Mr. Barrett Wendell will take Mr. Gummere's place as the instructor in sophomore themes this year.

The printed notes on History 12 will be ready next Tuesday morning, and will be on sale at Wheeler's, 17 Brattle street.

Much inconvenience has been caused to both instructors and students in some courses by the difficulty of obtaining the text books required.

Captain Cabot took charge of the eleven Thursday afternoon. All candidates for the team will be required to go into strict training at once.

Left on Holmes Field, Friday afternoon, a brown overcoat and a History III. note-book. Finder will please leave at the gymnasium office.

The committee for the cups to be given the 'Varsity crew is composed of C. P. Perin, W. S. Bryant and R. F. McCook; for the dinner, A. C. Denniston, T. J. Coolidge and C. H. Atkinson.

Prof. Shaler, with all the members of Natural History 4 who desire to go, will make an excursion today to Marblehead Neck. The train on which the party goes leaves the Eastern Depot, Boston, at 12.30, and arrives in Marblehead at 1.15. Students can return at 3.30 or at 5 P. M. Prof. Shaler intends to make about eight excursions with the members of this elective during the year. The programme will include probably visits to Mt. Monadnock, the quarries at Quincy, the silver mines about Newburyport, the Cumberland Iron Mountain and other places of interest. All those who intend to take any of the advanced courses in geology are strongly advised to go on these excursions.