Boyden, '85, is a candidate for change pitcher on the 'varsity.

A fire escape has been recently built in Hilton Block.

There will be no lectures in Fine Arts 5 till after the recess.

Prof. Child is not meeting his courses this week on account of illness.

There is an examination to-morrow in Philosophy 1, to be held in U. E. R.

The hour examination in N. H. 8 will be held to-day in No. 2 Museum.

The Conference Committee will probably not meet again till after the recess.

German 3 will begin the "Oberon" next Monday, when an introductory lecture will be given. There is no recitation to-day.

The leading editorial in Wednesday's Boston Globe, on "The Growth of Democracy in England," was written by R. B. Mahany, '88.

The Harvard Glee Club gave a concert in aid of the Cambridge Social Union last evening, in Lyceum Hall. The admission was 10 cents.

Lynch, pitcher of the Metropolitans, thinks the Princeton team, with Bickham in the box, will be invincible against all college teams. Lynch is coaching Bickham.

The Williams Fortnight objects to the statement made by the CRIMSON that the admission of the Williams nine into the Inter-collegiate Base-ball Association increased Harvard's chances for the pennant.

A co-operative society is now being formed at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

The catchers' mask so universally used by ball players was invented by Thayer, when a member of the Harvard nine in 1877. Harry Wright does not admit this priority to Thayer.

Political Economy 6. Members of this course will hand to the instructor a brief written answer to the question: "Why do importations of silk goods continue, notwithstanding the duty?"

The CRIMSON has received the following with a request for publication: "Prof. Sanders failed to appear on the common yesterday with his new unicycle, and the many who assembled to see his exhibition were greatly disappointed."

The hour examination in N. H. 4 will he held in Sever 35 and 37, and U. E. R. at 12 m. to-day. The class will be divided as at the hour examination last December. Blue-books without names may be brought to the examination rooms.

It is stated on authority that necessity will soon compel the college to use the meadows beyond the Brighton bridge, near the boat-house, for athletic grounds. These meadows belong to the college and at a comparatively little expense could be made into most desirable grounds.

A rumor reached the Scientific School yesterday, that the Meigs Elevated Railroad would be on public exhibition and in running order during the day. The professor and dozen students who took an early breakfast and started for East Cambridge at 8.30 a.m., willingly abandoned their undertaking on learning that the day was the first of April.

Madison Square Garden has been secured for the series of races between L. E. Myers and W. G. George. The first race will take place May 1, the second May 8, and the third, should a third be necessary, May 15. Myers is training on the grounds of the Manhattan Athletic Club, while George takes his exercise on the New York Athletic Club grounds at Mott Haven. The events to be decided by Myers and George are for the middle-distance championship of the world and $2,000. They will run at 1,000 yards, three quarters of a mile, and 1,160 yards. - Cyclist and Athlete.