Greek II began the Medea at the first recitation of this term.

Yesterday, Demosthenes' De Corona was begun in Greek VII.

The Advertiser criticises Mr. Wendell's new book very favorably.

There will be an important meeting of the Hasty Pudding Club this evening.

A layer of cinders and ashes is being put on the new tennis courts back of the law school.

Students in Philosophy I complain greatly about the temperature of their lecture room.

Many members of the faculty as well as the usual number of students enjoyed Lohengrin last evening.

The arrangements for the sale of seats for the Pudding theatricals are announced in another column.

Dartmouth is to have a fair continuing for three days, the proceeds of which are to be given to the nine.

The Advocate appears to-morrow. It will contain the latest, most carefully revised critique of the Duchess Emilia.

The disputants for the next debate at the Union are J. M. Goodale, '85, S. Storrow, '87, affirmative; C. P. Robinson, '85, and S. D. Richardson, '86, negative. The question to be debated is "Resolved that a change of ministry in England is desirable.

Hereafter, notices must be left at Leavitt and Peirce's before 9.45 P.M., in order to insure insertion in the next morning's paper.

The excellent course of lectures and readings given by the Shakspere Club will conclude this evening with readings by Mr. Jones from "As You Like It."

Two freshmen were talking to as many young ladies in a Madison avenue horse car. Said one with a fearful drawl, as they passed, the college, "Aw, Charlie, do you remember that place?"

"It seems to me I do. I am not sure but I went there to school when I was a boy." -Ex.

The Amherst College senate threaten to withdraw their base-ball nine from the league if betting on the game becomes as prevalent as it was last spring. The senate are supported by a strong element in the college who believe that "backing up" the nine by wager is the most effective means of demoralizing the players.- Ex.

President Eliot responded to the toast of "Our Alma Mater" at the dinner of the Rhode Island Harvard Club held at Providence, Wednesday evening. He claimed that the government of Harvard was intensely conservative and any undue precipitancy was thereby avoided. Improvement, however, had been made slowly but surely. Harvard was encouraging the students to do things for themselves, and as a result they had already organized and successfully managed Memorial Hall and the Co-operative. He also asserted that a good spirit of scholarship could not exist except as the results of free will and intellectual ambitions. The best discipline, he stated, was that of responsibility. The university is to train men, in whom personal independence of thought is of primary importance. In no field does college education tell more than in the field of business.