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I, May, 1897, PUBLISHED BY THE STUDENTS OF PENNSYLVANIA (GETTYSBURG) COLLEGE. £^& HIMHH1 ADVERTISEMENTS. fflf I{., fmfft iillP»•I* 8ifffl® Importers and JODUOI'N of «r.l removed ? The Freshie was a little mixed irl his chronology. He referred to Paul. Photographing seems to be taking the place! of studies. A collection of pictures is a goal thing, but a man will never be able to gel through life on it. The Sophomore class has elected its Spedrm\ staff as follows : Editor-in-chief, W. H. Carney ; Associate Editors, W. J. Klinefelterl S. W. Herman, Henry Albers, J. N. Hickl man, L. S. Weaver; Business Manager, J. W.I Weeter; Assistant Bus. Managers, J. H| Beerits, G. N. Lauffer, J. D. Snyder, J. deK-j Keith, A. St.C. Brumbaugh, Artist Corps, Cl H. Spayd, H. M. Cumbler, T. J. Reisch. From Dr. Stahley's room comes the startliui -1 :w si ti THE COLLEGE MERCURY. 5o atenient that the brain is a chemical com-uncl. These Freshmen will revolutionize lence. |payd of '99 has been compelled to go home cause of severe illness. He will not return College this session. There have been further additions to Prepa-tory. The number of students has almost ached the hundred mark. The Omego Delta fraternity, of the Fresh-an class, will take its first annual outing jay 8th. The MERCURY extends to them its st wishes for a good time. The "Ineligibles" of the college have or-anized under the management of J. E. Meis-nhelder. They are a bona fide team .and are eady for games. The boys from Baltimore have been moving bout among us lately with a rather woe-begone expression. W., '97, is authority on Hie scores of the League games. [ Z., '98, wants to make hydrochloric solution Kith Hs SO, and is very much disappointed Bheu corrected. L., '00, says that D., '00, is an anarchist, j^cause he is a firer of bombs ("bums"). L., 98, just about to make a declamation in nglish, startles us with the statement ^Beelzebub is making a speech." I We ought to congratulate ourselves on the success of our team in the recent relay races at Philadelphia. We took second place, as every Due knows, and were ahead of Dickinson, our old time rivals. There was rejoicing in the camp of the Pennsylvanians when the result of the races came over the wire:;. We |;asonably hope to be first next year. The Bible Society of College and Seminary et on the evening of the twenty-first, inst. The society is very modest and unassuming, but ffi is nevertheless doing a good work. Every student is a member, let him do his share of work. The following officers were elected : Pres., J. W. Richard, D. D.; V. Pres., E Huber, D. D., P. M. Bikle, D. D., T. C. Bill-heimer, D. D.; Rec. Sec, C. Brown Cox- Treas., I. O. Moser; Cor. Sec, G. Z. Stup. Tuesday evening, April 27th, we had the pleasure of hearing Mary Kolbe again. She was the Mary of some weeks ago. except that |he seemed to us to surpass her work of that time. She is graceful, charming and a genius. may Such perfection of elocution could never be ob-tained by mere training. Shall we say in which of her moods we liked her best? We cannot. She is sweet as the daisy of which she read ; free as the little bird of which she sang. The only regret that we have is that we shall have to feed on the memories of the two entertainments for a year until we see her again. We wish to make mention of the singing of the Glee Club at the Kolbe concert. It was good beyond any possibility of doubt. The harmony was excellent, and the boys sing in perfect tune. This organization of the col-lege, as some others, is not appreciated as it should be. We are very ready to find fault with the music, and very rarely do we give any praise. We have a good musical organi-zation, and we ought to be willing to be pleased by the excellent rendition of their music We offer this as a suggestion to some "growlers." Our first game of base-ball resulted in a vic-tory for us. May it be portentous. During the Easter recess, the boys who had to remain here amused themselves in various ways, boring the vegetables in the gardens nearby, and visiting neighboring hen-roosts. Fun was rampant from all accounts. We have heard very little of the oratorical contest. From present indications it will be a dry affair. Inasmuch as there are only four weeks until Commencement week it is time for the Juniors to be stirring. The prize of thirty dollars is not to be despised. ALUIVINI. R. I,. SMITH and J. H. BEERITS Editors. '39. Rev. W. F. Esyter, D. D., Crete, Neb., preaches as often as his health will per-mit for vacant congregations within the Ne-braska Synod. He read a paper on "Immor-tality," atthe South Platte Conference, said by many to be the finest thing they had ever heard on that subject. '44. A brother of the late Right Rev. R. H. Clarkson, D. D., ED- D., Major T. S. Clark-son, of Omaha, Neb., is Commander-in-Chief of the G. A. R. Major Clarkson is doubtless known to the older residents of Gettysburg. '44. The following is taken from the edi-torial columns of the Baltimore Sun concern- 5i THE COLLEGE MERCURY. ing John T. Morris, Esq.: There will be gen-eral regret that Mr. John T. Morris, for twenty-five years president of the school board, has declined re-election. His long experience in the position from which he retires has given him a familiarity with public school affairs possessed by comparatively few others, and which has proved of practical value to the community in many ways and on many occa-sions. His honorable, independent and non partisan discharge of his duties gained for him the respect and confidence of the public, and forms a record that should inspire the emula-tion and imitation of others connected with our public school system. 46. Rev. W. M. Baum, D. D., pastor of St. Matthew's church, Philadelphia, added 27 members to his congregation at Easter. 47. Rev. Luther E. Albert, D. D., pastor of Trinity church, Philadelphia, held by far the largest Communion in the history of the con-gregation on Easter morning. Forty new members were enrolled. '48. Rev. A. \V. Lilly, D. D., of York, Pa., is slowly gaining strength after a very severe attack of La Grippe. Since Palm Sunday Rev. C. R. Trowbridge, '82, has been doing the work of a pastor helper. The Christian Hndeavor of Rev. Lilly's church enjoy edify-ing services and full attendance. '49. Rev. Elias S. Henry, pastor of St. John's church, Pine Grove, died on Monday, April 26th, after a long illness. Rev. Henry was ordained 44 years ago in the church of which he was pastor when he died. In that time he preached 10,010 sermons, baptized 6371 children and 105 adults, confirmed i68r new members, married 1232 couples and offi-ciated at 2466 funerals. The funeral took place on Friday at Pine Grove. Geo. C. Henry, '76, is a son of the deceased. '53. Rev. Bergstresser, of Rockwood, Pa., is enjoying the blessings of a working congrega-tion, the accessions to membership at Easter being very large. The annual Sunday School Convention of Somerset county will be held in his church about June 10th. '54. Rev. E. Unangst, D. D., is visiting for a season at Oakland, Cal., where he is a faith-ful and regular attendant at and sometimes a participant in the services of our Lutheran congregation there. '56. Rev. H. W. Knhris, D. D., and Les-nord Groh, '61, of Omaha, and President Clutz, D. D., '67, of Midland College, Ate son, Kansas, are delegates to the next General Synod. '57. Rumor has it that Rev. H. L. Baugher, D. D., editor of the Lutheran World, is smit-ten with an affliction^the wheel fever. U wheel is in sight and a speedy relief is hopecl for. '61. Rev. J. H. A. Kitzmiller, Treasurer oil the Pittsburg Synod of the General CouncilI has not been preaching regularly for somtl time on account of ill health, bnt he often sup! plies vacant pulpits in Pittsburg and vicinity! and thus helps on the good work. '61. Rev. M. C. Horine, D. D., of Reading. is as earnest and active in his work as eve and is meeting with deserved success. '61. We are glad to note that Rev. J. P Hentz, who resides at Dayton, O., and Id been in poor health for several years, is noq improving. He is a devoted sou of his Aim Mater. '61. Rev. H. C. Holloway, D. D., of Hail risburg, has an interesting article in the Lm eran Observer of April 16th, on "Death is C01 quered." '62. Rev. D. M. Kemerer, Secretary ofttj Pittsburg Synod, leads a very active life in tu discharge of his pastoral duties at Sherodviltl O., where he has a large territory to serve! He is meeting with the success he merits a well. '62. Rev. M. L. Culler, of Apolla, PaJ spent a few days with his son Robert, '9I From all accounts Rev. Culler, is meeting will unusual success in his present pastorate. '62. Rev. F. Klinefelter, pastor of St. Paul's congregation at Linville, Pa., has changed hi residence *.o the new parsonage, the property | the congregation through the legacies Misses Rebecca and Sarah Acker. '63. Rev. W. H. Steck, of Trinity ehurcl Coatesville, Pa., received 16 new members id his congregation at Easter. '63. Rev. E. J. Wolf, D. D., of Seminal] assisted at the Easter service of the Unt congregation of York, Pa., Rev. A. G. Fai nacht, pastor. '63. Rev. J. L. Smith, D. D., pastor Christ's English Lutheran church, of Pit' burg, added 37 members at Easter to his lai and constantly growing congregation. HH^^^H ^^n^B^^H ^^H|r THE COLLEGE MERCURY. 52 '63. Rev. S. A. Hedges, of Jefferson, Md., jreached the sermon at the re-dedication of the lyersville church on April nth. The church iad been very badly injured by a storm last September, but has been repaired and is naw in good condition. . '65. Dr. T. C. Billheimer, of the Theolog-ical Seminary, delivered an address to a large number of students at Annville, on Friday evening last. The General Synod has few speakers more attractive and fluent than Dr. Bllheimer. '66. Rev. L. Groh, of Omaha, who has been collecting statistics concerning the Swed-ish Mormons, makes the following interesting statement: "Of all Swedes perverted to Mor-aonism, one in four came from the Lutherans, vhile in Sweden 97 of 100 per cent, of the Dopulation are Lutherans. Three in four of le Swedish Mormon perverts have before seen Baptists or Methodists and some of them lave been both." '67. Rev. W. E. Parson, D. D., of Wash-gton, D. C, was one of the speakers at the lird annual dinner of the Lutheran Social jnion of Philadelphia, April 22nd. '68. Preston K. Erdman, Esq., one of the eminent lawyers of Philadelphia, made a oug address, advocating closer church lion, at the third annual dinner of the Luth-an Social Union of Philadelphia, April 22nd. 68. Rev. A Stuart Hartman, D. D., Sec-tary of Home Missions, assisted in adminis-tering the Holy Communion at St. Paul's church, Baltimore, on Easter when unusually large congregations were present at both the morning and evening services. '68. W. C. Stoever. Esq., Secretary of the Luther League of America and President of the Philadelphia Central, has been appointed ne of the associate editors of the Luther League Review which begins its 9th year with the April number. ; '68. Dr. E. S. Breidenbaugh reports a pleas-ant visit, having spent Easter with his daugh-ter Mrs. Zaue, in Philadelphia. '69. Rev. E. T. Horn, D. D., of Charleston, C, who has recently accepted a call to ^Reading, Pa., will give the Baugher lecture on Christian Worship at the Seminary Com-mencement. '70. Rev. J. T. Gladhill's Easter work at Jersey Shore, Pa., was very successful, 24 members having been added to his congrega-tion. '70. Rev. A. G. Fastnacht, pastor of Union Lutheran church, York, Pa., found it neces-sary to secure assistance over Easter. Dr. E. J. Wolf, '63, of the Theological Seminary, ren-dered very acceptable assistance. '71. Rev. W. H. Dunbar, D. D., of Balti-more, addressed the seventh annual meeting of Woman's Home and Foreign Missionary Societies of the Maryland Synod, April 22, on the subject, "The Christian's Duty to Mis-sions." '71. Dr. G. D. Stahley spent Easter vaca-tion with his mother at Easton. '71. Rev. D. Z. Fonlk, North Platte, Neb., reports encouraging progress in his church work. Mr. Foulk resigned from the Board of Education of North Platte, to which position he had been elected. He is deservedly popu-lar in. the community. We are glad to learn of his interest in public education. '72. Rev. F. W. E. Peschau, of Greensburg, Pa., was one of those who ministered at the funeral of Rev. Glasow, of Johnstown, Pa. '71. Rev. E. F. Bartholomew, D. D., Pro-fessor in Augustana College of Rock Island, 111., preached to the Lutheran congregation in Morristown, 111., on Palm Sunday morning. In the evening he gave them a lecture on his trip and sojourn in Europe. '72. The new church at Vandegrift, Pa., under the oversight of Rev. J. W. Poffin-berger, of Luchburg, will be dedicated some-time in June. '72. Rev. J. N. near Millard, Neb. Zimmer has a fruit farm S. '72. Rev. A. K. Felton, of the Messiah con-gregation, Baltimore, made 58 accessions at Easter. '73. Rev. J. F. Hartman, pastor of the Sec-ond Lutheran church, Altoona, Pa., has been appointed by the Ministerial Association of that city to discuss during their annual outing at Arch Springs, Blair county, "The Twen-tieth Call." '73. Rev. Wm. S. Freas, D. D., President of West Pennsylvania Synod, preached the funeral sermon and conducted the services at the burial of Rev. W. C. Wire, late of Littles-town. Eleven Lutheran ministers were pres- 53 THE COLLEGE MERCURY. ent at the services held in St. John's church, Littlestown. '73. Rev. J. A. Koser, of Trinity Lutheran church, of Sioux City, Iowa, is meeting with remarkable success, considering the numerous failures which have happened in the city, ow-ing to over-booming several years ago. Many improvements have been made without and within the church building and his congrega-tion is very earnest and active. '73. Rev. T. H. Weaver, Chaplain of the 10th U. S. Cavalry, stationed at Fort Custer, Montana, has been granted indefinite leave of absence and will soon be retired with honor on account of physical disability. He has served twenty-one years in the army, eighteen of them in his present capacity as chaplain. '74. Rev. J. A. Wirt, D. D., Des Moines, la., is making extensive improvements in St. John's church of which he is pastor, and the money was all provided in advance. '74. The church of Rev. W. L. Remsberg, which had been so badly wrecked by a storm last September, was rededicated on April nth. Rev. J. L- Metzger, '82, of Bloserville, Pa., assisted in the services. '74. Prof. John Marshall, Dean of the Medi-cal Faculty, of the University of Pennsylvania, is completing the course of lectures on Medical Chemistry, interrupted by the death of Dr. Wormley. '74. Rev. Chas. M. Stock, of Hanover, was in town last week. '76. Rev. J. C. Jacoby, D. D., gives a very encouraging account of the work of the Board of Church Extension for the Iowa Synod in the Lutheian Observer ol M.a.y 16th. '78. Rev. O. C. Roth, of Grace church, Bal-timore, made 76 accessions at Easter. '78. Hon. George J. Benner, of Gettysburg, will deliver the address to the graduating class of the Hanover High School, at the Commen-cement exercises, on the evening of June 10th. '78. Rev. G. W. McSherry, of Tancytown, attended the funeral of Rev. W. C. Wire, act-ing as one of the honorary pall-bearers. Rev. McSherry will preach the opening sermon in the dedicatory services of the Lutheran church in Taneytown. '78. Rev. A. K. Bell, pastor of St. Luke's church, of York, Pa., received 7 new members at Easter. In the evening the Sunday School conducted a very beautiful special service. '80. Rev. C. W. Heisler, Denver, Col., re-cently dedicated a handsome pipe organ of most excellent quality which had been places in the Trinity church of which he is pastor. '82. Rev. M. H. Valentine, pastor of Mes-siah church, Philadelphia, made 8 accessions to his congregation on Easter morning. In the evening the Sunday School and congrega-tion united in a special service. '82. Rev. H. H. Weber, of York, Pa., preached the sermon at the dedication of the Second Lutheran church, of Sunbury, Pa. '82. Rev. Horace L. Jacobs, the popular pastor of the M. E. church, of Tyrone, Pa., has been returned for another year by the M. E. Conference which met at Clearfield ii March. '82. Prof. Allen J. Smith, of the University of Texas, presented the Biological Department with a Zentmayer microscope recently. The instrument is a fine one and we hope other generous Alumni will follow Prof. Smith's example. '82. Warren W. Weaver, M. D., of Pm¥ delphia, one of our veteran ball players, still manifests great interest in Gettysburg's pres-tige on the diamond and watches closely the records of her victories. '82. Among the many loyal Alumni in Phil-adelphia who called upon our relay runners a: the recent meet was Luther M. Weaver, D. D, S. Dr. Weaver expects to be nunibere: among the visitors at the coming Commence rnent. '83. Rev. Luther M. Kuhus, Omaha, Nt braska, delivered the annual address befon the Y. M. C. A. of Midland College, Atchison Kansas. '83. Milton C. Remsberg is living at Sioui City, Iowa. Mrs. Remsberg is a most accoa plished musician. '83. R. M. Linton, editor of the Sotnen Democrat, attended a meeting of the Dei» cratic State Committe which met in Hurrs burg about twelve days ago. '83. Rev. P. Livingstone, of York, Pi pastor of a rapidly growing congregation working hard to reduce the debt and is snd ceeding notwithstanding the dull times. Tt accessions to his church since New Year nuc ber 35. tl n al THE COLLEGE MERCURY. 54 the i '85. Rev. H, J. Hapeman, Dakota City, Kb., has a pastorate consisting of four hurches and his parish represents almost an □tire county. - '86. The congregation of Rev. J. E. Bittle, IF Turtle Creek, Pa., became self-sustaining on -]\ April 1st. '87. Rev. Amos A. Parr, Spring Grove, is it present undergoing the very painful opera-tion of throat treatment, under Dr. Spahr, of ^Rork, but feels much encouraged. '87. Rev. Herbert C. Allemau, pastor of the College chin'ch, recently spent a week in Phila-elphia ; also a few days with his parents in Lancaster. 8. Rev. S. D. Daugherty's work in Al- 0011a, Pa., is very successful. A fine lot has een purchased and a handsome church will be erected thereon in the near future. '88. Rev. L. S. Black, ofJohnstown, N. Y., here for a short time among his friends and embers of his former charge. Mrs. Black .nd son are also with him, and are visiting at 'resident McKnight's. 1. The new Lutheran church at Taney- :owu served by Rev. D. Frank Garland, will IE dedicated May 9th. It has been pronounced be the finest church in the State outside the y. It will have one of the best pipe organs this section of country, presented by Dr. iamuel Swope, who is now in his ninety-second year. '89. Prof. IraL. Tipton, of Pottstown, spent part of his Easter vacation at his home in Get-tysburg. As a teacher he is meeting with grand success and stands very high in his vocation. '89. Rev. T. B. Thomas, York, ires full and excellent comments on iy School lessons for the Lutheran '90. Dr. W. B. Small is serving upon the surgical staffs at the Hospital of the University of Pa., and the Polytechnic. '90. Rev. N. E. Yeiser, of Narasarowpet, India, is the happy father of two hearty boys, who are beginning to manifest an interest in their father's Alma Mate?. The MERCURY is a 1 monthly visitor in their distant home and keeps all in touch with thino-s rr>1WiQ+«/ Pa., pre-the Sun- World. id ID al! things collegiate. 11 u:I 90. Rev. E. E. Blint, pastor of St. Paul's church Littlestown, Pa., is deservedly popular 1 his congregation and the people of the town. He has been very successful in his first pastorate thus far. '90. Rev. Chas. L. Ritter and his congrega-tion at Burkittsville, will entertain the Middle Conference of the Maryland Synod in session at that place May io-i2th. Pastor Ritter has been successful in many lines of work in this charge but especially in the repairs and im-provements recently made on the church build-ing. '90. "The Evening Record of Allegheny, Pa., devotes a column and a half to a descrip-tion of Grace Lutheran church, on Troy Hill, of that city, giving a full account of its prog-ress and prosperity, its Sunday school and young people's societies along with a brief sketch of a sermon preached by the pastor Rev. S. T. Nicholas. The Sunday school of this young congregation has reached the 400 mark."--77;,? Lutheran Wo?ld. '90. Rev. Henry Anstadt, of York, was with us over Easter, while visiting Rev. Chas Huber, Principal of the Preparatory Depart-ment. '90. Rev. H. C. Bixler, Manchester, York county, will have the pleasure of entertaining the York County Conference, May 24-26. '90. Rev. U. S. Grant Rupp has taken hold of new work in Baltimore and is doing well. The Eastern Conference of the Maryland Synod will meet in his church, the Church of the Reformation, on May 4th. '90. The Bethany Lutheran church of New York City, Rev. J. F. W. Kitzmeyer, pastor, was presented with a beautiful altar cross and two candelabras by the Woman's Home and Foreign Mission Society of St. John's church. '91. Rev. Stanley Billheimer is writing the history of Lutherauism in West Washington. He goes back for data even into the last cen-tury. He has under his charge a valuable lot with a chapel and is successful in his work. '91. There is a very interesting "Letter from Africa" from Rev. A. Pohlman in the Luth-eran Observe? of April 16. It contains a very interesting narrative of his trip and various experiences. '91. Rev. Edward J. Wolf, principal of the public schools at Center Hall, Pa., was an Easter visitor at Dr. E. J. Wolf's. '92. Rev. Geo. Beiswanger presided at the evening session of the seventh annual meeting of the Woman's Home and Foreign Missonary 55 THE COLLEGE MERCURY. Societies in Trinity church, Reisterstown. Md., on April 22nd. '93. Rev. G. M. Diffenderfer and wife, of Newport, Pa., are visiting friends in town. '93. Rev. John C. Bowers, of Washington, D. C, was in Gettysburg last week renewing his old acquaintances in College and Seminary. '93. Rev. A. A. Kelly, of Trindle Springs, Pa., was in Gettysburg a few days ago. He made 32 accessions to his congregation at Eas-ter. '93. George C. Baum, 630 North Broad St., is one of the supervising architects constructing the new buildings for the Medico-chirurgical College of Philadelphia. '93. H. E. Gettier now adds M. D. to his name. He was graduated from Maryland University on the thirteenth of April. '93. Rev. G. M. K. Diffenderfer, of New-port, Pa., will exchange pulpits with Rev. A. G. Fastnacht, of York, Pa., on Sunday, May 2nd. '93. Rev. Flavins Hilton, of Martin's Creek, is in town visiting his many friends. From all accounts Rev. Hilton is very popular in his congregation and is meeting with much suc-cess. '94. W. B. Duttera was graduated from Heidleburg Theological Seminary, Tiffin, Ohio, on April 21st. '94. Fred. H. Bloomhardt, of the University ofPenn'a, spent the Easter holidays with his father in Altoona. '94. Wm. F. Lutz, of Bedford, was in town during the past week to see some of his old friends. '95. Moritz G. L. Rietz, of Amsterdam, N. Y., a Senior in the Hartwick Theological Sem-inary, has received and accepted a call to the Lutheran church at Chatham, N. Y. '96. D. E. Rice, Professor in the Harris-burg High School, arrived in Gettysburg last week and spent Easter with his town and col-lege friends. Our Philadelphia Alumni and friends always show great interest in anything pertaining to Gettysburg, and at the recent Track Meet there paid considerable attention to our team. Among these who visited them and encour-aged them in different ways were W. E. Stahler, '80; H. L. Stahler, '82; Fichthorn, I Hoover, '95; 1^ Herr, ex-'97, J '84; Lutz, '94; Erb, '95; don, '96; Ennis, ex-'97; Yeiser, ex-'98. Revs. E. J. Metzler, '73, of St. Paul1 church; S. D. Daugherty, '88, of Grac church, and W. W. Anstadt, '83, of Hoi; daysburg, preached for Rev. A. M. Han« D. D., pastor of the First Lutheran church t Altoona, the week previous to Passion weet All observed Passion and Communion Easter and report encouraging accessions. TOWN /\ND SEWJINARY NOTES. R. W. WOODS, Editor. TOWN. A very nice wedding took place at the hoc of Mr. and Mrs. John M. Minnigh, on Balb more street, on Wednesday, Apr. 7. Tls house was filled with many guests to witne the marriage of their daughter, Miss ( Blanche, to Frank Daugherty, both of tl: town. Rev. Steck, pastor of St. James Lull eran congregation, of which they are memboi performed the ceremony at 1.30. The wd ding march was rendered by Misses Eva Da; ner and Bessie Tipton. The parlors were ver beautifully decorated for the occasion and tl sacred nuptial knot was tied underneath, magnificently festooned arch. They spent the honey-moon at Philadelphia and Atlantic Citj The marriage of Mr. M. M. Musselman: Miss Eves, of Chester, Pa., took place atth home of the bride last Wednesday, Apr. 2: They were very gladly welcomed to this plaa of their future abode by the Gettysburg 1!. and a jolly crowd of lively calithumpiaus, ffi had made special preparation. They will i side in one of J. M. Blocher's houses on Qj lisle street. The entertainment of Prof. Ford in the A-sembly Room of the new High School buildil on Tuesday evening, April 14, was a M success. A large, appreciative audience w present to hear him. The proceeds go tow;' a library fund of the school. The Prohibition County Convention met the Pitzer House on Saturday, April 24th. \ mass meeting was held in the Court House the evening. The Gettysburg Base-Ball team was orja ized April 15. It is composed mostly ofd college men. They have sent off for ni THE COLLEGE MERCURY. 56 aits and will begin hard practice as soon as suits arrive. During the summer they ex-sct to play with teams from neighboring ipwns. The Gettysburg Horse-Back and Bicycle Jub had a very splendid supper at the Eagle Dtel last Tuesday evening, April 20. The proprietor of the Eagle Hotel is putting Cafe in the basement. It will be completed a few weeks. Mrs. Jennie Croll, who has been teaching in Miss Stevens' school. Germantown, spent the Easter vacation at her home on Carlisle street. [ Miss Elsie Croll, of Smith College, Mass., and Miss Ethel Wolf, of Hotchkiss School, Conn., spent their Easter holidays at their homes. Congressman Geo. J. Benner will deliver e address to the graduating class of the Han-over High School on the evening of June 10. Hon. William II. Tipton has been appointed y Governor Hastings one of the Tennessee Centennial Exposition Commissioners from Pennsylvania. I Rev. A. R. Steck preached a sermon to the order of Odd Fellows, of this place last Sunday evening. The members formed at the Lodge and went in a bodv. SEMINARY. Jr. Richard jermany. expects to spend the summer Washington, iev. P. W. Roller supplied Rev. H B. Stock's pulpit last Sunday. Rev. Hafer preached at Ft. \pr. 18. . Rev. Stock was visiting at Emmitsburg last week. Rev. Sebach supplied the pulpit at Ouiucv Apr. 18. * y' English is now quite ill at his home in Har-risburg. Messrs. Fulper and Longanecker held servi-ces at Cold Spring Mission over Easter. Streamer preached at Round Top, Apr. 25. Rev. Lantz has been appointed agent for the olumbia Encyclopedia in College and Semi-iarjr. Rev. Meyer preached in Christ church Apr 25th. v • Among recent visitors to the Seminary were : Revs. Diffenderfer, Kelly, Kistler, and Hilton. Brosius spent Easter holidays with Rev. L. F. Meyers and assisted him on Easter Day. Rev. Kemp has returned home on account of sickness. Fifty young trees have been planted in Sem-inary grove to replace those destroyed by last fall's storm. The varieties are oak, maple and ash. ATHLETICS. H. C ROEHNER. Editor. game This hence some Our base-ball season opened with a with Balto. City College on the 24th. team defeated us last year 4-0, and the game was looked forward to with anxiety, but the anxiety was unfounded, as this game was undoubtedly the easiest that we shall have this year. The game opened with Gettysburg at the bat. One run was scored in this inning for Gettysburg. Balto. City in their half were unable to connect with the curves of Burns, and hence were unable to score. For five innings the game was very close, the score standing 2-1 in favor of Gettys-burg ; but from the fifth inning on, Gettys-burg scored almost at will. Balto. City College was compelled to leave at the ending of the 7th inning in order to catch the train. Good batting by Gettysburg marked the game Following is the tabulated score : GETTYSBURG. A] White. 3b 4 Gladfelter, ss. 4 Tate, c 3 Leisenring. ib 3 London, rf 4 Dale, 2b 3 Roehner. cf. 3 Burns,(cap.)p 4 Woll, If 3 R H TO A E Totals 31 10 10 19 7 BALTO. CITY. AB R H PO A E Doty, rf 300201 Snyder, ss 000122 Seltzer, 3b 300100 Connors. If. 100200 Williams, ib. 301720 Bevans, p 3 1 o 1 3 2 Maden.lcp) 2b 2 o o 3 1 1 Kelly, c 300430 Faithful, cf. 100000 Totals 19 1 Earned runs-Gettysburg 1. Two-base hits—Burns, Leisen- S1& ^il )ainutli, '92, of Topeka, Kansas, intends ting the Chapter at Commencement. PHI DELTA THETA. /e were glad to see the familiar face of lev. L. S. Black in Gettysburg. Rev. Ed. J. Wolf visited Gettysburg re-entlv. He is Priucipal of the Schools in Cen- Hall, Pa. Chester Ziegler spent Easter Sunday with |s parents. St. John McClean has left Gettysburg to en-ter the College of St. James, near Hagerstown, Maryland. Beerits was elected one of the assistant busi-ess managers of the '99 Spectrum. E. C. Henderson was in town last week rep-resenting D. L. Auld the Fraternity jeweler. bile here Brother Henderson was the guest the Chapter. ALPHA TATI OMEGA. Chas. H. Spayd, '99, returned to his home in Harrisburg April 22, on account of sickness. Chas. B. Erb, '97, spent his vacation with William E. Wheeler, '97, at his home in Bal-timore. George A. Kyner, '86, visited the Chapter April 3d. Chas. B. Erb, '97, and Harvey F. Grazier, 98, represented Gettysburg in the relav races held by the U. of Penna., April 24th. John W. Cable, Jr., ex-'97, who is attend-ing Franklin and Marshall, passed through Gettysburg on his way home to spend his Easter vacation. LITEFJARY SOCIETIES. R. E. CLARE, Editor. We notice with regret the poor attendance ;- which is to be seen in the meetings of both so-cieties. This is a great draw-back in the work, f detracting from the interest and beneficial re-sults of the meetings in many ways. It is dif-ficult for us to understand how any one, espe- ■ daily one with the desire for self-improvement which a college student is supposed to possess, can fail to realize the great value and import-ance of literary work. It is true that a man can go through college without identifying himself with the literary movement, but in so doing he robs himself of one of the pleasantest and most profitable departments of college life It is to be hoped that this careless and leth-argic spirit will soon disappear, and that the student body will come to look upon the work, which the literary societies expect of it, not as unimportant and merely optional, but as a pleasant duty and a grand privilege. A question that has, for some time past, been provocative of much serious discussion in the societies, is "What shall be done with the reading-rooms?" We briefly mention a few of the conditions which have given rise to this problem. In the first place, the disorderly conduct of many who frequent the rooms is a source of great annoyance to those who go there to spend a few quiet moments in perus-ing the papers and magazines. Amidst loud talk, laughter, and general confusion it is next to impossible to read with any degree of satis-faction. Moreover, the old law, which would tax all non-society men for the privilege of using the reading-rooms, is not enforced," and consequently they enjoy this privilege at the expense of the societies. At a recent joint meeting of the societies, called for a considera-tion of this question, a committee was ap-pointed to confer with the Faculty, and devise, if possible, some means by which these trou-bles can be removed. This committee acted, and a plan, which met with the approval of the societies, was suggested, and will be sub-mitted to the Board of Trustees for final ap-proval or rejection. PHILO. Since the last number of the MERCURY the following officers have been elected: President, Erb ; V. President, Fite ; Rec. Sec, Stametz ;' Cor. Sec, Grazier; Treas., R. L. Smith- Critic, Miss Sieber ; Asst. Eib., Tawney. On April 23d, Mr. Meyer of Sophomore class was elected member of the Endowment Com-mittee. This committee composed of Messrs. G. F. Abel, C. J. Fite and J. H. Meyer will soon make their selection of books for the Library. Considerable effort is being put forth by them to secure the best and most valuable books that can be had for the money. We can feel sure that their duty will be well done. PHRENA. The following have been elected as officers of Phrena Society : Pres., Meisenhelder. J. E Vice Pres., Woods ; Rec. Sec, Brandt ; Chap-lain, Clare ; Treasurer, Meisenhelder, E. W. • Monitor, Staley, Sr.; Asst. librarian, Gilbert ' Critics, Wolf, Stahl, Roehner and Enders 59 THE COLLEGE MERCURY. J. Singmaster has been elected to member-ship in Phrena. It is gratifying to note the interest which has been manifested by the members in the pro-grams during the last month. Comparatively few have failed to take their parts. Particu-larly has this been the case with the debates which have been of a lively, spirited character. SPALDING'S BASE BALL GUIDE for 1897, which has just been published, is especially interesting to college men, as it contains a complete record of all the games played by the leading colleges during 1896, and portraits of the most prominent college base ball teams of the country. The new playing rules have the alterations and amendments printed in italics, which is a decided improvement, and the Ijj of averages of all the leagues and associatioj are very complete. Besides the college ml I traits, the book contains pictures of all ftl leading teams of the country, embracing alt! gether nearly 500 separate photos. The Giiiol will be sent on receipt of 10 cents to any jl dress in the United States or Canada by ft! American Sports Publishing Co., 241 Broai way, New York. Matthew S. Kemp, Manage. Gettysburg Theological Seminar}. Ministerial supplies. Books of all kinds. 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THE COLLEGE MERCURY, Published each month during the college year by the Students of Pennsylvania (Gettysburg) College. STARR. Editor : JULIUS F. SEEBACB, '94. Associate Editors : FRED H. BLOOMHARDT, '94. FRANK E. FICKINGER, '94. HENRY E. CLARE, 95. WALDO D. MAYNARD, '95. PAUL W. KOLLER, '94. ROSCOE C. WRIGHT, '95. WILMER A. HARTMAN, '95. Alumni Association Editor : D. FRANK GARLAND, Baltimore, Md. Business Manager: BENJAMIN R. LANTZ, '94. Assistant Business Manager: CHARLES F. KLOSS, '94. TERMS * / ^ne vo'ume Cten months), . . . . $1.00 ' (.Single copies, 15 Payable in Advance. All Students are requested to hand us matter for publication. The Alumni and ex-members of the College will favor us by send-ing information concerning their whereabouts, or any items they may think would be interesting for publication. All subscriptions and business matters should be addressed to the Business Manager. Matter intended for publication should be addressed to the Editor. Address, THE COLLEGE MERCURY, Gettysburg, Pa. CONTENTS. EDITORIALS," 91 THE AMERICAN PEOPLE, 93 SEITEMHER, 94 COLLEGE LOCALS, , 94 ALUMNI, 100 FRATERNITY NOTES, 102 ATHLETICS,' 103 TOWN AND SEMINARY, . 104 LITERARY SOCIETIES 105 EDITCrRIAL. IN days long since gone, when the simple great of earth believed and doubted not— in the days when the gods ruled the universe, Mercury was their chosen messenger, carry-ing the expressions of their will wherever sent. He was a jovial fellow, ever ready to respond to the happier moods of those around him ; nor did he deem himself superior to the mor-tals he often visited. Indeed, so well did he endear himself to them by his cheering, help-ful ways, that images of himself were used along roadsides as .finger-posts to guide trav-elers, and the first thing to greet the way-farer at gate of city or door of house was the smiling face of Mercury bidding welcome to its portals. But now all is changed. Men, in the haughty superiority of their knowledge, have dethroned the gods. Mercury alone re-mains. Offered the freedom of the world by its grateful inhabitants, he accepted it, settling down at length to his old occupation as an index to travelers and welcoming host to the. guests who arrive at this city of learning. He it is who, in the name of the older citizens, in his modern form bids a hearty welcome to the class of '97 and all new guests. You have indeed well come. * CLASS of '97! THE MERCURY congratu-lates you on your numbers and oppor-tunities. In these times of stringency in the money markets of your land, you have come as pure gold from your monometallic homes to replenish anew the circulating medium of these classic halls. Your Alma Mater, con-scious of the charge given her, is proud to direct your course. Your elder brothers, though they affect contempt for your " fresh- 92 THE COLLEGE MERCURY. ness," think with pride of the name your presence will help to give our common mother. The Faculty—what can it do but be pleased? You may be offended at times by the strictness of your instructors, by the rigidness of your discipline, and think the Mater has received the wrong appellation, but after years will teach you better. What seems strictness now will then appear the truest kindness, while words of rebuke will be treasured up as incen-tives to better endeavors where mistaken kind-ness will be forgotten. * * * " A SPLENDID opening at Gettysburg " is fl the way to put it this time. And we are glad to see it. With a Freshman class number-ing 55 or more, and additions to other classes we have an assurance of what the future will bring for our Alma Mater* Let all the friends of the college rally with increasing devotion to her support, and give to her that large-hearted sympathy and encouragement which shall make her strong. These large acces-sions, we take it, give assured evidence both of the deep interest which the sons of the college take in her welfare, and also of the unwaver-ing confidence which she inspires. This is as it ought to be. Let the work go on. Give us more students—more endowment—still better equipment for the work, so that at Gettysburg may be found all the advantages which the very best institutions of the landfumish. There ought to be, for a Church which takes fourth rank in America, at least one powerful university, and where else than at Gettysburg ? We ex-pect to see that realized in our lifetime. Hasten the day. G. * ■ * * THE editors of THE MERCURY desire to ask the indulgence of their readers for whatever in its present columns does not approach its usual high standard of excel-lence. The staff is laboring under the de-cided disadvantage this month of having several new associate editors who are entirely unacquainted with the requirements of their respective departments. In addition to these, the editor of the Alumni department was un-avoidably delayed in his return to college, and his work has suffered in consequence. This explanation is made at the request of the new staff members, who wish at the same time to assure the subscribers of a better showing next month. In this connection it may be well to reiterate the request that has been made in these columns at different times for contributions and news items from students and Alumni. THE MERCURY is the best, indeed the only true representative of the interests of the college and student-body, and should, therefore, be upheld by all who are interested in the advancement of old " Pennsylva-nia." * * LET there be no hesitancy among the new students in joining one or the other of the Literary Societies. No one can at all afford to miss the advantages which these afford in the direction of literary culture. There will be a rich return rendered if these societies are in any measure what they ought to be. And we are led to believe that never in their history have they been so excellent as now. The croaker will be around, of course. He has no interest in them, except to revile their work and their methods. Don't listen to the croaker, he is at college for the fun there is in it, or to spend his father's money; he is not one of the progressive, wide-awake boys who will use every advantage afforded for intel-lectual'culture. Don't listen to this fellow, but go into a literary society and work there four years, and you will spend the remainder of your life in thankfulness that you did so. G. * * * THE MERCURY desires to call the atten-tion of the students to the advisability of establishing a second-hand book-store within the college walls, in which those who wish to dispose of and those who wish to THE COLLECxE MERCURY. 