Lacrosse is becoming popular with the Amherst freshmen.

Two hundred men have paid their dues to the Co-operative Society.

There will be a meeting of the Natural History Society this evening at 7.30.

The Freshman nine defeated a picked nine yesterday by a score of 13 to 8.

For sale - Two good seats at the H. P. C. matinee April 29th. Apply at 1 Weld.

Alarm is felt for the condition of Ralph Waldo Emerson, who is seriously ill with pneumonia.

Business hours of the Co-operative Society are from 8 A. M. to 12.30 P. M. and from 2 to 8 P. M.

The la crosse game with the University of New York, next Saturday, will be played at Cambridge.

The '82 tug-of-war team began practising yesterday, in preparation for the coming intercollegiate contests.

The Sunday Globe contains a carefully written and favorable account of the Co-operative Society and its condition.

Amherst College voted Wednesday to send delegates to the approaching inter-collegiate athletic contest at New York.

The library was well patronized yesterday, today being the day on which most of the junior and senior forensics are due.

The space between Boylston and the library, recently filled in, has been bordered with sod, and will immediately be sown with grass seed.

It is reported that since the death of Mr. Durant, and the absence on vacations of the president of Wellesley College, the students at that institution enjoy some relief from their numerous restrictions, many of which were absurdly stringent.

It is reported that the number of competitive candidates for the Boylston prize speaking is rather small this year. Sanders Theatre is now occupied for general rehearsals. The list of selections to be spoken has been handed in to Professor Hill by the instructors in elocution for his approval.

The Yale crew practises daily from 10 A. M. to 12 M., and from 2 to 5 P. M. The crew will probably be constituted as follows; no change is to be made except in case of accident or sickness: Stroke, H. T. Folsom; M. C. Storrs, 7; W. H. Hindman, 6; L. K. Hull, 5; N. T. Guernsey, 4; F. W. Rogers, 3; J. R. Parrott, 2; H. R. Flanders, 1; D. R. Plessner, coxswain, (85 pounds.)

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.