The examination in French 1 was a decided surprise, and source of gloom to many of the once happy and confident members of the course. It covered pretty completely the work of the term.

The Examination paper in Greek 5, yesterday, though somewhat long, was eminently fair in its questions. Members of the section were allowed to substitute the marks obtained in the hour examinations of the past half year for certain portions of the paper.

The men in English 12 who find it hard to write a page of MS a day will be pleased (?) to know that Alexandre Dumas would not have quite finished his works, if he had written fifteen pages (each of two hundred words) every day for twenty-two years.

The Sophomores who have no conflict on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 11 o'clock, will attend Mr. Wendell's lectures at these hours, in Sever 11. All other Sophomores will attend Mr. Brigg's lectures to the Freshman class in Sever 11, on Tuesdays and Saturdays, at 9 o'clock. The afternoon lectures will be discontinued.

The students in college little realize what a priceless boon has been extended to them. A firm has been established in Chicago known as the "Student's Literary Bureau," whose object will be to write "essays, orations and poems on every conceivable subject or theme." The terms are at the rate of one dollar for a single oration or essay. It is to be hoped that the firm will not be favored with many calls from this quarter.- (Amherst Student.