00 p. m. Senior Class exercises
on the front campus
00 p. m. Field and track meet
with the Western University of
Pennsylvania
op. m. Annual meeting of the
Board of Trustees
1 0 p. m. Junior Oratorical con
test
op. m. The Philochorean re-
ception
Op. m.
ceptions
Fraternity house re-
TUESDAY. JUNE 16
0-10.30 a. m. Class reunions
1 0 a. m. Alumni business meet-
sa. m. Annual business meet
ing of the Phi Kappa Phi Honor
Fraternity
oa. m. Annual public address
before the Phi Kappa Phi, "Dr.
Evan Pugh" by Professor A
A. Breneman, of New York
op. m. Annual concert by
Cadet Band on front campus
p. m. Meeting of delegates
and of Alumni to elect Trustees
op. m. Alumni parade
op. m. Alumni field events
and baseball game
10 p. m. Presentation of "The
Toastmaster," by the Thes-
'0 p. m. Alumni reception
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17
Commencement Day
sa. m. The inauguration of
Dr. Ed win Erie Sparks, as
President of The Pennsylvania
State College and the graduat
ing exercises of the class of
1908.
op. m. Inauguration day ad
dresses in the Auditorium by
President Alexander Crombie
Humpreys, of Stevens Institute
of Technology,Hoboker, N. J ,
and Dr Paul Shorey, head of
the Department of Greek, the
University of Chicago
op. m. Baseball game, West
ern University of Pennsylvania
vs. State
THE STATE COLLEGIAN
5.00 6.00 p. m. Informal recep
tion to the Commencement
guests, President's house and
lawn
8.00 p. m. Farewell reception to
the Senior Class by the Junior
Class.
Senior Thesis Subjects.
Design and Construction of a
2000 lb. Ice Plant—M. W. Fox, W.
G. C. Thompson and H. C. Wood
ward.
Preparation and Study of Certain
Perfume Material—E. F. Bain
bridge.
Effects of Different Times of Ig
nition in Otto Gas Engines—J. H.
Dougherty, M. B. Gerhard and J.
B. Wharton.
A Critical Study of the Methods
for the Determination of Salicylic
Acid—D. C. Cochrane.
A Synthesis of Certain Tertiary
Alcohols in the Aromatic Series by
the Means of Grignard's Reaction--
F. A. Hull.
Road Tests to Determine Effi
ciency and Economy of Locomotive
01001 P. S. C.—J. M. Coleman, G.
B. Hastings, J. H. McCoy, W. H
Salmon and S. B. Valentine.
Studies in the Terpene Series—J
S. Knapper.
Determination and Concentiation
of Acetone in Crude Wood Spirits—
D. B. Landis.
Commercial and Efficiency Tests
on Power Plant of Capitol Building,
Harrisburg, Pa.—E. G. Dußarry,
J. M. Harding, J. B. Shatzer and
R. W. Steigerwalt (Combined Me•
chanical and Electrical Engineering
Thesis.)
A Study of the Properties of
Acetylene—R. C. Severance and J.
D. Woodward.
The Determination of Phenols—F.
C. Woodside.
An Investigation of a Method for
the Determination of Available
Phosphate in Thomas Slag—H. A.
Zink.
President Sparks Addresses Students
On Wednesday morning the reg
ular chapel exercises were suspended
and President Sparks gave a short
talk to the student body. This was
the inauguration of a policy which
our new President intends to de
velop and continue throughout his
administration. When matters of
interest to the students come up in
the meetings of the Student Council,
they are to be referred to the stu
dent body, assembled in a mass
meeting. These meetings will take
the place of the chapel exercises on
Wednesday whenever necessary.
After outlining this plan for bring
ing the administration and students
into closer touch, President Sparks
spoke of the reluctance with which
he gave himself up to the demon
strations that had been planned for
his reception. He felt that it would
be much better to wait until he had
done sometning worthy of a demon
stration.
He spoke in the the highest terms
of General Beaver, repeating part of
a conversation he had with him
shortly atter the election by the Board
of Trustees of himself as President
in which General Beaver told him
that the students believed in a square
deal. Dr. Sparks took this idea of
the square deal as the key note of
his further remarks. He explained
what he intends to do fulfill his part,
and what he expects from the stu
dents in living up to their part.
While the President is here,
two hours a day will be given
exclusively as office hours for
the students. Much of his time will
necessarily be spent in different
parts of the state looking after the
outside interests of the College; but
the most careful attention will be
given to all matters relating to the
students. .
President Sparks has great ex•
pectations from the Stunent Council
and the student committees. He
hopes to make them factors of great