Acting on the request of Dr. Atherton there was but little of usual Hallow E'en sports of tear ing up fences and sidewalks and otherwise destroy ing or damaging property. No college property was damaged, and what little was injured in the town was done by outsiders. The first rhetorical exhibition of the season took place in the college chapel on Wednesday even ing, October 3z. The speaking on the whole was better than usual, some of the freshmen doing unusually well. The following students took part : Miss Camp, Furst, and Dale of '93 ; Bowman, Quigley and Silliman of '94 ; Barton, Beaver, Burkett, Gray, Horton, Kiefer and Trone of '93. The work is going steadily onward on the new Engineering building. The cellar which has been blasted from the solid rock is almost finished. The foundation walls are nearly finished and will be completed as soon as the excavation is done. The brick are partly on the spot ready for use in the spring. The woodwork will also be ready at that time and there is no reason why next fall should not see the building completed. Three new‘and improved fire escapes have just been erected on the wings of the main building at a cost of $1750. They are in the form of a spiral stairway built around a central core which is made of six inch pipe. This central core will he used as a part of the water mains. Large valves are placed in it at every floor and in case of fire hose may be attached to them thus giving better opportunity to fight the flames. As the pipe will run above . the roof, that can be reached by a stream from the hose. On the evening of November 4, about 4.45 p. m., during the hour for drill, flames were seen issu ing from the main wing of the large barn belong ing to the college farm. In an incredibly short space of time jets of flame were darting from every crack and crevice of the entire structure, and the blazing light illuminated the heavens. It was at once seen that the building could not be saved so every e ffort was put forth to save the large num THE FREE LANCE. ber of cattle which were confined in the barn. When this was accomplished bucket brigades were formed, lines of hose established and every ones attention turned to the saving of the implement barn and other outbuildings. By hard work this was done and the fire confined to the main barn and a couple of outbuildings which were a total loss. The barns were recently rebuilt at large ex pease, and were thoroughly equipped with all modern improvements conducive to economic farming. The loss on the barn and contents is estimated at thirteen thousand dollars, with an insurance on the same aggregating eight thous and.six hundred dollars. Dr. Atherton has been tendered the chairman ship of a committee to arrange for an exhibit at the World's Fair, from all the colleges in the United States established under the Land Grant fund This is a very high testimonial to the President's executive ability and guarantees plenty of opportunity for the representation of the State College at the great exhibition. The exhibits from here will show, necessarily, much that pertains to technical education in all its departments. Dr. Atherton spent a week in Chicago recently in consultation with the other members of the com mittee, one of whom is from Wisconsin and the other from Louisiana. Whist Club, in rubber points, up to date : The following is the standing of the Triangie Mr. Downing, Prof. Rebel Prof. Butz, Small. Dr. Hof ter, Haley Brown, Prof Jackson)
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