The Harvard Association of western New York held its sixth annual dinner at Buffalo, N. Y., Saturday evening last in the rooms of the Buffalo Club. President E. C. Sprague presided.

There is some talk at Princeton of purchasing the large skating rink there for the use of the various athletic teams. If this should be done it would be a great improvement on the gymnasium for base-ball and other practice.

The ninth ten of the Institute of 1770 from '89 are as follows: R. V. D. Walsh, W. H. Thayer, J. M. Newell, P. Marquand, A. H. Knapp, I. A. Ruland, T. C. Chard, J. B. Crocker, F. E. Zinkeisen, -

The new record medals are a great success. The seal of the H. A. A. stamped on a gold medal, is surmounted by two bars containing the name of the event and the word "Record."

Attention is called to the trial for slander, Greene vs. Peirce, which the Langdell Law Club holds this afternoon at 2 p.m. The counsels are Messrs. Hayes and Morse with Mr. Ellis as judge. All students are invited to attend.

All petitions for changes in elective studies presented before 12 M., Saturday, Jan 15, have been acted upon and are now in the hands of the secretary. Petitioners should call at once and ascertain what further action is necessary in their cases.

The number of people at the Vesper Service yesterday was unusually large. Mr. J. K. Ricketson, the tenor of the Hollis street church, assisted by the chapel choir rendered the following music: "Will Lay Me Down,; a tenor solo and chorus, by O. B. Brown; 'Ye People Rend Your Hearts," recitative and aria from "Elijah."