ac
cordance with the practice adopted
several years ago and applies . to
second semester senior subjects,
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