93 buy books may find a ready medium of exchange. All know what trouble and delay was caused at the beginning of this term by the inability of the majority to ob-tain books. Nor is this merely an occasional occurrence—every term witnesses the same confusion. There would be no need of this, if system were introduced into the exchange. The plan has much to recommend it, and has been successfully put into operation at other institutions. Let some one take the matter in hand, establish headquarters for exchange, and the boys will soon recognize the benefits of the plan. Those who wish to sell can bring their books with the prices marked therein; those who wish to buy will find at such a place whatever books they need. Of course, the one in charge will have to receive a moderate commission, but, in view of the time, trouble, and temper saved there can be no objection to this. The plan is worth a trial. AS the libraries of the institution are for use, they ought to be opened daily to the students. - The old custom of opening twice each week is out of date now that the college has advanced to the front rank in' other directions. It was in the past the experi-ence of the writer that the society libraries were used more largely than the college library. And it is likely so now. But these store-houses are locked up to the anxious reader now, except on two occasions each week. He may look through the iron bars at the treasures stowed on the shelves, but he must not touch, taste, or handle. It ought not to be so. Let it cost a small sum each month, but by all means put some one in charge who will open these libraries several hours each day. Make it convenient to the students to get books and they will use them. Settle this at once, as there is no question about the wisdom of it. Let the most pro-gressive Society move first in this direction. We wait the issue. G. THE AMERICAN PEOPLE. ALL bustle, excitement, hurry, business pressure, quick disappointments, short joys, feverish desires, insatiable ambition, all these are characteristic of the great Amer-ican nation. Never since time began has there existed in any country or in any clime such a being as the American. He is denominated by fellow-countrymen as morbid, petulant, and excitable. Why all this speed ? why all this hurry ? Is it an intuitive desire to do such things, or is he so influenced by his surround-ings ? The word^ hurry has become synony-mous with the term American. In comparing the life of a business or professional man in Europe with that of types of the same class of persons in our own country, a marked dif-ference is observed. There is not a moment in which American men seem to be unem-ployed. They rush along the streets like ani-mated wagon-wheels. From early morn until dewy eve there is a constant rush and bustle. This drive and excitement of business often continues far into the night. The lawyer, after leaving his office, merely transfers his work to the quieter surroundings of home. The mer-chant, after closing his place of business, burns the midnight oil over his day-books and led-gers ; and while half the world is wrapt in the sweet embrace of slumber, the financier is planning fresh business schemes and is study-ing the fluctuations of stocks and bonds. The silence and rest of the Sabbath is broken by the shrieking and howling of the trains carry-ing perishable freight, such as lumber, soft coal, and coke. We travel by lightning ex-press, correspond by telegraph, talk through the telephone, and the time is not far distant when mighty vessels shall rush through the hazy atmosphere carrying both passengers and freight. The American widower of to-day, deprived of a gentle, peaceful, and loving wife, buys for himself a phonograph, in order that he still may have something to talk back to him. The 94 THE COLLEGE MERCURY. American baby of to-day will scarce repose in its cradle long enough for its foot to grow to sufficient size to wear a number naught shoe. At the age of three it will talk politics with its father, and at six will want to vote. Everything is hurried. Men will rush for the trains. Men will rush to the lunch-counters. Men will rush to the stock exchanges with a bundle of stocks in one hand and a roll of bills , in the other. If one is successful, he ventures again; if he fails, he is in a hurry to die, and no matter if the office is Russell Sage's, he will blow to atoms, with a dynamite bomb, the office, with its inmates and himself included. He is in a hurry to get rich, consequently he besieges the race-tracks and gambling dens, and stakes his money with the insane idea that he can beat the gamblers. He is in a hurry to get married,- which necessitates the building of a church on one side of the street and a di-vorce court on the other; and it very often happens that the bridegroom stands before the judge in a divorce court with the same bouquet in his button-hole that he had when he stood before the' parson at the bridal altar. The children of the present generation are scarce able to know they have a mamma until they are placed behind the walls of a kindergarten, and a few years later, by undue mental develop-ment, possess heads like pumpkins, bodies like radishes, and a dyspeptic stomach in the bar-gain. The American women besiege our bar-gain dress-goods counters in ceaseless streams, and array themselves in such fantastic shapes that philanthropic persons have been forced to organize societies of dress reform. We have societies for the prevention of cruelty to ani-mals— let the good work go on—and, if the dress-reform movement continues, perhaps we will have some more. Although death should end the hurry of the American, yet even after death he is hurried. He is either placed in a crematory and his mortal remains all consumed in the brief space of forty-five minutes, or the hearse in which he is placed to be conveyed to his last resting-place is driven at such a tre-mendous rate of speed over the cobble-stones that the black ornaments on top of the wagon of death float to the breeze like the plumes on the helmet of a mounted warrior. Finally, he is placed beneath the green sod, and on the tombstone, reared to his memory, is inscribed the very appropriate motto, " Died through too much hurry. The American takes a vaca-tion at last. May his rest, indeed, be sweet." J. S. E., '94. SEPTEMBER. Gold that fades into misty pink, I'ink that melts into tender blue, I >eep in the west where the mountains sink, Like gates that close when the sun goes through, Glowing to rest like a dying ember— And that's September. Mist that floats in the valley at eve, Frost that gleams on the grass at morn; Insect voices at dusk that grieve ; Gathered sheaves of the ripened corn; Hearts that yearn and hope and remember— And that's September! M. R. H., '94. COLLEGE LOCALS. FRED H. BLOOMJIARDT and WILMER A. HARTMAN, Editors. COLLEGE opened Thursday morning, September 7th, at 8 A. M. Many famil-iar faces were missed from each class, while many new ones were seen filling their places. The prospects for a successful year were never brighter in the history of the institution. After an address of welcome by President McKnight, the customary announcement to the assem-bled students of the order of their recitations and the books required was made by the pro-fessors, after which the boys were released for the day, in order to give them a chance to ar-range their rooms, and prepare for the real beginning of the college year on the morrow. On Monday night, September nth, the Sophomores and Freshmen had their annual rush. It was so dark that one could scarcely distinguish faces, so that it is difficult to decide THE COLLEGE MERCURY. 95 to whom the victory belongs, but the general opinion seems to be that, although '96 was outnumbered more than two to one, it won the greatest number of rushes. It may not be out of place, in this connec-tion, to suggest to those who may take part in future rushes that they have them during the day. The advantages to be derived from this are numerous, while the disadvantages are almost nil. Both classes can then see what they are doing, and not be guilty of the re-cently- observed absurdity of pushing their own men around the field. It will also do away with the incentive to unfair play which the darkness of night offers to those of both classes whose sense of right is feebly devel-oped. Besides, it will make it more of a class affair, compelling the upper classmen and townsmen to hold aloof. All these objection-able features were in force in the last rush, and the time is at hand for reform. The college musical organizations lose two very valuable members in Hoffman and Ma-dara of the class of '95. The former enters Yale while the latter goes to the University of Pennsylvania. Notices were placed On the bulletin boards by the manager of the Glee, Banjo and Man-dolin Clubs calling for candidates for the sev-eral organizations. The answers to the call were encouraging and Prof. Miller considers the present status of the applicants, without any joint practice, almost, if not altogether, equal to that of last year's clubs with all their train-ing. Manager Duttera is pleased with the out-look and feels confident of success. Ninety-three was well represented in chapel on the morning of September 19th by Messrs. Kline, Bare, Ehrhart, Oberholtzer, Parsons, Neudewitz, Kelly, and Enders. " Fads " re-ceived his usual share of attention. President McKnight was in attendance at the Allegheny Synod September 9th, at Hunting-don, Pa. Dr. Huber attended the meeting of the Board of Publication at Philadelphia last week. In a meeting, held September 23d, the class of '95 elected Mr. Witman as Business Mana-ger, in place of Mr. Hoffman, now of Yale. Mr. Newcomer was also elected Assistant Business Manager, and Mr. Eckels as Asso-ciate Editor to fill .the vacancy caused by Mr. Witman in that department. Freshman yell: 'Rah! 'Rah! Rah! 'Rah! 'Rah! 'Rah! '97 Siss ! Boom! Yah! The banjo and mandolin clubs have been partially organized and consist of the follow-ing members. The positions and names of the former are Banjeaurines: HERSH, BAUM, ECKELS. Second Banjo : COBEAN. Piccolo Banjo : HEINDEL. Guitars : BlKLE, ZEIGLER, FICKINGER. Mandolin: EHRHART. Another guitar will be added in a short time. The positions and names of those on the mandolin club are as follows : First Mandolin : EHRHART, WERT, RICE. Second Mandolin : BAUM, HEKR. Guitars: BlKLE, ZEIGLER, FICKINGER. Flute : SMITH. The clubs, in conjunction with the glee club, will give an entertainment in Brua Chapel, on the 23d or 24th of November. This will be their initial concert, perhaps the 96 THE COLLEGE MERCURY. only one given during the term, but there is every assurance given of an extended tour of the clubs during the Christmas holidays. The musical talent of the college will not suffer total annihilation for awhile, at least, since the " Count" has his new guitar, " Sweitzer " his mandolin, " Sheckels " his banjo, while " Plainfield," in the absence of a violin, makes use of " the instrument nearest it," the human voice divine (?). The artists on the staff of '95's Spectrum have begun active work in their department. The associate editors have also been assigned to their various departments, and the Spectrum may now be expected to move on to glorious success. The courtesy of the new treasurer, Mr. Pick-ing, and the convenience of having his office on the college grounds are greatly appreciated by the boys. Even Seniors make mistakes. One defines " Political Economy " as the " Gospel of Mor-mon." Va(i)n are our strivings toward per-fection. And now the innocent Freshman speaks about the " Livy" exercises of the class of'93. Our c(l)ute Freshman says he has a dead " kinch " on a horse to the French alphabet. " Our James " says the early races " culti-vated " animals. The dear little fellow thinks he can give them pointers on keeping stock. " That same old smell."—Kloss. The Juniors have succeeded in convincing Dr. McKnight that it is too hot to study Psy-chology. The "clbetrich " season has opened with many devotees. Several " Preps " have been out on the hunt for the mysterious animal, but without success. Dr. B. (in Lab.)—" Mr. J., in what are you heating that substance ?" Mr. J., '95 (knowingly)—" In an indignation tube, of course." Dr. B.—" Give me the parts of sum!' M., '96 (after much hesitation)—"Amo, amarc, amavi, amatum." S., '94, whose knowledge of transportation is limited to horse-cars only, answers the trol-ley- car conductor's query, " Where do you want off," by "Oh! I only want five cents' worth of ride." " Remsen" (while napping over his Political Economy and reveling in dreams of his be-loved Chemistry)—"Dang it! what experi-ment's that ?" S., '94—" What's wrong)?" " Remsen" (rubbing his eyes)—" Oh ! I was just reading over a line here, and all I could get out of it was, 'And he had a cheerful, frank, sodium countenance.' " Respectfully dedicated to the co-eds. of '94: " Little Miss Muffet Sat on her tuffet, Studying Theistic Belief, When along came a spicier And sat down beside her, And brought her nigh unto grief." Mr. W., '95 (translating *f:i-! 4>tS!)—"Alas! Alas !" Dr. B.—" How is that ?" U.,'95—"Alas! Alas!" Dr. B.—" I guess not." U., '95—"A lass!! A lass !!" C, '97, to H., '95—" Don't you know, I was filling my student's lamp to-night, and it all ran out before I knew I was filling the wrong end." " Ursinus " (waiting at Y. M. C. A. reception, greatly excited)—" We've only got two kinds of vanilla—peach and ice-cream." " Buckskin " says he hardly thinks Governor McKinley can be re-elected Governor of Cali-fornia. "Kid" H., '94, during his visit to Chicago, had quite an experience. When the bell-boy answered the continuous ringing of the call- THE COLLEGE MERCURY. 97 bell, he heard the " Kid " murmuring, as he held the pitcher under the button, " I have been pressing this button for fifteen minutes and haven't got a drop of ice-water yet." Every Senior class has its married man, and '94 is no exception. .Arthur Deisroth, Hazleton. E. M. Duck . Spring Mills. J. H. Eckert, Gettysburg. Charles Emmert, . Hagerstown, Md. George Englar, Linwood. Joseph Enniss, Burkettsville, Md. Charles Erb - Boyertown. .Frank Fegley Allentown. C. E. Fleck, New Kingstown. Dr. B.—" Have you ever heard any Chinese^ w ^.^ Jefferson, Md. music?" ■ John E. Gable . •. Lititz. B.,'94 (suspiciously, after a summer's ex- ,4 Carroll Graff, Dululrnft perience)—" Do you mean chin music, doc-tor?" Hanover. University down to 16 to o. More will be '/j. p. Michler, ." Easton. given in next number. Hurrah for Gettys- { burg! The following are the accessions to each department. There are several others who contemplate coming, but who have not arrived as yet. Their' names will be published in our next issue. , Senior Class. Orville Sigafoos, Easton. Junior Class. George Eckels Shippensburg. J. C. Fassold, Sunbury. Harry Mohn, Adamstown. Sophomore Class. C. W. Rank, Williamstown. ■ D. E. Rice, . ' Chambersburg. C. J. Stephenson, Pervin. Freshman Class. George Abel . Philadelphia. E. A. Armstrong, Hellam. A. R. Aukerman, Altoona. W. M. Aukerman, Altoona. E. D. Bankard Taneytown, Md. F. E. Beltzhoover, Jr Shepherds Town, W.Va. Henry Bikle, Gettysburg. John Cable, Smithsburg, Md. Horace Clute, Harrisburg. Roy Coble, Lykens. Arthur Coble Lykens. K. M. Culp, Gettysburg. Walter Monath; Chambersburg. Charles Nicholas, . • West Fairview. Harry Olewine, Hazleton. J. W. Ott Rocky Ridge, Md. Harry Sheely, Gettysburg. 1 Pearlie Shriver Fairplay. W. M. Shoop, . Colebrook. H. R. Smith, . . Chambersburg. C. G. Smith Beaver Springs. "^M. L. Smyser, Wellsville. W. R. Stahl, Hays Mills. Robert Stahle Gettysburg. -J. Emory Stockslager Funkstown, Md. Lillie Tipton ' Gettysburg. -{(. G. B. Trimmer, Union Bridge, Md. John Turnbach Hazleton. W. E. Weikert, Green Mount. 4 C. G. White, Manheim. Robin Wolf, Gettysburg. Preparatorians. Ralph Buehler, Gettysburg. James Burrell Williamsport. Howard Erdman, Macungie. Chas. W. Earnest, Mifflinburg. Roy Geesy, Altoona. George P. Grammer, Gettysburg. Harry Hardman, Littlestown. Chas. B. Kephart, Harney, Md. William Kepner, Gettysburg. J. W. Krafft Glenrock. John Le Fean, York. Blanche Minnich Gettysburg. 98 THE COLLEGE MERCURY. H. J. Musselman Fairfield. Naomi Myers, . . Gettysburg. J. Henry Raffensberger, Gettysburg. Norman H. Swartz, Gettysburg. Samuel F. Tholan, Merlin. Chas. H. Tilp, Myersdale. Carl Tipton, Gettysburg. Joseph Trimble, Ansoiiia. Geo. H. Watson, Fairfield. Charles Wendt, New York, N. Y. John Wendt New York, N. Y. Annie Wible, Gettysburg. Leland Wilson, Philadelphia. Guy Wisotzki Gettysburg. Samuel K. Yaukey, Fayetteville. Y. M. C. A. NOTES. The College Y. M. C. A. has begun the present school year under the most favorable circumstances. Being the only Christian organization among the students, it naturally expects the support and attendance of all. To make its success in religious work equal to that attained last year will be indeed a grand accomplishment, but why should we not exceed the amount of good done last year, and build up our Association in influence and numerical strength ? The reception to the new students, which took place in Recitation Hall, Friday evening, September 8th, was an exceptionally pleasant affair, and we believe was thoroughly enjoyed by all the persons present, especially by the new men. Short exercises were held in Philo. Hall previous to the serving of refreshments in the large room just below it. Mr. Ibach, '94, opened the exercises with a piano solo. Dr. Martin then led in prayer, after which Dr. Huber filled the place of President McKnight, who was unable to be present, in extending a cordial " Welcome to College." Then fol-lowed a banjo and guitar duet by Mr. Baum, '96, and Mr. Herr, '97. The President of the Association, Mr. C. F. Kloss, '94, then ex-tended a hearty welcome to the Y. M. C. A in a few appropriate words, urging all to great zealousness in the work. These exercises were concluded with a piano solo by Mr. Erb, '95. The effort which was put forth by the Reception Committee and. the old students in general to make the evening one of great enjoyment was well repaid. According to custom, the Biblical hour of the first Sabbath ' was given into the hands of the Y. M. C. A. The meeting was conducted by Rev. L. S. Black, '88, Pastor of the College Church, who addressed the students in Brua Chapel on the three-fold claims of the Chris-tian religion upon the college man. It was just such an address as a college boy needs before he begins the work of a new year, and was listened to with much appreciation by the entire student body. The first regular meeting of the Y. M. C. A. was held on September 14th at 7 p. M., when some considerations were presented " Why the New Men Should Join the Y. M. C. A.," by Mr. C. F. Kloss, Dr. Baugher, and a num-ber of the students. At the close of the meet-ing, some Association business was transacted, quite a number of new members were elected, and Mr. S. C. Burger, '95, was elected to fill the vacancy in the office of Corresponding Secretary. Bible classes are being formed among the students, and all are earnestly requested to identify themselves with the classes in " Bible Study." Many of the lecturers and musical organi-zations which have entertained us in former courses have been so delighted with their kind reception here that they are making ap-plications to the " Lecture Course Committee " for engagements on the coming course. Since the above was written, the Lecture Course Committee has selected its course for next term, which is superior in talent to any which has ever made its appearance before a Gettysburg .audience. The attractions will be "The Temple Quartette," Robert J. Burdette, John Temple Graves, Major Henry C. Dane, and the "John Thomas Concert Company," THE COLLEGE MERCURY. 99 with a possible engagement of " The Lotus Glee Club," or "The Mendelssohn Quintette," about the middle of November. The course will be looked forward to with great interest, and those who have never as yet enjoyed the pleasure of attending such a course will surely not be disappointed in this initial series. Of course everyone will attend. The subjects of the lectures to be delivered will be given in a succeeding number. GENERAL COLLEGE NEWS. The students at Amherst are making a big fight for the abolishing of compulsory chapel. The college senate recently unani-mously adopted a resolution asking the Faculty to abolish compulsory worship. The reso-lutions were vetoed by the president, Prof. Gates.— University Courier. President Schurman, of Cornell, recently made an eloquent address to the Freshman class, calling upon them to produce a crew that would be a credit to Cornell. Would that there were more professors in the college world like President Schurman, who can rec-ognize the value of student life to the Uni-versity he represents, and who lives among his students, not above them.— University Courier. The University of Chicago has the largest library of any American college; it contains over 225,000 volumes. Yale has 200,000 vol-umes, and Columbia, third in size, has 140,000. —Excliangc. Harvard has graduated fourteen Cabinet officers.—Red and Blue. A young colored lady took the first prize for the best entrance examination to Chicago University.—The College Forum. This year, Johns Hopkins, for the first time in-its history, conferred the degree of Ph. D. upon a woman. Miss Florence Bascom is the one thus honored.—Bates Student. As this is the time when many of the pre-paratory students are discussing the question as to whether or not it will pay them to join a literary society in college, the following from Hesperian will be of interest: " Every student intending to pursue a col-lege course should by all means join a literary society. It is in the literary work of these organizations that we put into use the learning acquired by the study of the class-room. One of the most important characteristics of an educated and refined personage should be ab-solute ease and grace of manner—the ability to impart the brilliancy of intellect to others in a fascinating, yet unaffected manner. The prac-tice afforded by society work is certainly a great help in the acquisition of ' address, man, address.' "—The Occident. A court has been established at Princeton, composed of under-graduates, to try men ac-cused of dishonorable conduct in examinations. The court was given power to impose penalties according to the nature of the offense.— Uni-versity News. Dartmouth is considering various plans of student self-government. The plan recently instituted at Cornell will probably be adopted with some slight modifications.—The Occi-dent. This year Tuft's College adds a course for the degree of A. B., which will substitute mod-ern languages for Latin and Greek.—Bates Student. The students in Iowa College have sub-scribed over $10,000 for a Y. M. C. A. build-ing.— Bates Student. The plan of college government at Wes-leyan, in which the under-graduates are ad-mitted to a share, has been definitely framed by the Faculty. Four Seniors, three Juniors, two Sophomores, and one Freshman will be associated with not more than five members of the Faculty.—Bates Student. IOO THE COLLEGE MERCURY. ALUMNI. FRANK E. FICKINGER, Editor. THE amount of matter in this department is unavoidably small for this issue, for which the editor makes due apology. It is not our purpose to slight our Alumni in any particular, and we promise, that in the future this department shall be given as much prominence as in the past. All communica-tions are thankfully received and greatly appreciated. '39. During the summer we noticed an ac-count of the tragic death of Rev. Philip Wil-lard, who was struck by a railroad train, near his home, at Mexico, Pa., along with his little grandson Allen, both of whom died within a few hours after the sad catastrophe. Father Willard was for many years at the head of the Tressler Orphans' Home, at Loysville, Pa., and his memory will ever be most fondly cherished by not a few of our Alumni. '42. Rev. Henry Baker, D. D., celebrated his golden wedding, in the First Lutheran Church of Altoona, Pa., on August 25th, 1893, of which church Rev. Baker was pastor for thirty years. '42. Grace Lutheran Church, of Round-town, York County, Pa., Rev. M. J. Alleman, D. D., pastor, was dedicated on Sunday, September 10th. Services were held all day, and the pastors of York assisted the pastor in the feast of dedication. The church is only a few miles from York. '53. Rev. Peter Bergstresser, D. D., has ac-cepted a call to Rockwood, Somerset County, Pa. He is already on the ground. '57. The Elmira, N. Y., Gazette and Freie Presse, of September 5th, contains a very full sketch of the life of Prof. H. L. Baugher, D.D. '57. Hagerstown Female Seminary, Rev. C. L. Keedy, M. D., principal, has had, since [853, about 5,000 students in attendance from all over the country. The total number of graduates is 318. This next year it will have a faculty of 18. '63. Dr. G. U. Wenner will complete the 25 th anniversary of his entrance into the min-istry, in November next, and, at the same time, Christ Lutheran Church, of which he is the honored pastor, will celebrate the 25th an-niversary of its founding. '65. Rev. J. W. Henderson was installed as pastor of the First Lutheran Church, of Phil-lipsburg, Pa., on Sunday, August 27th. The charge to the pastor was delivered by Rev. E. E. Hoshour, of Bellefonte, Pa., and the charge to the people by Rev. Chas. B. Gruver, '73, of Lock Haven, Pa. '70. The Rev. G. F. Behringer has declined the Professorship of Dogmatic Theology in the German Theological Seminary, at Chicago, to which he was elected by the Board some time ago. '70. Rev. S. A. Ziegenfuss, A. M., of Ger-mantown, Pa., delivered the opening address to the students of Muhlenberg College, Allen-town, Pa., on September 7th. '70. Rev. J. T. Gladhill, of Jersey Shore, Pa., spent a few days of the past week in town, visiting friends and relatives, leaving on the 21st inst. '71. At a meeting of the Board of Managers of the Pennsylvania Chautauqua, held in Har-risburg, Pa., September 4th, Rev. Dr. William H. Dunbar was elected a member of the Ex-ecutive Committee. '72. Rev. W. A. Trostle has resigned the Boalsburg, Pa., pastorate and will leave there October 1st. '72. Rev. W. E. Fischer left his charge at Centre Hall, Pa., September 14th, and has gone to Shamokin, Pa. '72. The address of Rev. Sylvanus Stall, editor of the Lntlicran Observer, is changed from 2127 Gratz to 1468 North Fifty-fifth Street, Philadelphia. '74. Rev. F. W. Staley, pastor of St. Peter's Lutheran Church, Middletown, Pa., is on a visit to the World's Fair. A check to pay his expenses was left at the National Bank at Middletown by three sisters, who. are now in the city of Chicago. This was an unexpected surprise to Mr. Staley, and he appreciates the generous gift with profound gratitude. '74. Rev. W. L. Remsberg, Beatrice, Neb., publishes a neat and attractive parish paper, Trinity Lutheran Quarterly. THE COLLEGE MERCURY. IOI '74. During the summer Rev. J. B. Focht dedicated his new church at Lewistown, Pa. 'jy. Rev. W. L. Seabrook, pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church, Abilene, Kan., was elected President of the Law and Order League of that city, and recently preached two very powerful sermons there on " Shameful Reve-nues." 'yj. Rev. J. J. Young, D. D., late of Rich-mond, Ind., preached his first sermon as pastor of St. John's, New York city, on Sunday, September 3d. '■jy. Prof. G. W. Gross is this year Principal of the York County Academy, in which insti-tution he had formerly held the position of teacher for a number of years. '80. The Independent for August 17th has an excellent article from Rev. C. W. Heisler, of Denver, entitled "A Voice from Denver." '80. Rev. L. B. Wolf sailed for India on September 13th,by the steamship " Majestic," of the White Star Line. He will again en-gage in his missionary labors, his family re-maining here at Gettysburg. '84. A Pittsburgh paper of September 6th contained the item that Rev. H. L. Yarger, of Lawrence, Kan., has been called to Braddock, Pa. '85. Rev. A. S. Fichthorn, at present secre-tary of the Y. M. C. A. at Tyrone, Pa., has declined a pressing call to the Brushton Ave-nue Church, Pittsburgh, Pa. '85. The address of Rev. H. M. Heilman is changed from Barlow, Md., to 214 Second Avenue, Altoona, Pa. '85. We were pleased to see on the campus recently, Rev. E. G. Miller, of Easton, Pa. During his absence from home, we understand, his church has been repaired and the interior handsomely decorated. '85. Rev. E. E. Hoshour's new church at Bellefonte, Pa., was dedicated on September 3d with imposing ceremonies, in which Presi-dent McKnight and Dr. Wolf took part. '86. Rev. J. G. Traver has been elected Prin-cipal of Hartwick Seminary. '87. After a long and continued illness of over eight months, Rev. Cyrus G. Focht died at his home at Centerville, Pa., on Sunday, September 17th. '87. Dr. I. N. Snively was recently elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Medi-cine— quite a distinguished honor—on which we congratulate the doctor heartily. '88. Rev. J. M. Francis, pastor of the Fourth Lutheran Church of Louisville, Ky., has been called to the Lutheran Church of Columbia City, Ind., recently served by Rev. C. H. Rockey. He has accepted the call. '88. Rev. John J. Hill has resigned at West Camp, N. Y., to accept a unanimous call from the English Lutheran Church at Canal Dover, O. He will enter upon his labors there about the middle of October. '89. St. John's Lutheran Church near Bar-tonsville, Pa., Rev. Cyrus E. Held, pastor, was dedicated solemnly to the worship of Almighty God on Sunday, August 6th. The dedicatory sermon was preached from Psalm lxxxiv, 1, by Rev. Charles E. Hay, pastor of St. Mat-thew's Lutheran Church, of Allentown, Pa., and President of the Eastern Conference of the East Pennsylvania Synod. The General Secretary of Church Extension had charge of the finances, and under his management all the debt was provided for, and the church dedicated free of all incumbrances. '89. Rev. W. L. Rutherford has resigned as pastor of St. Mark's Lutheran Church, Steel-ton, Pa., to take effect October 1st. '89. John R. Scott is the Republican nomi-nee of Adams County for the office of District Attorney. '90. Rev. H. C. Bixler, the new pastor at Manchester, has taken unto himself a good Lutheran helpmeet. We offer congratulations and best wishes. '90. Mr. Charles Foger, of Harrisburg, Pa., has been chosen professor of chemistry in the High School of that city. '90. The new pastor of Trinity charge, Rev. Fred. Geesey, has entered the field and is busily at work. At Stoverstown, he has started a class of over thirty catechumens. - He has moved his family to Spring Grove. 102 THE COLLEGE MERCURY. '90. The Pittsburgh Commercial Gazette of Monday, August 28th, gives an excellent ab-stract of a sermon by Rev. S. T. Nicholas, on " Christian Contentment." '90. Rev. G. H. Reen, late of the Seminary at Gettysburg, Pa., has begun his work as pastor of St. Luke's, Mansfield, O. '90. Rev. H. C. Reller, a recent graduate of Gettysburg Seminary, has accepted a call to the Lutheran church at Freeport, Pa., and en-tered upon his duties there the first Sunday of September. '90. Rev. W. J. Wagner, of Center Hall, Pa., a member of the last Senior Class in the Gettysburg Seminary, has been engaged to supply the Center Hall charge until a pastor shall be secured. '90. Mr. S. B. Martin left on the 25th of September for Yale, where he will enter the present Senior Class. Mr. Martin graduated last June from the Yale Law School, receiving the degree of Master of Laws. '90. Geo. W. Rowe is teaching in the High School at Muncy, Pa. '91. Mr. Wm. Hersh, of this city, after hav-ing recently passed a very creditable final ex-amination, was admitted to practice in the courts of Adams County. '91. J. Bradley Markward, of the Seminary, supplied the pulpit of Rev. W. E. Stahler, '80, at Shippensburg, Pa., during the vacation of the latter this summer. '91. Mr. A. C. Stup, who has been working up a new mission at Riverside, Cal, during the summer, arrived at his home in Frederick, Md., ' on 22d of September, and will soon resume his ' duties in the Seminary here. '92. Rev. F. D. Hesse visited Taneytown, on September 3d, and preached twice for Rev. McSherry, soliciting funds for the new church which is in process of erection at Brunswick, Md., quite a sum being realized. '92. Mr. E. O. Keen has entered the Ger-man Reformed Seminary at Lancaster, Pa. '93. A majority of the members of the class of '93 have returned to the Seminary. Of those who have not, we have been able, in part, to learn the whereabouts. Mr. Bortner is clerking in his father-in-law's store, at York, Pa.; N. L. J.Gron, W. J. Gies, J. F. Kempfer, and R. R. Miller enter Yale; H. E. Gettier, F. G Turner, and F. S. Hedges enter Johns Hopkins University; and A. S. Hain is Assist-ant Professor of German in Hartwick Semi-nary. FHATE-R/NITy 7NOTES. PAUL W. ROLLER, Editor. PHI KAPPA PSI. We are glad to welcome back Bro. R. E. Miller, '94. Bro. Reitzell, '94, was not able to return to college on account of sickness. Bro. Russell, '95, has left college to engage in business with his father. Bro. S. Duncan, '91, is engaged in post-graduate work at Harvard. Bro. R. R. Miller, '93, is continuing his studies at Yale. Bro. G. Frank Turner, '93, is pursuing a post-graduate course at Johns Hopkins. Bro. E. S. Duncan, '82, is the Democratic nominee for district attorney of Adams County. PHI GAMMA DELTA. Bro. S. B. Martin,'90, is spending a'few days at home. He will return to Yale at the opening of the session, and enter the Senior Class. Bro. Miller, '83, is visiting his father-in-law, Dr. Valentine. Bros. Anstadt,'90, Knubel, and Neudewitz, '93, have entered the Seminary; Bros. Fair, '94, Madara, and Hoffman, '95, failed to return at the opening of the session. Bro. Fair is teaching at Altoona. Bro. Madara will enter the Medical Department of the Uni-versity of Pennsylvania. Bro. Hoffman will enter Yale. Bros. Shaar and Hoffer represented the local THE COLLEGE MERCURY. 103 chapter at the Phi Gamma Delta banquet at the World's Fair. The fraternity enjoyed the exclusive right of the New York State build-ing for the evening. PHI DELTA THETA. Bro. A. S. Cook, '95, who enters Princeton this year, spent a few days among his friends at the college, at the opening of the college year. Bro. G. H. Eckels, '95, was initiated into the mystic order, September 16th. Bro. Ehrhart, '93, is engaged in the whole-sale grocery business at Hanover. Bro. Brallier, '93, is principal of the Berlin Public Schools. Bro. Lantz, '94, won the Junior oratorical prize, contested for during Commencement week. Bro. Van Camp, '94, received the Hassler Latin medal for the best scholarship in Latin. Bros. Maynard and Eckels, '95, are on the editorial staff of the Spectrum. Bro. Gettierj '93, will enter Johns Hopkins for the purpose of pursuing a course in medi-cine. Bro. J. K. Cook preached in the Methodist Church of this place, September 10th. Bro. Forney, '96, was initiated September 23d. Bro. Peffer, of Allegheny, made our chap-ter a very pleasant visit September 16th. Bro. Hoick, of the Seminary, has been sup-plying St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Asheville, N. C, during the summer. ALPHA TAU OMEGA. Alpha Upsilon begins the new year with 11 brothers. Bro. Bortner, '93, is engaged in business in York, Pa. Bro. Vastine, '93, is teller in the Catawissa National Bank, Catawissa, Pa. Bro. Hipsley, '93, is engaged in business in Baltimore, Md. Bro. Joe S. Hay, '95, enters the Medical Department of the University of Pennsylvania. Bro. Ammon, '93, is studying law in York, Pa. Bro. White Hutton, '97, was initiated June 22d of last term. Alpha Upsilon made an addition to the fur-niture of their hall in the shape of a pool and billiard table. ATHLETICS. HENRY E. CLARE, Editor. THOSE interested in athletics can certainly feel gratified by the promising prospects for the coming season. Probably no collegiate year in the history of the college has opened so auspiciously as the present. Enthusiasm sways the boys ; and the one absorbing topic is foot-ball. The new men are interested as well as the old. All await with eager expec-tations the coming games as tests of the mate-rial in hand, hoping, and with much confidence, that they will rather raise the interest to a higher pitch than lower it. From present in-dications, we feel that the confidence has not been misplaced, but that the coming season will add fresh laurels to those already won by former teams. The new men have furnished much promis-ing material for the team, and by it the vacant places are being creditably filled. Under the able direction of Manager Kloss, quite a number of games have been arranged, some of which promise to be more than ordi-narily interesting. Below is a list of scheduled games together with some probable ones : September 30th, at Ithaca, N. Y., CORNELL UNIVERSITY VS. GETTYSBURG COLLEGE. 104 THE COLLEGE MERCURY. October 4th, at Philadelphia, Pa. UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA VS. GETTYSBURG COLLEGE. October nth,at Carlisle, Pa. DICKINSON COLLEGE VS. GETTYSBURG COLLEGE. ((ctober 141I1, at Getiysburg, Pa. FRANKLIN AND MARSHALL COLLEGE VS. GETTYSBURG COLLEGE. October 21st, at Lewisburg, Pa. BUCKNELL VS. GETTYSBURG COLLEGE. October 28th, at Harrisburg, Pa. WASHINGTON AND JEFFERSON VS. GETTYSBURG COLLEGE. November 4th, at Gettysburg, Pa. DICKINSON COLLEGE VS. GETTYSBURG COLLEGE. The probable games are Haverford, Swarth-more, a second game with Franklin and Mar-shall College, and Baltimore City College on Thanksgiving. In view of these approaching games the team is getting into trim by daily practice and training-table diet, the practice offered by the scrub teams becoming at times very formidable. A second team will be organized in the course of a few days. Considering the material from which choice is to be made, it is likely that a very good team will be selected. An effort will be made to arrange games with distant teams. The Gettysburg base-ball team, wishing to try its luck against a college nine, made its wish known, and was gratified. The regular college team having disbanded, a team was made up, consisting of four old players and five new ones. . The game was played on September 16th, resulting in a victory for the college by a score of 7 to 1. The game was a very interesting one, and many fine plays were made by both teams. The fielding was exceptionally strong. Judging from the dis-play of skill by the new men in this game, we look forward to an excellent team next year. The college can boast of four or five good pitchers and much other good material. At a recent meeting of the Athletic Asso-ciation, Messrs. Roller, Keefer, Moser, and Aukerman were placed on the Board of Con-trol. ■ At the same meeting it was decided to pro-cure the services of a " coach " for the foot-ball team, but at present such services arc very ably performed by Mr. Harry Buehler, of Gettysburg, and Mr. Gehrhart, an ex- Lehigh man. Under their directions, the team is learning a little more of the science of foot-ball. As we go to print one of the Athletic Asso-ciation officers informs us that a large number of names will be proposed for membership at the next meeting. It is gratifying to notice this evidence of interest on the part of the new men, and it is to be hoped that the old students ■who have not as yet identified themselves with the Athletic Association will follow their ex-ample. If we are to make any great headway, every one must co-operate with the Athletic Association. With such glorious prospects for good work, it is anything but pleasing to report that not a cent has been added to the athletic field fund. It was earnestly hoped that the means proposed last spring for raising funds would be successful, but it appears that no attempt has been made. This is the pressing need at present, and, if any friend of the insti-tution wishes to make his.name illustrious, let him remember us in our need and do the deed of beneficence. TOWN A/NTD S EMI /N TVRLj. ROSCOE C. WRIGHT, Editor. c TOWN. OL. OWEN, of the Quartermaster-Gen-eral's Department, was in town about the middle of the month completing arrange-ments for marking the forty regular commands. An iron tablet will be erected at the location of each, and when Congress appropriates sufficient funds these iron tablets will be re- THE COLLEGE MERCURY. 