Rugby. His boys were fed, and compelled to
make muscle. It was no cracker and tea diet
that laid the foundations of Gladstone’s and Bis
mark’s lives. Behind these men lies a youth of
foot ball, base-ball, and other college sports.
“The glory of young mm is their strength.” Let
us take care of that.
LOCALS.
On tin) licacl of tlio bed sat King noil-bug bold,
Tlio room bo was In wus toy cold;
Ho said tohtmsolf wltli a winlc of tlio oyo:
“I’ll (lino on somoblue blood to-niglit, or dlo.”
Heard on the drill ground : “Just as you was.”
Gibboney says he is bound to have a Holiday.
The three graces—Lovett, Spence, Newburn
McDonnell, to his squad: “Turn your faces to
the college and your backs towards Foster’s
store.” January, —February, —March.
In the words of our absent Sam, “Rastus has
went.” He is teaching the black idea how to
shoot in Nashville, Tenn.
A testing machine, capable of testing up to one
hundred thousand pounds, has been added to the
Department of Civil Engineering.
Freshie (looking in at the door) “Is this
Mr . “Tak’ yer bloody head out o’ that
bloody door you bloody, blatherin, blackguard,
or I’ll brak’ your bloody jaw.” Exit—Freshie.
Instructor to new cadet: “Throw your shoul
ders back more.”
New cadet (with feeling.) “Oh dear! I can’t
do that.”
Instructor. “S—h—h —h.”
The prospects for a college orchestra this year
are exceptionally good. Quite a number of the
new students are expert musicians; and with these
men and the old talent, we will doubtless have a
good orchestra of ten or twelve pieces, before the
opening of the winter term. In former days the
college had a good orchestra, and there is no
reason why we should not have one now.
THE FREE LANCE.
The foot ball season began here on the nth of
Sept,, when the first practice game of the season
was played. Since then several games have been
played and at present the indications are that we
shall have a very fair team to represent the college
during this season. Several very desirable men
entered the college this fall, and, as the pick of
the old team is still here, we have reason to hope
for a first class eleven. Applicants for positions
on the team went into training on the morning of
the 15th,and they have been steadily at work since
then. A schedule of games with the best colleges
in the state has been arranged by the foot-ball
committee, and we doubt not that P. S. C. will
experience a better, a more successful season than
it did last year.
On Friday evening, Sept, 12th, the annual re
ception of the Y, M. C. A. was held in the halls
of the Washington and Cresson Literary Societies.
Refreshments were served during the evening and
splendid music was rendered at different times to
the delight of all present. The object of the re
ception, to better acquaint the new men with their
fellow students, and to make them feel mare at
home in their surroundings, is a most commenda
ble one and worthy the support of every student.
The reception was a grand success, and we must
congratulate the Association on the result of their
effort this year.
During the summer the work of improvement
has gone on steadily at the college. The campus
has been enlarged and beautified, and a consider
able number of changes have been made in the
different buildings. The most important im
provement is the one in the Preparatory Dep’t.
The old, narrow, box stairways have been replac
ed by neat winding stairs similar to those in the
college. The hall windows, too, have been en
larged ; and Prepdom, from being the dark, disa
greeable hole of yore, has been transformed into
one of the brightest and most cheerful depart
ments in the institution.