MR. S. M. MACVANE of '73, formerly of the Roxbury Latin School, is to have the required course in Political Economy of Sophomore year.
A GYMNASTIC tournament will be held in the Gymnasium, under the auspices of the Athletic Association, early in March.
THE Pi Eta graduates are soon to give an evening of theatricals in Beethoven Hall, Boston.
AT a late meeting of the Matthews crew Mr. W. F. Weld resigned his position as captain, and Mr. E. T. Hastings was elected to fill the position for the remainder of the year.
ANY members of the Matthews boat-club who desire to try for positions on either of the club crews are requested to send their names, before March 1, to Mr. E. T. Hastings, Matthews 8.
HARVARD men will find some extremely witty burlesque writing in the item column of the last, Advocate, under "Comments on the Recent Fire"; the hits there are too good not to be continued, and we look for more.
ATTENTION is called to the Fancy Dress Ball to be given in Boston the 24th February, at Music Hall, by the ladies of the Boston Centennial Committee. Tickets, $2.00 each, can be obtained at No. 8 Matthews.
A PROMINENT Senior amused, himself, during the late warm season in Hollis, by looking out of his window in that ill-fated building and smiling placidly on the crowd. Where should a man be happy, if not by his own fireside?
THE fourth and last assembly took place on Wednesday evening, February 2, and was a brilliant affair. The managers have a comfortable balance left over, which will be handed down to the Junior managers, and a Subscription Assembly will be given immediately after Lent.
AT a meeting of the Holyoke boat-club, held on Wednesday evening, Mr. W. C. Riggs, '76, resigned his position as captain, and Mr. Denton, L. S. S., was elected to fill the vacancy, Members of the club who wish to be considered candidates for the crews will begin work at once in the Gymnasium, under the direction of the captain.
THE events of the Gymnastic Tournament of the Athletic Association at the Gymnasium, March 4, are as follows: Swinging Indian clubs; putting up dumb-bells; parallel bars; horizontal bars; vaulting, two-handed and one-handed; standing high jump; light-weight and heavy-weight sparring; light-weight and heavy-weight wrestling.
JUNIORS will take for their fourth forensic one of the following subjects:-
Does the possession of a good memory afford any indication of the presence or absence of other mental powers?
How far may the exercise of tact by individuals, or of policy by corporations, be an unselfish act?
How far does self-consciousness hinder action?
What are the causes in the increase of novel-writing over a hundred years ago?
A SCRUB-MATCH between the members of the Rifle-Club took place Tuesday afternoon. Appended is the score:-
S. S. TOTAL.
Denton 4 5 4 4 3 3 4 3 0 3 -- 3
4 -- 33
Tallant 4 2 3 4 3 4 5 4 4 4 -- 4
4 -- 37
Bacon 4 3 3 4 4 4 4 3 4 4 -- 3
5 -- 37
Leeds 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 4 5 4 -- 4
4 -- 40
Bolton 3 4 3 3 3 4 3 3 4 4 -- 3
4 -- 34
Russell 5 3 4 5 4 5 4 4 4 3 -- 4
4 -- 42
LET the wicked tremble, and the sinful man beware of the Lampoon.
FOR the general convenience we have arranged the following directory of the present residences of the former occupants of Hollis:-
SENIORS.
C. H. Barrows, Dolton's 11. E. B. Lefavour, W. 53.
J. K. Berry, T. 4. W. H. Moody, II'ke 19.
W. M. Bradley, W. 23. C. T. Peckham, S. 28.
J. E. Cleaves, 26 Brattle Sq. G. S. Pine, Epis. Theol. Sch.
H. T. Finck, M. 20. L. H. Smith, 12 Story St.
R. H. Gardiner, L. B. 9. C. E. Ware, L B. 9.
W. H. Gore, S. 5. T. C. Williams, T. 4.
F. H. Kidder, 26 Brattle Sq.
JUNIORS.
S. W. Clary, 10 Oxford St. A. H. Jayne, Prof. Palmer's.
J. Colan, Zool. Hall. F. T. Rusk, C. 69.
J. W. Gilman, 11 Shepard St. G. Ryder, C. 41.
R. W. Greenleaf, T. 33. F. W. Smith, 10 Oxford St.
J. R. W. Hitchcock, L. B. 10. E. H. Strobel, W. 42.
SOPHOMORES.
Z. A. Gleason, 341 Broadway. H. A. Wood, S. 2.
W. H. Schaefer, Holmes House. S. B. Wood, C. 27.
FRESHMEN.
G. H. Burrill, 19 Church St. A. Poor, Epis. Theol. Sch.
J. F. Conlan, Zool. Hall. W. C. Prescott, C. 65.
F. L. Crawford, C. 11. J. H. Taff, C. 65.
F. De M. Dunn, 19 Ch'h St. F. H. Temple, C. 65.
W. B. Hill, 717 Camb'ge St. W. F. Towne, L. B. I.
F. A. Houston, C. 65.
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