State Collegian.
Vo,. 111, No 26,
Another Tribute to Dr. Atherton.
At a recent meeting, the class of
1909 unanimously decided to show
its appreciation of a life spent in the
cause of popular education by erect
ing a fitting memorial upon the
grave of our late president, Dr.
George Washington Atherton. In
order that the stone may be ercted
by Commencement, the committee
chosen to look after the matter have
selected a stone, the plans of which
they have submitted to the execu
tive committee of the college tor
approval. This stone, consist
ing of two parts, is of granite of the
same color and quality as that in the
base of the Auditorum. Tne top
slab is seventy-eight inches long by
thirty-two inches wide The head
is twelve inches thick and the foot is
eight inches thick, giving the sur
face a drop of four inches.
This granite slab rests upon a base
which is twelve inches thick, ninety
incnes long, and forty-four inches
wide. The base extends six
inches on each side of the top
slab. The letters of the epitaph
will be raised and rounded in order
that they may better withstand
the elements. The stone will not be
polished, but it will have what is
known as the “axe-handle finish.”
This monument is to be unostenta
tious in its sympathy and dignity,
and will serve as a fitting memorial
ot a life spent in the service of our
college.
J. L. Elliott, who was threaten
ed with appendicitis last Tues
day, has gone to Philadelphia
for treatment. He will remain at
his home in Newville, Pa., for a few
days before returning to college.
STATE COLLEGE, PA., APRIL 25, 1907
With the Civils
The general subject for discus
sion at the meeting of the Civil Ei -
gineering Society last Thursday
was“ Sanitary Engineeiing.” Mr. W.
S. Lozier explained the plan which
he has designed for the treatment of
the sewage of Albion, N. Y. By
means of blackboard diagrams the
positions of the various parts weie
shown.
The subject of the discussion by
J. A. ''mall, ’O7, was “The Wash
ington Filters.” A large number of
typhoid fever cases exist in the city
of Washington, D. C., and it
is the general belief that the
filters are inefficient. Statistics have
recently been compiled, however,
which show that the greater number
of deaths is caused by the eating of
sea fish and oysters that have been
washed in polluted water.
S. A. Kerr, ’O7, spoke on “The
New York Water Supply.” He
explained the methods to be em
ployed in the construction of this
immense water system, and men
tioned the various engineering prob
lems which it will present. This
woik, which cannot be completed in
less than fourteen years, will be an
undertaking more extensive than the
building of the Panama Canal.
Scores of the Week.
April 16, Niagara 5, Penn 3.
April 18, Lehigh 13, West Point 7,
April 19, Indians 3, St. John’s 2
April 13, Lehigh 1, St. John’s 0
April 17, Lafayette 4, Princeton 2
April 20, Cornell 4, Lafayette 2
April _O, Penn 2, Columbia 0.
Burke M. Hermann, ’lO, a mem
ber of the varsity basketball team,
has left college.
The Relay Races
The relay team will compete on
Saturday in the relay races to be
held on Fiankhn Field, in Philadel
phia, by the University of Pennsyl-
vania. State is in the same class as
last year, with Swarthmore, Lafay
ette, Viiginia, Colgate, Johns Hop
kins, and Ohio State. Last year the
race was won by Lafayette in 3:28
4-5, with Virginia second and State
about three inches behind Virginia.
Swarthmore’s time last year was
3:31-
In spite of the bad weather and
poor condition of the track a num-
of men have been out regularly and
have been doing the best work pos
sible at the quarter mile. The men
who made the best time at the last
trials were Henry, Stapler, Long,
Bedale. Vorhis, Barnett,and Mobley.
The men have been working under
grave difficulties this season because
of the unfavorable weather and con
sequent bad condition of the track.
The new men v ho are out are show
ing up well and some of them will
undoubtedly be heard from before
tne end ol the year.
State will be represented in the
relays at Philadelphia on Saturday
by Henry, Stapler, Young, Bedale,
and Voihis. The sixth place from
the po’e has fallen to our lot.
At a recenr meeting of the Schuyl
kill county club, the following offi
cers were elected for the coming
college year: Herbert Rader ’O9,
President; G. F. Searer ’O9, Vice
President; J. F. Lessig 'O9, Sec
retary; D. J. Langton 'O9; Tieas
urer.
Price Five Cents