Among State graduates few are rising more rapidly than Philip G. Gossler, of the class of 1890, who was last week elected president of the Pottsville Union Traction Com pany. Mr. Gossler is second vice president of the J. G. White Com pany, of New York, which during the past two years has rebuilt the Pottsville line, spending over a million dollars in the work. Since his graduation in 1890, Mr. Gossler has been engaged chiefly in electrical work. From 1891 to 1895 he was with the United Electric Light and Power Co., of New York City. During 1895-1904, inclusive, he-was general superintendent of a Montreal light and power company, which during the latter three years was a syndicate of five Montreal companies. In 1904 he resigned to take a directorship and the second vice-presidency of the J. G. White Company. In addition to his present office Mr. Gossler is president of no less than five other companies,—the THE STATE COLLEGIAN PHILIP G. GOSSLER Eastern Pennsylvania Railway Com pany, the Helena, the Monterey, and the Porto Rico Light and Power Companies, and the San Juan Light and Transit Company. He is also vice-president of the Tri-City Railway and Light Company, the Porto Rico Railways Company, the Wilkes- Barre Gas and Electric Company, and the Canadian White Company . Saturday's Games. Penn State vs. University of Penn at Philadelphia. Cornell vs. Army, at West Point. Yale vs. Brown, at New Haven. Harvard vs. Indians, at Cam bridge. Navy vs. Swarthmore, at Ann_ apolis. Lafayette vs. Bucknell, at Easton. W. and J. vs. Geneva, at Washing ton. Princeton vs. Amherst, at Prince ton. Lehigh vs. N. Y. U., at South Bethlehem. Gettysburg vs. Ursinus, at Gettys burg. Syracuse vs. Niagara, at Syra cuse. Resolutions Adopted by the Gen eral Faculty. At the last regular faculty meet ing the following resolutions wer e adopted : "Whereas, Professor I. Thornton Osmond has retired from the active work of The Pennsylvania State College after twenty eight years of continuous service as a member of its Faculty ; and, Whereas, his faithful support, his untiring labors, his ideals, his coun sel, and his unquestioned integrity have Clone much to strengthen and build up the moral tone and the high standard of the College during the important formative period of its history; Be it Resolved, that we, the Faculty of the College, do hereby express our appreciation of his scholarship, of his sound judgment, of his high ideals as. an educator, of his con scientious work, of his faith in the College and his loyalty and devotion to her during the weaker years ; and that we assure him that it will be long before his work will cease to be remembered or to bear fruit in the lives which he has influenced; and that he goes from us followed only by pleasant memories and best wishes. Be it also Resolved, that we spread these resolutions on our minutes and cause a copy to be forwarded to Professor Osmond." A Unique Exhibit. A very interesting featuie of the opening of the Agricultural Building will be an exhibit of fruit, particu larly apples, from every county in the state. This exhibit will be collected by the class in Horticulture from fruit growers throughout the state and is intended to show the promin ence of Pennsylvania as a fruit growing district. W. B. Snyder, 'O7, and E. H. Armsby, 'O5, spent Sunday of last week with their parents here.
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