Fact and Rumor.

The Conference Committee will meet to-day, at 4 o'clock.

The Pi Eta gives a German on Thursday evening.

Mr. Gordon Abbot, '84, sails for Europe on Saturday next.

Philosophy 4 will take up Kant's Theory of Ethics on Saturday.

The Glee Club-Pierian coffee party was pronounced a great success by all present.

The room for the hour examination in Physics C has been changed to U. E. R.

M. D. Mitchell, '87, has been appointed Harvard correspondent of the Boston Advertiser.

The next theme in French 3 will be on Emile Augier, and will be due April first.

Some inquiry is being made as to whether there is to be a class championship in base-ball this spring.

The Overseers act upon the Chapel petition to-night. A report of their action will be published in to-morrow's paper.

The walking squad of the Mott Haven Team had their pictures taken yesterday.

The synopsis of Dr. Farnham's lecture to night is as follows: Purposes of perspiration and sebaceous secretion. Care of the person; skin, feet, mouth, hair.

It is said that Mr. T. J. Coolidge, '84, will be one of those selected to accompany Dr. Hart to the historical convention to be held in Washington this spring.

At last Saturday's gymnasium meeting a lady was heard to remark that "the tug-of-war must tire the men dreadfully." As a general rule it makes a great many men very tired.

A certain enterprising member of the sophomore class called upon the Governor last week and found that Fast Day is appointed for the eighth of April. The spring recess will then begin on Tuesday, April sixth.

Junior members of the Hasty Pudding Club will be pleased to learn that, according to the Boston Herald, "The new members of the club were royally entertained by the old members, at the annual invitation dinner last week."

For the benefit of freshman who may wish to see the crews upon the water, it should be said that the usual means of obtaining admission to the boathouse is to kick vigorously upon the door until some one sees fit to open it.

The seniors have shown unusual energy in making appointments for their class photographs during the past few weeks. Those who have failed to give sittings must make immediate arrangements, however, to avoid delaying the class work.

The annual tournament for the Oelrichs Cup, open to lacrosse clubs in the United States, will occur on Decoration Day. The Princeton college team are the present holders of the trophy. [N. Y. Times.] !!! The last piece of news is delicious!