105 [placed by monuments. A cannon will be placed at each of the twenty-five battery posi-tions, and granite posts will be erected at the [corner of each lot. The dedication of the Minnesota monument has been postponed until July of next year, in order to secure a sufficient appropriation for the transportation of veterans. Duvall's Federal Cavalry, attached to the Purnell Legion of Maryland, held its Fourth Annual Reunion at the Washington House, September 16th. One hundred and twenty-five veterans of the Thirteenth New Jersey Infantry arrived here on the i8th, on a special train. A camp-fire was held in the court-house, at which a number of speeches were made. The Gettysburg Land Improvement Com-pany has laid out two streets at the foot of Seminary Ridge. One of these is called Hay Street, after the late Dr. C. A. Hay. Mrs. Sarah R. Hay, widow of the late Dr. Chas. A. Hay, has moved from Gettysburg to Harrisburg, to reside with her son, Dr. John W. Hay. SEMINARY. Dr. Wolf delivered the address at the lay-ing of the corner-stone of the St. James Luth-eran Chapel, at Frederick, Md., September 17th. Dr. Richard supplied the pulpit of Dr. A. W. Lilly; of York, on Sunday, September 17th. Drs. McKnight and Valentine preached at the dedication of the Lutheran Church at McSherrystown, September 24th. At the Religious Congress, held in Chicago September 13th, Dr. Valentine read a paper on " The Harmonies and Distinctions in the Theistic Teachings of the Various Historic Faiths." He was introduced as the distin-guished professor in the great Church of the Reformation—the Lutheran Church. He compared the universal beliefs in a God, and gave the monotheistic conception of a God, the conception of a divine personality, the cre-ative idea, the ethical conception, and the re-demptive view. The Chicago Inter-Ocean de-voted considerable space to his paper, which it considered an able and scholarly address. Rev. Prof. Richard has been appointed cura-tor of the Historical Society. The Seminary opened • Tuesday, the 19th. Dr. Valentine presided at the opening service. Dr. Wolf delivered an address upon " The Encouragements for Young Men to Study for the Lutheran Ministry." In the afternoon of the same day, Dr. Billheimer was installed Professor of Hebrew and Old Testament Exe-gesis. Rev. Boyer, President of the Board of Directors, presided, and delivered the installa-tion address. There are in the Seminary 23 Seniors, 25 Middlers, and 25 Juniors. LITE-R7VRy SOCIETIES. WALDO D. MAYNARD, Editor. THE interest shown in the societies at the opening of the term was very marked; . may it continue throughout the year. Let the enthusiasm be kept up, for there is no depart-ment which affords a better opportunity for practical work. The work performed in the societies and the debating clubs develops self-reliance in the student, and one who does his work faithfully is preparing himself for more usefulness than he would be able to render to the world without such a training. How often we find well-educated men who are unable to make a speech ! Why ? Simply because they have never been trained in this especial line, and consequently do not make as useful citizens as some who have accustomed them-selves to public speaking in their early training. In view of the great importance of the work done in the literary societies, we would urge every new man to become a member of one of the societies, and join early in the term, just as io6 THE COLLEGE MERCURY. soon as he has determined from which of the two societies he may be able to derive the most benefit. It would seem to be needless to remind the older members to invite others to come to the meeting, yet we were informed that last year there were good men who were never asked to join a society. Possibly this may have been an oversight, but it shows that we might be more active in our society work. We would not only advise the new men to connect themselves with a literary society, but also to join one of the debating clubs, since they afford an opportunity for one to do better work in the societies themselves. Following a long-established custom, the Adams County Teachers' Institute has pre-pared a series of evening entertainments to be given in connection with the Institute held in Gettysburg during Thanksgiving week. The enterprise of those in charge in affording us such a literary treat is to be commended. All of the speakers are known outside of our own State, many of them being even of national repute. The lecture of Will Carleton will be beyond doubt the main attraction of the series, and many will avail themselves of this rare opportunity of hearing one of America's widely read and highly appreciated poets. The following is a complete list of speakers : Monday Evening, . Tuesday Evening, . Wednesday Evening Thursday Evening, . Friday Evening, . . DR. L. B. SrERRY. WILL CARLETON. THEO. F. CLARK. . MRS. H. E. MONROE. I.OVETT'S BOSTON STARS. The music for the week will be furnished by the musical organizations of the college, which expect to be in good working order by that time and ready for anything along their line. PHRENA. NOTES. A very interesting programme was rendered on the evening of September 15th, consisting of instructive and entertaining essays upon im-portant subjects of the day. Phrena. intends having a series of meetings to be known as historical evenings, when his-torical subjects of importance and interest will be taken up. The first subject to be considered is the " American Revolution," October 6th. The society hopes by this course to awaken an interest in an important topic which is often considered dull and uninteresting. The following are the officers of the society: President, Barndt; Vice-President, Hartman; Recording Secretary, Jones ; Corresponding Secretary, Spayde; Librarian, Maynard; As-sistant Librarian, Brubaker; Treasurer, Miller; Monitor, Wright. The following have been elected members of the society: Hollinger, Bell,'95 ; Wolf, '97, and Duck, '97. Mr. Hartman, '95, has been elected one of the editors of THE MERCURY in the place of Cook, '95, who goes to Princeton. The following have been elected officers of I Phrena. Debating Club: President, Miller; Vice-President, Moser; Secretary, Spayde; Treasurer, Diehl. PHILO. NOTES. The society gave an exceedingly interesting literary and musical treat at its first meeting of the term. The society for the present will continue its series of" Authors' evenings," which have been found to be so interesting and profitable. American authors only will be considered during this term, the first one to be discussed is Bryant; The following have been elected members of the society: Mohn, '95; Heindel, '96; Swartz, '96 ; Olewine, '97 ; McCartney, '97; Culp, '97; Englar, '97; Sigafoos, '94, and Fassold, '95. Philo. Debating Club has organized with the following officers : President, Brosius ; Vice- President, Byers ; Treasurer, Loudon ; Secre-tary, Crilly ; Critic, Manifold. ADVERTISEMENTS. Wanamaker's. Sporting goods of every sort. Sporting wear of every sort—Goats, Trousers, Caps and such a gathering of Shoes for every indoor or outdoor game :n as was never before seen in America, And Wanamaker prices—as low as anybody's, very likely lower than any-where else. ATALANTA was the swiftest girl of antiquity. The myth has come true to-day in a Wheel. Our ATALANTA is a Bicycle as fast, as strong, as simple as any on the market; faster, stronger, simpler, safer, better than most of the " first-class" machines. 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THE COLLEGE MERCURY, Published each month during the college year by the Students of Pennsylvania (Gettysburg) College. EBITO-RIAL. STAFF. Editor: JULIUS F. SEEBACH, '94. Associate Editors ; FREDH. BLOOMHARDT,'94. FRANK E. FICKINGER, '94. HENRY E. CLARE, 95. WALDO D. MAYNARD, '95. PAUL \V. KOLLER, '94. ROSCOE C. WRIGHT, '95. WJLMEK A. HARTMAN, '95. Alumni Association Editor : D. FRANK GARLAND, Baltimore, Md. Business Manager : BENJAMIN R. LANTZ, '94. Assistant Business Manager : CHARLES F. KLOSS, '94. rr f One volume (ten months), . . . . $1.00 lERMS:i Single copies, 15 Payable in Advance. All Students are requested to hand us matter for publication. The Alumni and ex-members of the College will favor us by send-ing information concerning their whereabouts, or any items they may think would be interesting for publication. All subscriptions and business matters should be addressed to the Husiness Manager. Matter intended for publication should be addressed to the Editor. Address, THE COLLEGE MERCURY, Gettysburg, Pa. CO/N TENTS. EDITORIALS, . 107 THE MOST PRECIOUS THING IN THE WORLD, . . . log COLLEGE LOCALS, no ALUMNI, 114 FRATERNITY NOTES, . 116 ATHLETICS, 117 TOWN AND SEMINARY, 120 LITERARY SOCIETIES, .,,,.,.,.,,. 12.1 ]\I EVER in the history of the institution has * there been as much enthusiasm displayed in athletics as this year. From the very be-ginning the interest has never once flagged, and each struggle of our foot-ball team with its rivals has but strengthened the feeling. But, notwithstanding this encouraging feature, there have been serious drawbacks to the highest development of athletics, especially this season, and the blame lies on the students in general. First in order stands the lack of an athletic field. We have been expecting material aid from some of the patrons of the college, and rightly; but there is no need of looking for the consummation of our wishes until we apply ourselves actively and individually to the task. Such an effort was to be made last year, and all the members of the Athletic Association were asked to canvass, but the plan fell through. Whose fault was it ? Next in order stands the throat enthusi-asm of many that makes them utterly oblivious of the fact that they have pocket-books. This was noticeable at the home game with F. and M. If there is one thing sure, it is that foot-ball cannot be carried on by faith and noise. Money is needed, especially the money of those who forget to pay. Self-respect, if not love for their college, should prevent such action on the part of those to whom this applies. The third hindrance is the lack of system in the business methods of the Associa-tion and the committees in charge of the finances. This is not a fault peculiar to our-selves or to athletics alone. To judge from the various comments of exchanges, it is general, but what we want is a remedy here. It is folly to expect the interest of athletics to ioS THE COLLEGE MERCURY. move on smoothly without careful planning, attention to details, and observance of the time set aside for the business meetings of the Association. Let there be more interest taken in these things. Personal, individual responsi-bility has been the lack so far—let it be so no more. THERE has been much said at different times to the effect that the future success of our college depended on better equipment and a more diversified course of study. It is true that, in these times of progress, the col-lege with the greatest number of courses, the most complete departments, and the largest corps of instructors forges ahead of her rivals in a material sense, but such advancement does not always measure the success of an in-stitution. While all these things are necessary, and must be kept up to the highest notch of efficiency, there is another, still more neces-sary, that touches the student-body more nearly. The equipment may be never so per-fect, but, if there is lack of earnest application on the part of the students, its full efficiency is lost. What is needed then is a greater sense of obligation, for present opportunity is very present duty, and duty neglected is a debt un-paid, an account dishonored. It speaks ill for the morality of the young man whose parents keep him at college, laboring under the fond delusion that he will be an honor to them, to find him scattering their money and hopes like so much sand. That young man is common enough, but he is a credit to no one and a bane' to his college. The fewer there are of such creatures within college walls the better, and the more we strive to prevent the increase of such an clement here the brighter will grow the fame of our Alma Mater. It is worth the effort, for in its wake will follow the full regard of our superiors, with that will come sclf-respect, and after these will come, as a neces-sary consequence, that much to be desired state af affairs — student self-government! j Can we not push the venture to a glorious end ? if * p\0 we not want a well-organized Press Association here ? It would add greatly to the name of our Alma Mater, and help us to bring her more prominently before the public. There were the beginnings of one last year, and its work was very encouraging, but the time has come for thorough and permanent organization. By it the various influential dailies and weeklies can be brought to publish accurate news of our doings, and thus many misconceptions be removed from the public mind. It is well known how our news is ac-credited to other colleges of almost similar name. Let a number of the students organize themselves, correspond with the city and their \ county papers, and thus rouse an interest in their own college in all parts of the State that will never die, but keep on increasing. Who- ; ever will take the initiative will surely succeed and his shadow will never grow less. * * * IN a late issue of The Wittcnberger appeared I the following resolutions passed by the Faculty, together with an expression of the appreciation of the students under its training: Resolved, That, during this college year, examinations be dispensed with, with the proviso that any student who fails , to reach a grade of 80 per cent, will be required to take ex-aminations ; andprovidedfurther, That absences which arc I not made up, and failures to recite, shall seriously detract from the term grade. Resolved, That this action shall not interfere with the right of a professor to give any class a test at any time. The editors of THE MERCURY feel sure that they voice the sentiments of the students in asking the Faculty to consider this action with I a view to adopting something similar. Vari-ous plans of this kind have been tried at many of our larger institutions with great success, and, if there is any good thing in the educa-tional line, we do not want to fail to lay hands on it and " hold fast." Under the present sys-tem, with a large class of the students, little THE COLLEGE MERCURY. 109 study is done until the close of the term. The other system will offer an incentive. May we not expect some definite action ? THE MOST PRECIOUS THING IN THE WORLD. '""TIME," Webster says, " is a particular part of duration, whether past, present, or future." This is manifestly true ; but what is the significance of " duration " here ? Turning the leaves of the dictionary we find this : " Duration ; continuance in time." Now we are back to our starting point, and have de-scribed a circle, the emblem of eternity. Evi-dently, even Webster found it a hard task to define time. We all know what it means, but have difficulty in expressing ourselves. This subtle thing that so resists all definition has a peculiar property of increasing in worth as it is used wisely; time, improved, so en-riches the possessor that all succeeding time will bring him more for its exchange. It is equally true, that time, misused, is continually falling in value, until, at last, it is exchanged at a rate much below par. Time is commonly divided into past, present, and future; but the mystic line that separates one from the other is hard to determine. Even while we say, " This is the present," it joins the past and the future takes its place. Noise-lessly, often without observation, the great j changes are made. " Still on it creeps, each | little moment at another's heels." Sometimes it passes with the speed of electricity; again, . every moment seems burdened with a weight of lead. Not only our conditions, but our characters affect the passage of time. " Time-travels in divers paces with divers persons." The past is constantly growing, and increas-ing in value. We can learn lessons from its mistakes and trials, its successes and joys. 1 But we must bear in mind that it is gone for-ever and past all recall; therefore, let it bury its dead. The future, though indefinite and intangible, ' has a special charm. It is so delightful to dream of what may come to pass in that far, sweet sometime. But day dreams, though be-witching, do not count for much in this matter-of- fact world; and, for every-day practice, " The Future is to be made, and the Present is the time to make it." We are selfish creatures, and use everything for the gain we imagine it secures. If pos-sible, we mean to gain something every day. The intention may be almost unsuspected in ourselves, but it is there, nevertheless. We constantly have a choice of many things in exchange for our time, and we take what we consider the most valuable. This is not say-ing that we always choose the best. Often our judgment is at fault; sometimes we are perverse and look no farther than present • good. This idea of choosing the best is im-portant. We cannot have all things; there-fore, we do well, if we think carefully, and then take only the best and greatest. At times we are so placed that there is little choice. Only one way is open, and we are obliged to do our unpleasant tasks, day after day. The only choice then is between fretting for what is withheld out of God's wise care for us, and patient doing whatever He gives. The drudgery that duty requires, when cheerfully done, has its own reward in the way of a special blessing. Time is used, misused, and not used. One who does not use his time is like a miser, keeping his gold hidden in a chest, and not allowing a starving beggar even a peep at its yellow brightness. He who misuses his time may be compared to a spendthrift, thinking only of the present, and regardless of the morrow. But the one who uses time is like an economical man, who buys only what he really wants, and always remembers that " A penny saved is two-pence earned." Some people, while meaning to use their time well, manage to waste a great deal of it. There is such a thing as economy of time, and it is just as important as Political Econ- no THE COLLEGE MERCURY. Dili}-. It is a sad thing to waste time, for it never, never comes back again. Surely, time is the most precious as well as the most slippery thing in the world. It is valuable, for everything that any one ever has is received in exchange for time. It is " legal tender " for knowledge, pleasure, money; for crimes, heart-aches, and tears. Some set a higher price on it than others; we know this by the different methods people have of spend-ing their days. Unlike many precious things, it is not amount, but use, that makes us rich in this treasure. " Part with it as with money, sparing; pay- No moment, lint in purchase of its worth; And what it's worth, ask death-beds; they can tell." The fact that different ones place different values upon their time is illustrated every-where, but perhaps most forcibly among a body of students. The four years of a college course are a blessing that few possess. Some of the favored few treat it in a way that at last can bring nothing but regret; some carelessly, just letting the days drift on, and some, wisely, as a sacred opportunity. There are the stud-ents who go to college because they are sent, and who are sent because something must be done with them. Perhaps they remain four years and then go home, with what? Has there been gain in knowledge? Has there been development, physical, mental, or moral ? Has some weaker brother been helped to re-sist temptation ? No. It would be better for all the rest of the students if that one had never come to them. Then there are students who study when they feel like it; who go to recitation unprepared, or worse still, prepared in a way that gives no benefit, if that suits them better; who please themselves and do not worry over anything, not even duty. Others go to the opposite extreme and study continually, forgetting that college life offers lessons which are not in books and can be learned only by personal contact with their fellows. But there are a few who are awake to ah opportunities. They not only study with their might, but take an inter-est in athletics, the work of the literary socie-ties, and, above all, each other. There is no telling what ideas revolve in your neighbor's brain until you interest yourself in him; then you may be surprised to find that he needs just you, with your help and sympathy. It is not best to work always. No one can work all the time, but some mistaken people are foolish enough to try. There is a vast difference between wasting time and playing. One of the best uses to which time can be put is to simply and heartily have a " good time," and it is not well to make the " good times " so few that we forget how to enjoy them. Every one who is living has time. It is a precious possession, and is given to us for a purpose. What is this purpose? Can it be that because of wrong doings in a former ex-istence we are given a chance for improvement here? Are these days of grace? Or is it because we have tried- to do our poor little best somewhere else that we are given this happy world in which to do better and to help others on ? Ah! there is the secret; if we only help some one else, though it be but a little, our time is well spent. God only knows why time is given to us; sometime we may learn. " Look not mournfully into the Past, it comes not back again ; wisely improve the Present, it is thine; go forth to meet the shadowy Future without fear and with a manly heart." E. M. L, '96. COLLEGE LOCALS. FRED H. BLOOMHARDT and WILMER A. HARTMAN, Editors. THE month of October usually brings with it some occasion which lingers long in the memory of the Gettysburg student. A few years ago, Comte de Paris and the sur-viving generals of the battle held a reception in Brua Chapel. Last year the " Corn Ex-change Regiment " visited the college in a body. None the less enjoyable was the re-ception tendered to the Columbia Club, of THE COLLEGE MERCURY. 111 Philadelphia, in Philo. Hall, October 7th. As the distinguished party reached the " Tiber," the campus became aglow with fire-works, while the welcome of the boys, ex-pressed by their " yells," nearly drowned the music of the Grand Army Band. Mr. Harry Olewine, '97, of Hazelton, opened the programme with a piano solo. President McKnight, in a very pleasant address, spoke the words of welcome. Mr. C. O. Shaar, '96, of Steelton, then sang a solo, after which Mr. W. H. Sellheim, '94, of Philadelphia, for the students, presented to Mrs. John Wiseman, who donated the splendid Howard clock in the tower of Recitation Hall, a large basket of roses. Mr. R. O. Moon, of the Philadelphia Bar, responded in fitting terms to the compli-ment. Other speeches were made by Corporal J. L. Smith, Director of Public Safety A. M. Beitler, Councilman Franklin M. Harris, John E. Hanifen, Dr. Lehman, and David Watts. Director Beitler was presented with a paste-board revolver with which to arm his police-men, and Corporal Sm'th with one of "Wood-ward's " famous inkstands, to be used when he writes a new volume of the history of the " Corn Exchange Regiment." Frequent inquiries have led the editors to seek information concerning the probability of securing electric lights in college. An arc light will soon dispel the darkness on the campus, but none will be placed in the build-ings and rooms, much to the disappointment of the student body, which, if allowed to de-cide it, would, we believe, to a man declare for electric lighting. The extra expense would be borne cheerfully, for then there would be no more worry and trouble with lamps. Rumor also says that a portion of the beau-tiful new power-house will be devoted to the use of the college for a course in electricity, but nothing authentic can be obtained about it. The lecture course committee of the Y. M. C. A. has been extremely fortunate in securing the " Ollie Torbett Concert Co." for October 31st. This company, it will be remembered, gave a concert here last December. In addi-tion to the Swedish Sextette, the company consists of Miss Ollie Torbett, the violinist, and Mr. Moquist, the pianist. The programme, we understand, will be given entirely in Eng-lish, or nearly so, if desired. The popular prices, 50 and 35 cents, will be charged. Every person who can do so should embrace this opportunity of hearing one of the most famous concert companies be-fore the American public to-day. We trust that they will be greeted with even a larger audience than last year. The final selection of members for the Glee Club was made on Thursday, October 19th. They have all been assigned to their respective places, and regular practice is the rule they have promised to observe. The following is the list as it stands: First Tenors. W. H. NICHOLAS, J. C. NICHOLAS, C. G. BIKLK, N. S. HEINDEL, I-'. E. FlCKINGER, W. B. DUTTF.RA, M. J. KLINE, ~\. C. BOWERS, J. W. OTT, C. J. STEI'HENSON. Second Tenors. C. NICHOLAS, W. O. IUACII. First Bass. W. A. KUMP, A. C. CARTY. Second Bass. H. R. SMITH, D. E. RUE, E. GAIil I . W. H. Nicholas has been elected leader of the Glee Club. Already the members have made great strides forward under his efficient leadership, and we are1 assured that this year's work will surpass last year's in many ways. We may congratulate ourselves on this bright outlook. Another addition has been made to the Guitar Club in the person of Stable, '97. All of the clubs are now filled. The opening concert of the season will be given November 24th, in Brua Chapel. By a notice on the bulletin-board we learn that the Prohibitionists of College are to have a preliminary oratorical contest preparatory to a grand final with the choice speakers of the various colleges of the State. Let all take part, and may the best one be chosen to rep-resent our own " Gettysburg." The Literary Society of the Preparatory Department has taken measures to establish a reading-room and library in the near future. This is a step in the right direction, and one that cannot be commended too highly. On Thursday evening, October 5th, Rev. W. E. Main, Teacher of Elocution, of Hagers- ti2 THE COLLEGE MERCURY. town, gave a free lecture on " The Chained Giant, How to Release Him." There was a fair-sized audience in Brua Chapel, which listened attentively to the many excellent points brought out by the speaker. Mr. Main desires to form a class in college, which should be largely attended. We are pleased to see the boys' old friend and janitor, Mr. Gwinn, again on the campus, after a severe attack "of malarial fever. Mr. Harlan E. Glazier, of Dryden, N. Y., formerly of Union College, is the latest acquisition to the Sophomore Class. Dr. Bikle attended the sessions of the Maryland Synod, at Baltimore, a short time ago. Miss Anna C. Karcher, of Germantown, and Miss Mary H. Cruwys, of Bryn Mawr, will be guests at the home of Dr. and Mrs. H. B. Nixon for several.months. Our campus is a favored spot. Dr. Breidenbaugh and Rev. L. S. Black-were enthusiastic spectators of the Dickinson- Gettysburg foot-ball game, while attending Synod at Carlisle. Dr. Day, of Africa, conducted Chapel exer-cises, Monday, October 9th. After these exercises an opportunity was given for asking questions concerning his work, which was fully used by the students. Mr. B. R. Lantz, '94, spent the week October 9th-16th at his home in Hagerstown, Md. He saw everything at the " great and only fair," and insists that the "Columbian Exposition of 1893 " is not in it with Hagers-town. " Matt " Kemp, the erudite manager of the observatory, wishes to announce to " all whom it may concern " that he receives visitors on Thursday night only. At a recent meeting the Class of '95 elected the following officers: President, W. A. Hart-man;' Vice-President, E. H. Wert; Secretary, J. E. Byers ; Treasurer, W. E. Apple, and Historian, F. M. Keffer. Prof. B.—" What is the meaning- of ' spor-tula'?" ' K., '95—" I think it means a picnic." " Socio" (translating "fuhr bergari wie bergufiter)—" And they rode the hill up and they rode the hill down." S., '94 (disgusted with Hardy)—" He ought to have his head rubbed before he tries to write solid analytics. Perhaps he would make it a little pla(i)ner." Prep, (translating Vergil)—" Three times—I tried to—cast—my arms about—her neck— that is as far as I got, Professor." Prof. K.—" I think that was far enough." " Sweitzer's " new instrument for measuring the moisture in the air is the " chronometer." His time in playing on his mandolin is also run by this same instrument. Dr. N. must have taken a course in poetry at Johns Hopkins besides his Ph.D. This is his latest: "And this is the force which we'll talk about later, Which piles up the water about the equator." Prof. H. to Mr. G., '94—" Mr. G.,What is a ' One-Price Store'?" Mr. G.—"A Jew store." Mr. W., '95, was engaged the other day in hunting the precipitate among the bottles. Mr. E., '95, on the evening of the reception to the Columbia Club, asked " Where that derfiVati.on was from ?" One of the " co-eds " of '97 inquired the other evening, as she went down the carnpus, "Why they never light the lamp-post any more?" We wonder who would be able to tell her? Dr. M., to a bright Junior—" With what did you acidify that ?." Junior—" ' Hydraulic ' acid." A chest of rice was received on Baltimore Hill, Friday evening, October 6th. Particulars will be given to any one calling at 17 Middle. M.*S. Q. K., '94 (imparting knowledge to a coming orator) —" In using monosyllables, you must always accent them on the first syllable." A Senior, who is quite a prodigy in natural philosophy, announces the startling informa-tion that a " horse power " is the " power of a horse." THE COLLEGE MERCURY. i r Who was the man that put a nickel in the collection-basket and took out four pennies ? Mr. N., '94, in sanitary science—" Boiling kills the life out of these here bacteria." We clip the following from the Harrisburg Telegraph: "John Hofferand , both of Harrisburg, have been taken to the State Lunatic Hospital here." Anxious student—"Shall we have Greek j to-day?" " No ; Dr. Baugher has gone away to attend j his funeral." The reading public is informed by F., '95, that the Bigloiv Papers are written in " verse and poetry." S., '94, to K., '94—" Say, Matt, where's the transom instrument ?" Pres. "Plainfield" (in society)—"We will now have a piece of music consisting of the Misses Keith and Overdear." S., '96, wants to know if the Old Testament is the only Hebrew that is extinct. Dr. H. (in Biblical)—" Who was Samuel's mother ?" R., '96—" I don't know ; but Eli was his father, and his mother used to take him a little coat eveiy year." L., '98—" If ever I join a fraternity, it will be that one with the blue and orange flag for a badge. It seems to be the biggest one around here." Y. M. C. A. NOTES. Our Y. M. C. A. continues in its usual un-obtrusive manner to keep before the minds of the students the importance and pleasure of being in the service of the Master. The topics discussed at each meeting are purely Scriptural ones, which elicit remarks from numbers of young men present, and the prayerful discus-sion of which cannot be otherwise than helpful in spiritual growth. There are now in the hands of the students, copies of the annual letter from Rev. John Aberly, the " Students' Missionary to India." The desire is there earnestly expressed that the Students' Missionary be supported en-tirely by the students, which can be done only " by co-operation and systematic, regular giving." All students will be given an oppor-tunity to aid in this most laudable undertak-ing, and it is hoped that our standard in mis-sionary work, heretofore somewhat low, may be considerably raised during the coming year. The Bible classes which have been organized meet regularly each week, and it is believed much profitable work is being done in this way. There is still ample material for addi-tional classes. At a recent business meeting three delegates were elected to represent the Y. M. C. A. at the State convention soon to be held at Wilkes- Barre. The sum of $25 was subscribed for State work. Good music is now, as ever, a prominent feature in our Y. M. C. A. devotional meet-ings. Let all students attend and help to make it better. It is a matter of comment that the new stu-dents have not been systematically canvassed to obtain their applications for membership. This is unfortunate, especially at the begin-ning of the school year, and it is hoped that the committee will soon begin and complete a thorough canvass of the building. GENERAL COLLEGE NEWS. On September 1st the thirty-fifth anniver-sary of the founding of Missionary Institute, Selin's Grove, was celebrated with appropriate exercises. The faculties of the various colleges of the land seem determined to do away with " haz-ing" altogether. Nearly every daily paper contains an account of some expulsion or dis-missal. At Princeton, three students were dis-missed and cannot enter any other college, three expelled permanently, two until January 1st, and two until March 1st, for hazing a Freshman. Professor Josiah Jackson, who has taught higher mathematics in State College for 15 years, died suddenly, October 10th, at Chester, while on a leave of absence. The college journal is an opening to the field of practical journalism, and yet there seems to be an inherent disposition on the part of most of our students to M4 THE COLLEGE MERCURY. neglect the college journal, never con-tributing anything unless almost compelled to. Such should not be the case. Students who have a college paper to support ought to take enough interest in it at least to keep it alive without being continually asked and coaxed to contribute. By mutual consent all old stale articles should be debarred from a college journal; there is certainly enough [ originality in most schools to furnish four or five literary articles a month. Fellow-students, please take notice and prepare something now, that you may be ready to answer " yes " when the hustler comes around.—The Midland. In a college in Western Pennsylvania it is customary for the Junior Class to furnish music for the Senior address. On a recent occasion as the Senior Class was marching to the plat-form headed by the President of the college, the Juniors began, " See that mighty host ad-vancing, Satan leading on."—Ex. Of President Cleveland's cabinet officers, Gresham graduated at Bloomington Univer-sity; Lamont'and Morgan, Union; Smith, Union, Ga.; Olney, Brown; Herbert, Univer-sity of Virginia; Bissell, Yale; Carlisle re-ceived a common school education.— The Occi-dent. Last year the United States spent $155,- 000,000 for education, while great Britain spent S}5,000,000, and France only $25,000,000.— Ex. HORSE POWER. 'Tis strange, to say the least, In this advancing hour, The grinding mill of college Is still run by horse power.—Brunonian. Two Chinese women have taken the exami-nation for admission to the medical depart-ment of the University of Michigan.—The (Occident. Freshman year—" Comedy of Errors." Sophomore year'—" Much Ado About Nothing." Junior year—"As You Like It." Senior year—"All's Well that Ends Well." —Ex. Nearly half of the men who have graduated at Monmouth College have selected their j wives from the girls who were with them in > college.—The Occident. ALUMNI. FRANK E. FICKINGER, Editor. '39. The children of Loysville Orphan Home are gathering funds for the purpose of erecting a monument to the founder of the Home—Rev. Father Willard. They have al-ready contributed $10 themselves, and will be very grateful for every assistance ren-dered them. Address Charles A. Widle, Superintendent, Tressler Home, Loysville, Perry County, Pa. '41. Rev. Dr. E. Miller has resigned the Lutheran pastorate at Shrewsbury, Pa., to take effect April 1st, 1894. '41. Rev. Dr. M. J. Allcman recently dedi-cated a neat little church near Roundtown, York County, Pa., which he is serving as pas-tor pro tern. The church is in a live Lutheran community, and ouglit to flourish. '53. Rev. P. Bergstresser, D. D., is now to be addressed at Rockwood, Pa., where he located a few days since. '55. Dr. Huber will preach on next Sunday at the dedication of Messiah Lutheran Church, Philadelphia, Pa., of which he was formerly the pastor, and of which Rev. M. H. Valen-tine, '82, is now the pastor. Dr. Valentine, '50, and Prof. Charles H. Huber, '92, will also take part in the ceremonies of the week. '57. Dr. H. L. Baugher assisted, on the 22cl ult, in the dedication of the new Lutheran Church of the West Fairview charge, near Harrisburg, Pa., of which Rev. Nicholas is pastor. '57. Rev. J. A. Earnest, D. D., of Mifflin-burg, Pa., was elected president of the Central Pennsylvania Synod, at its recent session at Bellefonte, Pa. '60. Rev. George U. Wenner, D. D., of Christ Lutheran Church, New York city, celebrated the silver jubilee of his ordination and the twenty-fifth anniversary of his pas-torate on October 22d. A reception was tendered him by his congregation on the fol-lowing Monday evening. '63. Rev. Dr. Wolf delivered the address at the laying of the corner-stone of the St. James THE COLLEGE MERCURY. ii5 Lutheran Chapel at Frederick, Md., on Sunday afternoon. '67. The Lutheran Board of Publication have extended a call to Rev. Charles S. Albert, 1). D., pastor of St. Mark's Lutheran Church, of Baltimore, to become Literary Editor. Dr. Albert has accepted the position and resigned his present field, to take effect January 1st. '69. At Penbrooky a few miles northeast of Harrisburg, Pa., a new congregation has been organized by Rev. W. L. Heisler. A lot has been secured on which it is proposed to erect a $5,000 brick church. It will only be a matter of a few years when Penbrook will be part of Harrisburg. '70. Rev. J. M. Reimensnyder and family, of Milton, Pa., are greatly bereaved by the I death of their daughter, Miss Anna C, who was taken from them recently. Dr. Baugher officiated at the funeral ceremonies. '72. Rev. John Brubaker, while his wife has been lying- ill in Gettysburg, has been serving the Mt. Joy congregation near town. '72. Rev. J. H. Leeser presented strong petitions to the West Penna. Synod for restor-ation to the ministry, from which he has been deposed, but Sjmod refused to reinstate him. '74. The Rev. C. M. Stock, pastor of St. Mark's Lutheran Church, of Hanover, was recently surprised by a gift from his congrega-tion of a purse containing money to defray expenses to the World's Fair. '74. Rev. J. A. Wirt, of Hughesville, Pa., has enlarged his lecture-room and dedicated the same on October 22d. Dr. E. J. Wolf, of the Seminary, took part in the dedication cere-monies. '75. Rev. M. L. Beard, for the last six years paster of the Boonsboro' charge, Md., has been elected pastor of the Middletown charge in the same State as successor to Rev. P. Bergstresser, D. D. '75. Rev. J. Milton Snyder has resigned as pastor of the Funkstown (Md.) charge, resig-nation taking effect October 1st, 1893. '75. The First Lutheran congregation, of Altoona, Pa., of which Rev. E. D. Weigle is pastor, has been offered $45,000 for their pres-ent church property. They own a lot on another street, and will probably build a new church next summer. 'jy. Mr. Benjamin K. Miller, Jr., Esq., of Milwaukee, Wis., has declined the offer of the professorship of English ' and American law in the Imperial Japanese University at Tokio. 'JJ. Rev. C. S. Trump barely escaped being elected President of the Maryland Synod of the Lutheran Church, recently in session in Baltimore. 'jy. Rev. J. J. Young, D. D., pastor of St. John's Lutheran Church, New York city, has entered upon his duties there and was installed on Sunday, October 22d. Receptions were held on Monday and Tuesday evenings following. '']']. Rev. H. B. Wile, of Carlisle, is now, and has been for quite a while, preaching to the Indians of the Indian Training School every Sunday afternoon. 'So. Rev. J. A. Metzger, of Hanover, was elected Secretary of the West Penna. Synod, which convened a short time ago in Carlisle. '82. Rev. H. H. Weber, General Secretary of the Church Extension Board, took ill at the meeting of the Central Pennsylvania Synod at Bellefonte, Pa. '84. M. D. Detweiler, Esq., of Harrisburg, Pa., was complimented by the Grand Jury of the September Quarter Sessions as follows : " District-Attorney Detweiler by his skill and ability, energy and perseverance in bringing criminals to the bar of justice for prompt trial, his untiring industry in the methodical ar-rangements and management of the multitude of cases that are pressed upon the attention of the court and grand jury, by which time and expense are economized, has gained for him-self, not only our thanks but the gratitude of the public." '85. Rev. H. M. Heilman has taken charge of a new Lutheran Mission in Altoona, Pa. '86. Rev. Prof. O. G. Klinger, of the Pre-paratory Department, took a trip to the World's Fair about the middle of October. '87. Rev. Sydney E. Bateman's congrega-tion, All Saints' Lutheran Church, of Phila-delphia, Pa., are about to erect a beautiful and commodious chapel on their lot recently pur chased. n6 THE COLLEGE MERCURY. '88. Rev. Leander Goetz, of Newberry, Pa., was married lately to Miss Rebecca Lucas, of East Carver, Mass. '89. Rev. C. B. Etter, of the Second Church, of Akron, O., has already a membership of 62. '89. Rev. W. L. Rutherford, who resigned as pastor of St. Mark's, Steelton, Pa., is re-considering the step, as his congregation unanimously refused to accept his resignation. '89. Rev. John VVeidley has been doing ex-cellent work as pastor of Bethany Mission Church at Pittsburgh, Pa., constantly increas-ing his membership. '90. Chas. Fager is filling the position of Professor of Chemistry and Physiology in the Harrisburg High School. '93. Mr. A. C. Hain is teaching Latin at Hartwick Seminary and at the same time pur-suing a course in theology in the same insti-tution, and is not assistant professor of Ger-man as stated in our last. We beg the gentle-man's pardon. '93. J. Ranson Plank and W. H. Deardorff are attending Jefferson Medical College, Phil-adelphia. '94. John Rice is employed in Altoona, Pa., on the City Passenger Railway. '95. Mr. Ivan Hoff, now studying law at Westminster, Md., spent a few days in our midst recently, witnessing the F. and M. foot-ball game on Saturday, October 14th. '95. Mr. Luther H. Waring left New York September 30th, on the North German Lloyd steamship, " Elbe," for Bremen. He expects to remain abroad two years, studying at Leip-sic University and traveling in Great Britain, France, Italy, Greece, Switzerland, Egypt, Palestine, etc., and hopes to cover Germany itself pretty thoroughly. F-RATE-RNITy MOTES. PAUL W. ROLLER, Editor. PHI KAPPA PSI. Bro. Garrett B. Levan, of Harrisburg, spent a few days recently in our midst. Bro. Horace Witman left school to take in the sights of the World's Fair for several weeks. Bro. Carroll Graff, '97, was initiated October 12th. . Bro. Howard Sadtler, of Baltimore, paid us a flying visit not long ago. A new walk has been placed in front of our chapter-house, and interior improvements will begin shortly. Bro. Bowers, '93, has returned to Seminary Our chapter now numbers nine active mem-bers. PHI GAMMA DELTA. Bro. Madara, '95, has entered the College of Physicians and Surgeons at Baltimore in-stead of the University of Pennsylvania, as stated in our last issue. Bro. G. Baum, '93, is pursuing a course in architecture at the University of Pennsylvania. Bro. Chas. S. Albert,'67, of Baltimore, Md., has been elected editor-in-chief of the Luth-eran Publication Society. Bro. Huber, '92, preached in the Messiah Lutheran Church of Philadelphia, on the 15th in st. Bro. Herr, '97, recently passed a few days with friends at York, Pa. Bro. Anstadt, '90, was licensed by the West Pennsylvania Synod at its recent session. The marriage of Bro. Blint, '90, to Miss Emma A. Munro took place in the First Bap-tist Church at Lock Haven, Pa., on the 26th inst. We" were pleased to see Bro. Garland in our midst recently. The National Convention of Phi Gamma Delta was held at Minneapolis, Minn., on the 18th inst. SIGMA CHI. Our chapter has been greatly strengthened by the addition of four brothers : Monath, '97; Bixler, Jr., '98; Sigafoos, '94, and Olewine, '97- Bro. M. V. Miller, '95, is studying medicine under a physician at Gilberts, Pa., preparatory to entering the Medico-Chirurgical Institute, of Philadelphia. THE COLLEGE MERCURY. 