There was a cut in History 8 yesterday.

The freshman scholarships have been assigned.

Dr. Oliver Wendell Holmes is to visit England soon.

Meeting of Institute of 1770 tonight at 7.30, instead of Friday.

The third chamber, concert is announced for next Tuesday evening.

Business meeting of Pierian Sodality tonight at 7 o'clock at No. 8 Weld.

There will be a meeting of the Finance Club tomorrow at 7.30 P. M, in Sever 22.

Vigorous training is being indulged in by the contestants for the winter meetings.

The freshman recitation in Advanced Greek 1 will be held today in Sever 18 from 9 to 10.

Dr. Snow intends to cover most of the United States History through the War of 1812 before the mid-years.

Dr. Sargent has an article in the February number of the North American Review on "Physical Culture in Our Colleges."

The second lecture of Prof. Sargent will be given in Sever 11 at 2 P. M. today. Subject, "The Bony Framework - a Basis for Muscular Development."

Prof. Lyon's Assyrian readings will be given at 7.30 P. M. today in Sever 11. Subject, "Selections from Commercial, Legal, Religious and Military Documents."

The Boston Journal thinks Harvard's university crew for this year will be somewhat weaker than last, but that superior skill may balance the loss of strength.

At the meeting of the Harvard Union tomorrow evening the question for debate will be: "Resolved, That the system of athletics in vogue at Harvard during recent years is for the best interests of the students." The principal disputants are, affirmative - G. E. Lowell, '83; T. J. Coolidge, '84. Negative - W. B. Noble, '84; F. I. Carpenter, '85.

Dr. Wadsworth lectures at 2 P. M. today in the Museum of Comparative Zoology on "The General and Microscopic Characters of Lencite, Tourmaline, Andalusite, Fibrolite, Cyanite, Titanite and Staurolite."

A gentleman connected with the New York Herald recently told a friend that there were constantly ten or fifteen Yale graduates "hanging around" the Tribune office looking for a position on that paper. College graduates do not seem to be in demand on the metropolitan press.

A Virginia paper says that William and Mary College at Williamsburg has entirely gone down. Last year there was only one student, this year none. The president has a splendid residence just out of town, and the buildings are quiet and lonely looking and seem to hide within their walls much of wisdom, but this is all that is left of the once proud seat of learning.

The Chess Club of Columbia College it is said has thus far defeated the University of Pennsylvania, Haverford College, Harvard College, and now adds a game with Yale to an unbroken record. Challenges to engage in similar games have been sent to Princeton and Williams Colleges, but have as yet been unanswered.

All of last year's Yale crew are now in training with the exception of Storrs who has graduated. In addition to these men, Beck, Merritt and Souther, '84, Cutler, '85 and Cowles, '86, new men, are candidates. It is expected that before the week is over five more will enter, so that there will be two eights training. The men appear on the track at 10 o'clock each morning and run a certain distance, to be changed each day, and at half-past ten will begin work on the rowing weights.

Mr. Howells' new novel, "A Woman's Reason," which will be begun in the February number of the Century Magazine, promises to resemble some of his earlier books rather than his last. The first instalment opens the story in Boston among familiar streets - the Common, with its "Brewer Fountain and its four seasons of severe drouth" - and concerns itself with a Miss Helen Harkness, who "danced through Harvard," (mystifying statement) was graduated, and proposed to by several of the men of her class, whom she judged were all silly, and accordingly refused.