THE Medical School are in great lack of subjects for dissection. Neither paupers nor Stewarts can be secured for this purpose.

ALL the mathematical talent of the Faculty is employed at present upon the difficult problem of arranging the mid-year examinations.

THE next meeting of the Philosophical Club will be held on Thursday, January 9. The subject for discussion will be announced later.

SIXTEEN men have been chosen at Yale to try for the University Crew, and they will begin training immediately after the Christmas vacation.

GREAT astonishment on the part of the honest postmaster of Wellesley at the number of Advocates which appeared there last Saturday.

THE subject for the fourth Junior Theme, A Division, is "A Christmas Story" (for a child under fourteen). The theme is due January 28.

THE only copy of "The Wreck of the Grosvenor" at the Library is a paper-covered one, which some admirer of the story has kindly presented.

THE first seven elected into the Signet from the class of '80 are as follows: W. S. Andrews, Carruth, Hanscom, Pennypacker, A. Perry, Ranlett, Weimer.

LAST week the petitions were granted of 47 Seniors, 41 Juniors, 83 Sophomores, and 48 Freshmen. How many petitions of the Sophomores were not granted?

STUDENTS are directed to inform the Registrar this week, in writing, whether they intend to drop any of their extra hours of elective study before the mid-year examinations; and, if so, name the study thus to be dropped.

THE mid-year examinations will be crowded into about sixteen days, and the examination in two-hour courses will be held in the afternoon. Three-hour courses will have three-hour examinations as formerly. This will not apply to the Annuals.

A SOPHOMORE is taking German 2 preparatory to the study of "Hopenschauer."

THE Scientific Lectures in Sanders Theatre will not take place until next March. The programme will be ready soon after the Christmas recess.

OFFICERS elected at the last meeting of the K. N.: President, J. W. Babcock; Vice-President, F. E. Fuller; Secretary, H. Gage; Treasurer, E. L. Underwood.

JUDGING from the number of examinations held during the present week, the instructors wish to begin the new year by turning over the leaves of blue-books.