THE basement of the new Gymnasium and most of the first floor are already up. It will evidently be a very fine one when completed, but there does not seem to be much prospect that '79 will enjoy the use of it.

STUDENTS entering college or returning from vacation are requested to leave their address - name of building or street and number of room - at the Post-Office, so that their letters can be delivered without delay.

AT a meeting of the President and Fellows of Harvard College, held July 8, 1878, a communication was received from the secretary of the committee of fifty graduates formally conveying Memorial Hall to them. The gift was accepted under the specified conditions, and a vote of thanks was passed.

THE following Juniors obtained Second-Year Honors: In Classics: F. H. Allen, Almy, W. S. Andrews, Atwood, Baldwin, Billings, Bradley, Cole, Fowler, W. H. Hills, Jones, Kenneson, Lea, Moors, O'Keefe, Pellew, Quincy, Townsend, Tupper, Weimer. Highest honors: Hawes, Leister. In Mathematics: Field. Highest honors: Hale, Hobbs, H. M. Perry. Twenty-six in all, against thirteen last year.

REGULATION OF SEATS AT MEMORIAL HALL. - Each member will himself sign the Table List every Thursday noon. Every seat not reported occupied every Thursday will be filled from the list of applicants. Every person whose name is reported will be charged board for the ensuing week. Notice of withdrawal must be given one week in advance; otherwise, board will be charged for the week. Members desiring to change or exchange seats must leave a request therefor on the Auditor's desk. Seats may be retained during temporary absence by notifying the Auditor in writing, and claims for deduction for such absence must be made immediately upon return. Claims not so made will not be allowed.

"WHY, holloa, old fellow, how are you?

Just arrived from Europe to-day?

Were you sea-sick crossing the Channel?

Did you see all the sights while away?

"Of course you did not omit to

Pay a visit to old Temple Bar?"

"O no; we ordered a cobbler

And drank to the health of the Czar."

THE Junior Class will meet in U. E. R. on Tuesday, October 1st, at 3 1/2 o'clock, to receive instructions for their first Forensic.

BY a new arrangement of the Prescribed Philosophy, Logic will not be taught the first half-year, nor Metaphysics the second. The hours set down for these studies on the Tabular View will therefore be disregarded, and all Juniors and Elective Sophomores will present themselves at one of the following times to arrange with their instructor permanent hours of recitation:-