Vol. 111, No 22
Track Prospects
At present the outlook for a fasr
track team is very promising. A
large number of the sixty candidates
are working daily, and some of the
men are showing up well. Only
two men were lost by graduation
last year —Kaiser and Arnold. Both
of these men were quarter-milers
and the material for the relay leam
this year is rather scarce. As there
are plenty of men for the othei events
it is probable that seme of the long
distance runners can be trained for
the quarter.
The most promising men for the
relay team are Captain Henry, 'O7,
Stapler, ’O7, Stair, ’O7, Wright, ’OS,
Yeckley, ’O9 and Vorhis, ’lO.
The regular team will take its fiist
trip April 27th, when it wil’ go 1o
Philadelphia to compete in the relay
races on Franklin Field.
In the field events, Dunn, ’OS, E.
R. Cyphers and Hirshman, ’lO will
take good care of the weights.
Strayer, ’lO, and Mauihoff 'O9 are
out for the pole vault. For the high
jump the candidates who are mak
ing a good showing ai e Bi ewster,
’O7, Thornhill, ’lO, Haniscn, ’lO,
and Floerchey, ‘lO. Montz, ’O7,
Childs, ’OB, and Strayer,
candidates for the broad jump.
For the sprints we have Henry,
’O7, Montz, ’O7, Bedale, 'O9,
Kramer, ’lO, and Robison, ’lO, and
the half-milers are Campbell, ’OB,
Yeckley, 'O9, Von Senden, ’lO,
Hay, 'lO, and Walker, ’lO.
Most of the new men who are out
are trying for the mile or two mile.
Smith, ’OB, Gregg, ’O7, and Mum
ma, ’O7, will keep these new run
ners working hard for a position.
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STATE COLLEGE, PA., MARCH 14, 1907
Something new in our midst! A
new club h,.s been formed bearing
the unassuming title “A. M. A.”
Through authoiitative information it
has been learned that these letters
stand lor Anti-Matiimonial Associa
tion,” and the members are the
stenographer in the Engineering
ouilding. That such an organization
should have been formed when
theie is so much available mat
rimonial mateiial lying around loose
is truly a cause for regiet. The
situation becomes more serious and
appalling when we consider that the
movement mijht embrace the entire
community; and then, what would
tne sciub faculty do? We can wish
nothing but failure for this an
archistic club.
’lO are
The senior electricals will leave
the college on the noon tiain on
March 20 for their annual inspection
trip. They will visit the plant of
the General Electric company at
Schenectady. New Yoik and various
points of inteiest in and around New
York City.
Ihe outlook for hurdles is very
promising with Childs, 'OB, Zink,
’OB, Armsby, ’OB, Purcel, 'O9, and
Chamberlain, ’lO as candidates.
Trials will be held as soon as the
snow melts from the track, when it
will be much easier to judge the
abilities of the numerous new men.
Meets will be held with Dickin
son and the Indians at Carlisle ;
with several colleges at Philadelphia
on May 18; with the Indians at
State, and with Carnegie Tech here
at commencement time. The inter
class meet will be held on May 11th.
A Startling Discovery
Senior Electrical Trip,
Civil Engineering Society.
At the meeting of the Civil En-
gineering society last Thursday
evening, the members enjoyed the
privilege of hearing an interesting
discussion on the subject of bacteri
ology. It was through the kindness
of Miss Meek, instructor in bacteri
ology, that such an instructive lec
ture was delivered. Special prepara
tions had been made and a large
number tooK advantage of the un
usual opportunity.
It was rather difficult in the time
allotted tor Miss Meek to make a
detailed explanation of such an ex
tensive subject as bacteriology and
consequently, she merely presented
a brief classification of bacteria and
their significance in water and in
sewage. The method of analysis was
demonstrated by experiments and
the different stages of the life
of bacteiia were also shown. Miss
Meek had made an examination of a
sample of State College sewage and
it was interesting to note the colon
ies of bacteiia which existed in it.
After the lectuie, the lecturer ex
plained the laboratory instruments
and their use in the study of the
science.
1909 La Vie Board
The men who will direct the work
of creating next year’s college an
nual were chosen at a recent meet
ing of the class of 1909. J. K.
Barnes was elected editor-in-chief
ana H. H. Acheson business man
ager. These two men are to select
the remaining members of the board,
but have not yet announced who
their associates will be. In three
weeks, active work tor the 1909 La
Vie will be under way.
Price Five Cents.