What Month Were You IBorn In? Zodiac earth Pins and Links THE TOGGERY SPRING SHIRTINGS, HOSIERY Chicago Alumni Banquet. The Chicago Society of the Alum ni of the Pennsylvania State College was organized at the University club on Saturday evening the 14th. With a charter membership of thirty, a gratifying number for Chicago, the club sat down to a din ner at which Dr. Sparks was guest of honor. Prof. C. Alfred Smith, '6l, was the oldest member present, and Stieg and Garrison, 'O7, were the youngest, seventeen classes be ing represented. After the dinner Dr. Sparks spoke pleasingly of the work which he hopes to accomplish in his new position, and of the importance of cooperation by the alumni. The general impression among those present was that State will not only hold her own but will advance under his administration. C. A. Smith, '6l. followed on the topic "Pioneer Days at State." He THE STATE COLLEGIAN are the Latest novelty, di rect from New York City also supplies you with Sides cge Sides suits a specialty told of the time when the front cam pus was a potato patch and the west wing of Old . Main was the only building. He also gave an inter esting account of the trials and tiibu lations of the college during the early seventies and eighties. W. 13. Jacloon, '9O, spoke of "State's Alumni and Their Success." The hearers were made to teel glad of their membership in the associa tion, when they heard of the success not simply of a few, but of such a large number of State graduates. T. R Cummins, '95, told of some of his experiences during the early days of the digging of the Panatha Canal by the United States. W. M. Camp, '9l, editor of the Railway and Engineering Review, gave an interesting talk on "The Daily Press." C. E. Denny, 'OO, spoke of the experiences of a man who was obliged to leave college without completing his course. our SHOP AND TIE S F. A. Bryan, '9O, spoke of the opportunities for the engineer and pleaded for a large attendance at these meetings. H. D. Miles, '9B, spoke briefly of the engineer as a business man, the gist of his remarks being that an engineer might become a business man and be the better for his tech nical knowledge, but that few busi ness men could become engineers. J. C. Mock, '9O, known as the leading signal engineer of the coun try, described in a pleasing manner the necessary versatility of an en gineer. C. L. Armsbv, 'O4, gave some interesting statistics of athletics at George McKee, 'BB, in "Remin iscences of the Faculty," told of the various fadulty members he had known in his long connection with the college. Prof. Louis E. Reber, 'BO, acted as toastmaster and prefaced each of
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