The good fruits of this department however de pend highly upon the efforts of individual mem bers of the organizations; and we hope that the interest which is showing itself may not only be kept up but pushed to a much higher degree. The Monte Cristo social club held a pig roast at the College Hotel on the evening of Friday, Jan. 23rd, many of the most popular students be ing present. After a repast a number of toasts were given and responded to, At a reasonable hour they separated after a most enjoyable time. Prof. Hamilton read a very interesting paper before the State Board of Agricultural Jan. 27. at Harrisburg in which he discussed the subject of the Equalization of Taxes. His paper was a very able exposition of the tax problem and was re ceived with marked interest and applause. Papers were also read by Gabriel Hiester, '6B, and by Trustees Herr, Woodward and Downing. The University of Pennsylvania Mid-winter Sports took place on Jan..3lst. This college was represented by Chas. Atherton who had trained for the goal kicking contest. He held up the reputation of our college very well, for although he won neither first or second prize, he took fourth place among the twelve contestants in this feat. By next winter we hope to put not only one, but several men into these contest. We have athletes here, and if every one trains for the sport for which he is best fitted naturally, there is no reason why we cannot make something of a repu tation. The students of the preparatory department' ex pect to hold an indoor athletic contest on Satur• day March 23rd. The following prizes will be contested for: Floor tug•of war, standing high jump, exhibi tion . on parallel bars, time on traveling rings, ex hibition club swinging, Indian club race, boxing for points, exhibition on horizontal bars, running high jump, exhibition on rings, kicking for goal, three legged race, 100 yards dash. THE FREE LANCE. The Armory affords many facilities for drill and winter sports which a year or two ago were al most impracticable. At the present time:the cadets are having the bayonet exercise, which is useful in muscular development in addition to being an ornamental accomplishment of the battalion. The Fow Epsilon Tset Society held its annual Ground Hog Banquet at Achenbaugh's restaur ant, Saturday evening, Jan. 31st. At ten o'clock the twenty-five members sat down to the excel lent repast, and for two hours each one present tried to enliven the society with all the jest at his command. The evening will long be remem bered by this jolly society of adopted Dutchmen, each feeling that it was time not spent in vain. N. H. Suloff of '9l acted as Toastmaster. The On the evening of Jan. 24th a number of Sophs took advantage of the good sleighing and went to Pine Grove where they held an elaborate supper at which a number of toasts were respond ed to, and songs rendered by the Solphomore quartette; afterwards the exhuberntspirited sopb's drove back to college. As sleghing does not last through the year, they had profited by Sanco Panja's, maxim that— 4, lie who will not when ho may, When ne would he shall have say•" There will be an indoor field day in the Armory on Feb. 21, under the auspices of the Athletic As sociation. The individual who takes first prize in any of the contests will have three points put to his credit. The individual who stands second in any of the contests will have .one point put to his credit. The contests will be in the following things : climbing rope, running high jump, standing broad jump, half mile run, one mile run, thirty yards dash, tug-of-war, throwing 121 b shot, throwing i6lb shot, three legged race, half mile walk, one mile walk. The classes of '93 and '94 will give additional prizes to the man who scores the highest number of points in their respective classes.
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