State Coll Vol. IV, No 30 Executive Committee Action The Executive Committee at its meeting held May 22, t• ansacted the following business, which will be of interest to the students and alumni. Action was postponed upon a re quest received from the Society for the Advancement of Education in India that the tuition fees of the College be remitted to native stu dents to be sent here for education. Dr. Walter R. Crane, of the School of Mines, Columbia Uni versity, was elected Dean of the School of Mines and Metallurgy,and Professor H. H. Stoek, of Scranton, Pennsylvania, was elected Pro fessorial Lecturer in Coal Mining. The resignation of Dr. E. W Runkle as Dean of the School of History. Political Science, and Philosophy was accepted. The School of Mathematics and Physics was dissolves, Mathematics being added to the School of Histor", Political Science and Philosophy, and Physics to the School of Natural Science. President Sparks was made Dean of the School of His tory, Mathematics, and Philosophy. The Phi Sigma Kappa Fraternity having been given an option on Lot No. 1 in the old Fraternity plat was permitted to transfer its option to the lot marked No. 9, according to the new survey of this plat of the Campus. The Senior class was permitted to plant the class ivy on McAllister Hall. In view of the victory won by the debating team in the Intercollegiate contest, it vas voted that the College issue a certificate, bear ing the seal of the College, to each STATE COLLEGE, PA., MAY 28, 1908 contestant representing The Pennsyl vania State College, if desired by the participants; otherwise, the President was ordered to place the College seal upon certificates pro vided by the contestants, if the certificate bore a legend protecting the use of the seal. The recommendation from the Commandant of Cadets that be ginning with the next academic year the Sub-Freshman class be ex empt from military drill and required to take an equal number of hours under the Physical Director was considered favorably and referred to the Faculty for further action. A communicaton received from the State College Woman's Literary Club, requesting that lectures upon tuberculosis be added to the curri culum tor "Farmers' Week," was referred favorably to Dean Hunt. The matter of selecting a college Physician to give medical attention to the students in return for a per capita contribution was discussed and referred to the President. with instructions to endeavor to find a man who could also give instruction in the general laws of hygiene. The petition which was signea by practically every occupant of rooms in both the Main building and McAllister hail, asking the ex ecutive committee to reverse its action in the manner of the assign ment of rooms was considered and the matter left standing, but the en forcement of the previous action of the committee was postponed for one academic year. E. K. McDowell, 'O4, has recent ly opened up an office and is doing very well as Consulting Structural Engineer at 132 Nasau street, New York City. egian. Tennis Tournament With Bucknell. Last Saturday afternoon, when the baseball team met defeat at the hands of Bucknell, State's tennis team was engaged in a match in which Bucknell was the loser The tournament was held at Lewisburg and was not decided until the singles were played by Lowery and Twad dell. In the doubles, State was repre sented by Waha and Twaddell, while Lowery and Harris were the - Buck nell opponents. State won the first and third sets by the scores of 6-4 and 6-2 respectively, the second set being lost to Bucxnell by 6-3. W. Lloyd, 'll, of State, who played Harris in the singles, lost the first and third sets by the scores of 6-3 and 6-4, but won the second set by O 4. The score of the tournament was thus a tie which was played off by a match in singles between Lowery and Twaddell. Twaddell won the first two sets by the scores of 6 2 and 10-8. This final match decided the meet in favor of State. Football Schedule. The football schedule for next season has been completed. The following is the official schedule. Sept. 19, Bellefonte Academy at State. Sept. 26, Grove City at State. Oct. 3, Carlisle Indians, place not yet chosen. Oct. 10, University of Pennsyl vania at Philadelphia.- Oct. 17, Geneva College at State. Oct. 24, West Virginia at State. 0ct..31, Cornell at Ithaca. Nov. 7, Bucknell at State. Nov. 14, Navy at Annapolis. Nov. 26, W. U. P. at Pittsburg. Price Five Cents
Significant historical Pennsylvania newspapers