As a matter of course foot-ball is still the most important subject of college discussion, and the games of Saturday and Thanksgiving Day are awaited with an absorbing interest by all. The strength of our eleven is a matter of debate. We have had no real opportunity for judging of its strength from the fact that in every game it has played so far, either our team has been materially weakened by the absence of some of its best men, or the opposing team has been changed very decidedly in its make-up, from the games in which it has played with Princeton or Harvard. There has never before been such a thorough feeling of doubt as to the abilities of an athletic team. The fact that there will be two important games this year instead of one, has added much to the interest, and has also added much to the doubts of our success.

The athletic association has been prominently before the University this fall, and its work has caused more interest to be felt in it than ever before in its history. Since the fall games, many of the men have kept in active training. Hare and hounds runs have been held almost weekly, and have been thoroughly appreciated by the large numbers who have taken part in them. A cross country run open to all members of the University will be given Dec. 3rd, as an end to the season's work. Wednesday, Nov. 9, Harmar, '90, was successful in an attempt to break the college three-mile record, held by Davenport, '90 of Harvard. Harmer made the distanee in 15 min. 55 sec., breaking the record of 16 min. 5 2-5 sec, by 10 2-5 seconds. As an incentive for work during the winter the association has offered prizes in several events to be contested for at different times during the winter, the prizes finally to go, roughly speaking, to the winners of the most contests. The events in which the prizes are to be offered are the tug-of-war, handicap high jumping and putting the shot. It is hoped that the prizes may lead to a considerable development in each of these lines. The plan is not a new one, as last year a cup was offered in a similar way for high jumping.

Yale was peculiarly fortunate last year in the number and variety of the various lecture courses that were given outside of the regular curriculum. Some of these were organized by different associations of the students themselves, while others were given by different alumni. One of these, the Dw ght Hall lecture course, has already reorganized for this year, and its first lecture, was given last Monday by Mr. George W. Cable, who spoke very entertainingly on "Cobwebs in the Church." The most of the lecturers who follow in this course have not yet been made public, but it is expected that they will be men who, like Mr. Cable, are entertaining at the same time that they are instructive.

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