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Fact and Rumor.

Last week's Harpers Weekly had an article on Yale's new library.

The essay on the book selected in French 1 will be due April 20th.

Mr. Ernest Rhys gave an informal talk last evening in Mr. J. H. Sears' room on London Socialists.

Luce and Henshaw will probably be the battery in to-day's game with the Boston University.

Dr. Brooks will conduct the services in Appleton Chapel tomorrow evening.

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The New England Tennis tournament will be held in New Haven, beginning June 20th.

A Triangular Base-Ball League has been formed by Cornell, Lehigh and Lafayette.

The senior class of the Institute of Technology gave a very successful ball last evening in Odd Fellows Hall, Boston.

There will be an hour examination in German I, on the second book of "Im Paradiese" -omitting the poetry-on Saturday, April 28th.

There will be a meeting of the members in N. H. IVa, on Monday at 12 o'clock, in the laboratory in order to make the final arrangements for field work.

"Jake" Gaudaur, the celebrated St. Louis oarsman, while rowing on the Charles, Thursday afternoon, was swamped, and was picked up by the substitutes of the '88 crew, who were out in a pair-oar.

A rifle range has been fitted up at the country seat of Johns Hopkins, founder of the University of that name, four miles from the University buildings. The range is used daily by members of the University Gun Club.

Under the influence of the spring sunshine, the grass in the yard is beginning to take on its verdancy and is aided in tis efforts by the appearance of clusters of sub-freshmen with roomlists in their hands, timidly scanning the various dormitories.

The programme for this week's symphony concerts in Boston Music Hall is as follows: Arthur Foote, Overture (In the Mountains); Aria, M. Moszkowski, first suite, op. 39 (first time); Songs, R. Wagner; Vorspiel (Die Meistersinger). The soloist will be Mr. Emil Fisher.

Yale has an exceptionally good tug-of-war team this year and will make a fine showing in the Mott Haven contest. Le Sassier, '88 S., who will undoubtedly pull number one on the team, broke the record for an individual pull last Thursday by working the spring up to 780 pounds and holding it at 700 for the time limit.

Captain Warts and Detective Cuff, of the New York Twenty-third precinct, applied to Justice Murray, in the Yorkville Court, last Saturday, for a summons against the managers of the Berkeley Lyceum for allowing the college students to give an exhibition, there being no theatrical license for the hall. Justice Murray looked over the Corporation Counsel's opinion on the matter and declined to issue the summons.

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