STATE COLLEGIAN
Published on Thursday of each week during the.
college year by the students of The Pennsylvania
State College in the interest of the Students. Fac
ulty, Alumni and Friends of the college.
Entered at the Post Office, State College, Pa.,
as second class matter.
EDITORS
C. N. FLEMING, 'O9, Chief.
H. A. HEY, 'O9, Associate.
R. B. MECKLEY, 08.
R. W. KRISE, 'OB.
J. K. BARNES, 'O9.
A. W. FISHER, 'lO
K. B. LOHMANN, 'lO
BUSINESS MANAGER
7 D. WOODWARD, 'OB
ASSISTANTS
S. W. BLOOM, 'OB.
N. B HIGGINS, 'O9.
P. B. BENNETCH, 'O9
SUBSCRIPTION.
11. 50 per year or $1.25 if paid within 30 days after
Sate of subscription.
THURSDAY, JUNE 8, 1907
EDITORIAL.
The Library has received from
General Beaver over seven hundred
volumes as a nucleus for an alcove
of Pennsylvania history. The col
lection embraces a number of coun-
ty histories, publications of societies,
genealogies, and historical writings,
local and state. Among the gen
eral histories of Pennsylvania are
Bowen, Carpenter and Arthur, Cor
nell, Egle, Gordon, Jenkins, etc.
Pennypacker's Settlement of Ger
mantown; Proud's History of
Pennsylvania, 1797; a copy of the
rare Egle reprint of the still more
rare 1808 edition of Loudon's, In
dian Narratives; Linn's History of
Centre county and Lytle's (State
'6l) History of Huntingdon county
are a few of the exceedingly valuable
accessions.
The building of a great library of
Pennsylvania history lies very close
THE STATE COLLEGIAN
F. K. BREWSTER
to the heart ci our president, and
the Collegian takes pleasure in em
phasizing General Beaver's appeal
to the student body to aid in this
work. As you scatter to the various
counties or the Commonwealth, each
student may be a special agent for
the Library in collecting local and
county items. Books printed in
Pennsylvania; books written by
Pennsylvanians; local histories, ac
counts of anniversaries, celebrations,
memorial occasions; Pennsylvania
biography and genealogy; early
almanacs, annuals, newspapers, etc.
are desired. Gifts may be solicited
from friends of the College, and a
special book plate, as the Librarian
informs us, bearing the name of the
donor will be placed in all such
gifts. There are valuable books on
Pennsylvania history in some of the .
garrets in the older counties. The
student may thus have the rare
pleasure of the "book hunter," a
pleasure no less keen than that of
the sportsman or the nimrod. The
Collegian suggests that the several
county clubs of "State" men take
this matter vigorously in hand.
It is inevitable that at the Com
mencement season We should feel
retrospective as we think of another
year finished. How "terripus
fidgets" indeed 1 And at this sea-
son of the year when happiness and
sorrow are intermingled we forget
the difficulties encountered in this
year's work, and think only of the
pleasures of the college life, of the
athletic victories instead of the de
feats, and of the strong_ ties and as
sociations that bind all true — State
men together.
The year has been - unusually suc
cessful from every point of view.
The athletic teams have been strong
A. K. LITTLE
and have brought credit upon the
college, both by the victories they
have won and by the spirit of clean,
fair playing that has been exhibited
at home and away. There has been
general satisfaction with the conduct
of the affairs of the college. The
Legislature has given fair considera
tion, even though not providing as
bountifully as we thought was
necessary.