An effort is being made to have the class races a week earlier this year, thereby not crowding so many events into the middle of May.

At the next meeting of the Appalachian Mountain Club to be held tomorrow evening at the Institute of Technology, Sears, '89, will read a paper entitled "A trip through the Jotumheim Mountains."

There will be a lecture in N. H. 4a in the laboratory on Monday, March 19, at 4 p. m. Students who have not already done so are requested to inform the instructor as soon as possible what afternoons they will have for field work after the spring recess, in order that the sections may be at once arranged.

The sophomore appointments preliminary to the prize speaking at Williams College commencement have been announced. They are as follows: Adriance, Beckwith, Clark, Clemminshaw, Colby, Cutler, Edson, Corliss, Nichols and Perry.

The Yale Punch Club, composed of a number of prominent musical and athletic men from its senior class, held its first "punch" Saturday evening. The president of the club says that the faculty has prohibited any future meetings, because such organizations are contrary to the rules of the university. The club will accordingly disband.

The Harvard Cricket Club schedule for 1888 has been arranged as follows: April 28, Harvard vs. Longwood, at Longwood: May 5, Harvard vs. Lawrence, at Lawrence; May 12, Harvard vs. South Worcester, at South Worcester; May 19, Harvard vs. Longwood, at Longwood; May 26, Harvard vs. Mystic, at Medford; May 30, Harvard vs. Longwood, at Holmes Field; June 2, Harvard vs. Brockton, at Brockton; June 6, Harvard vs. Fall River, at Fall River; October 6, Harvard vs. Mystic at Medford; October 13, Harvard vs. Longwood, at Longwood; October 20, Harvard vs. Lowell at Lowell.