117 Bros. McPherson, '83, and Loudon, '96, represented the local chapter at the Congress (if College Fraternities at the World's Fair. Bro. Stuckenberg, '96, has engaged in busi-ness at Cincinnati, O. Bro. Fox, '95, of Washington, D. C, spent a few days with college friends at the opening of the present term. Bro. Hays, Dickinson, '94, and Manager of the Dickinson Foot-ball Team, was the guest of Bro. McPherson on Saturday, October 7th. Bro. Humrichouse, '97, has entered the business firm of his father at Baltimore. Bro. H. M. Wolf, '84, of Mifflinburg, Pa., visited the family of Bro. Bikle last month. Pro. Monath recently spent a few days with friends at Hagerstown and his parents at Chambersburg. Bros. Bixler, Jr., and Bixler, Sr., and Ole-wine spent Tuesday, October 17th, in Balti- j more. Bros. McPherson and Zeigenfuss,'66, assisted in re-habilitating the Alpha-Rho Chapter of our fraternity at Lehigh University on the evening of September 14th, 1893. Bro. Frank Hersh, '92, who has been spend-ing his vacation at his home in Gettysburg, has returned to his duties at Pittsburgh, Pa. PHI DELTA THETA. Bro. Shaw, who did not return at the begin-ning of this year, paid a visit to our chapter recently. Bro. Ehrhart, '93, has been engaged to lead the Mandolin Club. Bro. Van Camp, '94, and Eckels, '95, paid a visit to the Dickinson chapter September 30th. The convention which was to have been held this month at Syracuse, N. Y., has been postponed one year at the request of the N. Y. Alpha, owing to its financial stringency. ALPHA TAU OMEGA. Bro. G. M. Brown, '85, paid the chapter a short visit recently. Bro. Brown has been seriously ill during the summer, but has re-gained his health again. Bro. Bacon, '94, now of the firm A. D. Bacon & Co., Harrisburg, Pa., recently spent a day in Gettysburg, looking up old acquaint-ances. Bro. George Kyner, attorney-at-law, Cham-bersburg, Pa., made a short business call in Gettysburg recently. Bro. W. H. Menges, '96, was royally enter-tained by the N. Y. Beta Theta Chapter at Cornell while on a visit to Ithaca with the foot-ball eleven; also by the Penna. Tau Chapter at the University' of Pa. ATHLETICS. HENRY E. CLARE, Editor. THE College foot-ball team opened its. season very creditably, September 30th, by a well-contested game with Cornell Uni-versity, at Ithaca, N. Y. The Cornell players expected a hard contest, but they did not ex-pect the Gettysburg team to plow repeatedly through their heavy rush-line, making at times gains, of 10 and 15 yards. This was " the revelation of the surprising strength of their opponents," as the Cornell Daily Sun puts it, and necessitated, as the Ithaca daily journal said, " the hardest kind of work to prevent them from scoring." The team played with a vim and determination that surprised the spectators and brought forth repeated ap-plause. The game was called at 3.13 P.M. Gettys-burg put the ball into play, and advanced it about 20 yards into Cornell's territory. Here the ball was lost and forced back. The ball then passed from one side to the other, some-times being in Cornell's territory, and then again in Gettysburg's. Several times it looked like a touch-down for Gettysburg, but each time excellent tackling on Cornell's part pre-vented it. Then Cornell having the ball, passed it to Robbins, who tried to run around the end. He was tackled by Moser, who re-ceived such an ugly gash above the eye that he was partially stunned, and was unable to hold him. Thus, having a clear field, he made Cornell's first touch-down at the end of 23 minutes. Goal was kicked. In the second half, Cornell succeeded only by the most desperate work in making two touch-downs. Probably it was this work that ixS THE COLLEGE MERCURY. Harper s Weekly referred to when it said: " Cornell was called upon to do actually desperate work to keep the Gettysburg team ' from scoring." They failed goal on one of the two touch-downs, making the score 16-0. Twenty-five minute halves were played. The team was well pleased with its delightful trip, and the treatment received while at Ithaca. The result of the Cornell game sent a thrill of enthusiasm through the boys, and all those who love their Alma Mater and have her welfare at heart. All were proud that it had been so conclusively proved that Gettysburg College could, in some respects, rank with the best institutions of the land. The feeling of those days of elation are beyond description. But the joy and pride were all short-lived and destined to be blasted. The Faculty of that institution, the Seminary, which we have lately learned to regard with awe, issued a decree which caused dismay throughout the camp. It was to the effect that no Seminarian would be allowed to play foot-ball on the College team. Coming as it did on the eve of one of our hardest contests, it was doubly disastrous to our hopes: Three old experienced players, the captain, quarter-back, and right guard, were compelled to leave the team, their places being filled by inexperienced players. The prospects, which before seemed so auspicious, now assumed a far different aspect. Not-withstanding this disastrous set-back, the team decided to fulfill all its engagements, and re-organized at once. The next game scheduled was with the University of Pennsylvania, at Philadelphia, Fa., October 14th. The game was called at 2.30 P. M. From the beginning, the 'Varsity team had things its own way. The Gettys-burg team, in its crippled condition, was no equal to a team whose average weight was easily 30 pounds more than its own, and one that had been in training for several months. Nevertheless they made a stubborn resistance, and forced the 'Varsity team to work hard for what they got. The 'Varsity team succeeded in running up a score of 74-0, which result may be ascribed to the action spoken of in the previous paragraph, namely, the Seminary de-cree. Thirty-minute halves were played. Umpire, Buehler. Referee, Schoff. The next game on the schedule was the one with Dickinson, at Carlisle, October 1 ith. The team left here on the morning of the nth, and played the game in the afternoon, begin-ing at 2.30. The Dickinson boys turned out in great crowds to see the game, expecting this contest to be Gettysburg's Waterloo. They counted only on the crippled condition of Gettysburg's team, forgetting the determina-tion and endurance of the " High-Water Mark " men, although wounded. The Gettys-burg team went into the contest with that spirit which has characterized all its games. They knew that Dickinson had been espe-cially preparing for this game, and to this end had procured outside help. But, notwithstand-ing this, and the disadvantage of playing on a strange ground, the Gettysburg team, by its superior playing and training, rolled up a.score of 24 to 14, in their favor. Nothing could have been more of a sur-prise to the Dickinson boys. They had been confident of success, and were totally un-prepared for anything else. A more despond-ent lot of fellows than they could scarcely have been found as they, thoroughly crest-fallen, wended their way in groups to their re-spective hiding-places. Not only were the Dickinson boys humiliated, but all their sym-pathizers, and on the following morning Dr. Reid, their president, strictly charged the students, assembled in chapel, that if they did not defeat Gettysburg in the return game on November 4th, the team would not be allowed to play any longer. We certainly pity the boys, and would be a little easy with them in the return game, but we have a reputation to sustain, and therefore warn them not to come over here with as much confidence as they evinced on the nth. By taking our advice their disappointment will not be so keen. A royal reception awaited the team on its return. When the news of victory reached Gettysburg, the students at once prepared a glorious welcome for the victors. As soon as the train stopped, they were carried to a con-veyance and hauled in triumphal procession through the town to the music of the band. Drs. McKnight and Bikle delivered speeches on the occasion. October 14th witnessed a far different scene. It was the first game played on the home grounds this season. The Franklin and Mar-shall team came here with the expectation of rolling up a nice score, but they also were destined to feel the pangs of disappointment. THE COLLEGE MERCURY. 119 The game was an exceptionally hard one, the ball being kept near the centre of the field throughout most of the game. Gettysburg succeeded in keeping it on F. & M.'s side of the centre line most of the time. F. & M. scored a touch-down in the first half by what the spectators said was a forward pass, but this was not recognized by the umpire, an F. & M. man. In the second half, the ball was kept almost continually in F. & M.'s territory, and several times the ball was dangerously near its goal, but was fumbled. Gettysburg scored one touch-down making the score 4-4. The F. & M. boys were glad to escape with this, as it looked very bad for them in the sec-ond half, and several touch-downs for Gettys-burg were only prevented by unfortunate fum-bles. The game was very interesting and showed up some fine playing. A very strong second team has been organ-ized by Captain Emmert, which promises to do some exceljent work. The excellent work of the team this season can be attributed to the efficient coaching of Mr. Harry Buehler. He certainly deserves the thanks of the college for his interest and labors. Although much interest is manifested by the students in foot-ball, yet the support which it receives falls far short of what it should be. If the home games arc not better supported by the students, this season will be, financially, a failure. Two-thirds of the crowd on the field October 14th were there without tickets. None should be allowed on the field without a ticket. One who claims to be interested in athletics should be ashamed to show his face on the grounds without one. Let each one lend his aid in making this a profitable season. The action of the West Pennsylvania Synod, asking that the students of the college be pre-vented from playing foot-ball, caused not a little surprise when it was announced. Coupled as it is with several other recommendations, and passed at a time when a full vote of the Synod could not be had, it is not such a sur-prising thing. It is a satisfaction to us that its advocates did not dare to bring it up earlier, but chose a time when all such measures are rushed through, when only a partial vote can be had. Again it is a satisfaction that they so openly evinced their hostility to all modern im-provements and movements which have brought this college abreast with the times, and not only to foot-ball. The surprising feature of the request is that the ministers of this Synod should for a mo-ment suppose the students of this age to be satisfied with the sports ©r so-called sports which they delighted in while at college. The carrying of calves to the third and fourth stories of the dormitory and letting them jump out the windows, raids on farm-houses, and carrying away wagons, fodder, etc., and plac-ing them in the halls of the building, the blow-ing up of professors, and other puerile sports too numerous to mention are above the dig-nity of the student of 1893. Again, it is surprising that these ministers with their broad scope of vision should fail to see the advantage derived from foot-ball, both for the college and for the student. Numerous benefits could be enumerated, but they are all so apparent to the mind disposed to be reasonable that it is unnecessary. In conclu-sion, we will say that no fear is entertained for the perpetuity of foot-ball at this college. The students of the institution have too much con-fidence in the intelligence and reasonableness of the Board of Trustees to suppose for a mo-ment that they would do anything detrimental to the college or anything which would reflect on their judgment and wisdom. A game of foot-ball was played with the Bucknell University team, Saturday, Septem-ber 21st, at Lewisburg, Pa. The teams lined up 10.30 A. M. Bucknell won the toss and took the ball. By repeated runs around the ends and through tackles, the Bucknell boys succeeded in making a touch-down in a few minutes. One more touch-down was made by them in the first half, making the score 12-0 in their favor. In the second half, Gettysburg took the ball and forced it almost to the goal-line, where it was lost by fumbling. Several times Gettysburg carried the ball near the goal, but it was lost each time through the careless playing of some of the team. In this half Bucknell made another touch-down. About four minutes before the end of the half, Buck-nell had the ball near the centre. Smith took it and kicked it near the goal-line, but here it was fumbled again, and Bucknell secured the ball. Smith again received the ball, and made a drop kick from the field as time was 120 THE COLLEGE MERCURY. called. Thus the score stood 23-0 in favor of Bucknell. Owing to the crippled condition of the team. Manager Kloss had canceled this game, but the Bucknell manager protested so vehe-mently, and so many at home were dissatis-fied, that the only thing to be done was to go and do as well as possible. The two half-backs had been sick the whole of the previous week, and, for the same reason, the line was broken up, leaving the team without practice. This sad condition would not have prevented them from scoring against Bucknell, or prob-ably winning the game, had not the ball been fumbled so frequently by several of the players. This became a feature of the game, and discouraged the better players. Only the six first points were really earned ones for Bucknell, the others being given to them by this careless playing. Bucknell's team was probably 15 pounds heavier on an average than ours, yet in bucking the line our team : was the superior. The team is being changed somewhat, and better results are looked for on the 28th. TOWN AAJTD SEMINTVRg ROSCOE C. WRIGHT, Editor. XOWN. REV. JOEL SVVARTZ, 1). D" has resigned as pastor of St. James Lutheran Church, in which charge he has labored faithfully for 12 years. Action will betaken on his resigna-tion at the congregational meeting in January. The Potomac Synod of the Reformed Church convened in the Reformed Church of Gettysburg, Rev. T. J. Barkley, pastor loci, on October 17th. The Synodical sermon was preached by Rev. J. G. Noss, of Silver Run, Md. On Sunday evening, (Ictober 8th, Ur. Day, our missionary from Africa, gave an excellent address in the College Church on the work which is being done in the African Mission field. Dr. Day sails for Africa the last of ()ctober. The members and friends of the 6th Penna. Cavalry visited the field of Gettysburg, Sep-tember 30th, in charge of General Leiper. In the evening a camp-fire was held in the court-house, at which a programme consisting of songs, addresses, and humorous recitations was rendered. Captain Long conducted the party over the field. Geo. J. Benrier, Esq., and Hon. David Wills, attorneys for Win. H. Tipton, the battle-field photographer, have filed a plaintiff's statement claiming $10,000 damages against Gen. Daniel E. Sickles. The claim grew out of the diffi-culty caused by Tipton's attempt to photo-graph some New York regiments last July, when Sickles interfered. S. McSwope, Esq., has been retained as counsel by General Sickles. The case will come up at the November court. On October 5th a large flag-staff was dedi-cated at General Meade's headquarters, on Cemetery Ridge. The pole is the tallest in the State, being 150 feet high. It is made of Oregon pine, and was turned at Cramp's ship-yards, Philadelphia. The services were held under the auspices of the Loyal Legion Commandry of Pa. The following programme was rendered. Salute—Light Battery C ,. 3d U. S. Artillery. Music—"Hail Columbia," ' . G. A. R. Band. Prayer—Chaplain, H. C. McCook. Address Brevet-Major-Gen. D. McM. Gregg. Address, . . Governor Pattison. Unfurling of flag by Master George Gordon Meade, grand-son of General Meade. Salute, Light Battery C. After the dedicatory services the veterans and visitors visited the battle-field in charge of Captain Minnich, returning to Harrisburg in the evening. The members of the 21st Penna. Cavalry arrived here October 5th, from their reunion at Chambersburg. They dedicated a monu-ment on the Baltimore Pike, at which Major Robert Bell delivered one of the addresses/ Work on the power-house at the corner of Washington and Railroad Streets, which was suspended for some time, has been resumed. Arc lights have been put at all street cross-ings, and in many of the stores. Electric cars leave the town for Round Top every half-hour. The opposition to the road which was manifest last spring has subsided, and the electric rail-way is now looked upon in its proper light as an improvement to the village of Gettysburg. The old veterans have not torn up the road as THE COLLEGE MERCURY. 121 some apparently misguided persons wished them to do, but rather consider it a great privi-lege to visit the historic battle-field for a sum much less than that charged during the past years. Rev. Harpster and wife, late of Canton, Ohio, visited friends in Gettysburg the first of the month. Rev. Mr. Harpster resigned the pastorate of the Lutheran Church of Canton, to enter the India Mission Field. SEMINARY. Rev. Archibald E. Dietz, a member of the class of '92, and at present pastor of the Luth-eran Church at Rhinebeck, N. Y., was mar-ried October 18th, to Miss Carolien Wells Secor of that place. THE MERCURY extends congratulations. Dr. J. G. Morris will give his lectures on Science and Revelation this fall instead of next spring. The contract for the new ' building will be given out October 21st. The number of students this year is 74, as compared with 68 last year. This' is the larg-est number in the history of the institution. All of the rooms in the dormitory are occu-pied, many of the s'tudents rooming in town. At the recent session of the Central Penn-sylvania Synod held at Bellefonte, Messrs. John M. Axe, Ed. Wolf, Frank Snyder, Samuel Ulrich, W. C. Dunlap, and Bruce Wolf were licensed. Rev. McGill of the class of '93 is studying law in Louisville, Kentucky. The following gentlemen were licensed at the recent session of the Maryland Synod: G. Albert Getty, A. Pohlmann, A. O. Mullen, C. L. Ritter, W. G. Slifer, Henderson Miller, Henry H. Sloop, and A. C. Stup. Revs. J. F. W. Kitzmeyer, of Davis, W. Va., and W. H. Minnick, of Middletown, Md., were ordained. Rev. George H. Reen, of Mansfield, Ohio, was married October 18th, to Miss Ida Bell Gilbert, at the home of the bride's parents, Captain and Mrs. Calvin Gilbert, on Cham-bersburg Street, Gettysburg. May happiness attend them ! August Pohlmann, of the present Senior Class, has been accepted by the Board of Foreign Missions to go as a missionary to Africa. He has taken up his residence in Bal-timore in order to attend medical lectures in the University of Maryland, and will read his last year of theology in connection with it. Dr. Day now has the promise of the helper he asked for while here. The Seminary Faculty has adopted the plan of marking attendance at chapel exercises in the morning. It would not do to give the reason for this action, but there is »a con-spicuous absence of the we-can-do-as-we-please air from the faces of the theologucs. The contracts have been awarded for the new Seminary building, and ground was broken on Thursday, October 26th. The building surpasses every one's conception in its completeness and adaptability. In addition to the chapel, library, and other rooms, it is to contain what has long been wished for, a gymnasium and its bathing adjuncts. LITE-R7VRLI SOeiETIES. WALDO D. MAYNARD, Editor. A GREAT deal of interest is now mani-fested in certain colleges in inter-collegi-ate debates and oratorical contests. In various colleges in Illinois, Ohio, and Wisconsin it is considered a greater honor to win a debate than to be victorious in an athletic contest. The University of Wisconsin has two socie-ties which have had men training all summer for a joint debate. Why would it not be a good plan for Phrena. and Philo. to pursue some such plan as this ? By taking the best debaters for the contest, it would have a tendency to arouse greater interest in debate on the part of those who are inclined to disregard this branch of society work. The societies might have one of these joint debates each term or oftener if they proved a success. We have an oratorical con-test, why not have a joint debate? We think, judging from the experiences of others, our efforts could be turned in this direction with a great deal of profit. Why could we not have in this State an inter-collegiate debate? Harvard and Yale 122 THE| COLLEGE MERCURY. have such a contest each year, and likewise many of the Western colleges. The interest in athletics, which seems to be the predominant spirit in colleges of to-dav, might be replaced during this season of the year by something which would tend to awaken a greater interest in literary pursuits. We often hear the statement made that the true purpose for which one goes to college is lost sight of. We fear that often there are sufficient reasons for such remarks, and there is among a certain class no little prejudice against sending a young man to college. We think that some of this opposition might be overcome if the educational part of college life was brought more directly before the public. We have a number of smaller colleges in the State, and provision could easily be made for such contests. They have been found to accomplish wonderful results in other States.- Why shall not the literary societies of Gettysburg College be the originators of an inter-collegiate debate? If we cannot extend it throughout the whole State, let it be con-fined to those colleges which are a compara-tively short distance from each other. PHENA. NOTES. The first of Phrena.'s series of meeting's for the consideration of historical subjects was held October 6th. The hall was filled both by the students and a goodly number of people from town. All were well pleased with the pro-gramme and the manner in which each per-formed his part. The subject on this occasion was " The American Revolution." The following is the programme : (Iration—" The Sowing of the Seed," . . MUSIC. Essay—" Lexington—its significance," . Recitation—" The Declaration of Inde-pendence, . S. C. Burger. Essay—" Washington at Valley Forge," . . H. W. Shinier. MUSIC. Recitation—" Resistance to British Aggres-sion," L. C. Manges. Oration—" Arnold, the Traitor," . Lafayette—A Character Sketch, . MUSIC. Essay—" Franklin at the Court of France,1 Recitation—" The American Sailor," . . Oration—"Our Heritage," MUSIC. R. C. Wright. I. O. Moser. W. D. Ernest. E. M. Stahl. W. C. Spayde. P. D. Hoover. J. W. Ott. Messrs. Ireland and Turnbaugh, '97, have been elected members of the society. The following were recently elected officers of Phrena.: President, Lantz, '94; Vice-Presi-dent, Wright, '95 ; Recording Secretary, Moser, '96; Critics, Bell, '95 ; Stahl and Barndt, 94; Librarian, Leidich, '95 ; Assistant Librarian, Ott, '97 ; Monitor, Biklc, '97 ; Chaplain, Bru-baker, '96. A committee has been appointed to re-cata-logue the books in the Library,. PHILO. NOTES. On September 29th, the society rendered its second programme in its series of American Author's Evenings. Those who participated in the exercise did credit both to themselves and the society. Philo. is to be congratulated upon the success which has characterized these special meetings. They are not only entertaining but there is a great deal of instruction and information to be gathered from them. We give below the programme rendered at that time. Whittier was the author under consideration. Vocal Solo, C. F. Wiest. Selection—" Proem," C. II. Brosius. Essay—" Effect of .Religious Faith and Training on Whittier's Career," . . . . M. Kemp. Essay—" Mo.'g Megone," N. C. Barbehefm Selection—'!' Toussaint L'Ouverture," . . R. W. Mottern. Selection—"The Hero," . U. K. Apple. Piano Solo, H. Olewine. Essay—" The Pennsylvania Pilgrim," . . C. F. Wiest. Selection—" The Hive at Gettysburg," . . C. W. Loudon. Essay—"Snow Bound," E. H. Wert. Selection—" Barclay of Ury," W. H. Sellheim. Selection—" My Soul and I," M. G. Rietz. Criticism of Whittier, J. S. English. Flute Solo, H. R. Smith. Debate. instrumental Duet, Messrs. Erb and Ibach. October 13th Philo. elected the following officers: President, Bloomhardt, '94; Vice- President, Rietz, '95 ; Recording Secretary, Manifold, '96; Corresponding Secretary, Criljy, '95 ; Marshal, Abel, '97 ; Critics, Miss Himes, '94, Sigafoos and Allison, '94. The following gentlemen have been elected members of the society: Auckerman, '97; Beltzhoover, '97 ; A. B. and C. R. Coble, '97 ; Wheeler, '97, Witman, '95, and Keffer, '95. The re-cataloguing of the Library has been completed. Under the new system, one can learn at once if the Library contains the book for which he is looking. ADVERTISEMENTS. Wanamaker's. PROFESSIONAL CARDS. What makes Wanamaker's so dis-tinctively Wanamaker's is the spirit that actuates the merchandising—all the time striving to serve our customers better and better, shortening the road from producer to consumer and saving to patrons every possible penny of cost. How well we have done it is a matter ! of history, how well we shall do is what concerns us. The look is always ahead. \ Every part of the store shows points of unusual interest. Sporting Goods. Things for wear. Things for home helping. And there are lower-than-ever prices on many of them. JOHN WANAMAKER. 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ABB' ic -DEALER IX-Hats, Shirts, Shoes, Ties, Umbrellas, Gloves, Satchels, Hose, (Pocket (Books, Trunks, Telescopes, (Rubber, Etc., Etc. AMOS ECKERT. H ( (LWY HOT Gettysburg, Pa. JOfil] E, HUSHES, PROFIT Tins Hotel is situated on Main street, one square from P. and It. and W. M. R. R. Depots and within one-half minute's walk of the Diamond. Every room is heated, and lighted by electricity. Parlors on first and second floors. Bath and Toilet rooms on second floor, gratis to guests. Rates $1 50 to $2.50 per day. Rooms without Board 50 cents and upward according to location. Excellent accommo-dations for 250 people. Electric cars stop at the door eveiy half hour. Livery Connected, with first-class Teams, and Battle-field Guides at Low Hates. Dinner with Drive over the Battle-field SI.35. The College Mefcufy. VOL. HI. GETTYSBURG, PA., DECEMBER, 1895. No. 8. THE COLLEGE MEHCUHT, Published each month during the college year by the Students of Pennsylvania (Gettysburg) College. STAFF. Editor: D. EDGAR RICE, '96. Associate Editors : EDNA M. LOOMIS, '96. GRAYSON Z. STUP, '96. HARLEN E. GLAZIER, '96. WEBSTER C. SPAYDE, '96. WILLIAM E. WHEELER, '97, HERBERT D. SHIMER, '96. ROBIN B. WOLF, '97. Alumni Association Editor: .REV. D. FRANK GARLAND, A. M., Baltimore, Md. Business Manager : WILLIAM G. BRUBAKER, '96. Assistant Business Manager: E. A. ARMSTRONG, '97. »"",,". /One volume (ten months). . . . $i.rn iLiiars. |slngle copies .15 Payable in advance All Students are requested to hand us matter for publication. The Alumni and ex-members or the college, will favor us by sending Information concerning their whereabouts or any Items they may think would be interesting for publication. All subscriptions and business matters should be addressed to the business manager. Matter Intended for publication should be addressed to the Editor Address, THE COLLEGE MERCURY, Gettysburg, Pa. CONTENTS. EDITORIALS, THE DUTIES OF THE WEALTHY TO SOCIETY, A FANCY, -- COLLEGE LOCALS, ALUMNI NOTES, FRATERNITY NOTES, ATHLETICS, --- TOWN AND SEMINARY NOTES, - - - - 128 129 132 132 135 136 137 139 LITERARY SOCIETIES, EXCHANGES, - 141 - Hi EDITORIAL. THE subject of student self-government has of late been receiving considerable attention from the students of various colleges, and the general sentiment seems to be that its adoption would effect a great improvement in college life. It is our intention to present the subject to the students of Gettysburg College, in the hope that they will at least think of the advisa-bility of its adoption here, and if it is consid-ered at all practicable, that they will use the columns of the MERCURY for its discussion. The plan originated at Amherst and has been in successful operation there for quite a number of years, and is briefly as follows : In addition to the Faculty there is a student Senate, selected by the students, and consist-ing of four Seniors, three Juniors two Sopho-mores, and one Freshman, to which matters of decorum, and all others pertaining to the stu-dents are referred. The decisions of the Sen-ate are passed upon by the Faculty, and of course may be reversed by it if considered ex-pedient, but such reversals would undoubtedly be infrequent. Such a system, being, as we believe, entirely practicable, could be adopted by ourcollege with great advantage to both the students and the in-stitution. Much is said about student honor, but oneis compelled to believe that under the present system of college legislation this quality of the student receives but little recognition and en-couragement. Instead of being left free to act of his own accord in a manner to which the training of a Christian home and his gentle-manly instincts would prompt him, he is met on every side with rules and prohibitions. He is compelled to attend public worship on Sun-day and chapel during the week, and required to promise that he will refrain from profanity, 129 THE COLLEGE MERCURY. Sabbath desecration, and in short the whole catalogue of sins to which young men are prone. While we readily admit that all these re-quirements are just and proper, yet we are not willing to believe that compulsion is necessary in order to have students observe them. Those who are naturally well disposed grow restless at being compelled to do what they would most gladly do of their own free will, while those who have no inherent regard for right or propriety will generally do as they please de-spite the rules and prohibitions. The result of this method of treating the student has been »to create in him the feeling that the Faculty is hostile to him rather than friendly, and chafing under the restrictions placed upon him, he loses the respect for his instructors which they really deserve, and which it is necessary for him to have in order to obtain the most satisfactory results of his work. The Faculty on the other hand, by the discontent and constant opposition of the stu-dents become more confirmed in the opinion that they are to be suppressed by stronger re-strictions, rather than pacified by the removal of the restrictions. It is gratifying to see that this feeling of un-friendliness between Faculty and students is generally growing less, but if the students were given a part in their own government, it would disappear entirely. As soon as they would realize that the Faculty are willing, in a practical wa}', to recognize the fact that stu-dents have noble motives which influence them more strongly than compulsion, their feelings toward the Faculty would be greatly changed, and they would take delight in doing that which is now distasteful, simply because it is compulsory. Another very important advantage of the co-operative system is that a stricter discipline could be enforced than the Faculty acting-alone, is able to maintain. We do not wish to be understood as saying that the discipline in our college is more lax than formerly, for we do not believe it is, but the fact is nevertheless evident that there is much room for improve-ment in the conduct of the students. There are numerous instances of misconduct which are disgraceful not only to those who commit them, but to the whole body of students, as well as injurious to the reputation of the col-lege. These acts are, indeed, strongly de-nounced by all the students who have a regard for the right, but as none are willing to incur the unpopularity attached to one who gives evidence against his fellow student, the Fac-ulty is in many cases unable to punish the offenders as they deserve. If, however, the students were giv.m a share in their own gov-ernment, they would take a greater interest in preserving the reputation of the college, and cases which would come before them would be almost sure to be decided justly and impar-tially. Being entirely in the hands of the stu-dents, no individual unpopularity would result from any decisions of the Senate, but they would be supported by the whole body of stu-dents, and their enforcement made more cer-tain. Of course this whole matter of self-govern-ment rests on the question as to whether our students wish to raise the moral standard of our college, or are willing to let matters re-main as they are. The expressions of dissat-isfaction with prevailing conditions are suf-ficiently numerous and general, but if it is to stop at this, nothing more need be said. If, however, some definite action is desirable to improve these conditions, the self-government system is at least worthy of consideration. * ** SUPPLEMENTING the remarks made in our last issue concerning the recommendation of the West Pennsylvania Synod to prohibit our intercollegiate foot-ball contests, we wish to give the following statements, which we think will serve to show that it is not the sentiment of the larger colleges that these foot-ball con-tests be prohibited. The first is from an address to the Senior class on Nov. 4th, by President Patton, of Princeton, and is a most decided approval of THE COLLEGE MERCURY. 1.30 intercollegiate contests. He said in substsnce: "I am well aware that many forces operate to make a college and no one appreciates the benefits arising from intercollegiate athletics more than I. Foot-ball is a factor that cannot be overlooked in building up a college, and I was heartily gratified to learn of the amicable ar-rangement for annual games with Harvard. I The intellectual and moral sides of college life are paramount, but going hand in hand with these are the healthy exercise of mind and body, and the attainment of physical culture." The evidence of a man of so great experi-ence in presiding over a college as Dr. Patton is deserving of much consideration, for it is in the larger colleges, if anywhere, that evil re-sults follow these intercollegiate contests. The second article is from President An-drews, of Brown University, and if we can be-lieve him to be a careful observer, the game which is generally spoken against as so very i brutal, is not as dangerous as other college athletics. In his annual report Dr. Andrews . says : "For those in perfect health and trained to it, foot-ball is safer than either rowing, ! yachting, gunning or running hounds. Row-ing appears to be many times as fatal. So is base-ball. Even tennis is worse." These statements, coming from the presi-dents of two of our largest institutions may be taken as the expression of the sentiment of all ! the larger colleges, and surely there is nothing in them to indicate that intercollegiate foot-ball is losing favor as a college sport. On the contrary, they show that its importance is be-coming more and more recognized. Disregarding the merits of the game itself, the Synod seems to show partiality or rather inconsistency in thus discriminating against Gettysburg College. Midland College, Kan-' sas, which is supported directly by the appro-priations of various synods, boasts of having one of the best foot-ball teams in the state of Kansas, and yet we have not heard of any reso-lutions recommending the cessation of foot-ball contests. Other Lutheran colleges also pay great ■ attention to their athletics without any objection being raised, and why Gettysburg is singled out is more than we can understand. * * * OUR foot-ball season closed early on account of the many difficulties with which the man-agement had to contend, but we hope that dur-ing the coming year these difficulties may be-come less instead of greater, and that next season we may achieve the success of which we are capable under favorable circumstances. AT Franklin and Marshall recently, Presi-dent Stahr announced that by a resolution of the Faculty every student not a member of a literary society must of necessity be a member of the classes in elocution, in addition to the extra work in composition, etc., before re-quired. It would be well if our Faculty would follow the example of the F. and M. Faculty, and enforce strictly the rules they have made in regard to joining literary societies. More interest must be taken in our societies if we do not wish them to decline, and as per-suasion and argument seem useless, the socie-ties ought to insist that the Faculty enforce the rules which have been made on this subject. * * * OUR students have been very fortunate within the past month, in having the oppor-tunity to hear the series of lectures on the social problem by Dr. Stuckenberg. This prob-lem is one of the most serious and important of the present time, and all who heard Dr. Stuckenberg's able discussion of it were very much enlightened and benefited thereby. THE DUTIES OF THE WEALTHY TO SOCIETY. Seldom does a wealthy man hear the injunc-tion, "Sell that thou hast and give to the poor." Once, long ago, a young ruler heard these words, and it is recorded that he "went away sorrowful for he had great possessions." It would seem that a rich man's first duty is to give to the poor. He has an abundance and can give, not with sparing hand, but roy i-31 THE COLLEGE MERCURY. ally. He is not compelled to limit charity to the beggar at his gates ; he can found institu-tions that shall bring knowledge or health or even life, to thousands, and his name shall be blessed by many. " Wealth brings power, and power always brings responsibility. The wealthy man may have neither a brilliant intellect nor unusual talent ; in this case he will be excused from moving millions by ''one ink drop on a single thought," he will be excused from making any great inventions, and he will hardly be expected to revolutionize the world by his startling discoveries in the realms of science and art. His duty lies in a different direction. Let him take care how he spends his money. There are plenty of brilliant intellects going to waste from lack of money to cultivate them. If the rich man invests some of his wealth in a poor man's brains he may be able to do great things in the intellectual world by proxy. This is the next best thing to doing them in person. There are plenty of college.? needing endowments ; it may almost be said of them that their name is Legion. What more last-ing monument can any man erect to his mem-ory than a fine college building ? And, pos-sibly, some of the students will enjoy their comfortable quarters more than the epic which the founder might have written, had he been a poet. Such is the depravity of human na-ture. Money means so much. As long as the soul dwells in the earthly body it longs for material comforts and luxuries. All these the rich man has at his command. If he does his duty, he will not keep them all to himself; life is un-certain, and he may enjoy them only a day. He will divide them up a little and find his greatest delight in the pleasure of others. But he need not stop with this. Money means far more than material enjoyment. The rich man with an average amount of brain power has no excuse for not knowing some-thing. He is released from the drudgery that wearies the rest of the world. His time is at his disposal, and if he wastes this, what can be said of him ? It is his duty to give to the poor, but it is also his duty to give something to his poor soul, and not let it go starving into eternity. God gives him the grandest oppor-tunities, and what can he say if these are neg-lected ? When the wealthy class are educated and cultured, it will be the fashion to be educated and cultured. They are the leaders in society and they can do more for its elevation than any one else. They can open their doors to those who are fitted, by nature and learning, to move in the best circles, and close them against those whose admission is only bought by money. Society need not be merely a show, a hollow pretense. It should be some-thing more satisfying than this. It lies with the rich to uphold the standards of truth and right ; yes, and the standards of purity and common sense. The wealth}' woman can, per-haps, do more for society than the wealthy man. The spending of her dollars has such an influence upon the spending of her poorer sisters' dimes. If her church dress is of silk or velvet, she may still gain a great deal of benefit from the sermon ; but how is it with her neighbors? Possibly, one whose plain gown is pretty and suitable feels a little stir-ring of envy in the depths of her soul. If if she could only array himself like that. Another one, perhaps, whose shabby gown is brought out in startling relief by so much ele-gance, firmly determines to stay away from that church in the future. Well is it, if she does not go further and pronounce church-goers a vain lot. Yet, the wealthy ought not to deprive them-selves of all beautiful, luxurious things. They are a part of the blessing of wealth. A wealthy man has a right to a beautiful home and to elegant surroundings. The)' tend to refine-ment and culture. There is no reason in the world why he should not gratify his tastes in this direction ; there is strong reasons why he should. If art, music, and literature are to be kept alive at all, they must be kept alive by the wealthy classes. The wise use of money THE COLLEGE MERCURY. 