Thirteen men have joined the Total Abstinence League within the past week ; eight from '86, three from 87, and two special students.
Mr. Cummings, '63, has left the Law School and entered the Divinity School.
The Yale News gives the following interesting item : the candidates for the 'varsity crew were measured for shoes the other day.
The Freshman game with Yale, '87, has been postponed till Saturday, December 1.
The Wesleyan University foot-ball eleven defeated the University of Michigan team 14 to 4, at Hartford, Connecticut, recently.
Numbers have been given to the members of English 5 to place on the back of their themes instead of their names.
Yesterday the University and Freshman teams played no regular games but employed the time in practising rushing etc.
The Round Table begins an article on Luther as follows : "Four hundred years ago tonight, the angels were bearing to earth a sweet and beautiful soul."
The Christmas number of Harpers' Magazine is said to be the finest issue of the magazine that has ever appeared. The illustrations by Dielman, Abbey. Fredericks, Pyle, Church, and Reinhart, are particularly fine, far surpassing anything that has ever been seen in this country or abroad.
In the report of the treasurer of Yale College for the year ending July, 1883, it is shown that the aggregate amount of invested funds in all the departments of the university is $1,924,327.84. Increase since proceeding report, $77,698.07.
The Michigan Chronicle states that the team this year is very much stronger than it was two years ago, and that they fully expect to secure at least one victory in playing the teams of the inter-collegiate association.
The present number of the century contains the first part of Robert Grant's "An Average Man." The story is about two Harvard graduates and part of the scene in the opening chapters is laid at Harvard.
SENIOR CLASS PHOTOGRAPHS.Mr. Pach's room photographer is expected here on Thursday. All those who wish to have their rooms taken are again urged to make appointments at the studio as early as possible, as his stay here will be short.
GORDON ABBOTT, For the Committee.