STATE COLLEGIAN •
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State College in the interest of the Students, Fac
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Editor in Chief
C. N. FLEMING,
Assistant Editor
3. K. BARNES, 'O9
Associate Editors
R. W. KRISE, 'OB.
S. W. BLOOM, 'OB.
G. E. MILLER, 'OB
A. W. FISHER, 'lO.
K. B. LOHMANN, 'lO.
J. F. MATTERN, 'lO
Business Manager
J. D. WOODWARD, 'OB
Business Manager-Elect
N. B. HIGGINS, 'O9
Assistants
P. B. BENNETCH, 'O9.
F. H. BERKEBILE, 'lO
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THURSDAY, JUNE 4, 1908
EDITORIAL.
We wish to urge alumni and
friends of the College everywhere to
endeavor to arrange for a visit to the
College during Commencement
week. Every loyal State man cher-
ishes tender memories of the old
campus, the halls, the class-rooms,
but above all, of the friendships and
associations formed here. Why
not lay aside the daily tasks and
come "home" for a week ? It will
do you good. You may see but few
familiar faces, but you will be made
welcome. The piogram for the
week will without doubt be the best
in recent years, the inauguration of
a new President adding especial
interest to the events.
IHE STATE COLLEGIAN
The Pharsonians.
The Commencement performance
of the Pharsonians will be given on
Friday evening, June 12, in the
Auditorium. The performance will
begin promptly at 8 o'clock, and
ticketholders are warned to be on
hand before that hour, as the doors
will be closed during the perform
ance. Late comers are likely to
miss the first part.
The show will consist of four
parts: (1) the Minstrels, (2) the
Original Nittany Air-Ship, (3) the
Camp-fire scene, and (4) a dance of
12 numbers in the Armory. All the
end-men's solos, jokes and gags are
entirely new, the only repetitions in
the show being two of the best
choruses. The air-ship scene will
beat anything ever seen here—too
funny for words. The camp fire
scene will be much improved and
even prettier than that of the former
show. Several new songs will be
introduced. As curtain raisers,
Schnitzelbank, the Village Orchestra,
and Meade, 'll, in contortions and
tumbling will be the attractions.
Schnitzelbank will contain only local
hits.
Holders of 75 and 50 cent seats
will be admitted to the dance with
out extra charge.
Tickets go on sale Friday evening,
June 5, at 6.30 in the Business
office, Main Building. Prices 75,
50, and 35 cents.
Forestry Inspection Trip.
Prof. Baker, accompanied by the
junior foresters, made an inspection
trip to the state nursery, situated at
Greenwood Furnace, on May 21
and 22. The nursery contains about
four acres, and the soil conditions,
site, etc., are very good for nursery
work. So far the majority of the
plantings have been coniferous
species, such as European larch,
white and Austrian pine. The seed
lings are grown in the nursery row
for two or three years and are then
planted in the permanent sites.
There will be about a million seed
lings this year, a large majority of
which will be planted on the State
Forest Preserve in the Seven Moun
tains.
The conditions of fire protection,
species,reproduction and the amount
of timber standing in the deforested
area lying between Pine Grove Mills
and Greenwood Furnace were also
studied during the trip. It was
found that the production is very
good and if fires can be prevented
these mountains will be heavily
timbered in a comparatively short
time.
Memorial Day Exercises.
Instead of the usual mock ceme
tery on the front campus on the
morning of Memorial Day, the
Sophomore class this year planned
a more fitting program in commem
oration of the day. A stand had
been erected in front of Main Build
ing, and it was planned to hold the
exercises under the trees. Rain in
tervened, however, and the program
was carried out in the Auditorium.
Judge Love, from Bellefonte,
opened the ceremonies with a short
address, followed by Dean Welsh.
Dr. Gill gave a noteworthy address
on American patriotism. The clos
ing address was by President Sparks,
who eulogized the life and work of
our late President, Dr. George W.
Atherton. The exercises closed
with the singing of 'America."
The substitution of this program
for the usual Memorial Day affair is
is to be heartily commended.
A Correction.
In last year's La Vie pictures of
State's first football and baseball
teams were published with the dates
1867 and 1868, respectively. The
dates should read 1887 and 1889 re
spectively. An errcr was also made
in placing C. H. Linsz as captain of
the first baseball nine. Linsz was
the first football captain and J. C.
Mock was the baseball captain.