132 has nothing whatever to do with penury in the case of a man who has an abundance. If he has a wise, good heart, he may spend his money f.eely, even for self gratification, and 110 one will suffer thereby.' ;A woman who distinguishes between things temporal and things eternal may be attired elegantly without proving a stumbling block in the way of any one. It is hard to observe the fitness of things when pride comes in ; but things fall into their proper places of themselves when one remem-bers that "the glory of man is as the flower of grass." To the wealthy are given great responsibili-ties, but great privileges. The responsibility of power and influence and example ; the re-sponsibility of spending wealth ; of settling the standards of society, and of influencing their fellow men. They have the privilege of receiving blessings from many grateful lips and of hastening the day when social purity and justice shall reign. God gives to some his good things in keeping, and let them be care-ful how thev fulfill the trust. E. M. L., '96. COLLEGE LOCALS. GRAYSON Z. STUP and ROBBIN B. WOLF, Editors. A FANCY. Very early one Autumn morn. Before the first flush of coming dawn Had touched the sky with roseate hue, Or scattered the morning mist of dew, I saw—afar in the cloudless sky— Crescent-pointed, sailing high, The waning moon, like a tiny hoat, In a sea of boundless blue afloat; Just a slender, silvery, thread Sailing serenely overhead. Oh, where are you going, little boat. As through the azure dome you float? Where are you bound, as you sail along Thro' all the silent, starry throng. Is there some dim and distant strand Far, far away from this mortal land, Some celestial, glorious shore To which you are sailing evermore? And do you hope, some day, to reach The haven of that shining beach ? Sail on oh, little fairy boat Still onward thro' the azure float, Who knows what precious freight you bear, What wealth of heavenly treasures rare. Perchance some bright, angelic band You carry to that shining strand. We do not know, we only see Thee, sailing onward silently, And wonder at the silver boat In heaven's boundless blue afloat. A. R. W., '99. Thanksgiving ! Big dinners ! Institute ! School marms ! Get ready for examination, boys. Long vacation this Christmas. College closes on Dec. 20th at noon and opens again for the winter term on Jan. 7th, 1896. Thanksgiving day dawned very beautifully. It was an ideal day, and even the heart of the most ungrateful wretch must have felt like giving praise on such a ,day. The boys were especially happy, because the day was given as a holiday. Not even the first recita-tion was heard. Many of the boys went home. Those who stayed here lived off the fat of the land at their respective boarding places, and after their feasts were over many were seen on the streets and in the country, walking with friends and fair ladies—many of them modest little school teachers. While the Institute, with its many teachers, is fresh in our minds, we might notice some effects upon college life in general. No one would question that the Institute is a good thing for Gettysburg. It has proved so as re-gards the college boys. Many of them, who were never known to be out much with the ladies, have decided to take lessons under their instructions. Quite a few had courage enough to venture upon the campus with them, even though their fellows, from the dormitory win-dows, whistled that familiar march so well known. Their courage did not fail, even, when they were invited to bring back the col-lar and handkerchiefs they had borrowed. The college athletic field is about completed. The fence is being put up and, in fact, is nearly finished. It is eight and a half feet high, and is made entirely of chestnut. The grass seed is up nicely, and by next spring the field will present a first-class condition for base ball. We ought to have a strong team to initiate the work on the new field. Gymnasium work began on Nov. 4th, with Physical Director Wheeler, dressed in his best suit of tights, ready to take charge of the classes. He was a little nervous when he looked up and saw the gallery filled with spec-tators, among whom appeared some of the 133 THE COLLEGE MERCURY. co-eds. But in spite of all the eyes fixed on him Billy gave the command—"Attention"— and everybody obeyed. He is getting along very well with his work. About three weeks ago a glee club was formed, consisting of eight members. On ac-count of the number it is denominated "The College Octet." It originated out of an invi-tation extended to the musical clubs of the col-lege to furnish music at the Institute. There being no Banjo nor Mandolin clubs, some of the boys in the old Glee Club, with one new fnan, formed the organization. The members are as follows : Nicholas, '98, and Ott, '97, first tenors; White, '97, and Stup, '96, seco.id tenors; Lark, '98, and Koller, '98, first bass; Stamets, '99, and Manges, '97, second bass. The Octet furnished music on Monday and Tuesday evenings for the Institute. Many very favorable criticisms were passed on the songs. On Monday evening, Nov. nth, a good trick was played at College. Good, '99, was reported to have been stoned by those pestifer-ous town boys and it was said that his face was cut very badly. Naturally the boys' sym-pathy would be aroused and no very urgent invitation would be needed to get them to go to his room to see him. When they got there this is what they found. A number of boys in the study room, a dim light in the bed-room, and a form in the bed. The faces of the boys had that woe-be-gone expression that in-dicates the awfulness of something ; the light was so dim that it suggested the chamber of death ; and the form in the bed had the ap-pearance of a human being. However, when the sympathizing visitors were led up to the bedside silently on tiptoe, and the other long-faced boys were standing around, the dim light was suddenly turned up and the cover thrown back, then it was that the form of a good-sized pillow was seen. Then the longitude of those boys' faces standing around suddenly changed into latitude. From time to time the hearty peals of laughter that were heard told that another fellow, who had per-haps gotten up out of his nice warm bed, had been victimized. Just about a hundred boys, from every class in College, and some from Prep, were faked. So effectually did the trick work that Good, who was up town during the evening, was made a victim, his chum having been reported to be the unlucky one. Some of the Seniors were fooled so badly that they got sick, and flunks were quite in style the next morning. So it will not do to have many such experiences. One good trick goes a long dis-tance. The boys will have to get hungry be-fore they will bite on such bait again. A series of six lectures on Sociology by J. H. W. Stuckenberg, D. D., was given in Brua Chapel from Nov. 18th to 23rd. The lectures were given in the evening and lasted a little over an hour. The main auditorium of the chapel was well filled each evening, and much interest was manifested. Dr. Stuckenberg is an able speaker, and his reputation as a scholar brought many strangers to hear him discuss the great problem of society. The public is indebted to the Missionary Society of the Seminary tor Dr. Stuckenberg's stay with us. The balance of the money remaining after ex-penses are paid will go for the purpose of fit-ting up the new gymnasium in the Seminary. The following is a list of tlie subjects lectured upon : 1. What is the Meaning of the Social Prob-lem ? 2. What are the Causes of the Problem ? 3. The Social Problem in the United States. 4. Solution by Revolution : Communism, The Social Democracy, Anarchism. 5. The Solution by Evolution. 6. The Function of the State in the Solution of the Problem. The Lecture Course Committee takes pleas-ure in announcing the course of entertainments for this season. The course is an excellent one, surpassing that of last year in price. The committee, being very desirous of having Gen. Gordon, had to sacrifice the arrangement of the entertainments. This explains why they are in such close succession. The following is the course : Jan. 22—Lovett's Boston Stars. Jan. 27—Col. Copelaud. Feb. 22—Gen. J. B. Gordon. Feb. 25—New York Male Quartette. Mar. 17—Rev. A. A. Willets, D. D. Somebody said that he thought Bruby had very hopeful signs of being married before long. When asked why, he said: "I see that the arch is up." The boys must have seen the arch when they were out to the Battlefield Hotel fire. Prof. H.—What is the object of a minister? Ans.—Saving souls. Prof. H.—How does he do it? Ans. (after long reflection)—By not walk-ing on them. THE COLLEGE MERCURY. 134 Messrs. Brubaker, '96, and Lutz, '98, have purchased a graphophoue. About two weeks ago they gave an entertainment in Brua Chapel for the benefit of the Athletic Associa-tion. The instrument is an improvement over the phonograph and reproduces the music very nicely. The proprietors were well advertised on the bulletin board before the concert. A crowd of sympathizing Freshmen, wish-ing to aid in a charitable cause, recently sub-scribed the necessary amount for another scientific man to have his curly locks trimmed. The collection was gladly accepted, and now the curly-headed lad no longer gets late at church. Dr. H.—Whom did the Lord tell Moses to take along up into the mountain ? S., Jr., '99—His brother Exodus. M., '96; suprised the class in astronomy the other morning when he said that an eclipse has the effect of making birds and other ani-mals go to roost. Mr. W., '95, reading Bacon's essay on "Studies," said: "Reading maketh a man full." Even Prof. H. could not restrain his laughter. Mr. L-, '98, was lately seen strolling over Balto. Hill prominently exposing his suspend-ers. Many of the boys spent Thanksgiving day and the remainder of the week at their respect-ive homes. They can hardly know how good Adams county turkey is. Mr. S., '97, while at Mr. B.'s reception, spied the olives and asked one of the young ladies to pass him the pickled plums. Mr. Z., '98, had just passed the P. & R. depot and was telling a freshman how high the snow had drifted there last winter and how his whole class conspired to stay out of mathe-matical recitation the day of the blizzard. Just then Dr. N. loomed out of the darkness and said: "Yes, and I'll catch you some day." Very sad, indeed, was the disappointment of the boys who went to St. Mary's to see the foot-ball game when they found that the game had been cancelled. The class of '97 was royally entertained on Tuesday evening, Oct. 28th, by Mr. H. W. Bikle. It was our first reception and the boys looked forward to it with great expectations. Our expectations were not only realized but far surpassed. The class assembled at the home of the host about half-past eight. Great was our joy when we beheld some of the fair sex of G. 011 hand who were to share the hon-ors of our co-eds. Everybody was cordially received by Dr. and Mrs. Bikle who then re-tired, having given the young people full charge. The first part of the evening was spent in pitching bean bags. This game was enjoyed by all since some of the boys could not' even hit the board. The winning side then went out to the dining-room where a bountifully laden table awaited them. Every-thing was served beautifully and the refresh-ments were enjoyed by all. The winning side then retired to the parlor to give the losers an opportunity to enjoy the feast. While the losers were eating they were entertained by the melodious voices of the Avalon Sextette. After the party was again united in the parlor the}' were entertained Mr. S.'s jigs and piano music by the young ladies. Then we all sang —except Pearl, who has not acquired the art— till our throats and music were exhausted. The clock had passed the hour of midnight when we adjourned, thanking Mr. B. for his kindness and congratulating him on his capac-ity as a host. It was an event which will be long remembered by us all. Many of the boys attended Institute during the past week and had the customary good time with the school marms. Some of them were so much interested in the work that it seriously affected their recitations. Mr. E. of Prep., displayed the Persian fond-ness for strangers by sitting in church with his arm around one of our co-eds. The Juniors are hard at work on their Spec-trum. The Spectrum will be of special interest since it includes matter of the last two years. If any of the students or Alumni have not sub-scribed for it they should do so immediately. If Gettysburg College is to publish an annual it must have the support of all its friends. Mr. B., '96, who has lately been troubled with nervous fluctuations of the heart, finds it a wonderful restorative, when calling on young ladies, to keep on his overcoat and gloves. That's hard luck, Bruby. One of the most able men in the Junior class, after he had been out with the ladies all morn-ing, suddenly asked the boys at the dinner table whether a duck was the he of a geese. He must have been suffering from temporary aberration, his mind wandering after his duckie. '-35 THE COLLEGE MERCURY. While Mr. Bikle, '97, was working in chem- j ical laboratory recently, he had an accident by which he was seriously burned about the eyes by sulphuric acid. He has the sympathy of all his fellow-students. The following is a brief lesson in '97's nom-enclature. One Friday, when the Duck was out strolling, she was sud- , denly attacked by the Mange(s). She at once went to the \ Miller and asked him what she Ott to do to get rid of it. The Miller said he was not Abel to give her a remedy. But as the Duck walked along, it made her Sh(r)iver to see a White Wolf in the bushes eating (h)Erbs. The Wolf was just about to sieze the Duck when the Smith came riding down the road on his Bik(l)e, and he, being very Armstrong, slew the Wolf with his Kain. The Smith then got on his Wheel(er) and brought the Duck safely to her Stahl. BEFORE THE FRESHMAN-PEEP. GAME. Before you crash 'gainst Freshies' line Just think it over. The challenge, Sirs, do not decline, ■ But think it over. . It is not wise to be too new Because, before the game is through, Your bright prospects may all turn blue, So think it over. Don't spend your cash for painted signs, But think it over. The score towards you of course inclines But, think it over. We've heard of teams beaten before With a smaller difference in the score, And it might be done just once more. So think it over. We did not practice, Sirs, to lose. So think it over. We care not for a break or bruise So think it over. As soon as our men reach the field, It certainly won't be to yield. But henceforth shall the score be sealed. So think it over. H. M. C, '99. Y. M. C. A. NOTES. We were glad to see the interest taken in our meetings during the week of prayer. Al-though there were none who openly professed Christ as their Saviour, we are sure that none could have attended the meetings without re-ceiving much benefit. The topics for discus-sion during the week were : "For What has God Created Me?"—Dr. Valentine; "Christ our Righteousness"—Rev. Black; "An Invi-tation to All"—Dr. McKnight; "Excuses"— Rev. A. R. Steck ; "What Shall I do with Jesus Which is Called Christ?"—Dr. Bill-heimer. Our delegates to the Y. M. C. A. Conven-tion at Erie, brought home a very interesting and gratifying report. May the great Y. M. C. A. work go on. No one can estimate the value of good music. It perhaps exerts more influence in our meetings than the words which are spoken. Everybody come and help us sing. We shall appreciate your presence. The Missionary Bible Class is exceedingly interested in the study of God's Word. We would be glad to see interest in work of this kind more general. The Bible will admit of the profoundest stud5'. On Wednesday evening, Nov. 13th, Rev. M. S. Kemp delivered an address in the Pres-byterian church, on his summer's work in Adams county for the Bible Society. The fol-lowing are statistics given : Number of fam-ilies visited, 3250 ; number of families found entirely destitute of the Bible, and which he supplied by sale or gift, 230 ; number of fami-lies who had nothing but a large Family Bible, 519; number of families who, though not en-tirely destitute, needed the Bible, yet were too poor to buy, and which he supplied, 260 ; number of Roman Catholic families to whom he sold Bibles (King James Version), 25; number of Roman Catholic families who were supplied, 60; number of copies of the Bible sold and donated throughout the county, 419 ; number of Testaments and other parts of the Bible sold and donated, 744 ; total number of books sold and donated, 1163 ; amounting to the value of $400. ALUwiNl. H. D. SHIMER, Editor. '53. Rev. W. F. Ulery was in Gettysburg for a few days recently. '57. Rev. Dr. L. A. Gotwald, Professor of Practical Theology in Wittenberg Theological Seminary, was stricken with paralysis a few weeks ago. Dr. Gotwald's illness is a source of great anxiety to the entire church. Our latest intelligence is that his condition is im-proving. '57. Rev. Dr. H. Louis Baugher has lately returned from his western trip. '58. Rev. Dr. A. R. Home, whose cut was lately published in one of the leading papers, is editor of the National Educator. Dr. Home THE COLLEGE MERCURY. 136 is well known throughout the State as an educator, and is worthy of the position he holds. '63. Rev. Dr. E. J. Wolf assisted in the re-dedication of the Lutheran Church, at Seven Valley, York county, Nov. 17. '64. Dr. T. L- Seip, president of Muhlen-berg College, was appointed by Governor Hastings a member of the College and Univer-sity Council of the State of Pennsylvania, and by them elected chairman of the Council. '68. Rev. L. M. Heilman, D. D., of Chi-cago, now about to take charge at Harrisburg, Pa., was the recipient of very cordial expres-sions of love and good wishes from his Chi-cago people. '71. Mr. M. Allen Emory has located at Frenchtown, N. J., and is enjoying a lucrative law practice. '73. Rev. J. A. Singmaster, D. D., of Al-lentown, Pa., has received an increase of $300 per year 011 his salar3'. '73. Rev. Wm. S. Freas, D. D., of York, Pa., president of the Board of Church Exten-sion, was elected the principal speaker at the Luther League meetings, held in New York city and Brooklyn, on Nov. 10th and nth. '75. Rev. Dr. E. D. Weigle has decided to accept the call from the Lutheran congrega-tion of Mechanicsburg. It will be remembered that a call was extended him a few weeks ago, which he refused at the request of the people of the charge which he is now serving in Al-toona. '75. Rev. E. G. Hay was in Gettysburg during November, visiting Prof. Himes and family. '76. Rev. S. E. Smith, pastor of Punxsu-tawney, Pa., is hard-working and successful in his parish efforts. '79. Rev. Geo. S. Diven has been called to St. Paul's Lutheran church, Iredell county, S. C. '84. Rev. L. M. Zimmerman, pastor of Christ English Lutheran church, Baltimore, Md., recently preached upon the subject: "Who are Lutherans." The Morning Herald, of October 28th, contains an excellent extract from it. '88. On Thursday afternoon and evening, November 14th, the semi-annual meeting of the Central Lutheran Association of Pittsburg and vicinity, was held in Bethany church, East End. Rev. S. D. Daugherly was one of the speakers. '90. Rev. J. F. W. Kitzmeyer, of Davis, W. Va., has been called to the new English Mis-sion in New York city. '91. Rev. S. Griug Hefelbower's address is 'changed from 13 Emilien street to Floss Platz, Leipsic, Germany. '92. Dr. August Pohlman, of Baltimore, a graduate of Pennsylvania College, has been elected valedictorian by the graduating class oi the Baltimore Medical College. '92. Rev. George Beiswanger has changed his residence from No. 2233 Gough street to No. 1722 Fulton avenue, Baltimore, Md. '92. Emanuel W. Herman, Esq., of Luther-ville, Md., was elected to the Maryland House of Delegates at the election held in November. '93. We are glad to note that George C. Baum, who is a member of the Senior class in the School of Architecture at Philadelghia, re-ceived second mention from the Society of Beaux-Arts Architecture, awarded on the last competitions of that society. '93. Mr. D. Floyd Culler is pursuing a graduate course in Romance Philology at Yale University. '94. Margaret R. Himes is suffering from a severe attack of pneumonia. FRATERNuY NOTES. PHI KAPPA PSI. The Chapter will celebrate its fortieth anni-versary this month. . D. P. Forney, '57, has been elected presi-dent of the Adams County Farmers' Associa-tion. Rev. L. A. Gottwald, D. D., '57, was stricken with paralysis at his home, in Spring-field, O. John C. Bowers, '93, attended the wedding of a former classmate at Frederick last week. Keefer, '95, has entered a business firm in Reading. Witman, '95, attended the Seminary conven-tion at Lancaster last month. Graff, '97, has gone into the lumber busi-ness in Duluth, Minn. '37 THE COLLEGE MERCURY. Reitzell, Eisenhart, Kueudig and Lark spent Thanksgiving day at their respective homes. Weaver, '99, spent the holiday in Philadel-phia. PHI GAMMA DELTA. Bro. Meade D. Detweiler, '84, was re-elected District Attorney of Dauphin county at the last election. He managed the affairs of the office so satisfactorily to all that he was re-elected by a majority greater than the num-ber of votes cast for his opponent. Bros. Alleman and Garland attended the lectures delivered by Dr. Stuckenberg. Bro. H. M. Roth, of Bucknell Chapter, was a visitor to Gettysburg recently. Bro. Fite represented the Chapter at the 47th annual convention held at Eastou, last week. Bros. Rice and Shaar spent Thanksgiving at their respective homes. Bro. C. H. Smith, attended the reception at Irving, Thanksgiving night. Bro. Neudewitz preached at Rossville, last Sunday. Bros. Valentine, Ph. D., '80, Stabler, '82, and Bliut, '90, were recent visitors in town. PHI DELTA THETA. Bro. J. F. Seibert, '89, paid the Chapter a visit the beginning of the month. Bro. E. O. Grover, N. H. Alpha, '94, spent last week in town, in the interests of Kellogg &Co. Bro. Sloop spent Sunday, Nov. 17, with his parents, at Steeltou, Pa. Bro. Meiseuhelder spent Thanksgiving at his home, in Hanover, Pa. Bros. Smith and Friday spent election day at their respective homes. Bros. Kain and Meiseuhelder attended the Alpha Province Convention, held at Schenec-tady, N. Y., with N. Y. Beta, Oct. 31-Nov. 2. SIGMA CHI. Bro. Garnet Gehr, '91, was recently ap-pointed attorney for Wolf & Co., a large man-ufacturing firm of Chambersburg. Bro. Edwin J. McKee, '88, gave the address of welcome to the visiting firemen at Hagers-town, Md., on Thanksgiving Day. He is also a member of the board of directors of the Hagerstowu Athletic Association. Bro. Leisenring spent Thanksgiving with his parents at Chambersburg, Pa. Bro. Lawyer spent Thanksgiving with his parents at Westminster, Md. The Chapter recently- had their pictures taken in a group in front of the Chapter lodge. Brother William Hersh, '91, will be married on the nth inst. to Miss Edith Eunice Rahter. The best wishes of the Chapter are extended to him. C. E. Stable, '87, visited the Atlanta Expo-sition. ALPHA TAU OMEGA. W. B. Nipple, '97, spent Thanksgiving Day with friends at Harrkburg. M. R. Zullinger, '98, was home over Thanksgiving Day. C. W. Spayde, '99, spent some time recently at his home in Harrisburg. P. W. Roller, '94, of the Seminary, spent a week recently at Lancaster, Pa. Geo. W. Kyner, '89, of Chambersburg, was in town on business some time ago. ATHLETICS. WILLIAM E. WHEELER, Editor. The last game of foot-ball for this season was played with Swarthmore at Harrisburg, on Nov. 2nd. The Harrisburg papers, com-menting upon the game, said : It was one of the prettiest ever played here. Both teams played with a dash and brilliancy, surprising even the admir-ers of the game. The teams were about evenly matched, and it is out of the question to say one out-played the other. The ball was first put into play by Gettys-burg kicking well into Swarthmore's territory and downed there. S. lost on downs and Get-tysburg took ball, but was unable to advance it and lost it also on downs. By short, sharp dashes through lines S. rushed ball to 20-yd. line and there lost it. Gettysburg made some very fine runs around S.'s ends, and the ball was back on their 30-yd. line. Here it was lost on a fumble to S., who advanced it by massed plays through the line to Gettysburg's 25-yd. line; but Gettysburg held S., compell-ing them to kick. The ball was blocked and secured by Loudon, who had an open field be-fore him. He was overtaken by Hodge, after making a fine run of 45 yds. Swarthmore got the ball for holding in the line, and by runs THE COLLEGE MERCURY. 138 around end and massed plays carried ball up 1 the field, scoring first touchdown. Time was I called with the ball in Swarthmore's territory. Swarthmore kicked off in the second half and downed the ball on G.'s 35-yd. line. Brilliant j runs by White' and Loudon, and plunges [ through line by Sheely, carried the ball stead- i ily back to S.'s 15 yd. line, and then lost on a miserable fumble. S. kicked to midfield, and the ball moved backwards and forwards for some time. One of the most remarkable runs ever made on a field happened by Hodge secur-ing the ball and making a run of 80yds., scor-ing second touchdown. In the run the cap-tain of S. jumped clear over the head of one of G.'s men, who attempted to tackle him. The play called forth much applause. Hodge then kicked goal, and the game was ended with score 10 to o in favor of Swarthmore. The line up of the teams was as follows : GETTYSBURG. POSITION. SWARTHMORE. Moser, (Capt.1 left-end Wilson Manges left-tackle Firth Wierman left-guard Fouse Williams centre Morrison Tholan right-guard Clarke Menges right-tackle Wills Loudon right-end Cahill Carty quarter (Capt.) Hodge Shinier right-half Cloty White left-half Knauer Sheely full-back Kapplcr Umpire—Hickok. Referree—Beruheisel. Linesman—Fick-inger. Touchdowns—Hodge and Kappler. Goals—Hodge- Thirty-minute halves. In our last issue we spoke of the advisabil-ity of more intef-class spirit as far as athletics were concerned. The suggestion was favor-ably commented upon by the student body, and as a result several inter-class games of foot-ball were played, viz.: Freshmen vs. Preps, and Seniors vs. Freshmen. While these games do not affect the standing of the college teams yet they do, in a great measure, keep aflame the athletic spirit. Our place in the ranks with our sister institutions next year will, in part, be due to our interest and assist-ance this Fall. Show the spirit now and the work will surely manifest itself. The Freshman-Prep game was played Sat-urday afternoon, Nov. 16th. It was a very nice game and stubbornly contested. The Freshmen may have had the benefit of longer practice, but what the. Prep's lacked in prac-tice they made up in aggressiveness and weight. The Freshmen scored on a fumble in the first half, Devinney crossing the line for a touchdown and Spayde kicked goal. The second half was marked by quick, sharp play-ing on the part of the Preps. Determination to score showed itself in the play, and this they did in about twelve minutes after play was called. The score was now a tie and neither side was able to score again before time was called. The game was prettily played and both classes were elated over their, teams. The line up was as follows : FRESHMAN. POSITION. PREP. Weeter left-end Kahler Devinney left-tackle Young Cumbler left-guard Dielll Smith, J centre Williams Reisch right-guard Hollinger Brumbaugh right-tackle Mcllhenny Herman right-end Brandt Good quarter (Capt.) Huber Doty (Capt.) right-half Eberly Spayde left-half Lawyer Trimble full-back Wisotzki Umpire-Rudisill. Referee—Kump. Linesmen—White and Menges. Touchdowns—Divinuey, Eberly. Goals—Spayde, Wisotzki. The Senior-Freshman game was played the following Saturday, Nov. 23rd, and was quite a surprise to those who looked for an over-whelming deleat of the Freshmen. They played a much better game than was expected, preventing the Seniors from scoring in the first half. Several times the ball was lost to each side on downs, and time was called with the ball in the Freshmen's territory. The second half was even more marked by the efforts of each side to score. The Freshmen by repeated rushes and a pretty run by Doty got the ball within one foot of a touchdown. Here the superior strength and weight of the Seniors showed itself in preventing the ball from going over the line. They got the ball on downs and immediately rushed it down the field for a touchdown. This seemed to unnerve the Freshmen and the Seniors made two more touchdowns before time was called. Taking into account the greater weight of the Seniors and the fact that several of their men belonged to the college team, praise is due the Fresh-men for their well-played game. The follow-ing was the line up. SENIORS. POSITION. FRESHMEN. Moser (Capt.) left-end Weeter Shaar left-tackle Hoover Jlrubaker left-guard Cumbler Ritter centre Smith, J. Reitzell right-guard Hickman Shinier right-tackle Brumbaugh Wolf right end Herman Rice right-half (Capt.) Doty London left-half Spaj'de Menges full-back Trimble Carty quarter Good Umpire—Geesy. Referee—Wolf. Linesmen—Kitzmeyerand Meisenhelder. Touchdowns—Loudon 2, Rice. Goals—Menges. '39 THE COLLEGE MERCURY At a recent meeting of the Athletic Associa-tion the following were elected for the ensuing year: Manager of Baseball, Armstrong, '97; Manager of Track Athletics, Wheeler, '97; and Manager of Tennis Tournament, Lark, '98. The various managers, are at work dis-cussing'iplans and outlining the work for next season. Now that the foot-ball season is over, we very naturally turn to the next thing of inter-est and importance, namely, base ball and track athletics. Our record on the diamond is by no means bad, in fact it is here that we demonstrated our ability and worthiness to take our place in the ranks with other colleges. But we can't rest on past reputations and achievements. Everyone interested in base ball should be willing and ready to lend a hand. The places of the old players, now out of college, must be filled, and you can do it. Track athletics are not entirely unknown, since attempts have been made to organize a team, but without success. The fault lay not with the management, but with the students. We surely have the material out of which a creditable team can be made, and at the same time facilities for the training and practicing of such a team. Indifference to the need and importance of track work causes all the trouble. Once get the idea that we MUST have a team, and we will have it. The treasurer of the athletic association will call on all members during the next week who are in arrears for dues and fees. Be ready with your cash. TOWN /\ND SEWIINARY NOTES. WEBSTER C SPAYDE, Editor. TOWN. At the Missionary Convention of the Luth-eran Church, which met in Carlisle several weeks ago, Mrs. E. Breideubaugh was elected treasurer; Mrs. P. M. Bikle and Mrs. Baugher, members of the Literary Committee; Miss Maggie McClean and Mrs. C. H. Ruff on the Adams County Conference. The Veteran Association of the 76th Pa. Regiment held their re-union here on Wednes-day, Oct. 23rd. The party included twenty-six of the survivors, many of them accom-panied by their wives and daughters. Two magnificently illustrated lectures by the Rev. M. W. Hamma, D. D., of Washington, were given in Christ church, Wednesday and Thursday evenings, Nov. 6th and 7th. Sub-ject of first lecture: "Southern Norway—'The Wonderland of the North.' " Second lecture: "Through Denmark, Sweden and Northern Norwav to the North Cape under the Light of 'The Midnight Sun.' " On Wednesday, Oct. 23rd. General John Taylor, General j. P. S. Gobin, Colonel John P. Nicholson and Colonel R. Bruce Ricketts, with the artist, H. K. Bush-Brown, and other friends, among them Geo. Alfred Town'send, the war correspondent, viewed the statue of Major General Geo. G. Meade, and, owing to the delay in the granite pedestal, postponed dedication of this, as well as the Hancock statue, until next June. The Hancock statue was approved by the State Commission and an order given for the payment of its cost. The same gentlemen met at Harrisburg, on their way here, and inspected designs for the Rey-nolds monument, but no action was taken. The three massive granite blocks composing the base of the Meade statue are set and the imposing statue, which has been previously described in these columns, placed in position. On the one face are the words, "Major Gen-eral George Gordon Meade, United States Army, Commander of the Army of the Poto-lnac." On the other, "Born December 31, 1815. Died November 6, 1872." Rev. A. R. Steck, pastor of St. James Luth-eran church, assisted at the re-opening exer-cises of St. Matthew's Lutheran church, Han-over, on Sunday, Nov. 3rd. While the Skelly & Warner corner, form-erly the Fahnestock building, was being in part torn down recently, Mr. John M. Warner found an old paper which seems to be an offic-ial list of the men who formed Company E, 2d Regiment, Penua. Volunteers. Dr. J. H. W. Stuckenberg, of Cambridge, Mass., preached in Christ Lutheran church on Sunday morning, Nov. 17th. He also filled the pulpit of the same church on the morning of Nov. 24th. In pursuance of the general plan of restor-ing the battlefield as nearly as practicable to its appearance in 1863, the Government Com-mission has purchased a large number of trees, including leading varieties of oak, maple, ash, elm, and other indigenous trees with which to renew the portions of Ziegler's and Reynolds's groves, which have been cut away since the THE COLLEGE MERCURY. 140 battle. The work of planting them is in charge of Mr. Mclntire, representing Con-tractor O'Connell, of Philadelphia, who furn-ished the trees. About 2.30 o'clock Sunday morning, Nov. 10th, the Colonial Hotel was discovered to be on fire and the alarm was quickly given. The fire was first discovered by Mrs. Tate, wife of the proprietor, C. B. Tate, who noticed the smell of smoke. She aroused the family and the guests, all of whom escaped, but some were in extreme danger. The firemen quickly responded to the alarm but before they could get water the whole building was wrapt in flames. They turned their attention to the surrounding buildings, all of which were in imminent clanger, espec-ially those on the east and south. The resi-dence of J. A. Kitztniller, Esq., across the street, directly within the line of the wind, caught several times but a slate roof saved it. The ice-house, closely attached to the hotel, was destroyed, but the barn was saved. As to the cause of the fire nothing definite can be stated. Mr. Tate says that he has no idea how it could have started. Those who saw the fire early think that it began in or near the bar-room in the basement. All of the furniture and wearing apparel in the house was destroyed, and a small stock of liquors. The hotel was insured to the amount of about $8,000. A plan is on foot in Gettysburg to introduce a telephone system. Some of the business men have been approached, all of whom, we are told, think the plan a good one. It is pro-posed also, if the venture is a success in Get-tysburg, to connect with the surrounding towns. The anniversary exercises of the Women's Bible Society were held on Sunday evening, Nov. 17th. In the Presbyterirn church the services were conducted by Revs. Dr. Barkley and Black; St. James Lutheran, Rev. Gilchrist and Dr. Billheimer; Christ Lutheran, Revs. Steck and Carver and Dr. Stuckenberg. The Christian Endeavor Society of St. James Lutheran church held their seventh anniver-sary on Sunday, Nov. 24II1. In the morning Rev. C. C. Benson, of Williamsport, Pa., de-livered a very able discourse based on the text: "Thy Kingdom Come." In the evening ap-propriate services were held, conducted by the pastor, Rev. A. R. Steck. The St. James and Christ Lutheran congre-gations held a union Thanksgiving service in St. James Luthern church on Thursday morn-ing, Nov. 28th, at 10 o'clock. Rev. L. S. Black preached the sermon. Services were also held in the Presbyterian and Reformed churches in the morning. The firemen of this place had a parade on Thursday afternoon, Nov. 28th. The hose-carriage was drawn by some of the firemen, the engine and ladder truck were drawn by horses. Music was furnished by the Gettys-burg band. One of the most popular auxiliaries of the evening lectures at the Adams Count}' Teach-ers' Institute was the "Graphophone Exhibi-tion" by two of our boys—Messrs. Lutz and Brubaker. The audience was carried away; every selection was applauded. And so de-lighted were both audience and manager that their service was secured for a second night with equal success. We congratulate the boys on their splendid success in so large a hall and before so large an audience. SEMINARY. • Rev. J. Albert, on account of ill health, has given up his work at Seminary and has re-turned to his Mission in the West. Rev. A. Bredenbek and Rev. M. J. Killian preached at Good Intent on the 10th and 17th of November, respectively. On the 3rd of November, Rev. G. W. Enders, Jr., preached at Newport, Perry county. In the absence of Rev. Steck, Nov. 3rd, Rev. M. J. Kline filled St. James pulpit in the morning, and Rev. George M. Diffenderfer in the evening. Rev. A. A. Kelly preached in the Trindal Spring church, Mechanicsburg, Pa., Novem-rer 24th. Rev. Chas. P. Wiles preached for Rev. Hesse, New Oxford, Pa., Nov. 24th. The pulpit of the Second Lutheran church, Carlisle, Pa., was filled by Rev. H. B. Stock, Nov. 24th. Owing to ill health, Rev. M. J. Kline was advised to return to his home, Frederick, Md., for a short time. Rev. F. Hilton returned to Seminary several weeks ago. i4r THE COLLEGE MERCURY. On Nov. 24th, Rev. E. E. Parson preached at Freedom, Md. Rev. J. F. Crigler assisted Rev. M. P. Hocker, Steelton, Pa., Nov. 10th. Rev. J. C. Bowers preached at Rossville, Pa., Nov. 17th. The following 'Seminarians attended the meeting of the American Inter-Seminary Mis-sionary Alliance, which was held in Lancaster, Pa.: Messrs. Ehrhart, Diffenderfer, Kline, Rndisill, Stock, Heffner, Bare, Oberholtzer, Koller, Ibach, Cromer, Harms, Whitman, Cox and Killian. Each day during the week beginning Nov. 17th, Dr. J. H. W. Stuchenberg lectured to the Seminarians on Philosophy and Christian Sociology. Rev. W. A. Kump preached at Round-Top, Sunday evening, Nov. 10th. On November 24th, Rev. W. O. Ibach pre-sided at the pipe organ in Christ Lutheran church. LIJERARV SOCIETIES. EDNA M. LOOMIS, Editor. PHILO. The society has decided to make some needed improvements in the reading room. As Dr. Stuckenberg's lecture occupied the evening of Ncv. 22nd, and the Teachers' In-stitue the evening of Nov. 29th, no meetings were held on those dates. The new members of Philo are Brumbaugh, '99, and Bregenzer, 1900. The special program of Dec. 6th will be de-voted to Robert Louis Stevenson. PHRENA. Our special meeting on Nov. 1, which was in charge of our new initiates, was a grand success. The hall was filled to overflowing, and all went home well pleased with the even-ing's entertainment. Our new men deserve to be congratulated. The following new names were added to our roll during the past month: J. H. Straw, '99; David P. Deatrick, H. B. Ernest and Alex-ander O'Neal, of the Preparatory Department. On Wednesday evening, Nov. 6, our de-bating club elected the following officers: Pres., Woods, '9S; V. Pres., Staley, Jr., '99; Rec. Sec, Krafit, '98; Treas., Sprenkle, '98. Phrena will render a special program on Friday evening, Dec. 6th, entitled the "New Woman." Declamation, "A Dream of Possibilities," - - WOODS Essay, '"The 'New Woman' in the World of Sport," - CARNEY Declamation, "A Fearful state of Things/' - - LAUFFEH Oration, "The 'New Woman' in Politics," - - - OTT DEBATE: . "Which Makes the Better Wife, the 'New Woman' or the 'Conservative Woman?'" Aff (.FLECK, I MEISENHELDER, E. W., ' J STOCKSLAGER. .•»=»• J AJOSER. Declamation, "Will She?" . ROEHNER Oration, "The 'New Woman' in the Intellectual World," WOLF EXCHANGES. We are glad to add to our exchanges the Maryland Collegian, Lutherville, Md. It con-tains a good editorial department, and well written contributions, and is in every respect an excellent monthly. The Wittenberger among its foot-ball notes says of our former centre-rush : "Rank's cheerful voice is heard at all stages of the game. The darker the prospects, the more encouraging is our right guard's call." A recent number ot the same paper contains a good editorial on the honor system of gov-erning students. The Dickinsonian seems desirous of empha-sizing the fact, by mentioning it in several places, that the Dickinson students who wit-nessed the Buckuell-Gettysburg game, "root-ed" for Bucknell. It is fortunate they took this opportunity to yell for the winning side, as it is about the only one they have had this season. The Irving Skctch-Book begins its second volume with a very creditable number. This is one of the most attractive exchanges we re-ceive, and is always read with special pleasure. JTor all the latest styles in .uitini and Trousers, AND PULL LINE OF Cents' Furnishing Goods, Call on D. H. WELSH, York, Pa. (gO TO^ *H0m GETTYSBURG* TIMBER SHOP.*- Centre Square. <*^__B. M. SEFTON. ADVERTISEMENTS. A. G. SpaSding & Bros., roof BALL SUPPLIES A SPECIALTY. Every Requisite fop the Game. Jackets, Pants, Jerseys, Sweaters, Shoes, Caps, Belts, Stockings, Morrill's Nose Mask, Rubber Mouth-piece, Shin Guards, Head Harness. 