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Fact and Rumor.

The Mott Haven team at Princeton will be chosen six weeks before the games.

Professor Shaler has been called to Kentucky on account of the illness of his mother.

The postponed chess game between Wilson '94 and Ballou '93, will take place Tuesday.

Watts '91, who for three years has played third base on the Princeton 'varsity nine, has left college.

Mr. F. F. Thompson has offered to build for Williams College three new laboratories, a chemical, a physical, and a biological.

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An attempt is being made to unite under one head the different athletic organizations of the University of Pennsylvania.

Professor Shaler has asked the members of his course to give him their written opinions of examinations, as he is much opposed to them himself.

The following works are to be read for the approaching hour examination in Fine Arts 3: The first 295 pages of Oman, Reber's account of Archaic Art and Plutarch's Lives of Peisistratus, Aristeides Alcibades, and Sinon.

At the last meeting of the Electric Club, Ransom '93, was elected a member. After the Easter recess a trip will be made to the Thompson-Houston works at Lynn. Professor Dolbeat, of Tufts College, will lecture to the club at its next meeting.

About 25 members of the Southern Club sat down to the annual dinner last Friday night at the Thorndike. G. T. Quinby, L. S., presided and acted as toastmaster. Mr. Sherman Hoar, who was to have addressed the club was unavoidably absent on account of illness. H. McCulloch '91, was the poet of the evening and W. G. Browne the orator.

Coffin '93, who is ill with peritonitis at the Brunswick, was not so well again on Saturday morning, and it was decided to perform an operation. Since the operation his temperature has gone down and he has rested easier; he passed a fairly comfortable day yesterday.

In the bowling tournament the last two matches in the preliminary round were played on Friday. Shepard '94, 60 pins, beat Hockley '94, 60 pins, 488 to 455; McNear '91, 75 pins, beat Hovey L. S., 15 pins, 531 to 488. McNear's score is the highest which has been made. In the first round Hyams, 90 pins, beat Sutro '91, 60 pins, 459 to 419; Hoppin '93, 90 pins, beat Weed '92, 60 pins, 434 to 374. The following matches will be played today: Wildes '94, 75 pins, will play Thayer, 90 pins, at 3.15 p. m.; Lockett '92, scratch, will play Mackay '92, 90 pins, at 4.15 p. m.; Coffin '94, scratch, will play McNear '91, 75 pins, at 5 p. m.

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