Prof. James B. Thayer sails for Europe in a few days.

Yale was granted a half holiday on Washington's Birthday.

There were no recitations in Professor Norton's courses yesterday afternoon.

The classes of '81 and '82 Columbia had dinners in New York on Thursday.

Prof. John Williams White has accepted the presidency of the Co-operative Society.

Prof. Langdell of the Law School has been unable to meet his sections for the last two days.

The editors are canvassing the college for subscriptions to the next volume of the Lampoon.

The Freshman Lacrosse Team will play Andover and other preparatory schools this spring.

The New York Times declares Geo. Riddle to be the most accomplished and versatile reader of the day.

Mr. George Riddle will play Romeo to Miss Mary Anderson's Juliet at the Boston Theatre this evening.

Members of the Co-operative Society are reminded that tickets must now be shown whenever an order is given.

President Eliot and Dr. Peabody attended the recent dinner of the Philadelphia Alumni of Harvard College.

Prof. C. L. Jackson addressed the Institute of Mining Engineers at the Hotel Brunswick Thursday evening.

The late Dr. Bacon, of New Haven, once said to Professor Summer of Yale College, "I do not see anything in free trade except, 'Thou shalt not steal.' "

The first nine of the Hasty Pudding Club from '84 are as follows: Goodwin, Coolidge, Bryant, Biddle, Wesselhoeft, Sexton, E. A. S. Clarke, Perkins, Robbins.

A large number of the officials at the head of the present administration are college men. Arthur is a graduate of Union, David Davis of Kenyon, Frelinghuysen of Rutgers, Lincoln of Harvard, Folger of Hobart and Brewster of Princeton. Besides these, in the Forty-seventh Congress now holding its last session, 39 of the 76 senators have received a collegiate education, and in the House of Representatives, 152 out of 299 have enjoyed similar advantages. - [University Quarterly.

President White says, as to the coeducation of the sexes at Cornell, that in the classes men outrank women in study, and that a few will be far ahead, but that women have a better general average.

A set of "Pencil Sketches from Sophocles' Ajax" has just appeared, representing characters and scenes from the recent presentation of that play at Cambridge University. It is as valuable from an artistic point of view as it is of interest to the classical scholar.

Says the Advertiser: "In Professor Childs' work on the "English and Scottish Ballads," Harvard College has added another to the long list of scholarly productions which show her to be a living literary centre, as well as an instructress, creating new thought as well as imparting the old."

Just before the close of the exhibition of the Rice fire escape, a slight accident occurred. As one of the students was sliding down the escape, and when he had almost reached the ground, the rope broke, causing him to fall a short distance. No injury was done except to the reputation of the fire escape.

Dr. Royce will give on Thursday evenings during March a course of four lectures on the "Religious Aspect of Philosophy" in Sever 11. Subjects: March 1: Introduction, and discussion of the ethical element in religion. March 8: Suggestions about the theoretical element in religion. March 15: Further suggestions about the theoretical element in religion. March 29: On scientific and religious faith.

The Harvard HERALD speaks of "one instructor in college" who makes it a public boast that he reads no newspapers. That would be shameful if it were a fact, but I question it. No man who can read, and is in the possession of his senses, could so shut himself out of the world, unless he went off and lived as a hermit beyond the boundaries of civilization. The instructor may say, and possibly even think, that he does not read the newspapers, but you could corner him on cross-examination. It is a silly boast, and especially silly when coming from a college instructor. - [Progress.