The la crosse team was out in full force yesterday.

The Glee Club is announced to sing at Salem tonight.

The freshman nine practised on Holmes field yesterday.

A tennis court has been laid out just behind the gymnasium.

A couple of single sculls are offered for sale at the boat house.

French 2 finished the committing to memory exercises yesterday.

There will be four hours of laboratory work in chemistry 1 this week.

Barnes, '85, has been rowing on the freshman crew in place of Yocum.

Some impromptu trap-shooting was indulged in yesterday at the boat-house.

There will be a rehearsal of the Pierian Sodality tomorrow night. A full attendance is requested.

The idlers now blacken the benches on Jarvis field these late sunny days, when the nine is practising.

The "OEdipus Tyrannus" and Plautus' "Captives" are both to be presented this year by the students of Notre Dame College.

The present college postman is a genial fellow, who is rapidly gaining favor by his satisfactory work and obliging manners.

Nothing was decided on at the meeting of the committee for a new song book last evening. There will be another meeting Wednesday at 7 P. M.

Today the assignment of rooms by the bursar takes place. The prizes drawn in this lottery will probably be posted late in the afternoon.

The 'Varsity nine were hard at work on Jarvis field yesterday. Nichols particularly practised throwing to second from home plate, and shows great improvement.

Mr. Harrington, '85, yesterday commenced training for the freshman crew. He may be selected to take the place of Mr. Yocum. His weight is about 170 pounds.

The following notice has been posted in regard to Senior Forensics. "Seniors wishing an extension of time for the fourth forensic may hand it in on April 25, instead of April 18."

Several prominent professors in Eastern colleges, among others Prof. Child, of Harvard, have spoken quite highly of the Shakspere course references recently issued by Prof. Demmon. - [Chronicle.

A curious illustration of the unstability of all things collegiate as well as worldly, is furnished by the ease of the slang term "James," once in vigorous use at Harvard. but now fallen into complete desuetude. Only two years ago, it was a a common designation for what is now familiarly termed the "Gym." The pun was too ghostly for long life.

The Cooperative Society is not a dream. Already the beneficial effects of its establishment are beginning to be felt. To meet the movement one Cambridge dealer, not among the "affiliated tradesmen," has refitted and furnished his store, and announces to students a reduction of 30 per cent. from ordinary retail prices. More may be expected to do likewise soon. "Competion is the life of trade."

There is much complaint of the action of the managers of the Boston ball grounds on Saturday in charging for admission to the grand stand. It has been the custom to admit students to the stand without extra charge.

After a woful experience of cutting winds and clouds of dust, the authorities of Cambridge have finally resurrected their watering carts from the winter's retirement, and set them to work on the streets. The beneficial results of this policy suggests that something be done also to lay the dust on the road-ways through the college grounds, where it is so disagreeable in its effects, especially since the late pleasant weather has caused so many windows to be kept open.

FURNITURE. Parlor, chamber, dining-room, library and office furniture. An immense stock in the warerooms of PAINE'S manufactory, 48 Canal street, opposite Boston and Maine depot.