Spanish is said to be popular elective at Columbia College.

The Princetonian asks, "Is it true that Appleton is going to Yale?"

It is said that James G. Blaine, Jr., expects to enter the class of '89, at Yale.

The results of the second examination in French can be learned at the office.

One of the finest, if not the finest, collection of American birds, has been presented by Mr. E. E. Farnam to Amherst college.

Blue books for the examinations in Spanish 1, 2 and 3 must be handed to the instructor on or before Monday, January 19.

It is thought probable that Edmund Gosse, the British essayist and poet, will lecture in New Haven sometime this month.

The Princeton Chess Club has received a challenge from Yale. The Harvard Club may expect one next, we suppose.

The foot ball management of Yale received $615 as their receipts from the Harvard game, and $1,800 from the Princeton game.

During the storm yesterday afternoon long blue flames were seen to stream up from the lightning rods on University, showing that the atmosphere was in a highly electrified condition.

At Williams the new Delta Psi chapter house has been begun, and is to be finished by Commencement. It is to be of the Norman style of architecture, with low walls, steep roof and two lowers. It will be built of gray stone.

The idea of holding a field meeting this week has been abandoned by the Shooting Club. No new matches will be opened until after the midyears.

Junior and sophomore themes will not be due today, as we erroneously stated in our issue of Monday, but on Thursday and Friday, respectively.

The battalion connected with the Institute of Technology will give an exhibition drill Saturday afternoon, in the gymnasium on Huntington Avenue.

H. C. Nash, '84, was elected a director of the Massachusetts Rifle Association at the annual meeting last evening, and J. A. Frye, '86, was re-elected to the same office.