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passes through the Apalachian mountain ridges up to its sources, we as- 

 certain that the aggregate thickness of the stratified rociis of Pennsyl- 

 vania is equal to 43900 feet or 8 miles, and thus our knowledge of the 

 structure of the earth may be affirmed to extend downwards to the 

 depth of not less than eight miles. 



COLLEGE RECORD. 



The Philomathsean and Phrenakosmian Societies of Pennsylvania 

 College celebrated their Anniversaries, in Christ's Church, the former on 

 Wednesday evening, tlie 18th ult., and the latter on Wednesday evening 

 the 25th ult. That the unusually large audience, which crowded the 

 church on both occasions, was highly interested and delighted it is need- 

 less to state. To institute a comparison between the performances of 

 the young gentlemen, would be invidious ; but we hesitate not to say 

 that they all, no doubt, gave ample satisfaction to the societies which 

 they severally represented, and to others who had the pleasure of hear- 

 ing them. The orations of the performers were, in general, well pre- 

 pared and well delivered, and reflected honor on their authors. We 

 were particularly pleased with the moderation, and freedom from ex- 

 travagant praise of their subjects so common on such occasions, which 

 was displayed by several of the speakers. 



Order of Exercises of the PhilomathcBan Society : 



Prayer by Rev. J. P. B. Saptler. Orations — "Byron" — M. W. 

 J^ferrj/m«n, Baltimore county, Md. "Dignity of Human Nature" — A. 

 C. Wedekind, York', Pa. "Modern Humbugs" — H. C Eckert, Littles- 

 town, Pa. "Mysticism" — J. A. Houck, Gettysburg, Pa. Benediction — 

 By Rev. Dr. Krauth. 



Order of Exercises of the Pkrenakosmian Society : 



Prayer by Rev. Prof. W. H. Harrison. Orations — "Little Tilings" 

 Gr. Albert., Adams county. Pa. "The utility of the Classics" — Wm. H. 

 Stevenson^ Gettysburg, Pa. "Character and Death of Gen. Hamilton" 

 — Wm. H. Witherow., Gettysburg, Pa. "The last night of Sodom" — R. 

 A. Fink., Middletown, Md. Benediction — By Rev. Dr. Krauth. 



It is no more than justice to state that the interest on those occasions 

 was greatly increased by the very appropriate and excellent vocal and 

 instrumental music fui-nished by the "Hayden Association," of Gettys- 

 burg. Their efforts to please and entertain proved eminently success- 

 ful, and were regarded as exceeding in quality and execution all of a 

 similar character presented on former occasions. 



