PAST members of the Signet are invited to be present this evening to meet Professor J. W. White, who has been elected an honorary member.

DR. SARGENT has begun to re-examine the men to see what changes have taken place. He finds that the arms and chests have developed wonderfully.

IN the application for rooms in the College buildings for the year, a curious change is noticed. Last year students wanted cheap rooms, usually those under $125, but this year the more costly rooms were put first in choice on the application.

THE subject for the next debate in the Harvard Union is, "Resolved, that supposing the Republican and Democratic parties to nominate equally good candidates for the next presidency, it will be for the good of the country that the Democrats should win." Messrs. Quincy and Sewall are to speak on the affirmative; Messrs. Storer, '82, and Washburn, '80, on the regative.

THE average weights of the crews are : Seniors, 167; Juniors, 152; Sophomores, 164; Freshmen, 169.

NEXT Monday evening there will be an important meeting of the Lacrosse Club in Holden Chapel.

MR. C. A. REED, '81, read in Hist. 6 a well-written and studied thesis on the campaigns of Charles the Bold against the Swiss.

THE Bicycle Club is to have a dinner in Boston at 8 o'clock, Wednesday evening of next week. An entry-book will be placed at Bartlett's. Tickets $2.50.

IN the Monday World, whose "College Chronicle" is always interesting, a summary of students' votes for President is given, - 48 colleges - 13 in New England, 20 in the Middle States, 6 in the South, 9 in the West - give a total vote of 8,650.

THE committee to visit the Botanic Garden are : (Chairman) Mr. Leverett Saltonstall; Messrs. Fred. L. Ames, Wm. Boit, John Cummings, Wm. Gray, Jr., Augustus Lowell, H. H. Hunnewell, J. Warren Merrill, Francis H. Osborne, John C. Phillips, Dr. H. P. Walcott.

THE Courant says, "When the time comes, Yale will start an 'eleven' boom harder to tackle and get on to than the 'boss fifteen.'" The only difficulty with that "eleven" boom will be that, like Dundreary's bird, it will have to "fl-flock all alone by itself in a c-corner."

ON Tuesday evening next, April 27, Henry Ward Beecher will deliver a new and popular lecture at the Ruggles Street Baptist Church, Boston. A good male quartette will sing before the lecture. Tickets can be obtained at Childs & Lane's, 116 Tremont St.

THE examinations for Second-Year Honors in Classics will take place May 8 and 10. The subjects will be the translation of the specified portions of Greek and Latin authors supposed to have been read by the candidates, and the translation of Greek and Latin at sight. The examinations in Greek and Latin composition will be postponed until the end of the term, and will then take the place of final examinations in Greek 4 and Latin 3, counting both for honors and for the year's mark in those courses.

THE Herreshoff Manufacturing Company of Bristol, R. I., is building the steam launch for the University Crew. Mr. Alexander Agassiz made the contract for it. The cost will be $3,600. The craft will be so arranged that the machinery can be controlled from the standing room forward or aft, and the direction can be changed without swinging round, as she will be sharp at both ends. The Company guarantee a light boat, that will run as fast as an eight can row and that will not make a wake which will interfere with the shells.

A LADDER has been put on the last floor of each entry of Matthews, so that in case of fire the occupants can go on the roof and jump off. This is only a choice of ropes.