UNIVERSITY CALENDAR.

MAY 12. MONDAY.Photographic Illustrations with the Magic Lantern. Normandy. Mr. O. W. Huntington. Boylston Hall, 7.30 P. M.

**To be continued on Monday evenings in May.

13. TUESDAY.Argumentative composition. Special subject : Burden of Proof and Presumption ; Arrangement ; Persuasion. Mr. Briggs. Sever 11, 11 A. M.

Law faculty. Meeting at President's House, 7.30 P. M.

14. WEDNESDAY.Electricity and Magnetism. Professor Lovering. Harvard 3, 11 A. M.

Concert. Harvard Glee Club and Pierian Sodality. Sanders Theatre, 8 P. M. Tickets at Sever's.

**There will be dancing in Memorial Hall after the concert.

15. THURSDAY.Argumentative Composition. Special subject : Study of sophomore Theme VI. Mr. Briggs. Sever 11, 11 A. M.

17. SATURDAY.Commencement Parts. Writers of Commencement Parts will read their essays to the committee in Sanders Theatre, beginnin

This afternoon at half-past twelve o'clock the annual class races will take place, provided that no postponement is necessary on account of the weather. The course is straight away from the Brookline bridge to the Union boat-house, a distance of one and seveneighths miles. The races are always rowed with the tide; but as east winds are very common, very few races have been rowed on this course in less than eleven minutes. Last year the '83 crew won easily in 11.30 and the year before last '82 won in 12.43. The best record is 9.4, made by the '84 freshman crew in its race with Columbia.

The crews are all in excellent condition; they have undergone more proparation than in any previous year and are consequently rowing better. The freshmen have been in training since October; the sophomores and juniors, since December; and the seniors, since January. Until March all the crews were rowing the same stroke, but upon taking to the water, the seniors adopted a somewhat different one, which has been previously explained. They had soon learned it to perfection and were in racing condition two weeks ago, at the time of their race with the university crew. Since then, the other crews have also made rapid improvement, so that no one crew can be called the decided favorite today. The general opinion among those who have watched the progress of the crews is that the three upper-class crews will make a dash and a hard struggle for the lead in the beginning; that the race, especially the first half of it, will be exceedingly close between the seniors and juniors, but that the sophomores may possibly distance both. The following are the names of the men:

SENIORS.[Colors, orange and black.]

Position. Name. Age. Wt. Ht.

Bow, G. R. Agassiz 21 141 5.81-2

2, W. F. Wesselhoeft 22 167 5.10 3-4

3, H. W. Bliss 22 159 5.11

4, R. F. Howe 20 170 5.11 3-4

5, G. W. Kemp 23 167 5.11

6, R. A. F. Penrose 20 168 6.00 1-4

7, S. I. Hutchinson 22 166 5.11 1-2

St., W. S. Bryant (capt.) 22 158 5.11 1-2

Cox., C. B. Davis 105

Average weight 162 lbs.

Agassiz has rowed in the class races for the past two years; Wesselhoeft has been with this class crew in all its races except the one with the Columbia freshmen, when he was unable to row. His place was taken by Bliss, who has since been in all the class races. Kemp and Penrose are new men, but have both had considerable experience in single sculling. Hutchinson has rowed in four races, Bryant in three, but not in last year's class race.

JUNIORS.[Colors, green and white.]

Position. Name. Age. Wt. Ht.

Bow, J. E. Thayer (capt) 22 152 5.07

2, W. H. Baldwin 21 153 5.08 1-2

3, W. P. Homans 21 161 5.08 1-2

4, E. Sutton 19 163 5.10

5, J. R. Yocum 21 173 5.10

6, A. Keith 19 165 5.10

7, C. F. Gilman 22 173 5.10

Stroke, O. R. Hansen 21 154 6.00

Cox., J. G. Whiteside 108

Average weight, 161 2-3 lbs.

Thayer, Homans and Sutton rowed in one race last year. Baldwin and Yocum have never been in a race, but the latter has done more or less rowing in a pair-oared boat, and went out with the university eight last fall. Keith has rowed in three, Hansen in two races. Gilman was in both races in his freshman year, but was rowing with the university crew last year.

SOPHOMORES.[Colors, blue and white.]

Position. Name. Age. Wt. Ht.

Bow, M. S. Latham 21 138 1-2 5.06 1-2

2, A. H. Vogel 21 156 5.09 1-2

3, O. B. Roberts 17 156 5.10

4, C. R. Brown 22 145 5.10

5, J. C. Ayer 21 157 5.11

6, T. H. Cabot 20 163 5.08

7. M. G. Haughton, Jr. 18 188 6.02 1-2

St., G. B. Harris (capt.) 20 160 5.11

Cox., T. T.Baldwin 21 100

Average weight, 158 lbs.

Latham, Cabot and Harris, rowed in both races last year. Brown took part in the race against the Columbia freshmen. Vogel and Roberts were substitutes last year. Ayer and Haughton are new men.

FRESHMEN.[Colors, crimson and white.]

Position. Name. Age. Wt. Ht.

Bow, J. S. Russell 20 147 5.11 1-2

2, A. N. Rantoul 18 160 5.09

3, W. Brooks 19 163 5.10

4, C. F. Ayer 18 166 5.09

5, W. Endicott 19 176 5.11 1-2

6, A. R. Baum 18 182 5.10 1-2

7, A. F. Fiske 19 153 5.09

St., G. S. Mumford (capt) 18 150 5.07

Cox., G. F. Buck 103

Average weight, 162 1-8 lbs.

Dr. C. H. Williams, captain of Union Boat Club, will act as referee. The judges are, for '84, not yet chosen; for '85, Mr. Delano; for '86, Mr. E. T. Cabot; for '87, Mr. Smith, '79.

Last night the following positions were drawn. Counting from the wall or the south side, '86 got 1st, '85 2d, '84 3d, and '87 the 4th, or outside course.

In case of rough weather, the position next to the wall will be the most desirable, as it is better sheltered; but with smooth water, the two outside positions have a slight advantage in a stronger tide.