The : Pennsylvania : State : College EDWIN ERLE SPARKS, Ph.D., L.L. D., PRESIDENT Established and maintained by the joint action of the United States Government and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania £3TT FIVE GREAT SCHOOLS—Agriculture, Engineering, Liberal Arts, Mining, and Natural Science, offering UN thirty-five courses of four years each—Also courses in Home Economics, Industrial Art and Physical Edu cation —TUITION FREE to both sexes; incidental charges moderate. First semester begins middle of September; second semester the first of February; Summer Session for Teachers about the third Monday in June of each year. For catalogue, bulletins, announcements, etc., address • THE REGISTRAR, State College, Pennsylvania PINCHOT LECTURE POSTPONED Mr. Pinchot Unable to be Present. President Sparks Lectures In His Last Friday evening the Audi torium was well filled by an assem blage which had come warmly clad in coats and furs, anticipating a lec ture which was to be Quite in har mony with existing environments. President Sparks announced how ever, that the Hon. Mr. Pinchot who was to lecture on "Alaska," had been unable to reach the col lege on account of existing snow storms. Disappointment was felt at Mr. Pinchot’s non-arrival, but Dr. Sparks had a little surprise in re serve. He took those present into the realms of the tropics, thus mak ing all fur coats Incumbrances. Going back to the historical times of Columbus, Dr. Sparks, in a most picturesque and interesting lecture, traced the development and the in crease of Spanish conquests. By a series of maps, he then illustrated, how Spain, possessing at one time a maximum amount of territory in the new woild, giadually lost it, tract by tiact, until firally, in the struggle of 189 S, it lost all its pres tige, and was entirely eliminated from the Ameiicas. In picturing existing conditions, befoie and after the conquest of the United States, Di. Sparks biought out in an excellent manner that illitCK.cy giadually c, riles a ration to its doom, and that culture and education cause it to triumph and flourish. Although Mr. Pinchot's absence was keenly regretted, yet the pres ence of our President was greatly appieciated, and his lecture was most enjoyable. The Senior Cotillion, The second of the series of three senior cotillions, held in McAllister Hall last Saturday night, piovcd to be a success sociably. About fifty five couples were in attendance, the college girls, predominating. Fol lowing the custom of the first dance, the hall was prettily decorat ed with college and class penants. A well received feature of the cotil lion was the circle two step held during the first half of the evening. The patronesses were, Mrs. E. E. Sparks, Mrs. G. G. Pond, Mrs. J. P. Jackson, Mrs. E. A. Fry, Mrs. C. D. Fehr, Mrs. W. M. Weigle, Mrs. W. S. Dye, Mrs. J. P. Caldciwood and Mrs. D. ,0. Etters. The date of the final dance of the series has not been decided up on, but it will be held sometime in April. Show Interest in Class. Basketball. Are the "Moovies” of more inter est to the men of Penn State than the Intel class Basketball League ? This is the question that has con fronted the managers of the four teams. Last year and previous years the support given to the inter class games was good. In fact the actual expenses connected with the purchase of uniforms and other ex penditures were more than met by the gate receipts. This year the maximum attendance at the games played so far has been less than fifty supporters. And yet each class voted to place a team in the league. There is a probability of the present schedule being abandon ed if more interest is not shown. TRe Royal Union Mutual of Des Moines, lowa Has never lost a dollar either i l principal or intciest. Its policies are protected by a deposit with the state. They have made the best settlements ever made by any insur- ance company. They have the lowest participating premiums. They earn more money on their invested funds than any othei company doing business in Pennsylvania. Landscape Gardening Society Or ganized. The students taking the Land scape Gardening option met in their room 109 Agri. Bldg, on December 15, 1911 for the purpose of organiz ing a Landscape Gardening society. The following executive committee and officers weie elected' President R. H Wilcox, vice piesident E. J Reeves; secretary A. Q. Plank. A feature of this first meeting was an entertaining account, given by Mr. Wilcox of his motor cycle tour through France, Belgium, Ger many and England, last summer, in which he pointed out the leading characteristics of landscape gard ening in the four countries visited. The main purpose of the Society shall be the informal discussion of topics of particular interest to the landscape gardeners at the same time avoiding subjects of too tech nical a nature as to exclude the in terest of those not pursuing land scape gardening as a profession. The Society therefore extends to the agricultural societies and other college organizations as well as to all who should like to take part in its discussions, the cordial invita’ion to attend its meetings, which will be called bi-monthly by the executive committee. Three State Men Publishing Jour- nal in West. The first power newspaper that has ever been published west of the Rocky mountains has recently been started by E. A. Wilcox ’O9, F. I. Woltz ’O9, and W. B. Wallis ’ll, of Penn State. The issue is called “Power News”. The paper is pub lished in conjunction with the inter ests of the Great Shoshone & Twin Falls Water Power company with which all three men are located at Mountain Home, Idaho. Many Enter Highway Engineering Courses. The interest shown in the new course in Highway Engineering is evidenced by the fact that nearly half the number of students who were taking the straight Civil Engi neering course have changed to the Highway course. The ample equip ment, the Good Roads Train, and facilities for praciical work should make this one of the most interest ing and instructive courses given at the college. •PENN STATE) f COLLEGIAN JAMES I. THOMPSON General Agent Lemont Pa, g Now-a-days i * ts COES.& YOUNG’S | 3 G. F. Vosburg, Agent j| m Phi Sigma Kappa House j| y H SHOES C. 3\.. 'Kl'qcts' *3ousov\.aY "ParW W'l East CoWcgc s\\)6. Hair Culling a Specialty Moles and Warts Removed Stephans’ PoJL r oom anf l BA Bfcß SI OP 123 Allen Street Gat in the Habit of asking us for a bid on your job work We will surprise you in quality and price The Keystone Gazette Bellefonle Both Telephones American Engineers Meet, Professor Elton D. Walker at tended the annual meeting of the American Society of Civil Engi neers, held at New. York City, on January 17th. From New York he will go to Boston, where he will in vestigate the sewage experiment stations of the Massachusetts Insti tute of Technology, and of the Massachusetts Department of Health. He will also inspect the new sanitary laboiatories of Har vard University, and the laborator ies of New York City, and will visit several other interesting works- dur ing his trip. “Dad” Elliott Coming. “Dad" 'Elliott, a former football star of Northwestern University, who so successfully led the Cam- D..ign of last year, will be here for the closing days of the Men and Religion Forward Movement. He has just completed a" remarkable Campaign at the University of Illi nois, but he still feels that the Cam paign of last year exceeded every record. , I larry W. 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