SOPHOMORE SUPPERS.

THE annual supper of the Institute of 1770 took place at Parker's, on Saturday evening, June 19. The annuals, which were to come the first of the week, kept many members of the society away, but the forty who were present passed a remarkably pleasant evening. The dinner was excellently served, and the speeches which followed were sufficiently informal to be thoroughly enjoyed. To the committee, Messrs. Heminway, Humason, and Martin, many thanks are due for the able manner in which they performed the duties assigned to them.

The President, Mr. Swift, called the company to order shortly after nine o'clock, and gave for the first toast, "The Class of '77," to which Mr. Denny, the Vice-President of the Institute, replied. After a song, Mr. Burr, the orator of the evening, delivered an oration sparkling with wit. This was followed by a poem, read by Mr. Barrett Wendell, and which may safely be pronounced the feature of the literary exercises.

The toast-master, Mr. Macaulay, then, after a few remarks, gave the first regular toast of the evening, "Alma Mater," to which Mr. Stetson replied. "The Class of '78" was answered by Mr. Thayer, and "The First Ten" by Mr. Blaine, President of the Institute, from '78. Mr. Kidder was then called upon to reply for "The Ladies," and Mr. Swift afterwards made some remarks in answer to the toast, "The Institute of 1770." He said that the Class of '77 had somewhat changed the society by making it less formal, and he advised the class, which was about to carry it on, to keep up its informal nature.

A large number of irregular toasts were then proposed and answered, songs were sung, and the company remained long around the table. The occasion will be looked back upon by those who were present as one of the pleasantest features of their college course, and their farewell to the Institute of 1770 will be one of the bright events in the history of the Class of '77.

ATHENAEUM.THE Everett Athenaeum supper being at Parker's, of course, warranted the excellence of what to some is not the least enjoyable part of the last meetings of our Sophomore societies. As was remarked by the speakers of the evening, it was but fit that, after a year's toil in the hardest working literary society in College, they should meet the last time convivially.

Mr. Barnes, the President of the evening, opened with a speech suitable for the last meeting of the society of '77, which was followed by the oration from Mr. Strobel and the poem from Mr. Young. Mr. Butler, the toast-master, announced the regular toasts, which were responded to by the following gentlemen: "Our Alma Mater," Mr. Wheeler, in the absence of Mr. Sykes, who was appointed to respond; "The Athenaeum of '77," Mr. Watson; "The Ladies," Mr. Cushing; "The Athenaeum of '78," Mr. Vinton, in absence of Mr. Tufts, who was to respond; "Our Literary Interest," Mr. Tiffany; "Annuals," Mr. B. F. Bailey; "Our Music," Mr. Lamson; "Carl's," Mr. Hatch; "Our Drama," Mr. Sargent; "Vacation," Mr. Sawyer. The singing went off well under the direction of Mr. Greenleaf and with the assistance of Mr. Babcock. The responses to the toasts and the literary parts were, in spite of the "severe dose of Physics" in the morning, well performed. The table was left about eleven, and the society, as is usual, walked out, the warmth of the evening making it a pleasant finale to the evening's enjoyment. While going through Cambridge Street, the colored gentry seemed to appreciate the sweet negro melodies which have been brought in vogue of late by '77. For some unaccountable reason the singing subsided as the party drew near the "Port," and there was a discussion what it was that, bred in the bone of the "Port peeler," made him so different from his brethren of Boston. But the party only saved their breath until they reached the Yard, when they gave the nine cheers, for the last time, for the Athenaeum of '77.