At last evening's meeting of the Hasty Pudding Club, the election of officers for the ensuing year resuited as follows: president, W. S. Barnes; vice-president, A. H. Vogel; secretary, J. A. Frye; treasurer, A. P. Gardner.

The names of those who desire the printed synopsis of History XIII, should be left at once with some member of the committee. If 100 names are obtained, the fee for the first half year will be $1.00. M. W. Richardson, '86, Furber, '87, and Brown, '87, constitute the committee.

The course in Mineralogy that is prescribed for those taking N. H. 4 as a full course, is overcrowded. The result will probably be that only a majority of those who wish to take it can do so. Prof. Shaler has announced a half course allied to N. H. 4 that can be elected in the place of Mr. Huntington's course.

Mr. E. H. Babbitt, '86, has received the appointment of instructor in freshman German for the year 1885-86. This is the first instance of the appointment of an undergraduate as instructor in any department of the University. Mr. Babbitt has had considerable experience in teaching, and as a student of languages he has made his mark while here in college.

At a meeting of the faculty last spring, it was voted that there be appointed by the President an athletic committee consisting of the director of the gymnasium, a physician of Boston, a graduate, and two undergraduates prominent in athletics, to hold office for one year. In accordance with this vote the president has appointed Dr. D. A. Sargent, Dr. Henry P. Walcott, J. J. Storrow, '85, W. B. Phillips, '86, nd C. F. Adams, '88.

Brown is agitated over the prospects of an "Annex."