Our Athletics. During the past five years Penn State has been steadily advancing in all her athletics until the achieve ments of her teams during the last college year should make all loyal State men feel justly proud. Never has there been so much interest mani fested and so much spirit displayed by the undergraduates as at the present time. With such coopera tion and with the system of clean athletics that we have, this depart ment must continue to forge ahead. Today we have a well organized athletic association that is constantly working for improvement in every required direction. We have good coaching facilities as well as the training that looks after the physical welfare of the men. Most im portant, however, is the fact that a new athletic field with all modern equipment is in view, with the pros pect of immediate realization. Al ready work is being done so that with the opening of the nexr c•o'_'ege year, all athletics will be condi: cte d .on this field. Ample space is being provided for all departments with special aim towards establishing a place where inter-student matches 'of all kinds can be held. THE STATE COLLEGIAN THE PROPOSED GYMNASIUM The plans include a wide quarter mile cinder track carefully designed and constructed. Inside the track wil be located the football gridiron and the lacrosse field underlaid with the best system of drainage obtainable. Outside of these plenty of room is providea for a baseball diamond that will equal the best in the country. Besides all of these the con struction of a large outdoor swim ming pool will be commenced next spring, The present Track house will be moved to its new site and remodeled into a permanent struc ture for housing and caring for the Then, again, there will be two magnificent buildings consisting of a baseball cage and a gymna sium which Physical Director Gold en hopes to have under course of erection within a year. The base ball cage will be large enough to contain a baseball diamond with room in one end for pole vaulting and jumping. The gymnasium is to cost $150,000. Similar structures of other col'eges and cities have been inspected and studied so that this one will have the advantages of all, together with the original ideas of its promoters. The building will contain a cinder track suitable for all kinds of indoor track work. It is planned to have the main floor constructed of a preparation of cork, the first of its kind. Our aim is send out teams that will always be an honor to Pennsyl vania State. An absolute need is the earnest co-operation of alumni and friends of the college who can exert that outside influence which is so essential to the advancement of college interests. The New England Alumni. On the evening of November 16 the New England alumni held their fall dinner and meeting at the Ameri can House in Boston. For the com ing year Prof. Dugald C. Jackson, 'B5, was elected president and John C. Clendenin, 'O3, secretary and treasurer. It was decided that the next regular meeting would be held in February, 1908, the exact date to be announced later. Those present were: Prof. Dugald C Jackson, 'B5; Dr. W. H. Walker, '9O; C. M. Green, '9l; C. H. Hile, '92; R. E. Tyson, '97; H. E. Wag ner. '99; D. g. Miller, '00; Prof. Geo. C. Shaad, '00; J. C. Clenden in, 'O3; W. E. Ketcham, 'O4; E. F. McLaughhn,'os; R. L.Kreidler, 'O5, W. E. Kaiser, 'O5; Ira C. Minick, 'O5; J. H. Yarnell, 'O5; A. E. Har rold, 'O7.
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