Prof. Shaler has in press a volume on "Elementary Geology," the first of a series of text books on the science which he at present is engaged in writing.

Mr. Soule, of Soule & Bugbee, the Boston law publishers, has in press a complete bibliography and reference book to all law books in the English language published in any country. To the preparation of this book Mr. Soule has devoted the greater part of his life, and it is expected that the volume will be one of the highest value and importance to all practitioners and students of law.

A Hartford architect says "the best fire escape is a cool head." Yes; but the desire to keep one's head cool is what causes the general demand for fire escapes. - [Ex.

At the meeting of the Boston Scientific Society Wednesday night, Mr. Samuel Gorman of the Agassiz Museum presented a communication upon the "Paradoxical Frog."

At the last regular meeting of the board of directors of the Harvard Co-operative Society, C. H. Atkinson was elected a director of the board to represent the sophomore class.

A work entitled "Figures of the Past," from the pen of Josiah Quincy, class of 1821, has just been published. It contains an account of "Harvard Sixty Years Ago," and some reminiscenses of Phillips Andover Academy.

The Amherst seniors have appointed a committee to draw up resolutions disapproving the action of the faculty in debarring Amherst from the inter-collegiate games, and a mass meeting of the students will probably be held to protest.

The section in Greek 9 will have a short written examination of about twenty minutes on the first half of the "Frogs of Aristophanes" on March 1st, and on the last half March 15th. Greek 7 has short examinations on March 8th and 31st.

The executive committee of the Boat Club met Wednesday evening with the graduate advisory committee, and decided that the latter should meet the president and captain of the Yale Boat Club at New London, on Monday, Feb. 10, for the purpose of settling the conditions under which the race should be rowed. On account of this action the boat club meeting, which was to have been held last evening, was postponed until after the meeting at New London.

The will of the late Henry J. Morgan of New York bequeaths to the president and fellows of Harvard College one share of the valuable residuary estate, after giving his brother some real estate and $100,000, to be applied to the use of the college, the testator's preference, as expressed, being to aid poor young men in securing an education in any of the departments of the institution. Equal shares are also given to Yale, Amherst and Williams colleges to be applied in the same way.