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Fact and Rumor.

There is an unusually large number of desirable college rooms to let.

There are 768 students at Princeton this year, 92 more than than there were last year.

The athletic field at Princeton is to be enlarged, and the grand stand moved to a better position.

The mid year examinations at Princeton will begin on January 24, the same date that they begin with us.

The annual whist tournament of the Chess and Whist club will take place immediately after the mid-years.

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Professor Bartlett was yesterday again compelled to dismiss German 1a before the usual time on account of the darkness of Sever 35.

Work on the rowing tank in the Cary building is being pushed as rapidly as possible. The wall to control the flow of water is being built now.

Managers for this year's ball nine have been elected at Phillips Academy, Andover. There is material for a good team in the school, and no effort will be spared to make the season a successful one.

At the meeting of the Canoe club held last evening at 15 Brattle St., the following new members were elected: From '91, F. G. Morgan; from '92-C. Burgess, W. H. Wickes, Pinkham, J. O. Porter, C. W. Cady; from '93-C. R. Sturgis, D. B. Duffield, L. Frothingham, S. Marvin, G. Bell, and E. B. Dahlgren, L. S.

Professor William James of the Philosophical department, presided at the annual meeting of the American Society of Psychical Research on Tuesday evening in Boston. It was voted to discontinue the American society as a separate organization and form an American branch of the English society. Professor James delivered an interesting address on the recent progress of psychical research in England, France, and elsewhere. He is American canvasser for the International Congress of Psychologists, which is soon to issue a census of hallucinations.

There is a small mutiny in the Yale Scientific school. Professor Honey ordered one of his classes to buy their instruments of a local dealer. They had a chance to get them cheaper elsewhere and did so. The professor refused to accept work done with any other instruments than those obtained at the place he ordered. The students refereed the matter to Professor Brush, the head of the department, who said the fellows could get their instruments where they wished. The trouble still continues in the class and for the last few days there have been no recitations. The fellows say that the professor gets a commission, and they object to paying this when they can buy their goods cheaper elsewhere.

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