New Constitution Adopted.
The new constitution was again
the subject of discussion at a meet
ing of the Athletic Association last
week. With those present acting as
a committee of the whole, the con
stitution was discussed article by ar
ticle, and a motion was passed recom
mending its ad option to the A ssocia
tion . At a meeting held after chapel
on the following morning, this action
was ratified and the constitution was
formally adopted.
The establishment of the office of
graduate manager is the principal
improvement. This man is to be an
alumnus of the college, elected by a
committee of five alumni who in
turn are elected by the Alumni As
sociation at its regular meeting in
June of each year. His term of
office is one year and his election as
well as his salary must be approved
by a committee of the association
consisting of the four officers, presi
dent, vice president, secretary, and
treasurer. His duties are to over-
see the arranging and carrying out
of all schedules of the different de
partments and to issue orders for
the payment of all bills except those
under the General Association ac
count.
The requirements for wearing the
varsity "S" were raised in all the
branches so that in order to
win the emblem a man must show
ability. Another change made is
tnat of having three assistant man
agers for each department. This
will not only benefit the manager by
giving him more help in his work
but will also allow the selection of a
good manager for the following
season. A cheer leader is also to
be appointed at the beginning of
each college year.
The student committee, composed
of Mcllveen, Kunkle, Smith, Ache
son, and Postlethwaite, as well as
the alumni committee, deserve the
thanks of the Association for their
faithful and efficient work in draw
ing up this constitution.
THE STATE COLLEGIAN
The 1909 La Vie.
The 1909 La Vie will be here on
time. The editors sent in the copy
several days ahead of contract time,
and the Grit Publishing Company of
Williamsport, who are doing the
printing, are holding their Harris
burg binders to have the books here
at college on Wednesday, the week
before Commencement.
Several changes in the make-up
of the book have peen instituted this
year, and these new features. com
bined with the, txceptionaliy fine
work of the artists, bid fair to make
the 1909 La Vie the best appearing
annual that has ever been put out at
State. The cover is to be blue with
Oid Main stamped upon it in white.
The title page will be printed in the
class colors, and a two page color
plate of the proposed campus im
provement is to be inserted near the
center of the book.
This year's La Vie will be of
special interest to the alumni.
Many old pictures of the campus
and buildings that have never before
been in print will be found among
its pages. There will be three
articles of historical value dealing
with the early days of the college.
Two of these articles are personal
reminiscences; one by General
Beaver and the other by an old
graduate. Besides these there are
sketches of about twenty of State's
noted alumni. -
The June College Bulletin.
Announcement has been made
that the June number of the College
Bulletin will contain the Inaugural—
the Commencement address, the
President's annual statement, and
the alumni record. The latter will
be printed in the Bulletin instead of
in the general catalog. It is desirable
to have as many corrections as pos
sible made in the list as it appeared
in the last annual catalog. The
Bulletin will be distributed on Com
mencement day, and will be mailed
to the alumni immediately following.
An Interesting Document.
An interesting paper, dated 1823,
has been received, which shows a
student's indebtedness to Yale Col
lege at that time. The bill affords
a striking comparison of the cost of
a university education in the first
quarter of this century with that of
the present time. The original is in
the possession of William C. White,
of Milwaukee, Wis., the accom
panying items being published by
permission of The Journal of Ameri-
can History. .
"Mr. A. H. White, Debtor to the
President and Fellows of Yale Col
lege. To Tuition, $ll. Repairs,
80 cents. Chamber rent, :14.
Sweeping, 75 cents. Damages, 27
cents. Wood for recitation room,
11 cents. 5 catalogues, 28 cents.
Total, $l7 10.
"Creditor, by wood, $1.68 Saw
ing and splitting, $l.lB.
"Debtor to the Steward. Board,
11 weeks at $1.60, $17.00. Pro
portion of the Steward's salary, 76
cents."
The receipt is dated Jan 25, 1823,
and is signed by S. Twining.
Notes From Our Cleveland Alumni.
C. L. Eshleman, 'O5, is sales
manager for the Jandus Electric
Co., of Cleveland.
D. D. Herr, 'O2, with Arthur G.
McKee, '9l, was recently called
home by the death of nis sister.
Clay Sprecher, '9B, formerly
manager of the Cleveland office of
the Allis-Chalmers company, is now
with Arthur G. McKee, '91., consult
ing and contracting engi Seer,
Rockefeller Building.
J. S. Ruble, 'Ol, with Homer &
Mason, Chicago, is at present en
gaged on some structural work
which his firm is erecting for the
Ohio Works of the Carnegie Steel
company, at Youngstown.
The number of State- men now lo
cated in northern Ohio and especially
in the vicinity of Cleveland suggests