The Ten Dollar Athletic Fee.
In connection with the discussion
of our ten dollar gymnasium fee, the
history of the matter may not be out
of place. • The sum is in reality two
separate fees, a gymnasium fee of
six dollars, charged by the college,
add an athletic fee of four dollars,
co lecteo by the college for the
Athletic Association.
The fee of six dollars dates from
the fall of 1897. Its purpose was
the payment of the salary of the
physical director, Mr. Hoskins, and
the maintenance If the gym. tit
that time the Athletic Association
depended for its support upon the
membership fee of one dollar, the
proceeds of games (to which stu
nents were charted admission), ano
the subscriptions with which a loyal
few assisted the managers of the
athletic teams Debt-was inevitable.
In 1902 at the time the college be
gan to collect the present athletic lee
of four dollars for the association.
we owed nearly two thousand ctol
lars. The four dollar fee was se
cured largely through the efforts of
Mr. Golden Fled P. Dodge, 'O3,
Earl Hewitt, and Wm. L. Affelder,
'99. Affelder helped especially
by securing the support of the
alumni for the measure. He de
serves mention as perhaps the only
State track manager who has come
out even on his season.
The privileges secured to The stu
dent by this four dollars are mem
bership in the Athletic Association
(formerly costing one dollar,) free
admission to all college athletic
events at State (which at twenty five
cents per game for 1906-7 amounted
to more than five dollars), and the
satisfaction of enabling State's teams
to play the schedules which have
placed them in the front rank in col
lege athletics.
While the six dollar fee is a col
lege charge. the members of the
Athletic Association are reaping
benefit irom it every day. It gives
THE STATE COLLEGIAN
us the services of our athletic direct
or and traiLer, it pays for the heat
ing, If., , hting, and equipment of the
track hcuse and gymnasium, and it
ena'ules Mr. Golder ,o make such
trips as his present one in the inter
est of our athletics.
Items of Interest from Vie Library.
The Library has secured the Canal
Zone •-ecord, a weekly review of
Canal progress and of the social
and industual lite on the Canal Zone.
It will he filed as received in the
Engineering Alcove.
The last issue of the Bulletin of
the Clarkson School of Technology
contains an article by Prof. W M.
Towle, formerly or the Department
of Mechanical Engineering, entitled
"Shop Training for Rngineering
Students."
The first two volumes of Ire
land's Report on Colonial Adminis
istration in the Far East has been
received. This monumental work
will cover 12 volumes, and the Li
brary is indebted to General Charles
Miller , for placing it at our com
mand.
Prof V. T. Wilson has placed the
Library under obligation by donat
ing copies of his publications : Free
Hand Perspective, Free-Hand Let
tering, Notes on Practical Mechani
cal Drawing.
Ten volumes have been received
at the Library from an unknown
source. Ine anonymous donor has
the thbnxs of the Library. Other
donors include the executors of the
estate of J C. Carter, Lieut. Col. J.
R. Nicholson, Wm. D. Grant.
The New Skating Rink.
The new skating link was opened
last Friday night with prospects of
a brignt future. About 175 stu
dents skated the first night, and
since then good crowds have at
tended each session. 'the floor is
the best to be obtained and has a
clear space for skating of 100 by
50 feet. Sessions are held every
day from 2 to 5 o'clock, and from 7
to 10 o'clock, but the session on
Wednesday afternoons is for ladies
exclusively. On Tuesday, Thurs
day, and Saturday nights six men
from the college band furnish
music.
H. H Acheson
It is the intention of the managers
to have a strictly first class rink and
to maintain good older. Later in
the year one evening in each week
will be divided between skating and
dancing. The floor alone cost more
than a thousand dollars, and since it
is constructed of hard maple it
should be good for either skating or
dancing.
B. R. Curry, 'O5, has recently re
covered from a severe attack of
malaria fever contracted while he
was working in Butler, Pa.
Skathig, Rink
ElTWatch this space
for announcement
of opening of rink
and attractions
Knisely Brothers