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S^SGHRODER, DEALER IN Hats and Caps? VBoots and Sho^s? No. 6 Balto Street, Gettysburg. Spalding's Livery Stable, STRATTON ST., GETTYSBURG, PA. Branch Office, E. S. Faber's Cigar Store. Hacks, Carriages, Wagonettes, Double Teams, Riding Horses, Large Wagons Capable of Holding Sixty Persons at a Time. COMPETENT GUIDES FOR THE BATTLEFIELD. CHAS. J. SPALDING, Proprietor. —^-Jo^y) l'""|l||||||||!||||||||||ll"|||"ll''|i||"'|||||"'i|lll||ll"""|t|l"""l'""|"|l|"""li"IIU11""11"111 (0S§j"*— Gettysburg Carriage Works, CHAS. J. SPALDING, Proprietor. WEST MIDDLE STREET. BUILDER OF oo REPAIRING PROMPTLY DONE. ADVERTISEMENTS. F. D. SCHRIVER, Draper, Importer, • • fl^D Merchant Tailor, 23 Baltimore Street, GETTYSBURG, PA. The College Mercury. Vol. I. Gettysburg, Pa., May, 1893. No. 3. THE COLLEGE MERCURY, Published each month during the college year by the Students of Pennsylvania (Gettysburg) College. STAFF. m ■ Editor: GELLERT ALLEMAN, '93. Associate Editors ; MARION J. KLINE, '93. FRED. H. KNUBEL, '93. PAUL W. ROLLER, '94. JOHN J. BRALLIER,'93. NIELS L. J. GRON, *93. FLAVIUS HILTON, *93. Business Manager; G. FRANK TURNER, '93. Assistant Business Manager : BENJAMIN R. LANTZ, '94. ™ /One volume (ten months), . . . .$1.00 lERMS*t Single copies, 15 Payable in Advance. All Students are requested to hand us matter for publication. The Alumnt and ex-members of the College will favor us by send-ing information concerning their whereabouts, or any items they may think would be interesting for publication. All subscriptions and business matters should be addressed to the Business Manager. Matter intended for publication should be addressed to the Editor. Address, THE COLLEGE MERCURY, Gettysburg, Pa. CONTENTS. EDITORIAL, 37 FREEDOM IN GERMAN UNIVERSITIES, 39 MOTHER EARTH 41 ZEROS 41 COLLEGE LOCALS, 42 ALUMNI, 45 FRATERNITY NOTES 50 ATHLETICS, 51 TOWN AND SEMINARY 52 LITERARY SOCIETIES ,.,.,, 54 EDITO-RIAL. AN impetus has been given this year to oratorical contests between colleges, particularly in the East. The Western insti-tutions have had this test of comparison for some time, but in this section, it has fallen into disuse or been superseded by the various field contests. Of late years, the struggle between most colleges have savored more of brawn than brain.' A reaction in favor of the latter has, however, been awakened, and it will be appropriate and beneficial if only to a limited extent the training turns from matter to mind. The intellectual should figure to a larger extent than it does. This is a step in the right direction and would be eminently in keeping with the idea of a school of learning. There is a movement on foot to form a State Inter-Collegiate Oratorical Association, and it is proposed that those colleges which have representatives in the State Athletic Associa-tion be elegible to membership. Here is a fresh field for a display of comparative prowess, and would have something to distinguish it from the exhibition of an ordinary athletic club. The enthusiasm manifested in our col-lege of late in all departments shows the state of affairs to be healthy and is accomplishing many good results. In this new opportunity for a test of strength Gettysburg will meet her sisters in any overtures. What's to be done about it? * * WHEN a mob marched the streets of Paris, a young corporal in charge of a regi-ment held them at bay by a salute of cannister. This was Napoleon, and his method of master-ing the situation was by annihilation. In one of the mining camps of the West a mob of 38 THE COLLEGE MERCURY. lynchers are subdued by a gentleman, alone, unarmed, by the power of personality. With guns pointed at his own breast as well as at the one he was protecting, while from two hundred throats came the ominous slogan, "Lynch him!" the pistols are lowered, the thirst for blood withstood,the crowd conquered, by the simple words uttered with rare presence of mind and nerve, " Boys, you can't have this man." This is Heffefinger, famous for his prowess on the foot-ball field, now a Pay-master on a Northwestern railway. " A new field for the athlete" at first suggests itself. Yet it is but the legitimate field of the true athlete, who is nothing less than a true gen-tleman. The admiration for the ability of this man, confined heretofore, perhaps to the lovers of sport, resolves itself into a more exalted esteem and must be shared by all lovers of true manhood. There is no surprise in the incident. He that in the whirl of a foot-ball game, when the brain seems to lose the faculty of percep-tion, when all the world goes round, when one is conscious of nothing but fists, and arms, and knees, and death-like embraces, and earth itself is no longer a terra finna for one's feet, but leaves him treading on space till it rises to meet him with a thud; he who in such a melee keeps himself in order amid general chaos in a master manner, must in similar cir-cumstances, prove master of the situation. And the circumstances are not unlike. There is also a little to be said in favor of a sport that furnishes opportunities for the culture of such nerve and presence of mind. * * THE musical clubs have taken down the orange and blue and hung black on their car. The decree has gone forth that they will not be allowed to give entertainments, during this term, away from town. The musical ability that has wandered into our midst during the last few years has been carefully fostered until at present the college has among its students an organization of mu-sicians such as it has never before possessed, and one which is the equal of any of the simi-lar college clubs in existence—we make no exception. At the very height of success, the Faculty, by refusing to allow the clubs to make a short trip, have brought on a crisis in things musical. This action has also deprived the college of one of its best advertising me-diums. There is hardly a college in the land that does not realize the advantage to be de-rived from a traveling organization representa-tive of its musical talent. The most serious consideration, however, is as to the future. Under the existing circumstances it is a ques-tion whether the men next year will feel justi-fied in making such extensive preparation to give a series of concerts, as it involves sacri-fices of time and money. Can we afford to lose our place in the ranks of the progressive colleges? * * ONE of the luckiest strokes of fortune that could happen this college would be the en-dowment of a Department of History and Poli-tics. Owing to the present union ofthese depart-ments with that of English literature the work of the professor is hampered on both sides. This combination is a most unnatural and illogi-cal one. Just as reasonable would it be to give the management of the instruction in his-tory and politics to the Greek, or Latin, or German professor. Moreover, an extension of the electives in both English and history is desirable but impracticable, because the pro-fessor is already overworked. We feel confi-dent also that the course in literature and rhetoric for the under-classmen is curtailed not because the Faculty do not realize the import-ance of these subjects, or because the students are crowded for time, but on account of a lack of facilities. The prime reason, however, for this plea is the educational value of history itself. What men think of the world depends on what they know of it, and we dare say most of us know little enough. This, of course, is partly our own fault, but it is also due in great measure- to the lack of adequate instruction in THE COLLEGE MERCURY. 39 history. Whenever any of our liberal-minded friends feel disposed to give Gettysburg Col-lege some thousands of their wealth, let them remember the really urgent need of a separate department of History and Politics in this institution. * * * THIS is the last issue of THE MERCURY that the present staff will control. The societies have elected a new staff and they will have control of the publication for one year. We are pleased to state that THE MERCURY is on a sure financial basis already and we wish to thank all those who have contributed to its success. The many words of commendation which we have received on every hand, both by letter and through the press, have been very encouraging and have aided us. We were tempted to publish some of these but we remained firm in our first decision that THE MERCURY must stand on its own merit. The new staff is as follows: Editor, Julius F. Seebach ; Assistant Editors, Frank Fickin-ger, Sumner R. Miller, Roscoe C. Wright, Henry E. Clare, Alfred S. Cook, Paul W. Roller, and Waldo D. Maynard; Business Manager, Benj. R. Lantz; Assistant Business Manager, Chas. F. Kloss. We bespeak the same consideration for the coming staff that has been shown the retiring members of the board. FREEDOM IN GERMAN UNIVERSITIES. THE hegemony of Germany in all branches of science, without excep-tion, must be recognized by all civilized na-tions. It is a fact that Germany, scientifically, produces more than all the rest of the world." Mon. F. Lot, L'enseignement superieur en France. Ce qu'il est ce qu'il devrait etre, 1892. The wisdom of Germany, it is often sneer-ingly said, is professorial wisdom. Look at England and you will see men like Humphry Davy, Faraday, Mill, Grote, Darwin, Spencer, who have no connection with English institu-tions. In the fatherland, however, the case is different. Nearly all the pioneers of science hold academic chairs, those who do not have at least the right to deliver lectures in the uni-versities. The universities are the seats of science. No wonder that scholars of every tongue come to them, even from the farthest parts of the earth. What is the cause of this prominent position ? It is the freedom which is granted to the students and to the profes-sors. To the German mind students are young men, responsible to themselves, who aspire after science of their own free will. They arrange their own plan of studies as they think best. They have free choice among the teachers of the same subject. It matters not whether these be ordinary or extraordinary (assistant) professors or private docents. At the same time they have perfect freedom to migrate from one university to another, from Ronigsber"' to Zurich, from Gottingen to Gratz. Outside the university there is no con-trol over the conduct of the students so long as they do not come into conflict with the guardians of public order. No civil authority can touch the color-bearing citizen of the re-public of letters. Even if the drawn swords of policemen should meet the naked rapier of the " Burschen," the university authorities are called upon to decide. The " Bursche " stands or falls to his rector. It must be considered fortunate that German students have retained a vivid sense of corporate unions, by which an honorable behavior of the individual is demanded. To Americans this uncontrolled freedom is, no doubt, a subject of astonishment. How can young men be left thus to themselves without the greatest detriment? But it must be remembered that no German is allowed to become a citizen of a university except he has given proof of his ability to use rightly the freedom which is granted to him. He comes from the gymnasium with a logically 40 THE COLLEGE MERCURY. trained judgment, with a sufficient habit of mental exertion, with a tact developed on the best models to discriminate truth from the ap-pearance of truth—right from wrong. Delighted in youthful responsibility, he then devotes himself to the task of striving after the best and noblest which the human race has hitherto been able to attain in knowledge and in speculation. Joyfully he sings : " Hurrah ! Freies Wort lebe ! Hurrah hoch ! Wer die Wahrheit kemiet und saget sie nicht, Der bleibt furwahr ein erbarmlicher Wicht, Frei ist der Bursch !" He is joined in friendly rivalry with a large body of associates of similar aspirations. In mental intercourse with his teachers he learns how to " work the thoughts of independent minds." The German regards his student life as his golden age. With the melancholy tune's: " O alte Burschenherrlichkeit! Wie schnell bist du verschwunden ! Nie kehrst du wieder, goldne Zeit, So froh und ungebunden," he leaves the city of the muses. Since the German students are esteemed as men, whose unfettered conviction is to be gained, and who can no longer be appeased by an appeal to any authority, instruction is given to them only by teachers who have proved their own power of advancing science. No professors are introduced into the faculties who have not the qualifications of an inde-pendent academical teacher. He who desires to give his hearers a perfect conviction of the truth of his principles must know how convic-tion is acquired. He must have worked at the confines of human knowledge, and conquered for it new regions. A teacher who retails views which are foreign to him may be sufficient for those pupils who depend upon authority as the source of their knowledge. To such, however, as require bases for their beliefs, which extend to the very bottom, an opinion which is not based upon independent research, appears of no value. It is only with students who give themselves to the formation of inde-pendent thoughts that the intelligence of the teacher bears any further fruit. But the conviction of the student can only be acquired when freedom of expression is guaranteed to the teacher's own conviction. Liberty of teaching has not always been in-sured in Germany. In times of political and ecclesiastical struggles the ruling parties have often enough allowed themselves to encroach. The political freedom of the new empire has brought a cure for this. There is now no ob-stacle to the discussion of a scientific question in a scientific spirit. When toward the end of 1892 a reactionary party sought to deprive the theologians of the advanced school of their academic chairs, the German nation regarded the movement as an attack upon their sanctu-ary. Liberty of teaching! Freedom alone can cure the errors of freedom and a riper knowledge, the errors of what is unripe. No wonder that the Germans have such a number of young men, the so-called " privatdocenten," who without salary, with insignificant incomes from fees, and with very uncertain prospects of the future, devote themselves to arduous sci-entific work. And how readily the faculties admit young men who at any moment may change from assistants to competitors. Thus it has been seen that the entire organi-zation of the German universities is permeated by respect of free, independent thought. This love of freedom, which is more strongly im-pressed on the Teutons than on their Aryan kindred of the Celtic and Romanic branches, is the main cause of the intellectual supremacy of Germany. But liberty necessarily implies responsibility. The German professors and students are in a responsible position. They have to preserve a noble inheritance not only to their own peo-ple, but also as a model to the wider circles of humanity. They must work for independence of conviction. I say zvork! For indepen-dence of conviction is not the facile assumption THE COLLEGE MERCURY. 41 of untested hypotheses, but can only be ac-quired as the fruit of conscientious inquiry and earnest labor. They must also show that a conviction which they themselves have worked out is a more fruitful germ of fresh insight and a better guide for action than the best inten-tioned guidance by authority. The spirit which overthrew the yoke of the Church of Rome also organized the German universities. Germany, which in the six-teenth century first revolted for the right of free inquiry and gave its witness in blood, is still the van of this fight. Truly to Germany has fallen an exalted historical task. And if the mighty armies of her mighty foe should invade her sacred borders and crush the youth-ful defenders of the united Empire, Germany will still be the conqueror of the world. MOTHER EARTH. Mother Earth is waiting for her children, Wooing them to seek her quiet breast, Offering for their wounds a balmy healing, For their weariness—a dreamless rest. When the sun is riding in the heavens, When the day is shining warm and bright, Then they oft forget the patient mother, Yet she knows they will return at night. Mother Earth is calling to her children, Calling them in every passing breeze, In the mystic murmur of her waters, In the rustling of her forest trees; But the tender music of her whisper Falls unheeded on each deafened ear, For the chinking of her gold and silver Is the sweetest melody they hear. Mother Earth is beckoning to her children, Beckoning from each dancing flower and vine, Fluttering hands from every nodding tree-top, Wave and beckon in the glad sunshine; But her children's eyes are strained with watching For the fluttering of their while-sailed ships, For the laden barge whose longed-for coming Sets the wine of fortune to their lips. Mother Earth, thy children have forgot thee In the bustle of their noisy life, Lost are all thy gentle invitations In the dust and din of noonday strife; But when evening dews are softly falling Then, all bruised and weary from the fray, Heeding late thine oft-repeated summons, One by one they drowsily obey. —M. R. H., '94. ZEROS. IN the great problem of destiny, whether it be that of a race or of a nation—or per-chance of both—we find figures of value and zeros as in the simplest mathematical problem. In scanning the pages of history we find in every problem presented to the race for solu-tion, whether one of sociology or one of national or international importance, men of foresight, men of wisdom, men of individual thought and action—great men—who at a glance have grappled with the questions of the hour, and, by their industry and perseverance, planted on heights far in advance the ensigns of liberty and progress. As we look upon the great march of hu-manity, from the gates of Eden to the nine-teenth century, we see in the vanguard of this mighty host men leading in thought and in action, the light of whose achievements, shin-ing with refulgent splendor, has illumined ever the pathway of nations. In the constellated canopy of history there are stars which far surpass their fellows in brilliancy and splendor. Amid the social darkness of the fifteenth century, when igno-rance and superstition enveloped Europe as with a pall, there shone forth a Calvin and a Luther—bright stars which will continue to shine with an ever-increasing brightness until the dawning of the other day. When the great problem of the Reformation presented itself to mankind for solution all must admit that these men were figures of inestimable value. When the problem of American Indepen-dence was presented to the struggling colonies for solution, we see a Washington, a Jefferson, an Adams, and a Henry, at whose urns we may even to this day rekindle within our 42 THE COLLEGE MERCURY. breasts the slumbering fires of patriotism, and freely imbibe the true spirit of fatherland de-votion. A quarter of a century ago, when the life of the nation hung trembling in the balance, when one of the greatest problems to which a nation has ever been brought face to face was presented to Americans for solution—a pro-blem which cost many a human sacrifice upon the altar of a country's devotion, and for which the sod of many a field was crimson-dyed— there stood forth from the multitude, pre-eminent among all other leaders, the immortal Lincoln, whose life-work can be best summed up in the intertwining of the pine and the pal-metto o'er his tomb. Thus has it been through all history from the beginning. However trivial or mighty in importance the problems have been, we find alongside of the figure's value the zeros. As there are those who of themselves advance, and thus advance our race, so are there those who by their efforts would retard the onward, upward march. We meet on every hand these counteracting, deadening influences. These negative forces are at work in eveiy age. They pull down where others build; they tarry where others progress. Setting themselves up in opposition to every generous impulse, every noble endeavor, and every patriotic movement, as zeros to the left of a significant figure, they decrease the value of all that is noble and good, and depreciate whatever is honorable and upright. But who are zeros ? Well may we ask. In brief, carrying out the original figure, men who are nothing, stand for nothing, have not the courage of their con-victions, without individual value, unstable as water, wavering as the reed in every wind that blows. In this age of constant change, this age in which Church and society are under-going so many transformations, zeros.are not wanted, but men. Men who are not driven hither and thither by every wind of dissension, nor stranded upon the shoals of every new doctrine ; men who can, when these storms arise, let down through the troubled waters the anchor of firmness and stability until it rests secure upon the grand old rock of prin-ciple. These are the men who preserve our government and free institutions, not only in times of civil commotion, but also in the hour of a nation's peril. Many and varied are the problems which are brought before the American people. These problems must be solved, and each American citizen is a factor in their solution. As we look about us, particularly at election time, and see the masses—the body politic of this great Republic—arranged as so many zeros at the dictation of a " party boss," dis-posed of as though they possessed no individual opinions, no individual value, does not this spectacle impress us with a sense of the dan-gers toward which we are drifting ? By using such factors in the solution of our political problems, is it difficult to see what the result will be ? The result of every problem is in proportion to the number of zeros employed in its solution. Bearing this thought in mind, I would plead earnestly for individual thought, individual action, individual merit, individual value and worth. The words of Longfellow come to us with a peculiar aptness, " In the world's broad field of battle, In the bivouac of life, Be not like dumb, driven cattle, Be a hero in the strife." When this becomes a living reality, will America reach the summit of national great-ness. Then might will not make right, and justice will not be handicapped. ROSCOE C. WRIGHT. COLLEGE LOCALS. MARION J. KLINE, Editor. SINCE the last issue of THE MERCURY Dr. Charles Baum, '74, of Philadelphia, has endowed the Baum Sophomore Mathematical Prize with $500. The interest on this amount will be annually given to the Sophomore who THE COLLEGE MERCURY. 43 attains the highest grade in mathematics. THE MERCURY wishes to extend to Dr. Baum the sincere and hearty thanks of the students of his Alma Mater for his kindness. The Philadelphia Press of April 20th con-tains the following item of interest to all friends of our college and the Lutheran Church: " The will of the late Jacob Reddig, of Ship-pensburg, was probated to-day before Register Clark. The public bequests made by the tes-tator are $500 to the Theological Seminary of the General Synod of the Lutheran Church; S500 to the Pennsylvania College at Gettys-burg ; $500 to the Board of Home Missions of the General Synod of the Lutheran Church ; S200 to the Lutheran Board of Church Ex-tension ; $200 to the Education Society of the West Pennsylvania Synod of the same church ; Si00 to the Missionary Institute at Selin's Grove, and $100 to the Tressler Orphans' Home at Loysville." " Mr. R., you should never pick your teeth with a metallic tooth-pick !" Mr. R., of'95.—" I beg your pardon, but it isn't metallic. It is gold." Is that the kind of non-metallic gold you have in New York State ? Prof. H.—" What treaty was made in the year 1842 ?" Mr. O., of '93.—" There was a treaty con-cerning neutral trade made by Washington!' Prof. B.—" What mode is attributo ?" Mr. M., of '96.—"Ablative." Mr. J., of '95, says he is taking vocal lessons in singing. Persevere, Charley, and you will make the glee club. Chappie H., of '95, insists upon it that Adam was in the ark, while Mr. E., of '95, who is famed for his extensive and accurate knowl-edge of the Bible, graciously points out to him his mistake by telling him it was Moses. Mr. K., of '93, is quite an electrician. The other day he was heard to exclaim: " Hello, Rutt; do you have any isolated wire ?" Dr. B.—" What was the number of soldiers who were placed as a guard over Peter in prison ?" Mr. V., of '93.—" There were four quarts— I mean four quarters of soldiers." Bad break, Billy. " What is the subject of your graduating speech ?" one Senior was heard to ask of an-other. " They gave me 3 Es and 5 Ds," was the significant reply. Mr. H., Sr., of '95 (hunting for molybdate solution).—" Doctor, where will I find the elliptic solution?" Mr. B., '93, has a phonogragh. During the Easter vacation he was giving entertainments. One evening he made the following announce-ment : " The next selection is ' The Midnight Fire Alarm,' as played by the U. S. Marine Band. You must listen for the gong and then the alarm will be sounded." Then the phono-graph played " Nearer, My God, to Thee." Mr. B. now puts the title on each roll. Mr. S., '94 (carving pork).—" This beefsteak has the queerest appearance of any beefsteak I ever saw." Put on your glasses, Selly. Mr. R., of '95 (as a six-mule team passes by).—" Well, a six-horse team for such a little load ! New York must certainly have some ' way-back' sections." Mr. A., of'93, to Mr. G, of '93 (with photo-graph of beautiful young girl suspiciously near his lips).—" Stop kissing that photo., G." Mr. G.—" I am not kissing it. I'm blowing the dust off." Mr. B., of '93 (to street-car conductor).— " Please give me a transfer to Heart-iy Street." With a phonograph to occupy his mind and a girl to possess his heart, our friend B. is in a bad way. Mr. H., Sr., of '95, says that there are a large number of Italians digging up the electric rail-road. Dr. S.—" Pants is the abbreviated form of pantaloons, Mr. C." Mr. C, of '07.—" But, Doctor, pants is uni-versally used." " Arthur, I fear we must modify the univer-sality of the usage." Mr. S., of '93, says Gettysburg is a bad place for crows. " One day I saw fifteen dead crows walking along the railroad track." That must have been a remarkable sight. At a "World's Fair Exhibit" contest for amateur photography, Mr. R. A. Warner, for- 44 THE COLLEGE MERCURY. merly of the class of '95, had the compliment paid him as a photographer of having seven of his views selected for exhibition. Among the views was one of" Pennsylvania Hall," Gettys-burg College, and also a bird's-eye view of the campus. THE MERCURY extends congratula-tions. Several years ago the Board of Trustees passed a rule that, beginning with the Class of '93, each class shall be represented in the Com-mencement exercises by ten speakers. These speakers shall be the ten men who shall have attained the highest averages in their studies for the three terms of Junior year and the first two terms of Senior year. This arrangement is much more satisfactory to all concerned than the former rule of having the whole class speak, and its wisdom is exemplified in the case of the present class, which will graduate about 50 men. In accordance with this rule Dean Bikle has made the following announcement of speakers and subjects: Latin Salutatory, John J. Brallier; "Safe-guards of Suffrage," C. Edward Allison; " Man's Use of Natural Forces," William H. Deardoff; "The Roman Element in Modern Law," John G. Dundore; " Socialism and In-dividual Liberty," William J. Geis; "The Gothenburg System," Andrew S. Hain ; " Na-tional Quarantine," William C. Heffner ; "Fa-miliarity with the Best Literature," Frederick H. Knubel; "Literature and Revolution," Edgar Sutherland ; " Valedictory," Marion T. Kline. Another evidence of the progressive spirit of our preparatory department appears in the adoption of a new marking system, viz., ex-emption from examinations to those who se-cure a term-mark above a certain per cent. This system—new to us—has been almost universally adopted by the larger colleges and universities, and has in it much to recommend it to our own institution proper. It' has be-come almost an aphorism that examinations do not measure a student's ability or his honest intellectual acquirements. The new system does away with that practice so hurt-ful in its effects upon the college man. We refer to the " cramming " for examinations. And it encourages instead, honest, faithful work from day to day. We predict for the future classes of our college a better equipped set of men as a result of Professor Klinger's advanced ideas on education as shown in his new methods. The " Class Day" Committee, of the Class of '93, Messrs. Brallier, Guss, Hilton, Knubel, and Kline, have arranged a programme for Class Day, and it has been adopted by the class. The class also selected the gentlemen who have places on the programme. The following is the programme : TUESDAY, JUNE 20TH, 1893. Master of Ceremonies Gellert Alleman 3 l'- M. Ivy Poem, Frank R. Welty Ivy Oration, . John C. Bowers Ivy Song, . Class of '93 6.30 I1. M. Music, Band Address of Welcome, Jerome M. Guss Class Roll, Virgil R. Saylor Music, Band History, G. M. K. Diffenderfer " Bellamy," Charles W. Leitzell Music, Ban(i " Pulswana," William L. Ammon Class Song, Class of'93 John Hay Kuhns, Poet On April 8th, at 11.15 A. M., our President, Dr. H. W. McKnight, set sail from Hoboken, N. J., on the " Kaiser Wilhelm II," of the North German Lloyd line, for a trip to the continent. On Monday, April 17th, a cable-gram, announcing his safe arrival at Gibraltar, was received at Gettysburg. He sails from Gibraltar to Genoa and then will spend one week in the southern part of France. Thence he will visit the principal cities of Italy and pass through Switzerland and Germany. He will then visit Paris and London. He expects to set sail from Southampton, Eng., about June 7th, for New York. He will return on " The Spree," which is due in New York on June 13th. THE MERCURY wishes the Doctor a pleasant time, and trusts that he may return to us en-tirely restored to health and strengthened for many years of usefulness as the honored President of Gettysburg College. Y. M. C. A. NOTES. The College Association was well repre-sented at the recent district convention held in Middletown, Pa., on the 7th, 8th, and 9th of THE COLLEGE MERCURY. 45 April- There were six authorized delegates from the college, and one from the preparatory-association. They seem to have taken active part in the exercises and devotions, and were full of enthusiasm and zeal for the work as they gave their reports at the regular meeting on Thursday evening, April 13th. The meet-in"- of that evening was especially well at-tended, and close attention was paid to the talks delivered by the delegates, who recounted the methods and extent of Y. M. C. A. work in the district. Mr. Malof, a Syrian, a native of Damascus, having been present at the Middletown Con-vention, also addressed the meeting in a very pleasant and interesting manner. We expect good results from the Conference of Y. M. C. A. Presidents from the States of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Maryland, to be held at Carlisle, April 27th to 30th inclu-sive. The Presidents of both the college and preparatory associations expect to be present, and also Mr. Marion J. Kline, of the Senior Class, who will present some papers before the Conference. The good influence of the Y. M. C. A. among our boys is very apparent and most encouraging. The leaders appointed have, with but few exceptions, taken charge of the meetings and conducted the devotions in a most acceptable manner. Let all our students identify themselves with this organization and attend all its meet-ings regularly. Then we may expect greater results and richer blessings to ourselves and our institution. ALUMNI. FRED. H. KNUHEL, Editor. MANY a letter of praise and encourage-ment has been received by us from the Alumni; they impel us to more earnest work for the improvement of THE MERCURY. The present staff of editors has decided not to publish any of them, but keep this department purely for the brief mention of interesting bits of news that come under our eye. We are always open for suggestions, notes, and the like. Recently the Literary Societies adopted rules to govern the publication of THE MERCURY. Among; them was one which seeks the election of an editor by the Alumni Asso-ciation, who is to have charge of this depart-ment along with a student. It is impossible for one who is yet in college to do all that should be done; his sources of information arc not sufficient. We hope the Alumni Associa-tion will elect a live man for us at their meet-ing in June. Mr. Frank Fickinger, '94, is the student elected, who will hereafter take care of the Alumni notes. Commencement is approaching fast and every alumnus who possibly can should be here. There ought to be rousing reunions of the classes of '90, '83, '68, and even of '43, though the living members of the last named are few in number. Lack of space prevents us from mentioning the Easter services and accessions of our ministerial graduates. The Lutheran Publication Society has just issued The Distinctive Doctrines and Usages of the General Bodies of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in the United States. The General Synod is represented by Rev. Prof. M. Valentine, D. D., LL D., '50; the General Council by Rev. Prof. H. E. Jacobs, D. D., LL. D., '62; and the United Synod in the South by Rev. E. T. Horn, D. D., '69. The three other divisions of the book are not by Gettysburg men. Seven P. C. men contribute to the April Lutheran Quarterly. Dr. E. Miller, '41, " The Pastor fertile Times ;" Dr. M. Valentine, '50, " Conquerers through Christ;" Dr. E. J. Wolf, '63, "Two Facts as to Inerrancy;" Rev. G F. Behringer, '68, '' Frederick the Wise and the Castle Church at Wittenberg ;" Rev. J. Wag-ner, '71, " The Lutheran Church Doctrines in the Nineteenth Century;" Rev. M. S. Cressman, '75, "The International Lesson System;" Rev. J. Aberly, '88, " The Decennial Confer-ence in India." Rev. Prof. M. Valentine, D. D., LL. D., '50, and Rev. Prof. H. E. Jacobs, D. D., LL. D., '62, have able articles in a recent number of the Lndepcndent on " Denominational Union among Lutherans." '35. A picture of Hon. M. G. Dale appears in the February School Board Journal. He is President of the School Board of Edwards-ville, 111. THE COLLEGE MERCURY. '36. Rev. F. A. Muhlenberg, D. D., Presi-dent of Thiel College, was stricken with paraly-sis, but has recovered and resumed his work. '40. The fifth volume of Lectures on the Gospels and Epistles, by Dr. Seiss, has ap-peared. It is in size and form like the four other volumes. '44. John T. Morris, Esq., has been spend-ing some time in Florida for the benefit of his health. '46. The Sunday-school of St. Matthew's Church, Philadelphia, Pa., Rev. Wm. Baum, D. D., pastor, celebrated its 74th anniversary at Easter. '47. Rev. J. G. Butler, D. D., for so long a time Chaplain of the United States Senate, on account of the change of administration holds that position no longer. '48. In the Philadelphia Press of April 20th appears an able article by Hon. Edw. McPher-son. It is a stricture on Prof. Woodrow Wil-son's article on the relative merits of Bayard and Blaine. It was copied from the Gettys-burg Star and Sentinel. '50. The April Reviezu of Reviews gives an excellent portrait of Dr. Valentine in an illus-trated article by Dr. Barrows on the World's first Parliament of Religions to be held at Chicago next September, of which Parliament Dr. Valentine is a member. On September 12th he will read a paper on " The Harmonies and Diversities in the Theistic Conceptions of the Historic Faiths." '51. On the nomination of Congressman Beltzhoover, '62, Hon. David Wills has been appointed one of the Vice-Presidents of the Congress of Finance of the World's Fair. The congress is to meet about June 19th. He is also a delegate from the Carlisle Presbytery to the General Assembly. '53. Rev. P. Bergstresser resigned his charge, Middletown, Md., and will make his future home in Chicago from May 1st. He has been awarded a prize for a poem written by him. '53. Rev. J. S. Lawson, pastor of the Luth-eran Church in Pittsburgh, East End, has just issued the first number of a periodical, to be known as The Lutheran MontMy, It is to be issued in the interest of the pastors and churches of the Pittsburgh Synod. '53. A large part of Rev. W. F. Ulery's article on the " Intermediate State," that ap-peared in a recent Lutheran Quarterly, was rcpublished in The Thinker, of London. '55. Rev. Prof. Eli Huber, D. D., who occu-pies the chair of Biblical Literature in the Col-lege, has been bereft of his wife, who had been sick for a long time. He has the sympathy of all. '56. The corner-stone of Dr. S. A. Holman's new church in Philadelphia was laid some time ago. H. M. Bickel, D. D., '48, delivered an appropriate address. '57. Prof. H. L. Bauger, D. D., has been chosen one of the Vice-Presidents of the Anti- Gambling Society, and also as a member of the Advisory Board of the World's Congress on Religion at Chicago. '57. Prof. L. A. Gotwald, D. D., has been acquitted of the charges brought against him as a Professor in Wittenberg Theological Seminary, that he was not teaching the type of Lutheranism under which the college was founded. The defense was that he had not violated the obligation he took at his inaugu-tion. The Doctor will preach the sermon on Sunday night of Commencement Week to the students of Newberry College. '57. Dr. C. L. Keedy informs the public that the report stating that he has been negotiating to sell Kee Mar property, at Hagerstown, to the Catholic sisters is incorrect. '58. Rev. E. S. Johnston received a fine gold watch on April 9th from the members of the three churches composing the Stoyestown, Pa., charge. The occasion was his birthday. '61. Rev. J. B. Remensnyder, D. D., pastor of St. James', New York city, is preaching a series of Sunday evening sermons on the "Epiphanies of the Risen Lord." '62. This year's Spectrum, the Junior annual, will contain a historical sketch of Co. A, Twenty-sixth Emergency Regiment, Pennsyl-vania Volunteers, the College company, by Captain F. Klinefelter. '62. C. V. S. Levy, Esq., has been again appointed City Attorney of. Frederick, Md. '62. Rev. J. L Smith, of Christ Lutheran Church, Pittsburgh, was highly complimented THE COLLEGE MERCURY. 