THE Nine needs a catcher.

THE Index came out Tuesday.

FIFTEEN men are training for the Nine.

Now Harvard needs a literary magazine.

THE Law School nominates Senator Bayard for the Presidency.

A MAN had an epileptic fit at the corner of University during the fire.

MR. MATCHETT is now giving lessons in fencing in the new Gymnasium.

IT is not true that several Seniors have already applied for janitorships.

"THE GENUINE ANNEX CIGAR" is a conspicuous sign on Milk Street.

THE members of the adjoining sisterhood object to being "annexed." (Fact.)

IT is reported that eighty young ladies have applied for instruction here next year.

THERE are sixteen students in the Scientific School, and twenty-five instructors.

THE next meeting of the O. K. will be held on the first Wednesday evening after the recess.

IT is not true that Mr. Knobby, '80, has been summonsed for having "dog" in his room.

THE Hasty Pudding Club talks of having an additional set of rooms for its weekly meetings.

A NEW cord netting has been placed around the base-ball enclosure at an expense of about $100.

COPIES of No. 1 of the present volume of the Crimson are desired, and will be paid for at Sever's.

AT the last meeting of the Natural History Society, papers were read by Professor Shaler and Mr. Faxon.

THE name of the hound who returned at midnight on the night of the chase has not yet been ascertained.

IT may prevent some misunderstanding to state that Dr. Bellows's name is in the Catalogue as an Overseer.

CHRISTMAS recess extends from December 22 to January 4, both days included. By authority of the Corporation.

THE dust that rises from the loose sand-floor of the base-ball enclosure is very injurious. A new floor will have to be made.

A SUBSCRIPTION is being started for a fund to defray the expenses of the lectures and prizes of the Natural History Society.

SCENE: Recitation in Analytic Mechanics.

Prof. - Gentlemen, I understand that Stoughton is on fire. Cos. x2 = u, &c.

STUDENTS can get tickets for the Glee Club Concert in New York at 18 Little's.

INSTRUCTORS expect the young ladies, as they do not have the full number of hours, to study three hours on each lesson.

THE first eight of the Pi Eta from '81 are as follows: Howard, Hemenway, Chase, Rolfe, Roberts, Folsom, Talbot, Paine.

ONLY four members of the adjoining sisterhood take the whole course, and three of these are daughters of Unitarian ministers.

THIS is the season when a student's lady friends remind him that they are tending tables at a fair and have season-tickets for sale.

COPIES of Nos. 4 and 5 of the Crimson have been obtained, and subscribers who were unable to get their copies will find them at Sever's.

THE German marking-machine proved a grand success in Pol. Econ. 2, and entitles the inventor to be ranked among the greatest philanthropists.

THE sharp edges of the woodwork of the Gymnasium are being smoothed off, in order that men may not injure themselves by falling against them.

THE young ladies who are receiving instruction from Harvard Professors held a sociable last Friday evening in order to become better acquainted.

IT is not true that Stoughton was fired by a hired incendiary, in order that the reproach of those nineteen empty rooms in Thayer might be taken away.

IF permission can be obtained, it is proposed to start a subscription to pay for heating Sanders Theatre for an instruction room in elocution.

IT is stated that not a single College building is insured, as the Corporation think it cheaper to lose a building occasionally than to pay the annual insurance.

THE barber's pole which was brought to light during the late fire is now in the possession of the Crimson. The owner may recover it by calling upon the Crimson, and proving property.

THE Echo has complimented the Crimson by selecting one of the latter's brevities as a standard for its jokes. Having obtained a standard, the Echo should now offer a few jokes to be tried by it.

FOLLOWING are the names of the men who are training for the Freshman Crew. First eight: Hammond (stroke); Kip, 7; Curtis (Capt.) 6; Cabot, E. T., 5; Burch, 4; Chapman, 3; Richmond, 2; Belshaw (bow). Second eight: Rand (stroke); Baxter, 7; Rice, 6; Sawyer, 5; Lathrop, 4; Lane, 3; Cary, 2; Endicott (bow). H. G. Chapman, Secretary; W. A. Aspinwall, Treasurer.

