Freshman base-ball subscriptions should be paid as soon as possible to Mr. Marsh, manager of the freshman nine, 6 Matthews.
The annual convention of the Inter-Collegiate Athletic Association will be held at the Fifth Avenue Hotel, New York, February 25.
The class committee intends to open a book for those who wish heliotype albums. These albums only contain the likenesses of members of the class.
The defence of Charles W. Stickney, '76, who is now held at Denver, Colorado, on a charge of murdering two persons, will be based on the insanity plea.
No business of importance was transacted at the meeting of the Lacrosse Association, Wednesday evening. A meeting will soon be held to decide upon the uniform and adopt rules.
Mr. W. C. Osborne, Princeton, '83, secretary of the Princeton Athletic Association, visited the gymnasium and college buildings yesterday. He expressed himself as very much pleased with them.
The New York Times thinks that our Williams correspondent was rather hasty in giving his opinions of Dr. Chadbourne. It says, "When the HERALD'S correspondent cools off he will probably be more just."
Dr. Sargent says that the interest taken in athletics in college has never been so great as now. The students, as a body, and not the few prominent athletes alone, are showing great enthusiasm in their gymnasium practice.
The debate in English 6, yesterday, was on the question, "Resolved, That the bill now pending before Congress to allow members of the Cabinet on the floor for purposes of speech, should be passed." Affirmative - Rogers, Whiting and Keep. Negative - Webb, Allen and Delafield. Decided in the negative. The subject for next time is, "Resolved, That the dismissal of Gen. McClellan from command in November, 1862, was expedient." Affirmative - Putnam, Eaton, W. H. Dunbar. Negative - Cheney, Hubbard, Sewall.
W. M. Burr, '84, has been very sick at his home in Newton. He is about to take a trip south for his health.
Many of the might-of-beens are graduates of Harvard. - [Ex.] Most of the must-have-beans are Sunday boarders at Memorial.
The sparring in the coming athletic meetings will probably be better than it was last year. It will be hard to fill the places of a few prominent athletes who left last year, and consequently some of the other events may not be as good as they were last spring.
Two large photographs, one of Messrs. Bancroft and Thayer of the class of '78, and the other a back view of Mr. Bancroft, have been presented to the Athletic Association. They are now being framed, and will soon be placed in the meeting room of the gymnasium.
It is stated on good authority that a finely illustrated edition of Whittier's poems will soon be published, similar to that of Longfellow's which made its appearance last year. The engraving will be executed in the finest possible manner and the book will probably appear about the first of April.
FURNITURE. The largest assortment of Parlor, Chamber and Dining Room Suits ever offered in Boston is now being placed in PAINE'S warerooms, 48 Canal street, opposite Boston & Maine depot.