An edition of Holevy's "L'Abbe Constantin" with notes has just been brought out by Mr. Sumichrast, of the French Department.

The entering class of Smith College numbers 153, of whom 128 take the regular course and 25 are special students. The whole number of students in the college is 450.

The new proctors appointed for '88-'89 are A. H. Lloyd, A. B., C. T. Billings, A. B., G. P. Furber, A. B., O. R. Hansen, A. B., S. A. Bailey, A. B., and as new proctors, B. W. Palmer, A. B., and Hollis Webster. A. B.

Harvard opened Thursday with a freshman class numbering about 400. The football team has already commenced training, having been in practice at the sea shore at Cape Cod for several weeks.- Princetonian.

G. P. Putnam's Sons of New York and London have recently published two editions of the President's message, one illustrated by Nast, and the other supplemented with notes by R. R. Bowker.

Messrs. W. G. Russell, S. A. Green, C, F. Adams, C. C. Beaman, Augustus Hemenway have been elected to the board of overseers for a term of five years; R. T. Peabody for a term of four years, and H. W. Torrey for a term of two years.

The candidates for the football eleven, after going through the usual practice of dropping on the ball and passing, played a short game yesterday afternoon. Harding and Weld were the half-backs, and Sears the full-back. On the 'varsity eleven Crane played quarter-back.