Yale is calling for greater exertions on the part of undergraduates to work for the Mott Haven contest. They want to get out all the available material, but find it a difficult task.

Mr. Wendell, the instructor in English, has been making a tour during the examination period through all the large colleges, to learn their various methods of teaching English literature.

Mr. Briggs gives one of his lectures for sophomores in narrative composition today, at 11 A. M. The subject is: "Movement in Narrative," as illustrated by the writings of Scott, Thackeray and others.

The marks in Latin 1, given out yesterday, run low. No one that once responds "not prepared," will be called on again during the half-year. Those who recite will receive extra marks for so doing.

The rooms of the Co-operative Society will be closed on Saturday to enable the superintendent to make up his final report on the amount of stock on hand in readiness for the annual meeting on Monday next.

The members of Mathematic 2 will soon receive a pamphlet containing fifty problems. Forty of these are to be done, on honor, during the succeeding three weeks, and will count in the marks for the first half-year. The marks on the examination will not be announced.

At the meeting of the Lacrosse Association yesterday, a general change of officers took place, caused by the vacancy in the office of president, Mr. W. B. Noble having left college. Mr. C. J. Renter, '84, was elected president; Mr. H. M. Williams, '85, captain, and Mr. E. F. Woods, '85, secretary and treasurer.

It will be recollected that a very prominent excuse offered by Harvard for not rowing Pennsylvania was the expense of preparing a crew, or, at least, of sending one, if only to the Charles River; so it strikes us a trifle inconsistent to talk about sending a second eight. They might, however, be sent on by express. [University of Pennsylvania Magazine.