BREVITIES.

THE Signet dinner will take place on May 18, at Young's.

THE Nine are to play Brown, at Providence, on Saturday afternoon.

THE Transcript, having settled our mental condition, has begun upon our morals.

THE examinations for classical honors which began to day will continue through Saturday and Monday.

THE Scratch Races will probably take place over the Boat-house Course on Saturday, May 12.

THE next concert by the Pierian Sodality and Glee Club will be given on Thursday evening, June 21.

PROFESSOR HEDGE will deliver four more lectures The subject of the next one is "Goethe as a man."

MR. BYRON D. HALSTED, of the Bussey Institution, will accompany the Cornell aquatic summer school in the capacity of botanist.

THE Subscription-Assembly will take place on May 9. The Junior managers are Messrs. J. Parker, J. Homans, W. S. Otis, and H. G. Otis.

ARRANGEMENTS are now being made for a baseball match between the Junior tables at Crawford's and at Mooney's. Both tables furnish strong Nines, and a close and exciting game is anticipated.

ALTHOUGH the Union Boat-Club have declined their challenge, the Freshmen have voted to keep their crew in training; and they will probably carry the coach of the University in their coxswain's seat.

RECITATION IN TACITUS, - Student (translating "leges maluerunt"). They hated the laws -

Professor. Stop a moment, Mr. -, what is maluerunt derived from?

Student. Malus and sum, sir.

HENCEFORTH the names of students, as they appear on the rank-list, will be divided into groups; each group containing those whose ranks range between certain per cents. The object of this is to avoid the excessive and useless time usually spent in getting up technicalities for the sake of one or two per cent more.

PROFESSOR PAINE'S recital in Boylston last evening drew a larger number than the hall could comfortably seat. The following pieces were played: Cat's Fugue, Scarlatti; French Suite, - Gavotte and Gigue, - Bach; Sonata in D'minor, Op. 31, Beethoven; Nocturne in E major, Op. 62, Chopin; Kreislereana, Op. 16, Schumann; Characteristic Piece, Funeral March, "Welcome," Paine.

THE base-ball match on Monday last between the Sophomore and Freshman Nines resulted in a victory for the former by a score of 19 to 10. The Freshmen plainly showed great want of practice; but they appear to be a stocky set of men, and now that the field back of Lawrence is no longer occupied by the Foot-ball Team, the Freshmen should take advantage of it to play regularly.

IT is said that as long as a dog is thirsty, there is no fear of hydrophobia. This is a most comforting reflection for all of us who are daily edified by the thirst (after knowledge) of a spitz dog belonging to one of the professors. The longing glances which this animal casts at the windows of U. 9 from the steps below are truly a rebuke to those - if there be any - who undervalue their advantages.

THE large Whitehall boat, so familiar to frequenters of the boat-house, is to be immediately refitted for service and once more launched. It will be remembered that this is the boat in which the present vice-president of our Boat Club, with the assistance of Mr. Faulkner, last year heroically rescued from drowning a man whose shell had capsized. The craft will be moored at the float, for the general convenience of the H. U. B. C., and under the careful and experienced attention of the vice-president, it will hereafter be regularly used as a life-boat. This assurance of means of rescue all ready in case of accident will satisfy an imperative need of beginners in the noble art of sculling, and will give them courage for renewed exertions.

THE Rev. Dr. Thayer, the new Fellow of the Corporation, is of the Andover Theological Seminary.

THE following officers have been elected by the O. K.: President, L. Hancock; Secretary, C. Moore; Treasurer, G. L. Cheney; Librarian, J. H. Morrison.

THE second eight of the O. K. are as follows: S. Bullard, J. R. Holmes, A. P. Loring, E. L. Morse, E. W. Morse, B. Sachs, B. Tuckerman, H. Wheeler.

THE officers of the Hasty Pudding Club for this term are E. Blaine, President; J. Homans, Vice-President; W. S. Otis, Secretary; F. O. de Billier, Treasurer; L. Hancock, Kp.

THE College mind will be relieved to learn that the Freshmen, in their game with the Adams Academy Nine, made only eighteen errors, instead of forty-one, as currently reported.

THE Weld Club at a meeting on Monday evening decided to change their colors. The choosing of the new colors was deferred on account of the small attendance at the meeting.

THE Alumni of the Phi Beta Kappa of ten colleges among them Harvard, Yale, Bowdoin, Wesleyan, and Trinity, have formed an organization, with Mr. Stewart L. Woodford as president.

STATISTICS of the Senior class show that at graduation the oldest man will be 31 years 2 months; the youngest, 18 years 7 months; the average age, 22 years 7 1/2 months. 15 men will be over 25; 4 under 20.

ORDERS for the '77 class pictures and groups will be received from all who are or have been connected with the University at the prices named in the photograph lists, which can be obtained at 39 M. or 19 T. Those wishing pictures should send in their orders as soon as possible to the Class Committee.

SUBSCRIPTION for the University Crew, May 1: -

Subscribed. Paid.

Seniors, $702.00 $493.00

Juniors, 791.00 534.50

Sophomores, 868.50 628.50

Freshmen, 965.00 695.00

Others, 228.50 171.50

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$3,555.00 $2,522.50

For the next two weeks the tide will be high at the boat-house as follows: -

May 5 6.05 P.M. May 12 11.05 A.M.

May 6 7.05 P.M. May 13 11.50 A.M.

May 7 7.50 P.M. May 14 12.35 P.M.

May 8 8.35 P.M. May 15 1.20 P.M.

May 9 9.20 P.M. May 16 2.20 P.M.

May 10 9.50 A.M. May 17 3.05 P.M.

May 11 10.20 A.M. May 18 4.05 P.M.

THE Club crews have been selected as follows: -

Holworthy, - Six-oar, Bull, '77, bow; Hitchcock, '77, 2; Woodward, S. S., 3; Hooper, '80, 4; Harriman, '77, 5; and Loring, '78, stroke. Foster, '80, is coxswain. Four oar, Guild, '80, bow; Russell, '77, 2; Taussig, '79, 3; and Seligman, L. S., stroke.

Holyoke. - Six-oar, Donaldson, '79, bow; Hastings, '78, 2; J. A. Stiles, '77, 3; Willison, '77, 4; J. Parker, '78, 5; and Brewster, '79, stroke. Herrick, '77, is coxswain. Four-oar, Jacob, '78, bow; Taggart, '78, 2; Thomas, '79, 3; and Watson, '79, stroke.

Matthews. - Six-oar, Brett, '77, bow; Skinner, '80, 2; A. H. Brown, '78, 3; Owen, S. S., 4; Keyes, '79, 5; and B. F. Harding, '78, stroke. Cushing, '77, is coxswain. Four-oar, Boutelle, '78, bow; Hubbard, '79, 2; Ware, '80, 3; and Meyer, '79, stroke. Cowdin, '79, is coxswain.

Weld. - Six-oar, P. Tuckerman, '78, bow; Ives, '79, 2; Raymer, '78, 3; Lombard, '78, 4; Trimble, '79, 5; and Sheafe, '79' stroke. J. T. Coolidge, '79, is coxswain. Four-oar, Townsend, '80, bow; Weston, '79, 2; Lee, 79, 3; and Burr, '79, stroke.

Some changes in the crews may be made later.