The number of candidates for the junior crew has been reduced to 12.

Attention is called to our editorial this morning concerning the blue book placed at Leavitt and Peirce's.

The examination books in N. H. 2 will be returned at the lecture-room, in the museum, at 4 p. m. to-day.

Garrison, '88, left for New York yesterday to attend the Lacrosse Convention there to-morrow.

A recent issue of the N. Y. Evening Post contains a letter from President Eliot on the Blair Educational Bill.

The members of last year's '90 lacrosse team are going to have a dinner soon.

John Boyle O'Reilly is writing a book soon to be published by Scribers on "Boxing and Other Athletics."

Cambridge won the Inter-University cross country race against Oxford this year.

Mathematics E has been elected by one hundred and twenty men, and mathematics F by twenty five.

Professor Lyon gives a lecture to night in the Lowell Institute course in Huntington Hall on "Epochs of History."

After Henry Irving's readings in aid of the School of Expression he was presented by the students of that school with a large silver paper cutter, the handle of which represented him in the character of Mephistopheles.

A tabular view for the second half-year has been posted in the entry of University.

In the gymnasium contest at Yale, the other evening, the freshman tug-of-war team defeated a picked team by two inches.

The last Life contains an editorial on the New York Evening Post's views on athletics as developed from President Eliot's message.

M. A. Taylor, '89, who has been the accompanist for the University Glee Club for some time, has been elected leader to fill Carpenter's place.

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.

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."