The new dean of the Princeton faculty is very unpopular.

The next theme in English 5 will be due tomorrow. Subject optional.

Dr. Royce will lecture before the Philosophical Society this evening.

The number of men trying for the Cornell crew is very small.

The Columbia papers say that their freshman class contains some very fine track athletes.

The captain of the nine at Brown met with a severe accident while practicing in the gymnasium last Friday.

A regular mathematical seminar is to be held at 4 P. M. this afternoon, in University 19.

Mr. Briggs' lecture today will be with special reference to the requirements of the fourth sophomore theme.

Pneumatic rowing machines have been placed in the Princeton gymnasium.

The trustees of the University of Pennsylvania have approved the action of the faculty in rejecting the athletic resolutions.

Ninety-six students were lately struck off the list of the University of Berlin because they had not even paid for one lecture.

The arrangements of the Inter-collegiate Press Association are at length completed for giving and receiving reliable reports.

The News says that the recent resolutions passed by the conference in New York may fairly be called the "Harvard resolutions."

Sophomore theme 3 will be returned today, as follows: Abbot to Dickey, Sever 3; Dike to J. W. Richardson, Sever 5; M. W. Richardson to Wyman, Sever 1.

The farce entitled "A Cup of Tea" will be presented by members of the Everett Athenxum, at the Athenxum rooms, Friday evening, at 7.30. All past members are cordially invited.

There will be a half-hour examination in Greek 7, as soon as the section finishes the oration of Demosthenes. The history of Thucydides will then be taken up.

A college student wrote home to his father for some money to buy books. The father promptly replied: "I shan't give you any money to throw away on books. You don't need them. I've been through college myself." [Ex.

Prof. Laughlin gave an interesting lecture in Political Economy 1, yesterday, on the present condition of the silver question in this country, blaming Congress for the careless way in which such an important issue was treated.

Colby University has lately been the recipient of two fine pieces of sculpture. One is the original model of the Roger Williams statue, and the other is the model of "The Signing of the Compact," which stands at present at Plymouth.

The debate of the Harvard Union last evening was fairly well attended in spite of the inclement weather. The disputants of the evening, Messrs. Root and Currier and Messrs. Coffin and Rich for the affirmative and negative acquitted themselves well and were supported by several speakers from the floor.

The Manual of the Harvard Club of New York for 1884 has just been issued. The list of names shows a membership of 332. Among the members from recent classes are G. Andrews, '83, Perry Belmont, '72, Paul Dana, '74, L. L. Delafield, '83, Prescott Evarts, '81, L. Godkin, '81, U. S. Grant, Jr., '74, H. G. Leavitt, '83, R. S. Minturn, '84, J. A. Noyes, '83, W. H. Page, '83, E. N. Perrin, '82, Theodore Roosevett, '80, Barrett Wendell, '77 and E. J. Wendell, '82..