The second half-year begins today.

Marks in Latin 3 may be obtained today.

Two of the six-oars in the boat house have been sold to Exeter.

The postponed examination in Philosophy 8 will be given tomorrow.

There will be a rehearsal of the Pierian Sodality this evening at 7.15.

Both sections of Political Economy I. meet at 9 A. M. today in Sever 11.

An agent of the canvas bag fire-escape was at Harvard Saturday to exhibit his apparatus.

Mr. Dyer will read a metrical version of the "Bacchae" of Euripides on Wednesday evening.

The place where the fire ladders are kept under University has been marked with plain white letters.

It is said that lacrosse is rapidly spreading in the west, and is generally held in high favor there.

The last monograph of Scribner's Philosophical Series is on "Energy," by President Porter of Yale.

The Charles-river Railway Company intend to lay 1000 feet of track on North avenue, above their present location at Porter's station.

The boat club of Phillips Exeter have deputed Mr. Garnett to visit the Harvard Boat Club to see what can be done about securing boats.

Robert Grant has written a prose sketch, "Tot Plummer's First Assembly; a Harvard Student's Experience at His First Ball," for Mr. Geo. Riddle.

The horse-cars on Saturday morning were delayed fifteen minutes by an accident at the corner of Charles and Cambridge streets blocking up both tracks.