Forty men have signed for the Institute dinner next Saturday at Parker's.

Thirty-three men have signed for Professor Loisette's course, in memory training.

Mr. W. D. Bancroft has been elected business manager of the "Harvard Monthly."

The June "Century" has an able and interesting article on college boating by Julian Hawthorne.

The annual game between the Harvard freshmen and the Phillips Exeter Academy will take place next Saturday.

The officers of the Harvard Banjo Club for the ensuing year are as follows: President, H. K. Caner; Leader, W. W. Cale; Secretary, F. S. McCleary.

The Pittsburgs have forfeited a game to the Volunteers, making the latter the winners of the first series. The Victors and Volunteers are now left to contest for the supremacy.

The officers of the Pierian Sodality for the ensuing year are as follows: President, J. Mott Hellowell, '88; Vice-President and Treasurer, Benj. Carpenter, '88; Secretary. T. T. Seelye. '88; Conductor, F. H. Whipple, '88.

The following men have been elected to the Banjo Club: J. W. Coombs. A. P. Emmons, and H. E. Warren.

Owing to an unfortunate accident which has deprived Eighty-nine of the valuable services of her regular pitcher, Mr. McPherson, Mr. Downer will be substituted in the remaining games.

The trustees of Boston University gave their annual reception to the graduating classes and alumni of the university at Jacob Sleeper Hall Wednesday evening. Between 600 and 700 persons were present.

Columbia's excuse for not meeting its engagements was weak in the extreme, so weak as to be ridiculous. The terrific drubbings Columbia got was what broke up every man in the team. Herald.

McConkey, second baseman of the Yale nine and one of the strongest players, was called to his home in Harrisburg by the death. Monday, of his father in that city. Ex-Capt. Stewart will take his old place at second base, and McClintock, '90, or Cross, theological school, now in Cleveland, will play at third.

A New Haven despatch says that Yale's pitcher, Stagg, denies that he is to play with the Bergin Point nine, and states further that he has positively declined the most advantageous offer he has yet received - that from the Chicago club. It seems the reason he declines the offers to play-ball professionally is from "conscientious scruples." He proposes to enter the theological seminary after he graduates from the Yale academical department.

The N. Y. Clipper comments on the management of the Mott Haven games as follows: The officials were experienced and efficient, showing that the association has profited by the lessons learned in past years, when incompetency called forth severe criticism. The management otherwise, however, was as lax as usual at college meetings, a number of persons who had no business there being permitted to invade the infield, often to the annoyance of the officials. This is a long existing evil which loudly calls for remedy.