The candidates for the freshman nine are pulling chest-weights and playing hand-ball regularly. The candidates for pitcher begin practice this week.
The second junior crew was entirely ignored in the Advocate's list of candidates, and the weights given for many of the men, especially of the sophomores, were inaccurate.
The students of Brown University will soon present the tragedy of Columbus. The costumes will be copied from the paintings in the Capitol at Washington.
It is stated on the authority of the Yale News that in 1845 the seniors there won the boat race from the freshmen by tying a stone to the latter's boat.
The Yale gymnasium project is suffering from the report that nearly the whole amount necessary has been subscribed. Only a little over $1.000 has been pledged so far.
The sixth lecture on "Health and Strength" is to be delivered by Dr. Farnham this evening. The following is a synopsis of the lecture : Effects of syphilis on the digestive system. Effects of exercise on the digestive system. The heart and the circulation of the blood. The pulse. Various influences which affect the heart's action.