The Advocate completes its 40th volume in February.

Minister Phelps is the latest candidate for the Yale Presidency.

There will be a recitation in Chemistry I this week at the usual time.

Dr. Sargent is proceeding rapidly in photographing the men examined this year.

Dixey celebrates to-night the 500th consecutive performance of Adonis in New York.

The repeal of the foot-ball rules was greeted with great enthusiasm through-out college.

Yale and Princeton are reported as being very willing to re-admit Harvard to the league.

Sophomore theme VI is due to-day in Sever 3 between 2 and 4-30 p.m. Theme V will be returned.

This year's Christmas vacation is one week shorter than usual and recitations will begin Jan. 6. - Yale News.

The students of Maine University, which was founded fifteen years ago mainly through the influence of three clergymen, now enjoy optional prayers. We believe Harvard was founded by a clergyman 250 years ago.

The new sticks ordered from Canada by the Lacrosse Association have arrived and may be had at the Secretary's room.

The N. H. Society meeting last night was unusually well attended, and Mr. Harris' paper was exceedingly interesting.

Owing to Dr. Goddard's sickness, his division of Greek B will be heard in connection with Prof. Croswell's, in Sever 35.

Mr. A. M. Lord, '83, for many years an editor of the Advocate has just issued a small edition of his clever poems which can be found at Amee's.

The new President of Bowdoin, the Rev. DeWitt Hyde, is growing very popular with the students. He is said to be in full sympathy with them.

John A. Porter, '78, is at work on a volume which will include the best contributions to the Yale Literary Magazine and to the different college papers since their establishment.

The programme for to-night's symphony concert. (Calm Sea and Happy Voyage) Mendelssohn, Hungarian Rhapsody, Liszt, Scandinavian Symphony, Cowen. Mr. Loeffler will play Bruch's violin concerto in G minor.

The Political Economy of Prof. Thompson, of the University of Pennsylvania, has been translated into Japanese. Prof. Thompson will be remembered as the Protectionist lecturer who addressed the students last winter.

"I was afraid that the new rule that base-ball players should not receive more than $2,000 salary, would have a depressing effect," remarked McSwilligan.

"What effect have you noticed?" asked Podsnap.

"Why the President of Yale College has resigned." - Pittsburgh Chronicle.

Invitations are out for the Cambridge Assemblies, which will be given at Hemenway Gymnasium on the evenings of Jan. 9th and Feb. 6th. The matrons are Mrs. C. W. Eliot, Mrs. M. Wyman, Mrs. C. F. Walcott, Mrs. A. Gray, Mrs. A. L. Devens and Mrs. E. C. Pickering, and the parties are under the management of Dr. Henry P. Wolcott, Mr. S. L. Thorndike, Mr. J. P. Hopkinson, Mr. R. H. Dana, Mr. A. Perrin and Mr. Albert Thorndike.

H. U. B. B. A. Candidates for the University Nine will meet Thursday, Jan. 7, at 7.30 p.m. in 11 Weld. It is especially desired that new players should present themselves at this meeting.

W. B. PHILLIPS. Capt.