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Fact and Rumor.

Mr. Nat M. Brigham, '80, of Bancroft's famous crew, '78-'79, who is on a short visit from West, will sing in a concert in Lyceum Hall, Harvard Sq., Feb. 22nd.

Wednesday evening Prof. Goodale read a sketch of the life and work of the late Professor Gray, at a meeting of the Boston Society of Natural History.

The Cambridge aldermen have decided not to prosecute the druggists complained of by the chief of police, for violation of their licenses, because this violation was simply technical.

The D. K. E. Club, of New York, held its annual dinner at its club-house, on Fifth avenue, last evening. Nearly two hundred members were present.

Prof. Palmer, in his speech the other evening, said that in the last five years Andover has sent 55 men to Harvard, or a quarter of each graduating class, and of this number only 2 failed to pass the entrance examinations.

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According to Prof. Drummond's suggestion, a series of Sunday evening meeting, conducted wholly by students, is being held at Yale. They have been very interesting and successful so far.

The Cornell Club, of Buffalo, dined at the same place as the Harvard Club, the other evening, and in the course of the dinner sent in this communication: "The youngest to the oldest university; compliments and best wishes from Cornell," to which the following reply was made: "Your thoughtful salutation is gratefully received and heartily reciprocated by us all, including the president of Harvard University."

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