47 by the Pittsburgh Journal of April 8th, on his very successful work during his first year's pastorate there. '63. Rev. M. Colver, some weeks ago, preached a special sermon before the Knights of Pythias, on " Faith without Works is Dead." It received high praise both from the Order and the local press. '63. Prof. E. J. Wolf, D. D., is one of the speakers on " Lutheran Day " at the World's Fair next September. '64. The present address of Rev. P. Doerr is Ligonier, Pa. '64. The address of Rev. J. G. Griffith has been temporarily changed from Stella, Neb., to Shannon House, Pawnee City, Neb. '64. Dr. Theo. L. Seip has been appointed by Dr. William T. Harris, United States Com-missioner of Education, as a delegate and honorary Vice-President of the Congress of High Education, at the World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago, which is to convene July 25th, 1893. '65. A cablegram announces the safe arrival of Dr. McKnight and Mr. Scott, at Gibraltar. '68. The Inter-Ocean of Monday, March 13th, devotes a column and a half to a sketch of the history and growth of Grace Lutheran Church under the faithful ministry of Rev. L. M. Heilman. This sketch is followed by a very full outline of the sermon preached the day previous, together with a portrait of Rev. Heilman and an engraving of his church and parsonage. '68. Rev. R. F. McClean, for many years Presbyterian pastor at New Bloomfield, has removed to Carlisle, Pa. '68. Dr. Richard and his wife returned to Gettysburg on Tuesday evening, April nth, from their year's sojourn in Europe. An ac-count of the reception given them will be found among the Seminary Notes. Dr. Richard brings a phototype reproduction of the Codex Vaticanus for the use of the Seminary. '69. Rev. E. T. Horn, D.D., of Charleston, S. C, has been elected to membership in the American Society of Church Histoiy. '70. Rev. A. G. Fesnacht, of York, will erect two houses on West Middle Street, Gettysburg. He was in town recently looking after their erection. '71. Rev. Dr. W. H. Dunbar, of Lebanon, Pa., lectured in Baltimore, at the First Lutheran Church, and for Dr. Parson in Washington. '71. Prof. G. D. Stahley, M. D., Professor of Hygiene and Physical Culture, has been in-vited to become one of the honorary Vice- Presidents of Department Congress of Phy-sical Education at the World's Fair. '71. The salary of Rev. John Wagner, Hazleton, Pa., has been increased from $1,200 to $1,500, and the council voted the same to take effect from his eighteenth anniversary, which occurred on the first of July of last year. '72. St. John's Lutheran Church, Northum-berland, Pa., Rev. A. N. Warner, pastor, bought a parsonage on April 1st, and made the first payment, $600. '73. Rev. S. L. Sieber preached his farewell sermon to his congregation at Lewisburg, Pa., on April 9th. During his three years' pas-torate much has been accomplished. '74. An addition to the Lutheran Chapel, at Hughesville, Pa., Rev. J. A. Wiit, pastor, is planned. Already $3,200 have been secured. '74. Mention is made elsewhere of the gen-erous gift of Charles Baum, M. D. At last the Sophomores have a prize to contend for. '74. The Democrat and Sentinel of Lewis-ton, Pa., has great words of praise for Rev. J. B. Focht. '74. Rev. M. O. T. Sahm has removed to New Millport, Clearfield County, Pa., of which pastorate he has taken charge. '75. Rev. E. G. Hay, Pottsvillc, Pa., was presented by his congregation with an Easter Egg, containing fifty dollars in gold. His successful parish paper, The English Lutheran, is in its seventh year and has a circulation of 700. '75. Rev. E. D. Weigle, of the First Luth-eran Church, Altoona, Pa., was recently pre-sented with a handsome secretary by the young people of his church, the occasion be- 48 THE COLLEGE MERCURY. ing the celebration of his sixth anniversary as pastor. Mr. Weigle will preach the Bac-calaureate before the graduating class of Lutherville Seminary, June 4th. '77. On Easter Sunday a very handsome polished brass lecturn was dedicated in St. Mark's Lutheran Church, Canajoharie, N. Y., Rev. Wm. M. Baum, Jr., pastor. It was pre-sented by one of his members. '77. The address of Rev. R. F. Hassinger is changed from Beaver Springs to Beavertown, Snyder County, Pa. '77. Rev. B. F. Kautz, Millersburg, Pa., has been granted leave of absence for three months to afford him- an opportunity to regain his health, which is somewhat impaired. '77. Rev. F. P. Manhart is starting out with great vigor in his work at Missionary Insti-tute, Selin's Grove. He has issued a number of circulars to pastors and friends of the insti-tution. '77. Rev. W. L. Seabrook has returned from Florida to his church at Abilene, Kansas. His health is fully restored. During his long and severe sickness his congregation has acted nobly toward him. '77. Rev. C. S. Trump and his wife cele-brated the tenth anniversary of their wedding on March 6th. The members of the congre-gation sent a gift of a horse and buggy. Our congratulations and best wishes. '77. Rev. J. J. Young, D. D., now of Rich-mond, Ind., preached trial sermons on April 9th at St. John's Church, New York city. He has received a call from there and will proba-bly accept. '78. Geo. J. Benner, Esq., has been retained as counsel in the Heist murder trial, which will come up before the August court at Gettysburg. '79. Rev. E. Felton, Baltimore, Md., is re-covering from his late illness. He is now in Gettysburg and will remain for a few weeks. '80. Rev. Lindley N. Fleck was installed pastor at Oriole, Pa., on March 12th, by Rev. Prof. Jacob Yutzy, President of the Susque-hanna Synod. '80. Rev. J. A. Metzger recently preached his tenth anniversary sermon as pastor of his first charge. '80. Grace Lutheran Church, Springfield, 111., Rev. M. F. Troxell, pastor, was dedicated on March 19th. Pictures of the church and pastor appear in the Illinois State Register of March 18th. The sermons on the day of dedication were by President Clutz, '69, of Midland; President Dysinger, '78, of Carthage, and Dr. Barnitz, '61, Western Secretary of Home Missions. Mr. Troxell is a representa-tive of the Lutheran Church in the Illinois Church Alliance. '81. Rev. W. P. Swartz was elected Modera-tor of the New Castle Presbytery, which con-vened at Elkton, Md., last month. '82. Rev. H. L. Jacobs has been appointed to the pulpit of the Methodist Church in New Oxford, Pa. '82. Rev. H. H. Weber, General Secretary of the Board of Church Extension, preached a series of inspiring sermons in Bethlehem Tabernacle, Harrisburg, Pa., beginning ' on Palm Sunday, extending nightly through Pas-sion week, and closing on Easter Sunday. '83. Rev. Prof. H. G. Buchler is a member of "The New England Association of Col-leges and Preparatory Schools." '84. Rev. Herman F. Kroh has resigned from the pastorate of St. John's Lutheran Church, Sparrow's Point, Md. He has at present no other charge. His address is 152?. North Wolfe Street, Baltimore. '84. Dr. J. B. McAllister is a delegate from Dauphin Co. to the convention of physicians to be held in New York in June. '84. Rev. L. M. Zimmerman, pastor of Christ Church, Baltimore, has issued the first number of a neat parish paper entitled The Pastor s Indicator. '85. Rev. G. G. M. Brown, pastor of the Union Bridge and Keysville congregations, Maryland, has issued a helpful paper, The Pastor's Anniversary, which contains a sum-mary of the past two years' work, and some spiritually valuable suggestions to his flocl for the future. The suggestions are ones for any Christian. good THE COLLEGE MERCURY. 49 I '85. Rev. E. G. Miller was installed at Eas-tern on April i6th, by Rev. M. Valentine, D. D., LL. D., '50. '86. Rev. J. Elmer Bittle, of the Theological Seminary, has received a call to the Lutheran charge at Braidland, Pa., which he supplied during his last vacation. '86. The Messiah Lutherans of Harrisburg recently voted Rev. Deyoe an increase of $200 in his salary, which he declined in favor of the church's debt. '86. Rev. E. E. Ide has canvassed the western section of Baltimore, and will in the near future organize a prosperous mission. The field is a rich one for an English Lutheran Church. '86. The San Jose, Cal., Report of April 12th publishes an excellent likeness of Rev. V. G. L. Tressler, M. A., in connection with an article on his life and work. His great suc-cess in his church work is lauded and the cause-ascribed, " confidence in ' The Victory of the Faith '." Mr. Tressler is the Lutheran denomi-national Secretary of the State Y. P. S. C. E. '87. Rev. S. E. Bateman is continuing to introduce new ideas in his work at St. Mark's Mission, Hagerstown, Md. He has now a " Literature Table," which is supplied with church papers, periodicals, tracts, etc., for free distribution. '87. Christ Lutheran Church, Harrisburg, Rev. T. L. Grouse, pastor, celebrated its third anniversary at Easter. It was organized with 60 members, and now has 210. '87. The sickness of Rev. Cyrus G. Focht, Centreville, Pa., continues ; he is yet in a very critical condition. '87. The College Forum, the paper of Leba-non Valley College, begins in its March num-ber an excellent article on " Prometheus Bound," by Prof. J. A. M'Dermad, A. M. We await the continuation. '87. Dr. I. Newton Snively has been elected President of the Northwestern Medical Society, Philadelphia, and also Assistant to the Pro-fessor of Nervous Diseases in the Medico- Chirurgical College. '88. Rev. John Aberly, the students' mis- '90. Rev. F. S. Geesey has been elected sionary to India, has issued his circular letter ' pastor of Trinity charge, York Co., and will No. 2, which is addressed to the students of all the Lutheran colleges and seminaries that help to support him. '88. Rev. L. S. Black assumed charge of Christ Church, Gettysburg, on April 9th. The evening following, a reception was ten-dered him in the lecture-room of the church. The local papers of his former charge are sending good words after him. '88. The new chapel of the Church of the Reformation, Baltimore, Rev. D. Frank Gar-land, pastor, will be dedicated on Sunday, May 14th. '88. Rev. Leander Goetz will not go to Evansville, Ind., as reported, but continue in his present charge at Newberry, Pa. '89. The Church of the White Deer, Pa., charge, Rev. R. E. Fetterolf, pastor, burned to the ground on Sunday morning, March 19th. " To rebuild will be a very difficult thing for the present," Mr. Fetterolf says. '89. E. C. Hecht, of Red Lodge, Mont., ex-pects to go to Germany in a year or two to study the Romance languages. '89. Rev. A. M. Heilman, Dallastown, Pa., was surprised by his people recently by the handsome sofa and other things they presented to him on the twenty-seventh anniversary of his birthday. '89. Rev. H. E. Wieand's congregation at Clarion, Pa., have bought the old Methodist church property for $1,250. '89. Rev. H. E. Zimmerman, of the Semi-nary, has accepted a call to Tannersville, Pa. '90. Rev. J. E. Bittle has been called to the charge at Baitland, Pa. '90. Rev. H. C. Bixler has accepted the call to the Manchester (York Co.) charge, and will enter upon his duties about the middle of June. '90. Rev. E. E. Blint has accepted the unanimous call to St. Paul's Church, at Littles-town, Pa. He has been assisting Rev. J. G. Goettman, D. D., of Allegheny, Pa., for the past few weeks. 5o THE COLLEGE MERCURY. enter upon his work about June 15th. He will reside in Spring Grove. '90. Mr. Joseph S. Shapley is a charter member of the Delta Chi fraternity recently organized in the Law School of Dickinson College. F-RATEHNITCj MOTES. JOHN J. BRALLIER, Editor. PHI KAPPA PSI. Bro. A. C. Carty, '96, of Frederick, Md., was initiated April 15th. Bro. G. Frank Turner presided as Secretary at the recent District Council held at Philadel-phia. Bro. Schmucker Duncan, who is attending the Yale School of Philosophy, spent a few days in our midst recently. A symposium during Commencement week is proposed by our chapter. The hearty co-operation of our Alumni is solicited. Among the persons chosen as speakers for Senior Class Day Exercises are Bros. F. R. Welty and J. C. Bowers. The former will write the Ivy Poem and the latter will deliver the Ivy Oration. PHI GAMMA DELTA. Bro. Fickinger, '94, has been elected Alumni Editor on the new MERCURY staff. Bro. Knubel, '93, has been chosen as one of the ten Commencement speakers. Bro. J. W. Richard, D- D., '68, has returned from his extended trip abroad and has again entered upon his duties in the Seminary. Bro. Sanford B. Martin, '90, who spent the first week of the present term with his parents in Gettysburg, Pa., has returned to his studies in Yale Law School. The Pennsylvania State Convention of 0 /' J will meet at the Wyandotte Hotel, South Bethlehem, Pa., May 4th and 5th, under the auspices of the Beta Chi (Lehigh) Chapter. Bro. E. E. Blint, who will graduate from the Seminary in June, has accepted a call to the St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Littlestown, Pa. Bro. Blint will be one of the three speakers from the graduating class at Commencement. Bro. D. F. Garland, '88, surprised us re-cently with a short visit. He is much inter-ested in having the musical clubs come to Baltimore, and says we are sure of success. Bro. Garland's chapel will be dedicated on Sunday, May 14th. Bro. Luther De Yoe, '86, also spent a few days with us. PHI DELTA THETA. Bros. English, '94, and Meisenhelder, '97, were initiated on April 8th. Bro. Chas. Reinewald,, of Emmitsburg, Pa., recently spent a few days in our midst. Bro. Lantz, '94, has been elected Business Manager of THE MERCURY, and Bro. Cook, '95, was chosen as one of the Associate Editors of the same journal. Bro. Brallier, '93, will be one of the ten Com-mencement speakers, and has been assigned the Latin Salutatory. Bro. Leitzell, '93, was also elected one of the speakers for Class Day Exercises. Extensive preparations are being made for the accommodation of" Phi's " at the World's Fair. The Boddie brothers, members of Tenn. Alpha, have offered to fit up a nice, large cor-ner room on second floor of their hotel, the Great Western, corner of Jackson and Frank-lin Streets, Chicago, and donate it to the Fraternity as Phi headquarters. This location is in the heart of the city near the depots, Board of Trade, Grand Pacific Hotel, etc., and the generous offer will be accepted. The June number of The Scroll and a World's Fair " extra " will contain notices of interest to all the Phi men who intend to visit the Fair. ALPHA TAU OMEGA. Bro. James P. Michler,' 97, of Easton, Pa.; was initiated March nth, 1893. THE COLLEGE MERCURY. 51 Bro. W. L. Ammon, '93, will be one of the speakers for Class Day Exercises during Com-mencement week. . / Y recently received information from Bro. ]I. W. Booth, Chairman of A T ii Fraternity Exhibit, that the proposed general Fraternity Exhibit is likely to collapse. A new official catalogue of all members of A T Q will be out in a short time. The direc-tory is under the efficient management of Bros. Booth and Ehle, of Chicago, and will be a book of great interest as a source of infor-mation to all Alpha Taus. The Fraternity Congress of the World's Fair will meet July 19th and 20th in Memorial Art Palace. This will be the greatest Pan- Hellenic reunion ever assembled. The chief and most important event of the meeting will, a joint session of Fraternity Editors. ATHLETICS. PAUL W. KOLLKR, Editor. BASE-BALL promises well, thirty candi-dates or more having applied for the various positions on the team. Captain Geis has the men in hand and gives them an hour and a half of hard practice every evening. The old men are doing very good work, and many new men are showing up finely. Among the new men the most promising are McCartney, '97, Leisenring, '97, Cook, '95, and Hoffman, '95. Many others show decided base-ball talent, which will be developed as the season progresses. The following is the authentic schedule of games as obtained from Manager Turner : Franklin and Marshall, at Gettysburg. Indian School of Carlisle, at " Dickinson, at " Western Maryland, st Westminster. Bucknell, at Gettysburg. Johns Hopkins, at Gettysburg. State College, at " " at State College. Bucknell, at Lewisburg. April 29th, May 6th, May 10th, May 13th. May 20th, May 30th, June 2d, June 9th, June I oth, A return game will be played with F. and M., date not yet fixed. You will notice from the schedule that a great many of the games arc to be played at Gettysburg; that will demand a hearty support of the team by the boys, and let us not fail to give it. The Freshmen class has organized a base-ball team with Mr. Brown as manager. The Sub-freshmen class has also placed a team in the field with McCartney manager and White captain. Some exciting class games can now be looked for. There is no reason why we should not have more class games, they are very often the means of bringing new men to the front. Mr. Chas. Huber, '92, being unable to de-vote his time to the work, has resigned his position as manager of field and track athletics. Mr. W. O. Nicholas, '94, has been elected to fill the vacancy. Manager Nickolas is now ready to receive entries for the spring athletic contest. This contest is preliminary to the annual athletic games held in Philadelphia. The men who make the best showing will be sent to these games as our representa-tives. We are now a member of the State League, and we trust that our men will endeavor to make as good a showing as possible. The candidates for the foot-ball team will practice once every week for the remainder of the term. The work will consist of run-ning, kicking, falling on and catching the ball, and work of that kind. It is very necessary that some work of this kind be done before the fall term, so that we can devote more time in the fall to perfecting the term work. Everybody seems to have caught the tennis fever. There are at present eleven courts about college, and all of them are occupied most of the time. Manager Hoffer has been working hard to make the annual tournament a success. He is now ready to receive entries. 52 THE COLLEGE MERCURY. All who desire to play in the tournament must hand in their names before May 5th. The entrance fee is 25 cents. Prizes will be given as follows : First prize in the singles will be the finest racket Spalding makes. Second prize, a college sash. The first prize in the doubles will be two tournament rackets. Second prize two fine belts. Three booby prizes will also be given. The tournament is to be played during the first part of Commencement week, and is quite an interesting feature of that inter-esting week. No regular work in the gymnasium is re-quired this term, the entire time being devoted to field sports, which demand all the energy one can muster. The athletic field fund is gradually increas-ing. An effort was made during vacation to increase the fund, but the committee has not yet made a report. The following is the Treasurer's statement of moneys received up to date: STATEMENT OF ATHLETIC FIELD FUND. Previous statement, $185 79 From the following, per F. J. Baum : W. J. Miller, 5 00 Joseph Stulb, 5 00 V. L. Conrad, D. D., j 00 Rev. H. B. Bickel, 50 April 21st, 1893. $201 29 E. S. BREIDENISAUGH, Treasurer. Quite a large and appreciative audience listened to the phonographic entertainment given in Brua Chapel on Saturday, April 22d, by Messrs. Bare, '93, and Newcomer, '95, for the benefit of the base-ball team. The enter-tainment was in every way a success, and the snug sum of $20.50 was realized. Many thanks are due the gentlemen for thus helping athletics and at the same time giving the students and citizens of Gettysburg such a treat. TOWN AND SEMITSTVRy. FLAVIUS HILTON, Editor. SEMINARY. ON Friday, April 14th, the Seminary Faculty announced to the Senior class the subjects for their theses. They are: Luther's Catechism, H. C. Bixler; Christian Asceticism, J. E. Bittle; The National Sun-day- Closing of the World's Exhibition, W. J. Bucher ; Catholicity in Mission Work, E. B. Burgess; the Bible in . the Schools, H. H. Fleck; Apostolicum Controversy, F. S. Geesey; the Present State of Higher Criticism, M. F. Good; Inspiration of the Scriptures, O. H. Gruver; the Relation of the Synagogue to the Church, H. L McGill; St. Paul and Women, W. G. Minnick; Phillips Brooks, S. T. Nicholas; Hawaii, H. C. Reller ; Christian Sociology, U. S. G. Rupp ; Fifty Years of Lutheran Foreign Missions, F. S. Schultz ; Duty of a Christian Man, S. A. Shaulis ; Music in Christianity, L. T. Snyder; Ultramontanism, W. J. Wagner. The Faculty have selected as speakers for the Seminary Commencement, Mr. Edward E. Blint (subject not yet assigned), Mr. J. F. W. Kitzmyer, The Preacher as Pastor; and Mr. G. H. Reen, Responsibility of Christianity for Islam. Thursday, April 13th, Dr. Richard made his first appearance in the class-room of the Seminary after a year's absence in the Father-land. The usual rhetorical exercises, on motion of Mr. Pohlmann, were set aside and the Doctor was then assured of the pleasure the students had in seeing him in his accus-tomed place. At the close of the address of welcome, Dr. Richard gave a hearty response and in the course of his remarks, said that Lutheranism was taught at Gettysburg as purely as in any of the German Universities, and that he was proud of the General Synod Church. His remarks touched upon the political, social, and religious state of Germany, but dwelt particularly upon the political. After the Doctor's response, Dr. Wolf and Dr. Hay gave a few reminiscences of travel in Germany. Dr. Valentine consoled those who do not expect to make such a trip by recalling to mind stay-at-homes who have become illus-trious men. Mrs. Richard then told what Germany looked like through a woman's spectacles. Rev. L. S. Black welcomed the Doctor as "one of his old boys." The meeting THE COLLEGE MERCURY. 53 ■adjourned and a general hand-shaking fol- Bowed. A course of ten lectures on Ecclesiastical Architecture will be delivered next year by Dr. Richard. It will treat of the history and development of Roman, Gothic, and Italian ■Architecture. i The Inter-Seminary Missionary Alliance minutes for 1892 contain a very interesting paper, entitled, " The Pastor and the Foreign ! Field," by G. H. Reen, of the Senior class. J. K. Cook will supply, for the summer, at Floyd Court House, Va., and Mr. E. R. [ McCauley, at Blacksburg, Va. The following supplied vacant pulpits April 16th : F. S. Shultz, Morelville, Pa.; S. A. Schaulis, Huntington; M. F. Good, Man-chester, Pa.; O. H. Gruver, Sparrows Point, Md.; W. J. Wagner, Littlestown, Pa.; F. S. Gusey, near Spring Grove, Pa.; Messrs. Dun-lap and Pohlman, at St. James, Gettysburg. And on the 9th, Messrs. Getty and Schantz, at St. James. Rev.S. Stall, editor of The Lutheran Observer, announced that a prize of #10 would be given for the best article on " The Value of a Church Paper." For the second, $5. The treatment of the subject is at the option of the students. Rev. M. Valentine, D. D., installed Rev. E. Miller, at Easton, April 16th. Dr. Richard secured and brought with him a photo-type reproduction of the Codex Vati-canus, the N. T. original in the Vatican Library, Rome. It is attributed by scholars to the middle of the fourth century, and regarded as the most valuable literary treasure of the world, and until within the last few decades not accessible to scholars. The original Codex is written in small capital Greek on parch-ment sheets, 10 by 12 inches, in three columns of 42 lines each to a page. In 1889 100 copies were made, which were quickly picked up by public libraries and a few private in-dividuals. By the aid of a German book-seller in Rome, Dr. Richard was able to get a copy, which cost 200 fr. It is expected the Seminary Libraiy will secure this treasure from Dr. Richard for the use of the students. This, added to our other valuable N. T manu-scripts, exceedingly enhances our facilities for textual criticism. The process made the copies even more legible than the original, and equal to the original for purposes of study. Among his other acquisitions, the Doctor secured Strype's Memorials of Cranmer (1694), and Heylyrts History of the Reformation in Eng-land (1674). TOWN. The congregation of Christ Church held a reception on the evening of April 17th for Pastor Black. Captain Calvin Gilbert has the contract for furnishing the markers and gun-carriages for the position of the regular troops. In the rearrangement of this Judicial Dis-trict it was attempted to join Adams with York and with Cumberland, who in turn opposed the union. It being expedient to separate Adams and Fulton, the only thing left was to make Adams a separate district, and so was reported from committee. This would do away with our associate judges. The Springs Hotel will not be opened this summer. However, large orders for water are daily received, and bottling has commenced. Gettysburg National Bank stock sold recently at $119 (par, $50); the highest price yet reached. Water stock sold at $23.25 (par, $15)- Gettysburg is indulging its passion for arbu-tus this season, and many there be who gayly travel the intervening 10 miles and seek it. Mrs. Walter chaperoned the Clover Club and their guests on their annual pilgrimage in quest, April 19th. Mr. Shantz, an expert botanist, Mr. McCauley, Mr. Frontz, and Mr. R. B. Wolf, all of the Seminary, formed the gentlemen of the party. At the meeting of the Masonic Lodge on the evening of the 17th ult, called for the con-sideration of a market-house and a town hall project, $20,000 worth of stock was taken and a site on West Middle Street, selected on the lots of Ed. McPherson and Mrs. Weaver. An architect was employed to furnish plans. April 17th a crowd of Italians arrived, and were put to work on the bed of the electric road. They commenced near the Peach Orchard. Poles for the trolley have been strewn along the streets. The company has secured the lots on which Wible's Warehouse and adjoining buildings stood for the location of the power-house. The buildings will be re- 54 THE COLLEGE MERCURY. moved immediately. The citizens are contract-ing for electric lights in places of business and private houses. Twelve double-decker cars, each with a trailer, will be put on, giving a capacity for 2,000 passengers per hour. All separate departments of the enterprise are re-quired to be finished by the end of June. ' Mr. Tipton furnished a large assortment of photographs for the Massachusetts and New York exhibits at the World's Fair. It is ex-pected that Pennsylvania and Ohio will engage similar collections. William Lochren, Mr. Cleveland's nominee for Commissioner . of Pensions, visited the battle-field on April 10th. Lawrence Heim and Archibald Mackrell, two of Pittsburgh's representatives at Harris-burg, viewed the field a few days ago. Quartermaster Hiram Hayes and wife, of Wisconsin, were here last week. LITE-RTVRy SOCIETIES. NIELS L. J. GRON, Editor. THE most active society men are now busily engaged in securing new members for their respective society. The members of the sub-freshmen class are the victims against whom the arrows of persuasion and exhorta-tion are aimed. He who desires to rise by stepping on the heads of others will soon be hurled to the ground; the man who wishes to illumine his own society by casting shadows upon his opponents will soon find that his effort has been expended in the wrong direc-tion. If you work for Phrena., do not depreciate Philo., if you are at Philo. then do not fail to give Phrena., at least, her dues. Though there may be some advantage in canvassing new students, explaining and deeply impressing upon them the merits of your so-ciety, yet a much more effective plan would be to see that all of the performances in the society show evidence of diligent preparation and then extend a hearty and cordial invita-tion to new students to attend your sessions. A student who desires to reap all the ad-vantage possible during his four fleeting col-lege years should commence society work at an early period of his course, but before he permits his name to be proposed in either so-ciety he should by all means be sure to visit both, during their regular sessions, at least] once, but better twice. Young men, do not] listen to persuasive tongues nor let your eye I be captivated by richly adorned walls; let the members and their methods of work appeal to your reason and then follow its dictation. This year and hereafter the Inter-Society Oratorical contest between members of the | Junior class will be held during Commence-ment week. The contestants are already be-1 ginning to prepare for the battle and we antici-pate a treat which shall do great credit to the literary abilities of the societies. May not Gettysburg Literary Society mem-| bers soon aspire to even higher honors ? Whyi not enter the arena of the Inter-Collegiate I Oratorical League, which we understand is | just now being formed? PHILO. NOTES. At the first business meeting of this term, I Philo. elected her portion of the editorial staff I of THE MERCURY, she also elected the following officers : President, Dundore; Vice-President, Fickinger; Corresponding Secretary, Allison, Jr.; Recording Secretary, Reitz; Treasurer, Kempfer; Assistant Librarian, Nicholas; Sub-scriber for papers, Mattern. On the evening I of April 21st, a most instructive and entertain-ing programme was rendered. It was the first of I the four authors' evenings of which we have' previously spoken. Lord Tennyson and his works were the subject for contemplation as I usual, selections on the piano was a part of I the programme. The interest which these] authors' evenings seem to arouse among Philo.'s members is largely due to the efforts of the Committee on Arrangements, of which Mr. John Hoy Kuhns is the chairman. Messrs. J. Enniss and Russel Auckerman, '97; have been introduced as active members | of Philo. PHRENA. NOTES. At the first regular meeting of this term, the following were elected to represent Phrena. on the staff of THE MERCURY : Business | Manager, B. R. Lantz, '94; Associate Editors, Wright, Maynard, Clare, and Cook, '95. Shimer, '95, is prevented from returning to| college on account of failing health. He con-f I templates taking up medicine at University 011 Pennsylvania as soon as he is able. i ADVERTISEMENTS. in Wanamaker's. Sporting goods of every sort. Sporting wear of every sort—Coats, [Trousers, Caps and such a gathering of Shoes for every indoor or outdoor game [as was never before seen in America. And Wanamaker prices—as low as [anybody's, very likely lower than any-where else. ATALANTA was the swiftest girl of antiquity. The myth has come true to-day in a Wheel. 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I The College Mefcufy. VOL. IV. GETTYSBURG, PA., OCTOBER, 1896. No. 6. THE COLLEGE MEfiCURY, Published each month during the college year by the Students of Pennsylvania (Gettysburg) College. STAFF. Editor: ROBBIN B. WOLF, '97. Associate Editors : LEWIS C. MANGES, '97. ED. W. MEISENHELDER, SAMUEL J. MILLER '97. CHARLES T. LARK '98. JOHN W. OTT, '97, CHARLES H. TILP, '98. E. L. KOLLER, '98. Alumni Association Editor: REV. D. FRANK GARLAND, A. M., Baltimore, Md. Business Manager : HARRY R, SMITH, '97. Assistant Business Manager: JOHN E. MEISENHELDER, '97. -TWT,™,. /One volume (ten months), . . . $1.00 1ERMS-\Slngle copies, 15 . Payable in advance. All Students are requested to hand us matter for publication. The Alumni and ex-members of the College will lavor us by sending information concerning their whereabouts or any items they may think would be interesting for publication. All subscriptions and business matters should be addressed to the business manager. Matter Intended for publication should be addressed to the Editor. Address, THE COLLEGE MERCURY, Gettysburg, Pa. CONTENTS. EniTORIALS, • - -- .".-.-- 82 A SUGGESTION, - - - - - 84 LIST OF NEW STUDENTS. - - --- 84 COLLEGE LOCALS, -- - - - - - ' - - -85 THE PENNSYLVANIA CHATAUQUA, - - - - - 89 ALUMNI NOTES, .--89 TOWN AND SEMINARY NOTES, 92 FRATERNITY NOTES, .-.--.---93 LITERARY SOCIETIES, --.-.--94 ATHLETICS, - 95 EDITORIAL. WELCOME ! boys of 1900. Words more fit-ting to open the first column of this issue, could not be found. So much enthusiasm in the reception of a class has not been shown since the advent of the class of '93. Seniors, Juniors and even "those Sophs" vie with each other in saluting the Freshmen. We welcome them because of their number, their manly ap-pearance and finally their gentlemanly de-meanor. Their memorable battles with the Sophomores are over. The war was conducted on the same lines as last year, viz: the banner fight and the class rush. The history of the banner fight is brief. The Sophomores hung theirs on a high sycamore on the campus and surrounded the tree. The Freshmen raised their banner on the college cupola and blocked the stairway. Great excitement ensued. Each class fixed their eyes on the enemy's flag and recognized the impossibility of capturing it. The struggle, as usual, ended with Dr. Mc- Knight and Gov. coming on the scene and re-moving both flags. It is about time for this child's pla}r to stop. The class rush was, beyond a doubt, won by the Freshmen. The Sophs were completely out-numbered and they could not keep to-gether as well as the enormous mass of Fresh-men. This, too, is a practice that could be dispensed with. Several boys came near losing their lives. One of them, a good foot-ball man, sustained a compound fracture of the collar bone. Often neither class bears off a de-cisive victory and even when the victory is de-cisive, it amounts to nothing. The classes had much better show their superiority to one another by base-ball and foot-ball games. * * * THE foot-ball season is again here and that 83 THE COLLEGE MERCURY. with far better prospects than we had last year. Several very heavy men fill up the vacancies in the lines created by the exit of the class of '96, and some strong active men the places be-hind the line. Nearly all our good players were graduated in '96, but the captain, man-ager and last but not least, "the trainer," are doing faithful work to put a victorious team into the field. For only the second time in the history of Gettysburg foot-ball we have a trainer. Nothing is more essential to success in foot-ball than to have a graduate from one of the university teams drill our eleven. Who-ever the captain may be, he is looked upon by the players as one of themselves and they fail to render implicit obedience, but they readily listen to the coach because they recognize his superior knowledge of the game. Mr. Best, the coach, hails from Mechanicsburg, Pa. He played left end and end rusher on the Lehigh University team for two years and not only bucked up against some very strong teams, but also had the advantage of training under such coaches as Graves, Heffelfinger and Hartwell. He possesses all the attributes of a good trainer and the effects of his work are fast becoming manifest. Mr. U. A. Jump, the former coach, brought out the best team we have ever had and doubt-less Mr. Best will do equally well. IT is humiliating to chronicle the fact that one of the students has turned thief. During the class rush one of the Freshmen had sixty-nine dollars of hard earned money stolen from his room. The thief was evidently acquainted with the room and its occupant and since he took the money and left a gold watch, we are forced to the painful conclusion that it was one of our own number. The student body has taken the matter in hand and will do every-thing to detect and punish the scoundrel. There have always been boys in college who stole books, stick-pins, etc., but this is the first considerable robbery that has ever occur-red. The business staff of the MERCURY is con-strained to give the subscribers a broad hint about the payment of their dues. We do not mean that you should pay for several 5'ears in advance, but pay your back dues. A few sub-scribers are in arrears for three years. If you continue delinquent after kindly advice, we shall have to use a more effectual method. * * * ALL new students should subscribe for the MERCURY, and not only should they subscribe for it, but they should give it their support all around. Hand in some article of interest to students or alumni, or forsooth a few verses of poetry. The paper is published solely by the students and all members of that body are ex-pected to give us their hearty co-operation. * * * COLLEGE never opened under more favor-able auspices. Sixty-one were enrolled as Freshmen, while two men joined the Sopho-more class and one the Junior. The dormi-tory is literally filled to the brim. The Pre-paratory Department also opened with a larger number than ever before. A list of the new boys will be found on another page. * * * AT a recent meeting of the Athletic Asso-ciation, it resolved upon pwe athletics. This was brought about by the refusal of Dickinson and other colleges to play with us as long as we had outside men on our teams. It is an excellent move on the part of the boys and cannot be too highly appreciated. Ever since the advent of inter-collegiate athletics, we have had non-collegiate men on our teams, and while they strengthened the teams, they put a damper to the college spirit. Students refused to support a team which was not a college team and the athletic interest was rather low. The movement was not intended as a slight to the town boys who have helped us win many games, but was simply to meet the demands of our sister colleges. THE COLLEGE MERCURY. 84 A SUGGESTION. The small attendance at the Alumni meet-ings of the past three or four years has forced itself upon the notice of the General Associa-tion and caused the appointment of a commit-tee to devise a more popular entertainment for those who revisit their Alma Mater. It is un-fair to able speakers to ask them to prepare careful addresses and then confront them with thin audiences in Brua Chapel. Perhaps a formal and more distinctly social affair would have better chances of success. I have a pro-posal to offer which may be taken for what it is worth. The plan is substantially that which has been incorporated at Yale University. The thing essential to good fellowship is a dinner, or cold lunch, not expensive, but suf-ficient to constitute a comfortable repast. It ought to be at an hour near enough to the usual hour of dinner to take the place of that meal. One o'clock immediately after the com-mencement exercises, or possibly after the ora-torical contest would be a suitable time. The day on which most graduates from abroad can be present should be chosen. First of all should come the graduates seated by classes and assigned to places of honor ac-cording to seniority of degree. Those who have received honorary degrees should, of course, be included. The members of the Board should by all means be present, whether bearing degrees or not. Many of them are eminent benefactors of the college and their attendance could not but be inspiring. A few distinguished guests from outside would add in-terest and dignity to the occasion. The presiding officer should be either the President of the College or the President of the Board. He should have the privilege of calling for brief speeches from the best after-dinner speakers present. Special efforts should be made to encourage class reunions at the third, fifth, tenth, fifteenth, twentieth, and other quinquennial anniversaries. When once it is known that at these intervals one is cer-tain to meet a considerable number of his sur-viving classmates the motive for coming at such times will be very strong. At these re-unions each class might choose some one to represent them at the general alumni dinner and might notify the presiding officer to call upon them in their proper order. The tone of the speeches should be such as will conduce most to the good humor and gratification of those present. While the graver interests of the college need not be for-gotten they must not be intruded so as to in-terfere with the absolute enjoyment of the oc-casion, which should be, as far as possible, a time for renewing the care-free and generous associations of youth. It fell to my lot during the past summer to compile a brief history of the college. I was impressed as never before with the dignity and honorableness of its past, with the rank and respectability of its graduates, and with the extent and degree of its usefulness to many of the churches, to society and to the nation. More than a thousand men of power and dis-tinction, three-fourths of whom survive, are enrolled as graduates, while several thousand are indebted to it for less complete training. Surely it is worth while to strengthen by all proper means the tie that unites us and to give one another the encouragement that comes from the consciousnesss of union in a great in-stitution. J. A. H. LIST OF NEW STUDENTS. FRESHMEN. B. Baker, Lititz. R. Bechfol, Lockhaven. A. Bennett, Thurrnont. S. Bottiger, ITazelton. A. Brandt, Lebanon. E. Bregenzer, Baltimore, Md. F. Carver, Hanover. B. Cessna, Bedford. B. Claney, Allegheny. D. Clare, Abbottstown. T. Cole, Altoona. Dale, Lemont. N. Diehl, Cashtown. J. Dietrich, Frackville. C Dougherty, Gettysburg. W. Dress, Steelton, A. Dustman, Gettysburg. J. I. Humer, Middaghs. C. Hurst, Mechanicsburg. R. Z, Imler, Bedford. Miss A. M. Keith, Gettysburg.! Miss M. L. Keith, Gettysburg.! J. F. Knittel, Catawissa. F. E. Kalb, Allegheny. J. S. Kohler, Glenville. H. G. Koppenhafer, Millersburg. S. I. Lafferty, Altoona. W. G. Lawyer, Westminster, Md. J, C. McCarney, Arendtsville. J. G. Mcllhenny, Gettysburg. W. N. McNair, Middletown. J. C. Markel, Columbia. W. J. Miller, Philadelphia.! W. R. Miller, Friesburg, N. J. 85 THE COLLEGE MERCURY. R. H. Ebcrly, Mechanicsburg. H, D. K. Ebersole, Hummelstown. F. H. B. Ernest, Elizabethville. J. II. \V. Fahringer, Catawissa. A. Miss C. G. Frey, Gettysburg. E. W. Frey, York. W C. L. Gates, Gettysburg. M A. D. Gilbert, Friesburg. F. K. E. Good, Gettysburg. G. C. H. Gunter, Pierson, Fla. L. J. K. Hamaeher, Steelton. C. J. F. Hcilman, Harrisburg. W 8. A. Hitchner, Friesburg. G. C. Howard, Gettysburg. H. {Special. SOPHOMORES. W. R. Edwards, P. of Rocks, Md. W. J. Klinei'elter, Glenville. . W. Schwartz, Red Land. P. Shoup, Greensburg. L. A. Sieber, Gettysburg. T. Smith, Johnstown. S. Stalnaker, Hanover. , H. Stiefel, Allegheny. . Stock, Hanover. M. Traub, Bloomsburg. D. Weaver, Newry. A. Weigle, Mechanicsburg. Wendt, New York. , C. Williams, Gettysburg. C. Wisotzki, Gettysburg. N. Young, Anselma. JUNIORS. J. A. Singmaster, Allentown. PREPARATORIANS. Annrick, H. G., Koser. Annrick, J. B., Leffler, Buehler, Lightner. Miss Blocher, Loudon, G. W., Bordy, Loudon, C. B., Bower, Mehring. Burns, Miller, Miss Carrie Brown , McClean, Miss Cora Brown, Munro, Crouse, Key, Culler, O'Neal, Currens, Miss Peters, Deatrick, Peters, Miss Diehl, Perriod Evans, Renner, Eveler. Roscnsteel, Earnshaw, Swope, D., Easterday, Swope, C, Eckert, Stonesifer, Fredericks, Snyder,' Fite, Sharp, Gates, Miss Sieber, Grenoble, Taylor, Gladfelter, ■ Tawuey, Hageman, Trostle, Hegeman, J. L., Van Dorn.' Hegcrman, R. L., Miss Warner, Hoffman, Weber, Kahler, 'Miss Ziegler, Ziegler. COLLEGE LOCALS. EDMUND W. MEISENHELDER and E L. KOLLER, Editors. "Pearlie" says that we seniors study politi-cal economical. Mr. K., '99, asked Dr. M. whether he could be excused from taking German because he could converse in Pennsylvania Dutch. It has been learned from an ex-member of '99, that Mr. M., '96, is going "out there to the reverend school." For almost a week '99 had boasted of her physical powers. She had tired all the stu-dents with the boasts of what she would do to the "baby Freshies" in the class rush. On the night of Sept. 8th, different sounds were heard coming from the "Prep." campus. 1900, after some delay, had mustered together their forces and at 9.45 P. M. sent forth their }Tell of defiance. '99 responded in good time, and also with an almost full class. At no time during the evening was '99 in it, but they were pushed around the field from time to time, at the will of 1900 until about 11 o'clock, they decided to play "quits." We are sorry to add that during the course of the evening several men wore pretty badly hurt from being tram-pled upon ; but we are also happy to add that all are now recovered from their injuries. Dr. B., "How many declensions do we have in Latin ?" K., '99, "six." Mr. S., '97, Dr. there are cobwebs on the end of the telescope.'' Dr. N., "They must have come off of your brain." Dr. N., (to Mr. W., '97, who has been play-ing with some of the astronomical instruments) "Mr. W. you would make a good Freshman." Mr. L-, 1900 thinks that the foot-ball team is going to travel in style since he heard that they thought of getting a coach. Mr. C, '98, thinks that there is a certain Moral Freshness in "As You Like It." Prof. H., "Mr. K., do you know what a buss is?" Mr. K., '98, "No sir." "Kitzy" has forgotten it, that is all. He knew what it was at one time. Mr. H. '98, (in Latin) "I thought it meant to perpetrate the memory of the dead.'' Dr. B., "Doubtless you mean perpetuate." Mr. F., '98, thinks that the Sphinx of Egypt is a wasp. Mr. K., 1900, does not like the sulphur water he gets here. The Biological Course is at last a reality and we are glad to see such a large number of students take an interest in it. It is elective for those only who have the study of medicine in view, and the benefit derived by those from such a department is infinite. From the odors and sounds proceeding from THE COLLEGE MERCURY. 