County Clubs and Their Work.
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_,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
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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
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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
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about 80, and some of the regular
students. The week was a great
success and everybody seemea.well