THE FREE LANCE
VOL. 2.
THE FREE LANCE.
Published monthly dur;ng the college year by the Students (f
The Pennsylvania State College.
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STAFF.
CURTIN G. ROOT', 'B9
ABSOCITATIC EDITORS
jOliN S. WELLER, 'B9. J. D. HUNTER, 'B9.
H. R. LEYDEN, '9O. I. C. M. ELLENBERORR,'9O
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Entered at Sento Cat/ego POBl O.lliOC 08 SCCOMi class Matter
tly • ITH this issue, the business management
of Tin?, FREE LANCE changes hands.
Mr. Mitchell has been agreeable, and has
untiringly done his best. He has rendered efficient
services. His successor, Mr. Walker, lacks
neither energy nor abiliiy.
tbr E cannot but condemn certain correspond
ence to
. the Philadelphia. Press concerning
one of the departMents of our college,
The publication of such reports evidently does
much harm, personally to the parties maligned,and
also to the college. We say maligned, and the
character of such correspondence is certainly ma-'
lignant, for. whether the charges made againt iii-'
dividuals be true or false, there is the same diffi-
STATE COLLEG
EDITOR,
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, PA., MAY, 1888.
culty in finding any motive save malice for pub
lishing such reports. We can only consider the
paragraph mentioned a personal attack, and being
such, allowance must be made for the manner in.
which its statements are made, while the whole
thing is extremely offensive,
rEogr ROM . the condition of our sports it appeals
that the Athletic Association either is badly
operated or is in itself a hinderance. We
arc aware of the fact that there are many impedi
ments to forbid the accomplishment of anything
extraordinary on the grounds very soon, but we
believe that the interest shown when we have even
a practice game of ball is evidence that our ac
complishments are not commensurate with the en
thusiasm Which is ready to encourage and parton
ize effort. The rise and former success of the sport
ing departments seemed to need the organiza
tion which it sought in the Athletic Association.
The Association has lacked vigor. This has ap
parently dampened some of that former ardor
over which it gained control. Go ahead, make
definite plans, publish them thoroughly, and go
to work as though you intended to put them into
operation ''e'er the sun goes down."
-'HAT the Literary Societies have clone a no
(9 ble work in the past, is a fact that no one
1 . will attempt to dispute. That this good
work bids fair to be carried into the future, we
may conclude when we consider the general good
will and earnestness of purpose that exists in each
organization. Since the opening of the present
college year, with the great increase of students,
the. membership of the two societies has been
greatly increased ; so much in fact that individu
ally they cannot derive the practical benefit from
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