COLLEGE NOTES.
Two Senior Agricultural students
have handed in theses in competi
'don for the Barlow prize of $lOO
for the best senior thesis on some
-phase of agricultural advancement.
W. G. Ross, 'OB, has chosen for his
subject "Plant Improvement as a
Factor in Agricultural Advance
ment," and C. E. Myers, 'OB, has
written on "The Ir fluence of Farm
'Machinery on the Advancement of
Agriculture." The award of the
prize will probable be announced at
Commencement.
It will be remembered that the
donor, Mr. I homas W. Barlow, a
member of the Board of Trustees of
the College, has also provided for
the prizes of $5O and $25 in the
Junior oratorical contest.
Mr. and Mrs. Fowler are rejoic
ing over the arrival of a son, born
last week. The senior and junior
mechanicals celebrated the advent
of •the first boy in the department
by the presentation of a fine car
riage.
For the remainder of the year
military drill will be held on Thurs
day morning and on Wednesday and
Friday afternoons.
Dr Steiner's lecture, "On the
Trail of the Immigrant," given Fri
day evening, proved to be interest
ing, despite the small attendance.
Mrs. Sparks arrived from Chicago
on Monday of this week.
The Soils Trip.
About thirty Sophomores and Jun
iors from the Agricultural Depart
ment had a very profitable and en
joyable "Soils" trip a few days ago.
The party left on Friday and re
turned Saturaay evening after hav
ing tramped and driven through
Pleasant Gap, Centre Hall. Penn's
Cave and Potter's Mills. The prin
cipal points of interest were the
geology, the soils, the crops, and
farm conditions along the way.
THE STATE, COLLEGIAN
ciThe most glorious stock of good things
we ever offered our trade, consisting of
tine clothing, hats, shirts .and neckwear
and all articles included in a regular line
of men's, youth's and boys' furnishing
goods now ready in profusion
Montgomery & Company
S. M. Smith, 233 McAllister, college representative