There will be an extra lecture in N. H. 2 Saturday at 10 o'clock.

A large number of sophomore themes have been returned with notices to rewrite.

The candidates for the battery of the 'varsity nine will begin work in the cage to day.

The sections in Political Economy I will take up Prof. Dunbar's chapters on Banking next week.

The toboggan slides in and about Cambridge are being frequented by numbers of Harvard students.

Beecher, Yale, '88, the famous quarter-back, has now entirely recovered from his sickness and is attending to his duties at college.

The letter in answer to that of the Cambridge students which appeared in yesterday's CRIMSON should be creditited to the London Punch.

The eminent Chinese scholar, Prof. James Legge, is going to bring out a metrical translation of the Psalms according to the Hebrew text.

The lecture by Charles Waldstein, M. A. on "The Scientific Method of Research in Greek Archaeology" will be given to-night at 7.30 o'clock in Sanders Theatre.

The sophomore and freshman classes at Yale wear a piece of black crape in their button-holes as a token of mourning for the death of Watkinson.

Among the passengers on the ill-fated Modoc train which collided with a freight train a few days ago were two Harvard students, members of the class of '88. All the baggage which they had brought on was destroyed.

It is estimated that the average attendance in the gymnasium afternoons is larger than ever before. During the vacation all the chest, weights have been repaired and one or two new machines put in.

Mr. Waldstein, who lectures this evening in Sander's Theatre, is a graduate of Columbia College. He is soon to be appointed permanent director of the American school at Athens.

The sixth ten of the Institute of 1770 from '89 are as follows: E. W. Grew, W. G. Rantoul, W. S. Scott, P. D. Trafford, G. S. Mandell, R. C. Cabot, G. E. Turnure, C. A. Hight, J. E. Whitney, G. V. Gray.

In spite of the threatening weather, the Vesper Service yesterday was well attended. Dr. E. E. Hale made a brief, interesting address. The following music was sung: "Lead, Kindly Light," by Calkins; "The Lord is my Shepherd," a soprano solo and chorus, by Henry Smart; and a tenor solo from "The Prodigal Son," by Sullivan, which was sung by Dr. Langmaid, of Trinity church.

The class of '84 of the Boston Latin School held its annual reunion and supper at the Revere House Tuesday Twenty-two members of the class are now in their junior year at Harvard University, two at Trinity, one at Amherst and one at Boston University. Four members of the class are in business, and one has died since graduation. The class president, J. I. Bennett, occupied the chair and 22 members were present. Officers were elected as follows: President, Herman Page; secretary and treasurer, F. E. Davis; historian, W. J. Gallivan; orator, John F. Fitzgerald; poet, William A. Leahy; toastmaster, Samuel F. McCleary, Jr.; chorister, L. E. Lovejoy.

Captain Guy Richards of the class of '87. Columbia College, has begun training the candidates for the "Varsity" crew for 1887, at Wood's gymnasium. The following have entered as candidates, and will train until the selection is made in March: R. C. Applegate, '89, 190 pounds; C. A. Stevens, '87, 163 pounds; S. Harris, '87, 174 pounds; B. Lockwood, Jr., '87, 160 pounds; C. E. Beckwith, '88, 170 pounds; G. F. Warren, '88, 156 pounds all of the crew of 1886: also new men, as follows: W. C. Butler, '87, 160 pounds; G. B. Rice, 87, 155 pounds; W. F. Ward, '87, 152 pounds; E. Clapp, '89, 165 pounds; E. L. R. Dresser, '89, 150 pounds; F. W. Dentor, '89, 198 pounds; D. L. Edson, Sch. of M., 153 pounds; R. I. Wainwright, '89, 176 pounds, and L. Cameron. P. S., 165 pounds.