Saturday afternoon dances in the gymnasium, are features of student life at the Institute of Technology in Boston.

The Wesleyan College of Vermont is closed on account of an outbreak of scarlet fever among the students.

Vassar and Wellesley both lay claim to the young lady who amended Shakespeare thus: "Be not a negro of your speech."

The next junior theme will be due two weeks from yesterday, on Jan. 22. Subject, a criticism. The advanced section will hand one in on the same day.

Boston University has just received $40, 000 from the Hon. Alden Speare to endow a professorship in the college of Liberal Arts.

Gilbert and Sullivan's new opera, the Princess Ida, was brought out Saturday evening at the Savoy Theatre, London, and met with enthusiastic approval.

The initial concert of the Technology Glee Club was held in Boston on Jan. 2. A programme of twelve numbers, including a guitar solo, was rendered in a creditable manner.

The American colleges derive two-fifths of their income from tuition fees, which is four times the proportion which the English Universities get. Students furnish them with only one-tenth of their yearly resources.

Albert E. Kent of San Francisco, a member of the Yale class of 1853, who a year ago presented Yale with $50,000 for the purpose of erecting a chemical laboratory for the academical department, has added $25,000 to the original gift. The addition will necessitate a change in many of the plans projected for the laboratory, and will greatly increase its facilities.

The next meeting of the Harvard Union will be held in Sever 11, at 7.30 Tuesday evening, Jan. 15. Question for debate, Resolved, "That the requirement of Greek for admission to Harvard College should be abolished." Principal disputants, for the affirmative, Messrs. O. F. Hibbard, '84, and Roundy, '85; for the negative, Messrs Barnes, '84, and Young, '85.