Monday was spent in various ways by the visitors and their friends. The shops and buildings were the centre of interest nearly alltday, and sleighing was decidedly popular. The great event of the week was the dance held on Mon day night in McAllister Hall. The floor was well filled, the music fur nished by the college orchestra was excellent, and everybody had a most enjoyable time. As a whole the innovation was a success,with the weather as the only set back. The continuation of the event as an annual occurrence is threatened only by the weather, a very uncertain element at this time of the year. Interesting Facts About Our Alumni. • The Alumni Association of the Pennsylvania State college was organized in 1874 "to renew the associations of college days, to promote fraternal feeling, and facili tate intercourse" among the gradu ates of the college; and with these objects in view holds an annual re union at the college during com mencement week. But has anyone ever thought of the number of gradu ates of Penn State who are entitled to recognition at this annual meeting? The college is now in its fifty third year and has an enviable repu tation as an engineering school, yet engineers have been graduated only since 1884. Previous to that time the students graduated in agriculture, general science,and classical courses. The class of 1861, the first one to graduate, had eleven members, all in agriculture, and seven are still living. Including this and the 43 other classes tnat have been gradu ated, there are 1043 graduates. Twenty-five were co-ects who are now making their mark in the world as home makers and as professional workers. The smallest class was that of 1859, which had only one member; and the largest class was in 1907, THE STATE COLLEGIAN 00 , 000.00 . ' , ; . 06.'f ‘.o:'‘ ~0- g zot-..:•&_300'0:0:. , -..7. N ._. Copyright 1907 ' y Hart Schaffner EY Mar•. 10__Mgoi , when 130 were graduated. Next comes 1905 with 94 members, and then 1906 with 84. The first civil engineering class was in 1884 and had one member, but in 1907 there were ..0 graduated; the mechanical department started with 3 men in 1889, and in 1907, 25 were graduated; the electrical engi eneering department had 3 in its first class of 1894 and in 1907 had 33; and in mining the first class of 1895 had one student while 1907 had 22. Students have been graduated in 15 courses as follows : electrical en gineering, 21_4 mechanical engineer ing, 194; civil engineering, 164; chemistry, 118; general science, 94; For any Function U !f you are to wear full dress clothes, besure they are correct in style. There's no other clothes a man should be more particular of. You may be sure about our Hart Schaffner & Marx full dress and tuxedo suits ; corret in every detail. qWe'll fit you (You need not feel apologetic in such evening clothes. A credit to you and to us. 111 Full dress and tuxedo suits, ready to wear $25 to $6O. cFull dress and tuxedo suits, made to measure, $35 to $75. 4JJGloves, shirts, collars. Full dress accessories. SIM THE CLOTHIER Correct dress for men State Representative J. G. Stoll, 341 McAllister Hall 30.16.3.g.0.:00 . 6.01Et) iiC. M. Savage will be at the Library next week to finish the photo graphic work for the 1909 La Vie. Groups can arrange for sittings on Wednesday the 12th, Individuals any after noon or evening. For information see K. H. Marsh, 'O9. 1. C. HCO 1-,./VI as, Staple and Fancy Groceries, Fruits STATE COLLEGE, PA. 10.0:et
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