- The College Library is now heated by steam.

- The Thanksgiving Recess begins on Wednesday.

- The Seniors have selected Pach of New York for their class photographer.

- President Porter gave his first reception to the Seniors on Monday, Nov. 19.

Princeton.- The Bric-a-Brac is out, and is pronounced a success.

- Candidates for the nine are hard at work in the Gymnasium.

- The Glee Club and the College Orchestra have agreed to give a concert early in December for the benefit of the boating Association.

Trinity.- A visiting bishop was lately wooded up in chapel by the Sophomores.

- The printing-office of the Tablet was partially destroyed by fire. The loss was about $1,000.

- Bishop Williams is lecturing to the Seniors on the Holy Roman Empire, and to the Juniors on the history of England and the United States.

Amherst.- There is a complaint of "an unusual amount of noise in the dormitories."

- The Faculty has been petitioned to grant a three weeks' vacation at the end of this term.

- It has been suggested that a game of "Hare and Hounds" take the place of the Field Day of the Athletic Association.

- The interest in foot-ball is unabated. The class teams practise every day. Williams has been challenged, and Tufts' challenge accepted. The game with the latter was appointed for the 14th.

Williams.- The East College hydrant is the source of much discomfort.

- It is probable that a Snow Shoe Club will be formed this winter.

- The fall meeting of the Williams Athletic Association was more successful than usual. The winners of the Pig Back Race (25 yards) made the remarkable time of 13 1/2 seconds. S. H. Reed, '78, came off victorious in the Potato Race (twenty potatoes, five feet apart). His time was 21 minutes, 51 seconds.

Eton College, England.- Foot-ball is in a flourishing condition.

- The Musical Society is to give a Concert at the end of the Half.

- There is to be the usual competition for the Prince Consort's Prizes for Modern Languages, some time during this month. The usual prizes will also be given for the English Essay and Latin Prose.

Bowdoin.- The class of '81 now numbers fifty.

- Valuables have been stolen from the student's rooms.

- Mathematics is an optional study with the Sophomores.

- The Autumn Field-Day of the Athletic Association has been abolished.

- The Boating Association has decided that it is advisable to hold a Fall Regatta.

- The Sophomores have been expelled for disturbing a Freshman class meeting.

Brown.- The Reading-Room Association has paid its debts.

- The navy is free from debt. It is hoped that a University Crew will be organized this winter. It is also proposed to form class crews.

- Much interest is manifested in base-ball. Two class matches have been played between '80 and '81, in both of which '80 was victorious.

Miscellaneous.- Lafayette is wildly excited at the recent marriage of a '78 man.

- At Colby University the marriages of both a '79 and an '80 man draw forth words of warning.

- Oberlin is vexed that "young women are not permitted to attend the young men's literary societies, or receive visits from gentlemen at their own."

- The substitution of an extempore debate for the oratorical exhibition at the Intercollegiate contests is talked of.

- Almost all the colleges reported as having adopted the cap and gown have denied the accusation.