NOTES AND COMMENTS.

An Albany bootblack, when asked why he pronounced the word "either" as if it were spelled "ither" replied: "Well, the Harvard boys all say ither, and their style is good enough for me." - [Ex.

The following is from the pen of the N. Y. correspondent of the Philadelphia Press: "All the fast ball games in which Harvard and Columbia took part were contested conrteously; there is no reason why an athlete should not be a gentleman." He adds that one of Yale's famous captains left Yale long ago and is now "Professor of ornamental profanity in some western fresh-water college; but his influence remains after him."

The last catalogue of Smith College for young women shows a rapidity of development in this institution comparable only to the growth of a city in the far West. The college was incorporated by the State with full power to grant such honors, degrees, and diplomas as are granted by any university or college in the United States. In appearance, the course of instruction does not suffer in comparison with any of the New England colleges. - [Nation.

Mr. Arthur Gilman, secretary of the Harvard annex for women, has made his second annual report. During the year, 47 ladies have been enrolled in the classes, 16 of whom were students last year, and the majority of whom followed the classic courses, including the ancient languages. So much of the work was special that 29 classes were formed, under the direction of 8 professors, 3 assistant professors and 12 instructors from the university. The students were from the following-named States: Massachusetts, 39; Connecticut and New York, 2 each; Vermont, Illinois, Minnesota and South Carolina, 1 each.