State
Vo,. 111, No 32
The Class of 1907
The class which graduates from
State this year number 130 men,
and has the distinction of being the
largest in the history of the institu
tion. The class of 1905 graduated
with 93 men, and that of 1906 with
87. The present class entered as
freshmen in 1903 with 290 men, but
many were obliged to discontinue
their course, leaving 130 men to
graduate. Of these, 15 entered as
sub-freshmen and have battled hard
for five years.
As in former years, the majority
will graduate from the Engineering
department as technically trained
engineers. The Electrical depart
ment graduates 33, the Civil de
partment 30, the Mechanical de
partment 25, the Mining departmer t
22, and the Chemistry department
15. There are also two in Agricul
ture, two in Modern Language, and
one in the Latin Scientific course.
Nearly every county in the state
is represented by this class. Pitts
burg sends seven men, the largest
number from any city. Philadelphia
send four, Scranton three, Altoona
and Harrisburg each one. C. T.
Reyes comes from San Sebastian,
Porto Rico. The Smith family is
well represented, there being no less
than seven in the class.
The average, age of the members
of the class is 24. Two are mar
ried—G. F. Merris and E. F.
Deysher. There are two co-eds in
the class—Miss Cook of Bellefonte
and Miss Harrison of Jersey Shore.
The four presidents have been J. E.
Root,. C. R. Stahl, R. S. Mitchell,
STATE COLLEGE, PA., JUNE 8, 1907.
and W. Wray. J. E. Root was al
so chairman of the Preps.
The efforts of the class have ad
ded much to athletic life at State.
In football seven of its men have
won the varsity "S," Henry,
Kunkle, Mcllveen, Partridge,Thomp
son, Wray, McWilliams. The base
ball "S" has been won by Mason,
Mcllveen, and Conklin. The "S"
has also been won in basketball by
Mcllveen, and on the track by
Henry, Brewster, Gregg, Montz,
Stapler, Stair, Wray, and Long.
The class has been prominent in
literary and other circles as well as
athletics; R. J. Smith has been
leader of the Band and Orchestra,
and has kept bath to such standard
DR. ATHERTON
President of the College, 1882.1906
that their appearance in public (
draws forth only praise. The col
lege
is the better for their having
been here, and they will be missed
in every department. When out in
the world, they will not forget their
alma mater, but will work for her :
always, making the best of every- i
thing and advancing her prosperity
at all times.
ollegian.
A Letter From General Beaver.
My Dear Mr. Editor:
We are so prone, in this practical
age, to reserve our flowers of ap
preciation until after our friends are
dead, and then deposit them on their
graves. where neither their perfume
nor beauty can reach mortal sense,
that I am disposed to give the Class
of 1907 a bouquet or two in ad
vance of the regular publication of
the college annual reports, before its
members leave college.
The extracts enclosed are from
the annual reports of the Librarian
and Professor Ray. Other allusions
are made in this connection to the
splendid gift which the Class of
1907 is making to the College, and
it is only fair to them that they
should know how it is viewed and
appreciated by others. Al! honor
to their generous thought and its
successful execution! I have no
doubt the endowment will come
later.
I sincerely hope this splendid pre
cedent, so generously and wisely
made, will be followed in some way
by all succeeding classes.
Very cordially yours,
James A. Beaver.
LIBRARIAN'S REPORT
"The George W. Atherton Me
morial Alcove has been established
by the Class of 1907. It is con
fidently expected that an adequate
endowment will be forthcoming to
make this gift an increasingly vital
one. As it now stands, it is, in my
estimation, one of the most signifi
cant gifts ever bestowed upon the
library, for the two fold reason that
it strikes the keynote of personality,
the true educative force in life, and,
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