- The expenses of the Foot-Ball Club last year were $859.75.

- The report of the formation of an undergraduate Rifle Club is false.

- W. W. Collier, of Penn Tan, N. Y., has been elected captain of the University crew.

- A Yale Book, on the plan of the Harvard Book, published two years ago, is soon to appear.

- A canvass of the Junior class shows eighty-six votes for Hayes, thirty-one for Tilden, and three for Peter Cooper.

- The Tilden men in the Junior class have formed a political club, and named it "The Sumner Club," after Professor W. G. Sumner.

- The Sophomores are divided as follows in their political preferences: For Hayes, 124; for Tilden, 24; for Cooper, 1; don't care, 2.

- Two Sophomores have received a leave of absence from college for the offence of assisting some Freshmen in retiring at a seasonable hour.

- The captain of the Yale University crew proposes to put two six-oared crews into practice, from which he can select the eight to row Harvard next summer. A race will probably occur between these crews in two or three weeks.

- In the fall races at Lake Saltonstall, October 14, the six-oared race between the class crews was won by '77, time 13: 27 1/4; the single-scull race was easily won by Livingston in 16:02 1/4; the six-oared race between the Academic and Scientific Freshmen was won by the former in 14: 07; the four-oared shell-race between '77 and '79 was won by '79 in 21: 05 3/4.

Cornell.- The Cornell Navy is $2,000 in debt.

- Nearly $1,100 have been subscribed, chiefly in New York, to send the Cornell crew to England next spring.

- Professor Russel has entered upon his duties of President of the University during the absence of President White.

- President White delivered an address to the students, and held a reception for the Seniors before he sailed for Europe.

- The University Boat Club has received $1,100 from the Trustees of the University, as a temporary loan, and their bill for the boat used at Saratoga has been paid by a liberal undergraduate.

Princeton.- The question of wearing caps and gowns is being discussed.

- Preliminary intercollegiate contests were held in the Chapel on October 14.

- Sunday morning chapel and the Sunday afternoon lecture have been abolished. A short service at five o'clock takes their place.

- Some of the foot-ball rules at Princeton are as follows: No player shall throw or carry the ball. No tripping shall be allowed, nor shall any player use his hands to hold or push an adversary. No player shall wear spikes or iron plates on his shoes.

Tufts.- The Sophomores won the game of foot-ball with the Freshmen by three goals and a touchdown.

- Political opinions of the College are: For Hayes and Wheeler, 92; Tilden and Hendricks, 25; noncommittal, 5.

- Twenty-two different subjects have been made elective in the Senior year. The required work of the class will occupy eleven hours of the week.

Amherst.- The tuition fees at Amherst College have been advanced to $100.

- The Nine took in more gate money in their game with Harvard on May 20 than in any other game of the season.

- Daniel Pratt, G. A. T., has reached Amherst. He supports Hayes and Wheeler, - "to preserve the vocabulary equilibrium."

- The College Rowing Association has turned all its property over to the Base Ball Association, and has given notice that Amherst will have nothing to do with any intercollegiate club that may be formed.

Miscellaneous.- The Corporation of Brown University have voted that the existence of secret societies among the undergraduates is unfriendly to the best interests of the University.

- While the Wesleyan Senior Class crew was exercising on Tuesday evening, their boat struck a rock and swamped. Cyrus P. Marsh from West Newtown Penn., one of the crew, was drowned before any one could reach him.

- The Intercollegiate Literary Association announces for this year examinations in Latin and mental science in addition to the contests in oratory and essay-writing and the examinations in Greek and Mathematics. The subjects for essays are: "The Federalist Party in the United States," and "Hawthorne's Place in Literature."

- The Williams athletic sports occurred October 14. The times were as follows: Quarter-mile run, 58 1/4 s.; half-mile run, 2 m. 24 1/4 s.; one-mile walk, 8 m. 39 1/2 s.; 100-yard dash, 11 1/4 s.; sack-race, 50 yards, 13 1/2 s.; mile run, 6m. 18 3/4 s. The base-ball throw was 323 ft.; the running high jump, 4 ft. 11 in.; running long jump, 16 ft. 5 in.

- The College of the City of New York began its winter term, Wednesday, September 27. The Senior class numbers 51, the Junior 62, the Sophomore 94, and the Freshman 197. Of the 696 applications for admission to the introductory class, 519 were successful.

- The Freshman classes at the various colleges number as follows:-

Harvard 246 Dartmouth 60

Cornell 180 Oberlin 52

Yale 150 Trinity 35

Amherst 83 Hamilton 30

Williams 68 Tufts 26