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Fact and Rumor.

The graduating exercises at Wellesley College were held Tuesday. In all, seventy-five degrees were awarded,

On the afternoon of class day at Princeton, the 'Varsity nine defeated a nine composed of graduates by a score of 9 to 2.

The Board of Overseers have adopted resolutions of respect on the death of Rev. James Freeman Clarke and Hon. Robert D. Smith.

All who can, are requested to buy their admission tickets for the Yale game on Saturday at Leavitt and Peirce's in order to avoid a crush at ticket office.

A patriotic citizen of Andover recently contributed a large woodpile with which to build a bonfire, thus saving a large number of fences and other wood work from certain destruction.

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The last number of the Advocate which comes out today contains the Class Day parts, together with the usual editorials and a number of short articles.

Today's issue of the Crimson will be the last of the term. Accounts of the New London races and of the two Yale games will appear in the first issue next fall.

At the 141st annual commencement of Princeton, Dr. McCosh delivered his farewell address in the morning and Dr. Patton was inaugurated president in the afternoon, both ceremonies being very impressive and largely attended.

Cornell is to have a new library which will cost $250,000 and will be one of the finest in the country. It will be capable of containing 400,000 volumes. The architecture will be plain and dignified, and the most imposing feature will be a high tower at one corner, in which will be placed a large clock and the college chimes.

Yale vs. Harvard, tomorrow afternoon at 3 o'clock, on Holmes Field. Extra reserved seats have been placed in the rear of the old Pudding building, and can only be obtained previous to the game.

An elective list has been handed in unsigned. Will the writer please leave his name at the office? The courses are French 4, German 2, Fine Arts 3, English 12 (extra), Political Economy 8 and 6, and French 11 (extra).

The annual meeting of the Bicycle Club was held yesterday. The following officers were elected:- President. R. H. Baldwin, '89; captain, G. H. Merrill, '90; sub-captain, K. Brown, '91; secretary and treasurer, E. A. Darling, '90.

The averages of the Phillips Academy Andover nine as follows: 1, Gorman, 303; 2, White, 268; 3, Stearns, 242; 4, Upton, 241; 5, Merrill, 237; 6, Preston, 236; 7, Dickerman, 211; 8, Brainerd, 164; 9, Mowry, 161. Fielding-1, Brainard, 1b., 955; 2, Stearns, p., 814; 3, Gorman, c., .798; 4, Merrill, r. f., .784; 5, White, 2b., .767; 6, Upton, s. s., 728; 7, Dickerman, c.f., 714; 8, Preston, l. f., 706; 9; Mowry, 3b., 695.

Since the defeat of the freshman nine at New Haven the management has been making an effort to arrange another game with the Yale freshmen, hoping in this final test that the nine might retrieve its former misfortune, It declared itself ready to assume all the necessary expense, etc. The Yale men, however, refuse to make arrangements for another game on any considerations whatever.

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