86 the room set apart for this purpose, it bids fair to excel our chemical laboratory. The MERCURY extends the heartiest wishes for the success of the department. Contrary to the usual custom of placing a class flag on the dormitory, '99 placed theirs in the top of a tall tree on the campus; giving for their reason for so doing that they did not care to have the college property injured in any way. "A poor excuse is better than none" and this departure from the time hon-ored custom was looked upon as a cowardly piece of work by the upper classmen, especially since one of the ' 99 class was stationed on the tree. This rendered the capture of the flag absolutel)' impossible. 1900 now ran up their flag on the top of the dormitory and uttered their cry of defiance, Neither class moved to tear down the ban-ner of the other and the whole affair was end-ed in a manner satisfactory to both by the ap-pearance of Dr. McKnight. As is the custom on these occasions, the Freshmen should have answered the challenge of the Sophomores instead of running up a flag of their own. Altogether it was a disgraceful proceeding from beginning to end. This college has had brought into its notice one of the most despicable deeds of which a collegeman is capable; the theft of money from a fellow student. This is the most cowardly act that has occurred for some time and the miscreant, if he is able to be found,-will and should be treated with the utmost severity. Such things must cease, since the property of no student is safe so long as there is a thief in their midst. We are glad to make note of Pearl's mous-tache. We were afraid that nobody else would. Pearl says "it is home-raised." The foot-ball team has again been organized and quite a number of new men are enrolled as applicants. A coach has been hired and the boys are working hard. Let those who do not play give the players their encouragement, for it is only by this means that the team will be a success. Our boys cannot win every game and we hope that the student body will realize this. Do not discourage the players with any unfavorable remark. Foot-ball is not play, but the hardest kind of work. Let class teams be organized, for class spirit makes college spirit and that is what we need most of all. This year's Freshman class is the largest in the history of the college, and we hope that among its numbers may be men who will do their utmost for the promotion of all college interests. Men are needed in the Y. M. C. A. in the societies, class-rooms and foot-ball field. Let each and every member of 1900 work his best in these departments. The class of '98 has always been and always will be a prominent factor in the history of this college. Her classical men have already started upon their scientific career, and won-derful discoveries are being made. The first one was made by Herbert, who discovered that Lab. matches can be ignited only on the box. The second was made by "Zim," who discovered that some of his Lab. supplies had mysteriously disappeared. The question in which most upper classmen are concerned is, "Who shall we bum for this 01 that since George L., '98, has left us? " The '98 Spectrum is now under way and contributions are solicited from the different classes. Every man in college, aside from general appeals for support to the students as a whole, should be personally and privately interested in the Spectrum. Let the Spectrum receive the hearty support of the classes, and we are sure that '98 herself will not forget the aid she has received and will, in turn, assist in every way possible succeeding Specbums. "Sister," '97, is preparing to astonish the the world with his new water cycle. The first attempt was not very successful, the only re-sult obtained being a suit of wet clothes. We would suggest that "Sister" wear a bathing suit when riding along a mill race. This would save him the trouble of borrowing another suit from an obliging farmer. One of the redeeming features of the new men is their extreme politeness. A Freshman unintentionally rubbed against a Soph, the night of the rush, and immediately begged his pardon. H., 1901, is also very polite. In the game at State College, he remarked to his opponent: I beg your pardon sir, but don't you know you daren't hold me? Y., 1900, on the return trip from State Col-lege thought he would ride on a pullman car. When the porter came round for the money, Y. told him he was traveling with the foot-ball team. THE MUSICAL ORGANIZATIONS.—We are 1 glad to see that the musical clubs have com- 87 THE COLLEGE MERCURY. menced work so early ; this is always an ad-vantage and insures good concerts all through the season. The clubs have practically the same members as last year—two having drop-ped out of the Octette. CLUB. Second Tenor, White, '97. GLEE First Tenor, Nicholas, '98. Ott, '97- First Basso. Second Basso. Roller, '98. Manges, '97. Lark, '98. VIOLIN QUARTET. Erdman,'98; Lark,98; Smith,'99; Manges,'97. The voices of a number of applicants for the Glee Club were tested recently and Armstrong, '97, for second tenor, and Lauffer and Mussel-man, '99, for second basso, were selected on trial. Mr. Manges, who so ably managed the clubs last year, was re-elected, and under his management there is no reason why the clubs should not have a brilliant and successful sea-son. POLITICS.—Just at this time, when there is so much discussion about Bryan and McKinley, Free Silver and Gold, the students of Gettys-burg College are manifesting their political views. Beginning with the first morning, and perhaps earlier, the Silverites with their Bry-an hats, were observed arguing earnestly with the Gold bugs. But, since the most conclu-sive argument is that of voting a "straw vote" was held, which resulted as follows :. McKinley, Bryan, Palmer, - Levering, - This shows pretty nearly the sentiment of the fellows, although this isn't exactly it, for quite a number agreed to vote for "Billy" Bryan "just for fun." THE Y. M. C. A. RECEPTION.—One of the pleasant things for the new men, and one that helps to relieve, or abate for the time be-ing, their homesickness, is the annual recep-tion to new Students, given under the auspices of the Young Men's Christian Association. This year it was held Friday evening, Septem-ber 4th, in Philo hall, and was well attended. Excellent addresses were made by Dr. Mc- Knight, Prof. Klinger and Dr. Huber. The second part—held in the historic ' 'sweat-box'' —seemed to attract most of the fellows. Ice cream and cake were served to all. It is an 108 34 18 10 excellent custom and one that should be con-tinued. JOIN A LITERARY SOCIETY !—We cannot urge too strongly upon the new men the ad-vantage of joining one of the two literary so-cieties— either the Philomathean or the Phren-akosmian. The training given by these so-cieties is helpful throughout the course and in after life, and one who is not a member of either of the societies will only realize what he is missing when thrown into contact with those who are members. Join a society ! THE TWO FIRES.—There were two fires lately, occurring in the same week, and of in-terest here because the students of college con-tributed a large share in saving property. The first was a barn north of college, struck by lightning and considerable live stock burned. The other, occurring on a cold and windy Sat-in day night, was the barn and stable of Mr. Sheads, proprietor of the unfermented wine establishment on Seminary Ridge. The fire burned fiercely for quite a while, and it was only through the efforts of the students, who were there in full force, that the house, ad-joining the burning barn and stable, was saved. Mr. C, 1900, (in History)—"At this time the Dutckess of York .'' Dr. M. (interrupting)—"I guess you mean the Dutchy of York." Now, what is the differ-ence between a duchess and a dutchy t Mr. C.—"A dutchess is a woman, and a dutchy is a man ! '' Dr. M.—"You are evidently being misled by a popular nickname. It is not the dutchy the boys sometimes call me ! " The Juniors were in Lab. learning the sym-bols of the elements, and Dr. B. said: Mr. T. what does Ba stand for?" The class, evi-dently thinking of B. A. T., roared. There are two songs—and two only—that seem to be the favorites around college: "Just Tell Them That You Saw Me," and "She May Have Seen Better Days." Morning, noon and night you can hear the soul inspiring strains of one of the two songs either sung, whistled or played on Webby's flute. Can't we have something new. "B. A. J. T.," '98, says that only the dum-mies in the Junior class take Anglo Saxon and that the ones who take the Biological course are even worse dummies because "they got their legs pulled for five dollars." He takes Calculus. THE COLLEGE MERCURY. 88 L., 1900 (in History) Henry VIII tried to •'get a pull with the Cardinal, so that" Dr. M., "Mr. E- what did you say?" E., "Why Henry VIII tried to get on the right side of the Cardinal.'' F., 98, recently electrified the class by the startling statement that "in this year there were about twelve months !" Herbie always was noted for original sayings. We have been reliably informed that R., '99, received a large size turn down from a fellow traveller on the train while coming to Gettys-burg. When a free-silver Sophomore gets to arguing with a sound money politician and lawyer of Philadelphia, he is very much like the man who fell out of the balloon. Some freshmen are green, others are ver-dant; but about D., 1900, there is a delightful woodland freshness that is amusing. He was persuaded to hand in to the Athletic Associa-tion a written application to catch for the Col-lege base ball team. We have also heard that he wants to try for the Glee Club. F., '98, says "Co-operation is the thief of time." Next thing you know he'll be writing a revised version of Proverbs. "Kitzy" wanted to hear Nick give "Push along my honey, push along," on the micro-scope. Although Nick can imitate almost any-thing, he admitted that that was one too many for him. New yells lately heard : Bargains ! Bargains ! Rah ! Rah ! Rah ! Cohen Brothers! Gettysburgia ! Klink, Klank, Klunk, Klink, Klank, Klunk, Psychology, Psychology, Watch us flunk. Ninety-eight. Biological! Rah ! Rah ! Rah ! Ninety-eight, Gettysburgia. K., '99, had numerous sad experiences with some of the ladies who were here with ' 'The Lancers." One told him that she was tired of talking to kids. Another told him she could not dance with him, and pointed to her sleeve to show that she was in mourning. K., then said, "is your sleeve ripped? I can soon fix that." Again when he was happily talking to one of them, her mother came up and drove him off. We regret that he had such hard luck in his maiden effort in courtship. Y. M. C. A. NOTES. It must be gratifying to every man who loves the work of Christ, and especially de-sires its success among our students to see"the interest taken in it by the new men. The very first meeting saw many of them give themselves to the Association, entering with spirit into its aims, and manifesting an unus-ual sense of its importance in the college life. We look forward to a year of earnest, devoted, successful work. To those who have not yet joined us we say come with us, we need you, we need your thoughts, your prayers, your ability to labor for Christ. At the latest business meeting Prof. O. G. Klingc was elected treasurer of the building fund in place of Dr. H. L. Baugher resigned. The Association feels grateful to Dr. Baugher for his careful husbanding of the Association's funds, and we are sorry to have lost him. We hope he will still visit us and help us in our meetings. The Association has this year taken up a new line of work in this department, suggested in part by the Northfield Conference, where the importance of the Bible Study Department of the college association was dwelt upon at considerable length. The Freshman and Soph-omore classes will have what is termed ' 'perm-anent courses," with the student leaders as has been customary; the former studying the Eife of Christ and the latter the Eife of Paul. The Juniors and Seniors will have Professors for leaders and will, together with their lead-ers, choose their own line of work; Prof. Himes taking the Seniors, and Prof. Breiden-baugh the Juniors. These classes, it should be observed, are entirely separate from the college curriculum and are adopted solely for co-operative, devotional study. A short time ago "Simon," '98, jumped out of his bed about midnight and rrapped at his own door in order that he might get in and retire. During the heavy storm on Sept. 29, '96, Dr. Nixon is said to have been on the roof, whether to find out the velocity of the wind, or to keep the roof from blowing away is not known. The '98 Bible class called on Dr. Baugher on the eve of Oct. 1, '96. 89 THE COLLEGE MERCURY. Mr. K., '99, recently explained the familiar saying of "bench, bar and pulpit," in the fol-lowing manner : "The bench is the bench of justice; the bar is the bar-room, and the pulpit is where the preacher stands." Dr. B., "What is arsenic acid." A. B. Buun, '98, "Vinegar." Dr. M., Translate, il a soi xante millions de francs. D., 1900, "He has 60 miles of France. In a student's college course there come few such pleasant times as the class of '97 enjoyed with Mr. Wolf at his home on the evening of September 16. Great were the anticipations of the boys, but they were far surpassed in every particular. As they approached his home they found the grounds beautifully lighted with Chinese lanterns, while the novel '97 pumpkins delighted everyone. Mr. Wolf was assisted in receiving by his father and mother, his sister and Miss Nicholson, of Phil-adelphia. A large number of Gettysburg's most charming young ladies, together with some who were visiting from Washington and Philadelphia, graced the occasion. Delight-fully interesting games were provided and the happy hours sped oidy too rapidly. The cat-erer's art was well tested that night, for from oyster pate through the various courses to cof-fee, everything was excellent and most daint-ily served. Later in the evening the college songs at the piano and the sweet strains of the beautiful guitars and Spanish mandolins on the veranda, lent their charms to the tete-a-tetes and moonlight strolls. For it was moon-light, and such moonlight as the girls call "divine." It was a perfect evening in every respect and everyone left grateful to Mr. Wolf not only for his most pleasant entertainment, but for one of the brightest memories of our college days. "THE PENNSYLVANIA CHATAUQUA." The usual inter-collegiate oratorical contest was held on the 29th of last July at Mt. Gretua, under the management of the Penn-sylvania Chatauqua. Gettysburg was represented for the first time and acquitted herself in a way that dem-onstrated the thoroughness of training she gives her students. Several colleges were represented, Lehigh, Franklin and Marshall, Haverford, Gettys-burg, Dickinson, Ursiuus and Muhlenberg. Ursinus received the prize, a silver cup, and Franklin and Marshall came in second. Gettysburg, .the judges decided, was supe-rior in composition. Let us take an interest in this contest and determine that next year the palm will be ours. ALUWINI. L. C MANGES and CHARLES H. TILP. Editors. '42. Rev. Geo. Parson, D. D., of Sunbury, Pa., is recovering from a severe illness. '42. Rev. A. J. Weddell, D. D., pastor em-eritus of Trinity Lutheran church at Norris-town, Pa,, died suddenly at his home in that city on September 14th. '46. Rev. A. M. Geiger, D D., spent a por-tion of the summer on the great lakes. He is now the guest of his brother, Dr. H. R. Gei-ger, Springfield, O. '57. The volume of the Lutheran Commen-tary, by Rev. H. L. Baugher, D. D., is now in the press. '57. Rev. J. A. Earnest, D. D., of Mifflin-burg, Pa., was married on Sept. 8th, to Mrs. Maria Louisa Cronmiller, of the same place, by Rev. M. L. Shindel. We extend hearty congratulations. '58. Rev. S. B. Barnitz, D. D., the Western Secretary of the Board of Home Missions, re-cently spent a Sunday at Beloit, Kansas, win-ning golden opinions from his hearers. '62. Rev. J. B. Keller of Smithsburg, Md., has resigned. '62. By the will of Miss Sarah Acker, lately deceased, St. Paul's Lutheran church, Lion-ville, Pa., of which Rev. F. Klinefelter is pas tor, becomes the recipient of the interest of $1,000; one-half for the benefit of the congre-gation, and the remainder to be used for the cemetery. '63. Dr. Davis Garber, Professor of Mathe-matics in Mnhlenburg College, died recently at his home in Allentown. '68. Rev. Lee M. Heilman'schurch at Har-risburg, was recently the recipient of a fine THE COLLEGE MERCURY. 90 two manual pipe organ valued at $1,800. The donors, Rev. E. Dason, a retired Lutheran minister, and his wife, are members of Rev. Heilman's church. '70. Rev. E. Manges, of Felton, Pa., as-sisted Rev. H. H. Flick at his Harvest-home communion, at Fisherville, Pa. '71. Rev. S. A. Weikert was presented with a handsome nickle-plated Victor bicycle by the clergyman's friends. '71. Rev. Chas. E. Hay's translation of "Luther's Theology," by Koestlin, is now in press. '72. Rev. Jno. Brubaker was elected a direc-tor of the Seminary, by the Allegheny Synod, at its recent meeting. '72. Rev. B. B. Collins, of Meyersdale, Pa., was a delegate to the large K. of P. convention at Gettysburg, last mouth. '73. Rev. Wm. S. Freas, D. D., of St. Paul's Lutheran church, of York, was pleas-' antly surprised by his devoted people on his return from his vacation. The pastor's study had been attractively repapered and renovated. '73. Christ Second Lutheran church, of Al-toona, of which J. F. Hartman is pastor, cele-brated its twenty-fifth anniversary from the 4th to the 9th of September. '74 The new Lutheran church at New Mill-port, Pa., Rev. M. O. T. Sahm, pastor, is to be dedicated on October 18th. It is a hand-some edifice and cost nearly $7,000. '75. St. John's Lutheran church of Lewis-town, is to celebrate its centennial anniversary from October 18th to 25th. The pastor, Rev. M. S. Cressman, has arranged ah interesting program. Dr. S. A. Ort is to speak on Sun-day morning, and after a week of interesting services, the closing sermon is to be preached by Rev. J. M. Reimensnyder, D. D., of Milton. '75. Rev. M. L. Young, Ph. D., has enter-ed upon the 13th year of his pastorate at Meyersdale, Pa. '76. Rev. Wm. A. Shipman, of the First Lutheran church of Johnstown, Pa., spent part of his summer vacation in Gettysburg. '77. Hon. H. M. Clabaugh, Attorney Gen-eral of Maryland, recently paid the college a visit. He was accompanied by Governor Lowndes, of Md. He takes a great interest in his Alma Mater. '77. Rev. W. M. Baum, Jr., of Canajoharie, New York, spent his vacation in Philadelphia, Pa. '77. Rev. Charles S. Trump, of St. Johu's Lutheran church, Martinsburg, W. Va., has returned from his trip to California. '78. Rev. Adam Stump, of York, Pa., since his return from the West, is delivering a series of interesting lectures on the condition of the West at the present time. '80. Rev. Prof. L. B. Wolf, of Guntur, In-dia, has a book in press entitled, "After Fifty Years," or a history of Foreign Missions in the General Synod. '80. The work of Rev. C. W. Heisler, of Denver, Col., at the late meeting of the Rock River Chatauqua, is very highly spoken of by the press of Sterling, 111. '81. Rev. J. W. Byers, Ph. D., D. D., of Nevada, Ohio, has been appointed one of the Board of School Examiners of Wyandot county, Ohio. '82. The session of Mount Amoena Semi-nary, Mt. Pleasant, N. C., opened on Septem-ber 10th with a large and flattering attendance of young ladies, and others have entered this week. Rev. Prof. C. L. T. Fisher is still at the head of the institution. '82. Rev. A. R. Steck, pastor of St. James Lutheran church of Gettysburg, spent his vacation at Stewartsville, N. J. '83. At a recent meeting of the Allegheny Synod Rev. W. W. Austadt was elected as a delegate to the General Synod and also direc-tor of the Seminary. '83. Rev. Prof. H. G. Buehler and wife, of Lakeville, Conn., have returned from their European trip. '83. Rev. P. Livingston has entered upon the seventh vear of his pastorate in St. Mark's York, Pa. '84, Rev. F. L. Bergstresser was elected a director of the Seminary to serve an unex-pired term of one year. '85. Rev. H. M. Heilmau, of Bethany Luth-eran church, Altoona, Pa., spent a portion of his vacation at Cape May, New Jersey. '86. The corner-stone of Whitemarsh Evan-gelical Lutheran church, near Fort Washing-ton, was laid on Sept. 27, in the presence of a large number of people. The exercises were 91 THE COLLEGE MERCURY. in charge of the pastor, Rev. J. Eugene Diet-terich. He was assisted by Rev. U. S. G. Rupp, '90. '86. M. G. Motter was recently elected as-sistant Prof, of Anatomy in the Biological de-partment of Georgetown University. '87. A very good photograph of Rev. H. C. Alleman, pastor of Trinity Lutheran church, Chambersburg, Pa., appeared in the Valley Spirit, of that city, recently. '88. F. E. Metzger, professor of Ancient Languages in Lutherville College, Md., and Miss Martha Thomas, Eckhart Mines, Md., were married at Frostburg, Md., on Septem-ber 10th. '88. Rev. D. Frank Garland, pastor of the Church of the Reformation, Baltimore, Md., has tendered his resignation in order to accept a call to Taneytown, Md. He will begin at the latter place in October. '88. Rev. Luther S. Black, of the College church, Gettysburg, Pa., goes to Johnstown, N. Y., October 1st. '88. Rev. S. D. Daugherty, of Sharpsburg, has accepted a call to Grace Lutheran church, Altoona, Pa. '89. Morris W. Croll has gone to Cleve-land, Ohio, to resume his duties as teacher of English in the University School where he taught last year. '89. Prof. Ira Tipton has accepted a pro-fessorship in the Hill School, of Pottstown, a private school that prepares students for Yale College. We are informed that his duties will be to teach Latin and English. '89. Burgess R. E. Wible delivered the ad-dress of welcome to the Annual State Conven-tion of the Jr. O. U. A. M., which was held in the M. E. church of Gettysburg. '91. Mr. Schmucker Duncan has returned to Yale College to take up some special studies. '91. R N. Hartman, Ph. D., has charge of the Quant. Chem. Lab. of Tufts College, and will do investigation work under Prof. Arthur Michael. He expects to enter a German uni-versity next year. '91. Rev. C. L. Ritter was one of the speak-ers at the large gathering near Middletown, Md., on August 29th. '92. Rev. George Beiswanger, of Calvary Lutheran church, Baltimore, Md., has issued a neat card of topics of his sermons for the next 6 weeks. He will by special request preach a series of sermons on "What is Mar-riage?" "Is it a failure?" "Whom to Marry," "When to Marry," "How to Marry." '92. The newly erected church at Saddlers, near Shrewbury, York county, Pa., Rev. H. E. Berkey, pastor, is to be dedicated on the first Sunday in November. The church is a union one. Rev. H. H. Weber, of York, Pa., is to preach one of the sermons in German and raise the amount of money necessary to dedi-cate free of debt. '93. Virgil R. Saylor has been elected prin-cipal of the Salisbury schools at Elklick, Pa. '93. Rev. John C. Bowers, of Jefferson, Md., has accepted the call to St. Mark'sLuth-eran church, Washington, D. C. '93. Rev. A. A. Kelly, pastor of the Luth-eran church near Mechauicsburg, and Miss Mary C. Bushman, of this place, were married at the home of the bride's parents on Balti-more St., on Wednesday, Sept. 9. The Rev. A. R. Steck, pastor of St. James Lutheran church, of this place, assisted by Rev. W. C. Wire, pastor of Lutheran church, of Littles-town,, performed the ceremony. '93. Rev. G. W. Enders, Jr., was installed as pastor of the Lutheran congregation at Argusville, N. Y., on Sunday, Aug. 18. Dr. G. W. Enders, of York, Pa., and Rev. A. S. Hardy, of Seward, N. Y., officiated. '93. W. H. Deardorff, M. D., who gradu-ated from Jefferson Medical College in June, has been elected resident physician at the the Methodist Hospital of Philadelphia. '93. Rev. E. E. Parson was ordained to the ministry by the Allegheny Synod at its recent meeting in Altoona, Pa. '94. H. A. Allison has accepted a professor-ship in Susquehanna.University. '94. Charles Piper has opened a gent's fur-nishing store in Tyrone, Pa. '94. C. F. Kloss will take a post graduate course in Philosophy at Yale. '94. Frank E. Fickinger, Principal of the Chambersburg, Pa., schools, was here for a few days looking up his old friends. '93. Fred. H. Bloomhardt spent a few days with the boys in college before returning to the University to resume his studies. THE COLLEGE MERCURY. 92 '94. Elmer E. Stahl has been elected prin-cipal of the Glenville Academy. '94. Clyde B. Stover is Dr. Breidenbaugh's efficient assistant in Chemistry. '94. We are grieved to hear of the sad death of Samuel B. Sorrick. '95. John H. Diehl and Robert L. Meiseu-helder have entered the Junior class of the Seminary. '95. Rev. L. H. Waring was ordained to the ministry by the Allegheny Synod at its re-cent meeting. '96. D. E. Rice is an assistant professor in the Harrisburg High School. '96. G. O. Ritter has gone to Selinsgrove to enter the Theological Department of the Susquehanna University. '96. A. C. Carry has entered Mt. Airy Sem-inary, Philadelphia. '96. The following have entered the Junior class of the Seminary : Fred. J. Baum, W. G. Brubaker, I. O. S. Moser, Charles O. Shaar, H. D. Shimer, W. C. Spayde, G. Z. Stup, J. O. Yoder. '96. L. P- Eisenhart is tutor in mathematics in the Preparatory Department. '96. Mr. Norman Heindel has returned to •New York city to resume his studies in the law department of Columbia University. He remarked before leaving that he would be home to cast his first vote for McKinley at the coming election. TOWN AND SEWIINARY NOTES. S. J. MILLER, Editor. The work on the new High School building is being pushed rapidly. It will be known as the Meade High School and proves to be both attractive and convenient. The St. James Lutheran church has been beautified with a coat of paint, the brick work red, the wood work olive. The Rev. L. S. Black left for his new field of work at Johnstown, N. Y., on the 10th of September. Rev. H. A. Alleman, of Chambersburg, filled the pulpit of Christ Lutheran church, both morning and evening, on Sept. 13th. The game of base-ball which was played on the college athletic grounds, Saturday, Sept. 12th, by the Gettysburg and Hanover teams, resulted in a score of 13 to 5 in favor of the former. The Gettysburg team has the reputa-tion of winning every game played this season. Rev. A. R. Steck, of St. James Lutheran church, preached his second anniversary ser-mon on Sept. 13th. About 40 uniformed firemen, accompanied by the G. A. Band, attended the centennial celebration of the Columbia Fire Company on Sept. 23, 24 and 25. The veteran Bucktails of the 150th Penn-sylvania Regiment held their Biennial reunion at this place on the 24th and 25th inst. They held a business session for the purpose of elect-ing officers, at which time it was decided that they hold their next Biennial meeting here, and also that an effort be made to have a bri-gade instead of a regimental reunion. It was in this regiment that the memorable John Burns fought and saw hard service, all the regimental officers being wounded in the fight. The 37th Annual State Session of the Jr. O. U. A. M., which met here recently, was at-tended by over six hundred delegates. The principal contest of the session was for the office of State Vice-Counselor. The successful candidate was Dr. M. P. Dickeson, of Rock-dale. The following official program was ren-dered : Tuesday afternoon—Parade. evening—Illustrated lecture on Cemetery Hill. Wednesdajr evening—Memorial Services. Thursday evening—Band Concert. From now on the electric cars will run only on special occasions. The seventy-second annual convention of the West Pennsylvania Synod convenes Wed-nesday evening, Oct. 14, in the St. James Lutheran church, this place. The veterans of the Sixth Pennsylvania Cavalry, (Rush Lancers) and their friends, arrived here on the 26th, making their ninth annual pilgrimmage to this historical place. As usual, they held a camp-fire in the evening which proved very interesting. Their tour included Gettysburg, Baltimore and Washington. Capt. Long acted as their guide while here. Teachers' County Institute, which will be held in Gettysburg from Nov. 23rd to 27th, 93 THE COLLEGE MERCURY. promises to be a grand success. Prof. Thoman has made arrangements for the following en-tertainments: Monday evening, Dr Y. M. Philip, of Penn'a. Tuesday "' Col. Geo. W. Bain, of Kentucky. Wednesday " Hon. H. W. J. Ham, of Georgia. Thursday " Hon. M. W. Howard, of Alahama. Friday " The Torbet Concert Company. SEMINARY. Seminary opened Sept. 13th, with about its usual attendance. The class which entered thisjyear numbers nineteen. The dormitory was damaged slightly by the recent storm. The trees along the path from the town to the Seminary were twisted around considerably, some having their limbs broken, others being uprooted. Rev. E. J. Wolf, D. D., preached the ser-mon at the corner-stone laying for the new Lutheran church at Spry, York county, on Sept. 6th. Rev. John C. Bowers, of Jefferson, Md., has accepted the call of St. Mark's Lutheran church, in Washington, D. C. Rev. Bowers graduated from the Gettysburg Theological Seminary in the class of '96. On the 27th of September, Rev. J. E. Hein-dle preached at York Haven. Rev. Dr. Richards assisted Rev. A. R. Steck in the administering of the Holy Communion in the St. James Lutheran church, Sept. 27th. FRATERNITY NOTES. PHI KAPPA PSI. Our institution was recently honored by a visit from two loyal Phi Psis, the Governor and the Attorney-General of Maryland, Lowudes, '64, Pa. B, and Clabaugh, '77, Pa. E. C. S. Duncau, '82, was elected President of the Alumni Association last commencement. H. P. Sadtler, '88, of Baltimore, paid us a flying visit a few days since. We were delight-ed to have him with us. We had the pleasure of having with us for a few days at the beginning of the term, W. F. Lutz, '94; A. C. Carty, '96; W. R. Reitzell,'96. W. F. Lutz, '94, is engaged in journalistic work in Bedford. H. M. Witman, '63, is now in attendance at Yale Divinity school. A. C. Carty is now enrolled in the Lutheran Seminary at Mt. Airy. W. R. Reitzell, '96, is studying law in Hagerstown. White, '97 and Lark, '98, are members of the newly organized Musical Clubs. George D. Weaver was initiated June 13. PHI GAMMA DELTA. Bros. J. A. Singmaster, '73, and E. G. Mil-ler, '85, were present at the opening of college. Bro. D. F. Garland has moved to Taney-town, where he has taken charge of the Trin-ity Lutheran church. Bro. H. C. Alleman, '86, preached in the College church on the 13th ult. Bro. F. H. Knuble, '93, returned from Ger-many on the 5th, ult., and recently spent a few days with us. Bros. DeYoe, '85; Blint, '89, and Fickinger, '94, paid us flying visits last month. Bros. Baum, '96, and Shaar, '96, have re-turned to the Seminary, and Bro. Rice, '96, is teaching at Harrisburg High School. Bro. Lichtner, of Ohio Wesleyan, was in town during the Jr. O. U. A. M. Convention. Bro. Fite, '98, and Stiefel, 1900, played on the foot ball team at State College and U. P. Bro. W111, J. Miller, Jr., was initiated the 13th, ult. . • SIGMA CHI. Dale, Lemont, Pa.; Loudon, Altoona, Pa.; Rosensteel, Johnstown, Pa., were initiated Sept. 5th. Fredericks and Monroe, of Lock Haven, Pa., were initiated on the 12th ult. We have had pleasant visits from the follow-ing Brothers: Shipman, '74; McKee, '88; Fox, '89; Fisher, Alpha Kappa, '94; Hays, Omicioh, '94; Deatrich, '94; Loudon, '96; Heindel, '96; Bixler, W. H., '98; Bixler, A. M., '99- Loudon intends entering the Medical De-partment U. of P. Heindel will continue his course in law at Columbia University. THE COLLEGE MERCURY. 94 Dale, Lawyer and London represent us on the foot-ball team. Hersh, '91, has elegant prospects of being the next District Attorney of Adams county. PHI DELTA THETA. C. S. Smith was initiated Sept. 5th. C. W. Leitzell, '94, spent the summer in Gettysburg. B. R. Lantz, '94, supplied the charge at Kittinger, Pa., during the summer. L. S. Black, '88, has resigned as pastor of Christ Lutheran church and accepted a call to Johnstown, N. Y. We wish him success in his new field. C. W Ziegler, '96, spent his vacation in Gettysburg. J. W. Ott and J. E. Meisenhelder accom-panied the foot ball team to State College on the 26th of September. ALPHA TAU OMEGO. W. H. Menges, '96, was with us during the opening days of this term. A. R. Warner, '96, paid the Chapter a short visit recently. W. O. Nicklas, '94, has been admitted to the practice of law at Chambersburg, Pa. E. S. Stalnaker, 1900, was initiated into the Fraternity Monday night Sept. 14th. J. P. Michler, '97, will enter the law depart-ment of the Washington & Lee University. LITERARY SOCIETIES. JOHN W. OTT, Editor. PHILO. The first of the series of popular "Author's Evenings," was given on Sept. 18. The sub-ject was Shakespeare. Our thanks are due Miss Wisotzki and the Misses Keith, for their assistance at the piano, which added greatly to the evening's program. Miss Leeds, of Washington, D. C, and Master Mark Eckert have also played for us. We were glad to have with us our old friend Bloomhardt, '94. Every new man, and some of the old ones, too, should have heard his speech on the benefits derived from literary society work. New members thus far initiated are Spayd, '99, Ney, McNair, Heilmau and Deitrick, 1900. Others have been elected. The officers now serving are: Armstrong, President. Smith, R. L-, Vice President. Fite, Treasurer. Tilp, Librarian. Miss Sieber, Critic. Kitzrneyer, Cor. Secretary. DeYoe, Rec. Secretary. The next special program will be rendered Sept. 23rd. PHRENA. Phrena Society began her year's work on September 4th with the prospect of an unus-ually prosperous year before her. A large number of the Freshman class are already members, having been initiated while in Prep. In addition to these Weigle and Hurst ot the Freshman class, and Bowers of the Prepara-tory, have been elected to membership. Sloop, '99, and Weigle, 1900, were initiated on September 25. The reading-room was put in working order at once. The new men are welcome to its privileges at all hours. Edward W. Meisenhelder, '98, is Editor-in- Chief of the class annual which is to be pub-lished by his class. Phrena holds the editorship of the MERCURY for this year. On October 9, the following special program will be rendered in her hall. The program will begin at eight o'clock. All are cordially invited. The program of the evening's enter-tainment is as follows : SUBJECT :-HARRIET BEKCHER STOWE. Music—Piano Duet, Misses Kieth Declamation—Longfellow's—"The Slave's Dream," - Lauffer Essay—Biographical Sketch, - - - - , - - Wolf Music—Plantation Melodies. Declamation—Longfellow's—"Quadroon Girl," - Fleck Declamation—Whittier's—"A Virginia Slave-mother's Fare-well to Her Daughter," - - E. W. Meisenhelder Music—Violin Solo, Manges Essay—The Story of Uncle Tom's Cabin, . Woods Declamation—Selection from Uncle Tom's Cabin. - Carney Oration—The Effect of Uncle Tom's Cabin, - - Duck Music—Piano Duet, - - Misses Keith Essay—Mrs. Stowe's Other Works, - - - Stockslager Oration—Harriet Beecher Stowe, - Bikle, Sr. Music—Plantation Melody. The following men hold the chief offices at present: Pres., Duck, '97; Vice Pres., E. W. Meisenhelder, '98; Sec'y, Hickman; Treas., J. E. Meisenhelder, '97; Critics, Bikle, Sr., '97; Bikle, Jr., '99; Woods, '98; Stockslager, '97. Want of space forbids the names of the minor officers. 95 THE COEEEGE MERCURY. ATHLETICS. CHAUI.ES T. I,ARK, Editor. What a bright outlook for the athletics of our institution ! The large crowd of new students contains many athletes of no mean ability. Matters look decidedly encouraging. The present interest in foot-ball is unparalleled in the history of our institution. Our coach, Mr. Best, ex-Eehigb, is exerting himself to the utmost to bring our team up to a high standard-of excellence and his efforts are being rewarded. Of the men who com-posed our last season's team, but five returned to college this fall. It is on this account that the work of developing a good team is a very difficult task, as the men with whom Mr. Best has to deal, are almost all inexperienced play-ers; however, the improvement of the team since it is under his hands, is very marked. Among the contestants for the team who are training hard, are the following : '97—Man-ges, Ott, Schriver, Sheely, Wolf, Smith; '98— Nicholas, Tholan, Krafft, Briner, Kephardt, Fite, Kuendig; '99-Roehner, Herman,Spa3'de, Brumbaugh, Smith, J. M., Smith, C. H., Doty, Cumbler, Trimble; 1900—Young, Good, Steifel, Wisotzki, Koppenhaver, Dale Brandt, Eberly, Williams; 1901—Hagerman, Burns, Kohler, Eoudon. The opening game of the season was played at State College. This institution has one of the heaviest and strongest teams in the State. Our men played against opponents averaging 15 pounds heavier than they were. Had it not been for the fact that we are not in the habit of canceling games, this one would have been declared off on account of the poor phys-ical condition of our men. For the above rea-sons and as this was our first game, the result caused no surprise. Gettysburg on several oc-casions had the ball dangerously near their op-ponents' goal line, making repeated gains but fumbling at critical moments. The playing of this game was of great value to our numer-ous unexperienced men. The result was : Gettysburg, o; State, 40. Captain Burns has been looking up material for our next season's Base Ball team and is much encouraged with the prospect. Among the valuable additions for the nine are: Dale, 1900; Hagerman, 1901; Hurst, 1900; Glad-felter, 1900; Carver, 1900; Stallnecker, 1900; Ney; 1900; Heilman, 1900, and our coming catcher, Deitrick, 1900. At a recent meeting of the Athletic Associa-tion, it was decided that hereafter all our Ath-letic teams be composed of strictly college men. At the same time the Association, recognizing the excellent services rendered by Armstrong, '97, as Manager of our last season's base ball team, re-elected him for the coming season. Lark, '98, was elected Assistant Manager. We would urge on all students who have not already done so, the necessity of their uniting themselves with the Athletic Association. The joining of this Association is not only your privilege but it is a duty which you owe to the Athletics of your institution. We are more than proud of the record made by our team on Sept. 30th, against the strong-est eleven in the country, that of the Univer-sity of Pennsylvania. It is very much to the credit of our men that their team could score but four touch downs in two twenty minute halves, three in the first and one in the second. Their star half-back, Morice, helped swell the score very materially by kicking two goals from the field in the second half. Dale and White did the best work on our part. Dale kicked very well and went around the end for 8 yards, while White went through tackle for 6 and gained 8 by circling the end. In all we gained, by carrying the ball, about 25 yards and captured it twice on downs. Their touch-down in the second half came near riot count-ing, as time was up while the man was run-ning with the ball. Our fellows well deserve the rousing recep-tion the}' received on their return home for, by playing the game they did, they added much to the athletic prestage of our institution. The men composing our opponents' team, such as Wharton, Woodruff, Morice, Dickson, etc., played their positions as they should be played. The line-up was as follows : GETTYSBURG. • POSITIONS. PENNSYLVANIA. Doty left-end Boyle Nicholas left-tackle Uffeuheimer Hagerman left-guard Woodruff Steifel centre Overfeild Koppenhaven right-guard Wharton Ott, Tholau right-tackle Farrar, McCracken Young right-end B. W. Dickson Lawyer quarter-back A. K. Dickson White left-half-back Gelbert Williams, Sheely right-half-back Morice Dale full-back Jackson Score—Pennsylvania, 32 ; Gettysburg, o. Touchdowns—Jack-sou, 3; Boyle, 1. Goals from field—Morice, 2. Substitutions— Tholan for Ott, Sheely for Williams Goodman for B. W. Dick-son, McCracken for' Farrar. Referee—George W. Brooke. Umpire—Dr. Charles H. Schroff. Linesman—Geo. W. Wood-ruff. Time of halves—Twenty minutes each. THE COLLEGE MERCURY. 96 The fact that no foot ball team can stand three hard games in one week, was very forci-bly presented to us on Oct. 3rd, when our boys were defeated by F. and M. to the tune of 24 to nothing. State College, U. of Pa., and F. and M., is decidedly too much of a program for one week. Our team was considerably broken up by the games with State and U. P., and played by no means in their usual form. "The game was noticeable for the small amount of kicking indulged in by either side and the gains were principally made through tackles and around the ends. For Gettysburg, White and Sheely played a star game, while Cessna, Hosterman and Eocher, made brilliant plays for F. and M." We expect to return the compliment on the 17th, at which time we meet F. and M. on the home grounds. Manager Wheeler has had some difficulty in arranging dates but has finally secured the fol-lowing fine schedule: Oct. 10—Open. Oct. 17—F. and M. at Gettysburg. Oct. 24—Ursinus at Gettysburg. Oct. 31—Swathmore at Harrisburg. Nov. 7—Open. Nov. 14—Lehigh at Bethlehem. Nov. 21—St. Johns at Gettysburg. Nov. 26—Dickinson at Carlisle. "BRE'R JOHNSON'S" SERENADE. "Oh, kum kiss me ma honey ! Kum kiss me ebery minit. 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