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Fact and Rumor.

No games to-day.

Mr. James G. King has returned to Cambridge.

Rand, '88, is ill and has been obliged to leave college for a short period.

The University and Freshman crews of Columbia have arrived at New London,

Mr. O. R. Hansen, L. S., has been elected an honorary member of the Signet.

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Mr. Charles H. Goodwin has been elected secretary of the Harvard Classical Club.

The conduct of the final examinations is in charge of W. W. Nolen, 6 Little's block.

Professor Wheeler of Cornell University has been appointed professor of Greek at Yale.

It is rumored that within a year President Bartlett will withdraw from Dartmouth College.

The cups commemorating the victories of Harvard, '89, over Yale, '89, have been finished and are on exhibition at Leavitt & Peirce's. They are tastefully designed.

Dr. McCosh is slowly recovering from his recent illness and expects to be able to attend to his duties by the end of the term.

The Signet Society strawberry night comes on Tuesday, June 21. Mr. G. R. Pulsifer, '88, has been chosen orator and Mr. C. T. Sempers, '88, poet.

Haggard's best novel has had a curious experience in an English public library. "King Solomon's Mines" is placed among the works on mineralogy.

The officers of the Glee Club for the next year are: President, L. Honore, '88; vice-president, F. B. Lund, '88; treasurer, S. L. Swarts, '88; secretary, A. D. Hodges, '89; assistant secretary, G. C. Bullard, '89; leader, Benjamin Carpenter, '88.

It is authoritatively stated that the Cambridge (Eng.) crew will cross the water if the sum of six hundred pounds is raised. There was an attempt to raise the sum from the various colleges but as this attempt proved futile, a personal subscription paper has been started.

In a recent number of the CRIMSON the statement appeared that Harvard held four intercollegiate records and Yale five. This was a mistake. Harvard holds five records, the 100, 220 and 440-yard dashes, the half-mile run, and the mile walk. Yale holds five, the mile run, running broad jump, hammer, shot, and hurdle race.

The graduating class of the High School of New Bedford, which has civil government as one of its studies, came to Boston last week, and, with Principal Ray Green Huling, attended the sessions of the Senate and House of Representatives, and made a call upon Governor Ames. The visitors were entertained at dinner at Parker's by Senator Milliken.

In the tennis tournament which took place last Saturday at Exeter, between Phillips-Exeter and Phillips-Andover, Exeter won in both the singles and the doubles. Exeter was represented by Valentine in the singles, and Valentine and R. Huntington in the doubles; and Andover by Shaw, and Shaw and Housman. The tournament was closely contested throughout, the scores being as follows: in the singles, 10-8. 7-5; in the doubles, 6-3, 13-11.

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