IT may be well to mention that the statement in the last Advocate that a vote had been passed upon the building to be erected with the money left by Mr. Hastings is, to say the least, premature.

THE following are at present training for the second eight: Hemenway, '81; Dean, '82; Blodgett, '82; Hammond, '81; Stephens, '81; Baldwin, '82; Boutelle, L. S.; Hubbard, '82; and M. S. St. C. Wright, '81.

MUSIC received from Arthur Schmidt, 146 Tremont St.: Forget me not (Song), Gatty; Murmuring Wind (Song), Cirillo; Gavotte Favori, Strachauer; La Favorite, La fleur de Mai, and Chant du Savoyard, by Henry Strauss.

FIRST of the series of concerts by the Philharmonic Orchestra will be given this evening in Sanders Theatre. Performance will begin at eight o'clock.

THOSE gentlemen who took the first number of the Crimson, and failed to come for the second and pay their subscription, will confer a great favor upon the editors by returning the copies which do not belong to them, so that the men who have paid can be supplied.

AESTHETIC BOSTON. Scene: Exhibition of Mr. Hunt's Paintings.

Old Lady loq. - Will you be so good as to point out to me a few of Hunt's pictures?

Young Lady (standing before "The Belated Kid"). - Oh, I don't like it, the sky is too realistic!

THE Harvard Index is now ready at the University Bookstore: price, 35 and 50 cents. It contains complete lists of the members of all the societies, including the several new ones, a college directory, full information as to our athletic sports, and other interesting matter.

MEETING OF FRESHMAN CLASS.A meeting of the Class of '83 was held Tuesday evening, Dec. 16, in Upper Massachusetts. The meeting was called to order at 7.15 P. M., Mr. Perry presiding. Mr. Perry stated that some of the members of the class and the crew were dissatisfied with both the elections for the captain of the Freshman crew, and also that they were both illegal. The president then stated that the meeting had been called to consider what action should be taken to elect a permanent captain. Mr. Crawford was then declared the temporary captain of the crew, as he was the only one that had been elected at a legal meeting. Mr. Crawford then called a meeting of the candidates for the crew for Thursday, Dec. 18, at 2.30 P. M., in Thayer Hall 58, to elect a permanent captain.

THE next Advocate will be published on the Tuesday after the recess.

IT is reported that the first edition of the Harvard Register will be 4,000 copies, and that one will be sent to every alumnus.

DR. SARGENT has had a room in the new Gymnasium fitted up for his own use, and both he and the janitor sleep in the building.

MEMORIAL HALL will be kept open during the recess, and those who are away will receive allowance for temporary absence. This plan is, on the whole, the fairest that can be adopted.

SCENE: Room in Weld last Friday. - Freshman in bed. - Enter Goody.

Goody. - Why, are you here?

Fresh. - Yes.

Goody. - I'm surprised. I did n't know that school begun to-day.

MR. HOOPER, the Treasurer of the University, thinks the College will not have money enough to get through the year with, without running into debt. The number of students in the College this year is less than last, and the expenses of the College are greater. What is needed is money given out and out, and not legacies for buildings.

WORK on Stoughton is being pushed forward rapidly, and a new roof is already partly in place.

THE Athletic Association is in receipt of a kind invitation from the Secretary of the Westchester Hare and Hounds Club, to take part in their run on Christmas Day. The start will be at 10 A. M., at Shradee's Hotel, Woodlawn, on the N. Y. and Harlem Riv. R. R. Any Harvard man in New York should avail himself of this invitation.

THE programme of the concert this evening is as follows:-

PART I.

1. Overture to Ruy Blas in C Minor, Op 95. Mendelssohn.

2. Recitative and Aria. "Che faro senza Euridice." from Orpheus. Gluck. Miss Mathilde Phillipps.

3. Symphony, No. 8, in F Major, Op. 93. Beethoven.

PART II.

1. Introduction to Lohengrin. Wagner.

2. Recitative and Aria "Ah! quel giorno," from Semiramide. Rossini. Miss Mathilde Phillipps.

3. Overture to Oberon, in E major. Von Weber.

ATTENTION is called to the advertisement of Dr. Tourjee's Conservatory of Music on page vii. This establishment is well adapted to meet the musical wants of Harvard men.