Fact and Rumor.

Mr. Barnes, '88, has returned to Cambridge.

Marks in N. H. 5 are out and average very low.

Greek 8 will soon begin to read Aristotle.

The marks in Philosophy III will be out on Monday.

Text books in Philosophy I must be procured within a fortnight.

Students of Philosophy 4 are urged to order Kant's Theory of Ethics.

Borland is trying for the position of anchor on the '86 tug-of-war team.

Balch will not anchor the sophomore tug-of-war team this year; Gibson will take his place.

There is a very fine portrait of the late Horatio Seymour in the last Harper's Weekly.

The delegates to the Inter-collegiate Lacrosse Convention are Messrs. F. C. Hood, '86, A. A. Gardner, '87.

The interest shown in the reading-room is by the number of its frequenters is very encouraging.

The annual mid-year dinner of the CRIMSON will take place at the Parker House, Monday evening, Feb. 22, at 6.30.

Mr. A. A. Gardner and Mr. F. Hood leave this morning to attend the Inter collegiate Lacrosse meeting at New York.

The numerous friends in college of Mr. Onativia of the class of '85 will be pleased to hear of his capture of the class cradle.

The new Union shingle is of very unique appearance, and does the artistic sense of its designer, Mr. Luques, '86 very much credit.

The Columbia University crew will be entirely composed of tall men, and they have entirely dropped the old English stroke of last year. - News.

The elective pamphlet of the coming year will probably contain many of the changes and additions which have been so much discussed among college men, and in the papers.

The Yale Courant encourages its readers by a prophetic account of the Yale-Harvard race in 1986 in which Yale at last beats Harvard by 1 1-4 seconds.

The New York "Graphic" says: "On principal observatories all work at specialities. At Harvard the relative magnitude of the stars is the principal object of study."

Here's a specimen of style: "The students have to regret that Professor Law is unable to give no more "prelims," but has recourse only to the weekly Monday quiz." - Cornell Sun.

In making one of his old-time "long drives" yesterday, Willard broke his bat. This may be interpreted as meaning that Harvard will break all previous batting records during the coming season.

The candidates for the 'varsity nine practiced on Holmes Field yesterday afternoon, devoting their time to batting and fielding work. Probably no other team in the league can claim such an early opening of the season as that marked by yesterday's exploit.

The officers of the Everett Athenaeum for the remaining half-year, as elected on Wednesday evening, are: President, W. S. Mills; vice-president, T. T. Seelye; secretary, S. P. Jones; treasurer, R. Emerson, Jr.; stage manager, A. L. Howard; chorister, F. H. Whipple. Standing committee, Jones, Emerson, Platt, Williams and Hesseltine.