ing. as was also his Macduff. Miss
Wakeman was at her best in the trial
scene of the Merchant of Venice, but
her Lady Macbeth was not so con
vincing. Other parts that deserve
mention were the Malcom of Mark
Wilson, the Prince of Aragon of
George Hare, and the Gratiano of
Stanley Drewitt.
The coming of such a company to
State College is a real event, and all
enjoyed it to the full. It is to be
hoped that the company can be se
cured later in the season to give
some of its, pastoral comedies on
the campus.
Acetylene Lighting.
An admirable treatment of the
subject of Calcium Carbide and Acet
ylene is given in a 1:;0-page book
let lately issued by the department
of chemistry of the college, under
the authorship of Dr. G. G. Pond.
The subject is considered from a
practical standpoint, without the use
of technical language, and is inter
esting as well as instructive.
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THE STATE COLLEGIAN
The use of acetylene commercial
ly is an evolution covering only ten
or twtive years. Its use has been
developing rapidly until it is now
widely known. A strong point in its
favor is the fact that colors have
their true value under its light, and
it is therefore valued not only in the
home, but in stores, in 'photographic
work, and in forcing plant growth.
As is probably known, calcium
carbide is made by combining calci
urn and carbon, in the form of lime
and coke, in an electric furnace
where the temperature is from five
to seven thousand degrees Fahren•
heit. The Union Carbide company,
operating under patents, controls
the supply of carbide for this coun
try. Their plants are at Niagara
Falls and Sault Ste. Marie, Mich.
With a system of some fifty ware
houses in the United States they are
able to supply satisfactorily all de
mands for the product.
An interesting feature of the use
of this gas is the oxy- acetylene
blowpipe, by which iron and steel
can be welded, and slabs of metal
can be cut, even to several inches in
thickness. One instance is quoted
where a shaft more than twenty-four
inches in diameter was successfully
welded on a steamship It is Dr.
Pond's belief that the use of acety
lene will develope wonderfully in the
near future, and judging from the
facts which are given in this bulletin,
his prediction will doubtless prove
true.
Strickland Gillilan Coming
Thcse who heard Strickland Gil
lilan at the time of his last visit here
willbeglad of the opportunity to listen
to some of his rare jokes on Saturday
evening, and those who have never
heard him may feel sure of at least
a few hearty laughs. His programs
are varied, consisting of poems,
monologues, and stories, and since
he is engaged in newspaper work,
being connected with the Chicago
News, he is able constantly to add
to his store of humor. Mr. Gillilan
says that he used to have five rea
sons for lecturing—a wife, two child
ren, and two mortgages. Now he
has only three reasons, and he has
lost none of his family.
Attention is called to the change
in the time of the entertainment.
The Freshman Sophomore basket
ball game will begin at 7:30 o'clock
Saturday evening, and the• Gillilan
entertainment will begin immediately
afterward, or at 8:30.
Special Examination.
Regular examinations for removal
of conditions incurred at the end of
the last semester, as well as entrance
will be held on April 13th and 14th.
In order to give those who are pre
paring to remove conditions an earlier
opportunity, a special examination
is arranged for Saturday afternoon,
March 6th, at 1:20 p. m. No stu
dent will be admitted to more than
one examination on that date, nor
will anyone be admitted who fails to
register with the head of the depart
ment in which the condition was in
curred on or before Friday noon,
March sth, or who fails to show the
head of the Department that he has
made some preparation for the ex
amination.
The first half of the 1910 La Vie
was sent to the printers on Monday.
Both the halftone work and printing
are to be done this year by the Grit
Publishing corn pany, of Williams
port.
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