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Fact and Rumor.

In the Yale-Wesleyan foot ball game on Saturday, Richards, the Yale halfback, was hurt in the knee and will probably be kept from playing for a month.

A Chinese girl is studying English branches at the Ohio Wesleyan University. She intends to become a physician for the sake of the women of her native country.

The present Freshman class at Princeton, which numbers 140, is the largest, cheekiest and altogether the most remarkable class that has ever entered that college.

The canvass the Dental School results as follows : Blaine, 8 ; Cleveland, 7 ; St. John 1. Of the Bussey Institute, Cleveland, 4 ; Blaine, 2. This completes the canvass of the University.

Gov. St. John says that a majority of the students in American colleges are prohibitionists in theory, though not connected with the prohibition party. He says that Harvard is behind in this respect.

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Prof. Shaler will conduct another excursion with the section in N. H. 4 this afternoon to the Quincy District. The exact time at which the train will leave will be announced on the bulletin boards this morning.

At the meeting of the drum corps yesterday afternoon, it was decided to wear the costume selected by Drum Major Winslow, an exaggerated Turkish uniform. Instead of a fez, however, the corps will wear black plugs with H. D. C. upon the front.

On MOnday afternoon Dwight defeated Sears at Clyde Park, winning three sets out of four. Dr. Dwight played splendidly, and never in better form, The unevenness of the court seemed to trouble the champion considerably. the score of the four sets was 7-5, 6-2, 1-6, 6-2.

The costume of the police squad is to consist of red hats, with visors about ten inches in length, blue coats "a lamode," white pantaloons, and last but not least, a billy about as large as a base ball bat. It is sincerely hoped that the vainglorious mucker will, by this display for once be vanquished.

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