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Fact and Rumor.

Yale has six graduates in the U. S. Senate.

French 1b will begin today De Musset's Pierre et Camme.

W. D. Orcutt '92 has charge of a department of the New England Magazine.

The recitation of Warren Hastings in English 10 has been postponed until after the mid-years.

A bequest of 2.000 books from the late Dr. Dexter, of Boston, has been given to the Yale library.

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An enterprise has been started in the new State of Washington to establish a college in that state.

The 24th annual dinner of the Williams College Alumni Association will be held at the Parker House, Thursday, Jan. 22.

The examination in German1b will consist probably of two parts,- the first on sight work, and the second on review.

There is a rumor that some of the professors in the literary department at Cornell will resign on account of the rapidly decreasing attendance in the literary courses compared with that in the technical and professional courses.

At the last meeting of the Electric Club G. S. Curtis '92 was elected secretary and T. Hoppin '93 was chosen to fill a vacancy on the executive committee. Dr. Wilson was elected an honorary member. G. T. Page '92 read an interesting paper on "A Model Central Station."

yale University receives $40,000 from the will of Mrs. Fogg, the income to be used in the Theological department, to aid such theological students as shall be especially worthy of receiving it by reason of their mental ability, character and scholarship. $20.000 is given to the University of the City of New York, to be applied in giving greater advantages to the honor scholars of every year. The Union Theological Seminary has two bequests of $20,00 each. To the Berwick Academy of South Berwick, Me., Mrs. Fogg's birthplace, $50,000 is given.

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