Note and Comment.

The new gymnasium at the University of Pennsylvania has been formally thrown open. The general plan of the building is similar to the one at Harvard, and the apparatus is of the latest and most approved pattern. The gymnasium is hardly large enough for the growing needs of the University, but all the appointments are perfect. December 3rd, Dr. J. Williams While lectured to the students on the uses of the several appliances, and the best course to pursue in developing all the muscles of the body. Next term compulsory exercise will be enforced upon all undergraduates, but at present it is optional with them. The opening of the new building has awakened great enthusiasm in all branches of sport. All the foot-ball men and many others have begun active training for the boat crews. There are nearly fifty candidates in all. Ellis Ward is already at work as coach and trainer, and appearances at present point to an unusually strong crew for Pennsylvania next year. - Yale News.