The reading-room is daily growing more popular.

The hour examination in Philosophy 1 will be held on Tuesday, Dec. 15.

There was a serious explosion at the Chemical Laboratory of Tufts day before yesterday.

Mr. Wendell of the Harvard Observatory observed the other evening, the comet lately observed at Paris.

The Princeton freshmen recently defeated the Naval Academy in Annapolis at foot-ball, score 10 to 0.

The Library petition is still at Bartlett's. About three hundred names have been obtained.

The cups that have been presented to the 'Varsity crew are on exhibition at Bartlett's.

The Harvard Union is to have a shingle of a very tasty and unique design.

Dr. Wheeler will meet the students in German 4 to-day at 9 o'clock at Sever.

Lasell Leaves has a matrimonial department. Send lock of hair and $1.00. Latin School Register.

James S. Markaye the noted playwright, will lecture at Cornell on the Science of Athletics.

The following members of '88 appeared at the gymnasium yesterday as candidates for the sophomore crew: Baldwin, Carpenter, Abbot, Fuller, Griffin, Barnes, Blossom, Lighthall, Ewald, C. S. Hervey, Page, Workum and Stowell.

There is a movement on foot for a new chapel petition. It will be essentially the same as the one presented to the faculty last year. A thorough canvass of the college will be made.

The winning of the Northern football championship by Williams has aroused desires at Williamstown to match their eleven against some of the inter-collegiate teams next season.

The Yale News exhorts its readers to remember that they must not be too confident in regard to foot-ball next year. Complaints in regard to Yale's poor playing against Michigan are frequent.