County Clubs and Their Work. .2,1 t; 7* _,Neyer,in the history of the col lege• have the County clubs been so numerous and well organized as they -- are this year. The work which they do in attracting prospec tive students and advertising the cdllege can hardly be estimated. Tee activities of the various county organizations during vacation was especially noteworthy If smokers, banquets and dances were not ar ranged for, La Vies were freely dis t!Ab,uted in different schools, or basketball games, theatre parties and„other things took their places. Pi:esident Sparks, members of the faciAty and a large number of dis timuished alumni, besides many pmpective students, were present 4, : . 2 3x05t of these affairs. Among those clubs which made special • preparations are the following: "the Wilkes-Barre Club held a bil4upt at the Sterling Hotel on bi&rnber 28th in Wilkes-Barre, at Piesfdent Sparks and a large Mber - of alumni were present. 4 5 1 4 5 ucc'essful smoker was' held at giiinton in' guernsey Hall on the D3111,1:P un the 30th, Lycoming county glWmade itself known in Williams port and thereabouts, by a smoker. wiAn original evening was carried Otitin.Barbey's Cafe in Reading, by the Berks County club, at which sixty- people were present. • dance attended by eighty 2foupies was given at New Castle, :hit the Beaver Valley club. b:Prominent alumni and a large :Mitmber of prospective students were Vesent ,at the Harrisburg club 3sMoker on the 30th. IriirA•successful dance was given by ItheFtlorthumberland county club at .Sibury during the vacation. 3 , tralthough the Columbia county -club had been organized only a - couple of weeks a creditable smoker was given by _Them in Bloomsburg. THE STATE COLLEGIAN The York club as well as that of Lancaster county each had success ful affairs at which Dr. Sparks was present. Two hundred alumni, students and friends of the college gathered at the smoker given by the Phila delphia club at Hotel Windsor on January 4th. In the absence of President Sparks, Professor Jackson and Mr. Golden represented the col lege officially. Farmers' Week Beginning with December 30 and lasting until January 6 there were gathered together at the college farmers from all parts of the state to take part in the Farmers' Week exercises conducted by the School of Agriculture and Experiment Sta tion. During the week over one hundred lectures were delivered on subjects covering all phases of agri culture. Besides lectures by members of the agricultural faculty, Professors Jackson and Walker of the school of engineering each gave a lecture, as well as Dr. Meyer of the depart ment of physics. Director Thorne of the Ohio agricultural experiment station was one of the most inter esting speakers present. Prof. Cook of the St. Lawrence Uni versity, N. Y., and B. D. White of the U. S. Department of Agricul ture imparted valuable information to those interested in dairying. On Sunday the churches of the town held services in the auditorium both morning and evening. On Saturday evening Jan 1 President and Mrs. Sparks gave a reception to all the visitors and on Tuesday evening, Jan 5, Dr. Sparks gave a very in teresting lecture in the Old Chapel on "Lincoln." , The total attendance was 465 as compared with 316 for last year, representing 53 counties of this state, one from lowa and one from New Jersey. In addition there were the Short Course men, numbering Expert Advice and: Information. Reliable, authoritative; original, con fidential, complete. Any subject in school, college or-club, in private life, business or public affairs. 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