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Editor in Chief
J. U. lIOGARTH, 'l4
Assistant Editor
F. C. DOSE, 'l4
Sporting Editor
D. HESS, 'l4
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W. S. PARKINSON, Jr.,
W. W. WEAVER, 'l5
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E. S. LADLEY, 'l6
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Wednesday, September 17, 1913
The Collegian takes a
Welcome great deal of pleasure
1917 in extending a hearty
welcome to the incom
ing freshman class, 1917
largest in numbers of any class in
college, it might have been even
larger had not necessity caused
the faculty to impose entrance
requirements which turned away
many who sought admission
However, this has done away with
one evil. namely, the presence of
freshmen_ with_an_inadsquate pre
paration for college work. ~ It is
doubtful if any other educational
institution in Pennsylvania can
boast of a freshman class without
a single entrance condition—a fact
of which 1917 may well be proud.
Penn State has many new men in
other classes, as well as in the
freshman class, and to these we
also extend the hand of fellowship.
We have no doubt that the first
feeling of strangeness will soon
wear off, as new acquaintances are
made and as true Penn State spirit
is acquired
'There is now a vacant
A Call position on the Col-
legian staff, namely
Candidates that of Associate
Business Manager,
which will be filled by competition
The position is open to juniors
only, and all 1915 men desiring to
compete will please report as
soon as possible to any of those
on the present business staff
Perhaps never before
1913-14 in the history of this in
stitution has the college
year at Penn State begun so favor
ably. There are prospects for an
even greater growth of the college—
a larger appropriation than usual
has assured better accomodations.
New buildings have been planned
and begun, new instructors and new
equipment have been secured, and
a great effort is being made to en
able the institution to receive all
who seek admission. With increas-
ed facilities she will in a few years
be able to do this, and in a com-
paratively short time we may look
for an even greater growth than
that which has occurred during the
last college terms.
Dr. Pond Again Here
Dr. Pond, dean of the school of
Natural Science, returned to college
the latter part of August after
spending a fourteen months leave of
absence abroad.
Together with his family he left
State College for Niagara Falls, July
6, 1912 spending about one week
there. From ahere he traveled by
boat up the St. Lawrence River to
Montreal and set sail for Liverpool,
July 13. About four weeks were
spent in London and then a journey
across the channel brought them to
Antwerp, Holland. Here they met
Mrs. Sparks and daughter, Ethel
together with Prof. Crandell.
Upon reaching Germany the
party was divided--the children be
ing placed in separate German fam
ilies situated in the Hartz Moun
tains while Dr. and Mrs. Pond trav
eled into Italy. Here they visited
Rome, Naples and other towns of
like importance.
Near the end of October the
party reunited at Berlin and the
I winter was spent there. There Dr.
Pond listened to some of the
world's most prominent chemists as
they lectured and gave personal ac
counts of original research along
various lines of science. They also
met Dr. Armsby and wife while
there, on their way through Ger
many. As the chief aim of the
trip was to travel, the party visited
Paris and from there went to
Munich. Most of the spring was
spent here, and again he attended
lectures given by such prominent
German scientists as Roentgen, the
discoverer of the of the X-ray and
others. While here he met Prof.
Fehr, Prof. Jones and party en-tour
through Germany, also Dean
Holmes and family.
. Towards the latter part, of_ July ,
they left Munich for Austria. ' Here
they visited The Prague:and numer
ous places of interest and finally
sailed from Bremen, arriving in
New York, August 27, 1913, com
pleting a very interesting and in
structive trip.
Dr. Crane Returns
After being away on a year's
leave of absence, Dr. Crane return
ed to take up his duties as clean of
the school of Mines about the first
of August. During this time lie
journeyed to Alaska and the great
er part of the time was spent in the
research and investigation of the
coal fields there. He was alone
most of the time and traveled up
the Behring, and Mantanuska Riv
ers and Cookes' Inlet into the in
terior of Alaska at the foothills of
the Chigmite mountains. The
greater pal t of this country has been,
and still remains undiscovered and
the dean had the novel experience
of gazing from the summits of the
Chigmite's into valleys where the
eyes of man have never wandered.
During the months of July and
August 1912 much rain fell and
this extra precipitation filled the
swamp-lands making travelling
along the trails very uncomfortable.
Small flies and mosquitoes were
bred in enormous quantities and nets
had to be worn practically all the
time. As this was in the summer
time the cold was not so severe,
sometimes going only nine or ten
degrees below zero—while in the
winter time it reaches fifty or sixty
degrees below zero.
Since there are practically no
railroads at all in Alaska, the chief
methods of travel were either by
launch, pack horse or dogs in
winter. At one time the pack
horse gave out and the Doctor was
compelled to carry a load of about
ninety pounds on his back about
twelve miles a day through very
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The information gained as a
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recent age and is just as good as
any deposit in Pennsylvania. How
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coal there. Also, the railroad
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