Odds on the tug-of-war teams are favoring '84 and '86.

The Everett Athenaeum at its last meeting indulged in a spelling match.

The winter meetings of the H. A. A. will begin at 2.30 P. M. each day.

A director from the Scientific School is to be chosen at Memorial tomorrow.

The London Spectator locates Yale College at New York. Such is fame.

G. P. Keith is rowing stroke in the senior crew until the return of S. Coolidge.

W. Baker and R. D. Smith, Jr., have been elected stewards of the H. A. A. from '86.

E. J. Wendell, '83, is travelling in India with the Rev. Phillips Brooks. It is reported that Mr. Wendell is seriously ill.

Will the gentleman who exchanged a 7 for a 6 7/8 Ilsley hat please notify the auditor of Memorial Hall, and exchange?

H. I. Dillenback, '82, although editor of the Boston Times, is not, as was stated recently, editor of the Yankee Blade.

Workmen have begun tearing down the buildings adjoining Hilton's Block, preparatory to the erection of an addition to the block in the spring.

The sophomore tug-of-war team, which is to pull next Saturday, has been chosen as follows: Soule, Homans, Baldwin and Bradford (captain and anchor).

The majority of the present senior class at Harvard intend to study law. The present sophomore class at Dartmouth are taking lawlessness as an elective. - [Ex.

An athletic club has been started at Lassell. Its members expect to take an hour's walk about Auburndale every day, rain or shine. Pie, cake and pork are prohibited.

Mr. Wendell will return Junior Themes (IV.) with criticisms today as follows: Agassiz to C. B. Davis, 2 to 2.30; C. T. Davis to Goodspeed, 2.30 to 3; Goodwin to Jack, 3 to 3.30; Jennings to Nichols, 3.30 to 4; Noble to Ziegler, 4 to 4.30. Those who have conflicts at those hours will come from 4.30 to 5.30.

The Co-operative Society has made out its list of affiliated tradesmen, which is considerably larger than last year's, and will have it printed ready for distribution in a few days.

The cup for general excellence in wrestling at the winter meetings of the H. A. A. is on exhibition at Bartlett's; also two of the cups which will be given as prizes in the several events.

The last Chamber Concert will be given by the Beethoven Club tonight. The programme will be: Quartette in D major, Mendelssohn; "A Dream," Haydn; Quartette, "The Miller's Daughter," Raff.

JUNIOR THEMES. - Division B, Theme IV. The themes of the first sub-section, Abbot to Ellis, have been returned or are in the boxes in Sever 3. The time for returning the rest, Gifford to Wyeth, has been postponed till April 20.

M. J. DRENNAN.The fourth Sophomore Theme is due today. Subjects: 1. Prose Translation of the Aeneid XII. 614-952,-the fight between Aeneas and Turnus. 2. A Description of one of the Carnivorous Plants. 3. Richard Wagner. 4. Franklin at the Court of France. 5. Mirabeau. 6. Half-way through College. 7. Necessary and Unnecessary Expenses of Undergraduates.

Harvard has for some time been calling for fire-escapes. The authorities have heeded the call and will supply each room with a strong staple and rope. No doubt the first freshman that tries the escape will jump from the window with one end of the rope tied to the staple and the other around his body. The philosophical soph will run down stairs to tie it around a tree, and then go back to slide down. The junior will not need the rope, for he will be down at Carl Mattes' until all the fires on the premises have been extinguished. The senior will take a last, long lingering look at his Langtry chromo and die happy. - [Argonaut.