WHITE beavers at Wyeth's for the Drum Corps.

THERE will be a Bicycle Club meeting next Thursday evening to elect officers for the ensuing year.

THE first Harvard Assembly will take place before Christmas, probably during the first week in December.

MR. C. P. CURTIS, JR., '83, has been elected Business Manager of the Crimson from '83.

THE Reading-Room under the auspices of the Harvard Union was opened yesterday.

THE Drum Corps and fifers are showing marked improvement, having had frequent rehearsals this week.

ALL entrance fees to former meetings of the H. A. A. will not be returned unless claimed before Wednesday, November 3.

MR. GEORGE C. BUELL, '82, has been elected editor of the Crimson, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Mr. J. K. Mitchell.

THE Harvard Cricket Club has played seven games since its organization, winning five of them. It will play no more matches this autumn.

AFTER several statements and counter-statements, it is at last announced that the procession will take place "positively" next Monday night.

THE Glee Club has arranged to give a concert at Quincy on Thursday, November 11, and it is especially desirous that all its members should attend rehearsals.

IN his second lecture on Physiology and Hygiene, Professor James finished the subject of Touch, and began that of Sight, which will be continued next Wednesday.

THE Finance Club had a very interesting meeting Wednesday night, and it is probable that some novel steps will soon be taken by them for the advancement of the study of economic questions.

NEARLY five hundred torches were distributed by the Marshals at the Society Building on Wednesday afternoon, and more were given out yesterday. It is expected that at least six hundred students will be in the procession.

THE H. A. A. has received an invitation from the McGill Athletic Association, to take part in the latter's autumn sports next Saturday at Montreal. We learn that Mr. E. J. Wendell, '82, has entered his name in several events.

THE cast of "OEdipus Tyrannus," to be produced in the spring, is as follows : -

OEdipus Mr. George Riddle.

Priest of Zeus Mr. W. H. Manning, '82.

Creon Mr. J. H. Adams, '81.

Tiresias Mr. Curtis Guild, '81.

Jocasta Mr. L. E. Opdycke, L. S.

Corinthian Mr. A. W. Roberts, '82.

Herdsman Mr. G. M. Lane, '81.

Messenger Mr. Owen Wister, '82.

The chorus, numbering fifteen, will be chosen from among the undergraduates. There will probably be a reading rehearsal very shortly.

THERE are three Japanese students at Vassar.

EXETER beat '84 at football last Wednesday. The Freshmen do not yet play well together.

A YALE lock has been put on the door of the new Reading-Room. None but members of the Union can receive keys, for which a small deposit will have to be made, to be returned on the delivery of the key.

THE following oarsmen have been rowing on the first Eight the last few days : Chapman, '80; Good-nough, '82; Luck, '82; Brandegee, '81; Hammond, '83; Chalfant, '82; Howard, '81; and Curtis, '83.

THE Harvard Union will meet next Thursday at 7.30 P. M. The subject for debate is : Resolved, That the Government of the United States is tending toward a dangerous centralized power. Affirmative, Messrs. Dazey and Sewall; Negative, Messrs. Hart and Burton.

ENGLISH 6. November 4, at 2 P. M., in Sever 5. Debate on the following question : Resolved, That the continued existence of the Republican party is unfavorable to the establishment of order and civil freedom in the Southern States. Affirmative, Messrs. Adams, Godkin, and Dazey; Negative, Messrs. Coolidge, DeWindt, and Jackson.

AT the last meeting of the Harvard Natural History Society, the following new members were elected : DeWindt of '81; Buell, Gardner, Cabot, Putnam, Goddard, Dabney, Hardon, W. E. Stone, Oxnard, Sewall, Sedgwick, Warren of '82; C. B. Perkins of '83; Bangs and Denman of the Scientific School.

THE last two readings in Mr. Riddle's course at Lyceum Hall will be given on the 9th and on the 16th of November. At the first, besides selections from "Romeo and Juliet," he will read "Tot Plummer's First Assembly," a very amusing account, by the author of the "Frivolous Girl," of the experiences of a Sophomore at his first Harvard Assembly. At the second, he will read selections from "Macbeth," and "The Sewing School for Scandal," written by one of the authors of "Rollo."

THE following are the subjects for Junior Themes, Section A : -

1. In despite of its much boasted science and art, is this civilized world still savage and hard?

2. Any one study, of whatever kind, exclusively pursued, deadens in the mind the interest, nay, the perception of any other.

3. The errors of some minds in scientific investigation are more fruitful than truths of others.

Themes are due on Tuesday, November 23. According to the new regulations, no written exercise will be received at any other time than that previously announced by the instructor.

THE Sophomores held a class meeting Wednesday evening to elect Marshals in the place of Messrs. Morison and Cabot, who go to Canada with the Football Team to-day, and will not be back in time for the torchlight procession. C. H. Kipp was made First Marshal; W. Soren, Second Marshal; and C. P. Curtis, Jr., Third Marshal.

MRS. J. B. WILSON, Tiffin, Ohio, says : I have worn an Improved Excelsior Kidney Pad, and received more relief than from all remedies I have ever tried. I cheerfully recommend it to all sufferers. - See Adv.