PRINCETON, N. J., Jan. 17, 1889.Editors Daily Crimson:

The second term of the year, opened after the holidays on Thursday morning, January 3. Nothing of importance has occurred during that time, as college is necessarily quiet during the opening weeks of that term. By reason of the mild weather the baseball men have been practicing out-doors some during the past few days, but most of the work has been almost entirely confined to the gymnasium. Princeton will suffer a great many disadvantages from the loss of the cage, which was destroyed by storm last Commencement, and which was expected to be of such service, especially in batting. Mercer Hall has been engaged as a partial substitute, and a court for hand-ball practice has been there fitted up. This will be a good place for battery practice, but the space is too cramped to allow any batting. It is likely that Irwin of the Philadelphia team will be engaged to coach the nine. Among the candidates are Ames, King, Durell, and Dana of last year's nine. Of these Ames will probably play second base, King, (captain), pitch, Durell take right field and Dana first base. For catcher Brokaw and Brownlee are the leading candidates. Browmee caught in the season of '86, and Brokaw was catcher on last year's Lawrenceville nine. For positions in the in-field Mowry, Watts and Hanson are promising candidates, and for the out-field Sproull, Knickerbocker, and MacMillan.

The Glee Club did not take a trip during the Christmas vacation, but will probably make an extensive one in the spring. The Glee and Banjo Clubs gave their first concert of the season at Queenston. Arrangements are now being completed to give a concert in Baltimore on March 1, and one in Washington, March 2.

Professor Alexander Johnston, professor in Political Economy, who has been seriously ill for some time, is now recovering slowly, but will not be able to take charge of his classes for some time. Part of this work has been given to President Patton, part to Professor Sloane and part to Professor Austen Scott. The latter gentleman, from Rutgers college, will deliver a series of lectures before the senior class.

The preliminary junior orator contest takes place in the Halls, Clio and Whig, next Wednesday evening. At this contest, four orators are chosen from each Hall to represent the junior class at commencement.

Princeton will be represented in the games at the Madison Square Garden, Saturday, January 19, by Ames '90, Dohm, '90, Chapin, '90, Janeway, '90, Lemassena, '90, and Agnew, '91.

PRINCETONIAN.