23. FRIDAY.The Christmas Recess begin this day.

APPLETON CHAPEL-SUNDAY EVENINGS.

Services will be conducted as follows:-

Dec. 18, Rev. Brooke Herford, of Boston.

HARVARD NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY.

An illustrated lecture upon "Recent Discoveries in Glacial Geology" will be delivered by Professor G. F. Wright of Washington in Boylston Hall Lecture Room, Monday, December 19, at 7.30 p. m.

ENGLISH B.Themes will be read and discussed before the class in Sever 11 on Tuesday, Dec. 20, at two o'clock.

Theme V. will be due on December 20. Subject: A Narrative. It must be deposited in the wooden box in Sever 3 before 4 o'clock.

Themes VI. and VII. will be due in January.

At the pleasure of the writer, Themes V. and VI.,- both narrative-may be continuous; or they may be combined in one theme of at least ten pages, to be handed in on December 20.

The attention of students is specially called to the directions of the English Composition card. Each student is held responsible for a knowledge of those directions, and is expected to follow them implicitly.

By the regulations, no overdue theme will be accepted, unless the writer satisfies the secretary that his failure to present it at the time was caused by serious illness or other unavoidable hindrance. Overdue themes, countersigned by the secretary, may be left at Grays 18. In no case must themes be put in the box in Sever 3 after the day on which they are due.