The junior thesis is due to-day.

Princeton has five '89 men trying for the 'varsity nine.

The blue books have been returned in Political Economy 1. They are divided into four grades.

Prof. Edward Tuckerman, the noted botanist of Amherst, died on Tuesday. He was a graduate of Union College in 1837.

In the last chess game between Steinitz and Zukertort, the former was victorious. He now has the lead by two games.

H. A. A. membership tickets will not admit to the crew benefit Saturday, as the meeting is not given under the auspices of the H. A. A.

It has been definitely decided by Yale to form a lacrosse twelve to compete for the Oelrich's cup. The candidates for the team have already begun work.

Twenty-four men are training for the Williams nine, and the whole college is rejoicing over its admission to the Inter-collegiate Base-ball Association.

The arrangements by which the winter meetings were carried on this year are generally considered much more expeditious than they have been formerly.

Those who take part in the crew benefit Saturday, will receive tickets admitting them, and are requested to call at once on Mr. Lathrop and get them.

The Yale News speaks of the gentleman who has been writing the articles to the Nation on the relative growth of Harvard and Yale as Professor Page of Harvard.

Princeton is in difficulties in raising enough money for her ball nine. The average amount subscribed last year by each student was one dollar and fifty cents.

Philosophy 3 will begin the study of Logic to-morrow. Professor Royce will not use any text book, but students are advised to do collateral reading in Jurus.

Yesterday, in Political Economy 4, Professor Dunbar requested that any further reporting of his lectures in that course in the Boston papers be dispensed with.

All those who are to take part in the first part of the programme next Saturday are requested to meet Mr. Lathrop on the gymnasium floor each afternoon this week to practice their parts, it being desirable to have everything go off with a snap.

At the last meeting of the United States National Lawn Tennis Association a vigorous attempt was made to have the national tournaments held in the vicinity of New York, but by a narrow majority Newport was retained as the place for the coming contest of this year.

General Sheridan delivered a stirring eulogy on the life and character of General Grant, on Tuesday evening of last week, at the Academy of Music, New York. The lecture was for the benefit of the monument fund, and the audience was large and appreciative.

Next Friday evening in Sanders, Mr. Bronson Howard will lecture under the auspices of the Shakspere Club, on "The Autobiography of a Play." At a time to be announced later, Mr. Franklin H. Sargent, director of the N. Y. School of Acting, will lecture under the same auspices.

Probably the largest literary prize ever offered is that of $1,000,000 to be given in 1925 by the Russian Academy for the best work on the life and reign of Alexandria I. In 1855, shortly after the death of Alexandria I, the sum of 50,000 rubies was offered by one of his favorite ministers, to be given as a prize a century after his death, and this at compound interest will amount in 1925 to $1,000,000. - Yale News.