The faculty propose to inflict some punishment on those students who overran their prayer cuts last year. Petitions for the excusing of last year's cuts are now in order.
A "studentship" of the value L100 is to be founded as Oxford in honor of the late Prof. Stanley Jevons, the holder of which shall devote himself to economic or statistical research.
Dr. Laughlin will give a voluntary ecture today either in Harvard 1 or Harvard 6, to members of his section in Political Economy 1, from 2 to 3 P. M.
Mr. Joseph H. Clarke will probably give three lectures in Baltimore during the winter on "Modern Archxology," "Assos," and "What remains to be done in the East."
The members of Greek 7 who are candidates for final honors in classics, will soon be given subjects for theses, which they may offer in place of Forensics. All juniors who intend to do this must give notice at the office before the first junior Forensic is due.
The higher education continues to make gratifying progress. President Carter of Williams College is said to be "very anxious that his college should have a good ball nine," while we learn from a recent issue of a Harvard paper that the captain of the foot-ball team of that ancient seat of learning "has laid aside everything in favor of work on the field this fall." [Buffalo Express.
On Wednesday afternoon at New Brunswick. N. J., Princeton defeated Rutgers by a score of two goals and three touchdowns to three safety touchdowns. The first inning of the game was very closely contested, only one safety touchdown being scored against Rutgers; and it was not until two of their opponents had been injured that Princeton secured any decided advanage.
The annual report of the provost of the University of Pennylvania says, "In all college life athletics have become a very prominent feature. Recognizing both the advantages and dangers of gymnastic exercise, the board of trustees has resolved to establish a systematic supervision of physical culture, and has so far agreed with an athletic association of alumni and undergraduates that a goodly lot of ground with suitable buildings and appliances, will soon be devoted to athletic sports under the careful oversight of an experienced director.