and is the youngest officer that has ever held such an important position at that institution.

Since its organization, Harvard has graduated 22,781 students; Yale has graduated 19,000; U. of P., 18,401; Columbia, 16,483; University of Michigan, 16,169; New York University, 15,325; Cornell, 5167; Brown, 5114. The smallest number of graduates recorded against any institution is that of Fargo College, which has graduated four students. Fairmount College has sent forth 8 A.B. men.

The junior and the sophomore classes of the Western University of Pennsylvania have been suspended. The juniors were suspended because they refused to pay $7.50 for a record book which they took from Prof. Schuntz's office and destroyed. The sophomores were suspended because they passed resolutions of sympathy.

On March 30, Harvard and Yale will debate at New Haven the question, "Resolved: That Porto Rico is entitled to Free Trade." Yale has had nine debating clubs this winter, from which to select her speakers.

Fathers Algue and Clos of the Society of Jesus, the directors of the Manila Observatory, have been sent by General Otis to Secretary Root with supplementary information to that supplied by the Philippine Commission. They bring with them a vast supply of maps and charts, ethnographical, topographical, orological, scismical, etc., which are to be printed at the expense of the War Department under the supervision of

the two Fathers, who are to remain in Washington until the work is completed. They were received on their arrival with marked distinction by the President and Secretary Root.-Fordham Monthly.

The freshman class of Cornell recently voted to have no intoxicating liquors served in connection with its banquet.

A dictionary of college slang is to be prepared by Dr. Babbit of Columbia.

The students of the University of Minnesota are rapidly dividing on the question of imperialism. Clubs representing the imperialistic and anti-imperialistic factions have been formed, which will probably meet in debate on the subject.-The Cynic.

Athletic enthusiasm has gone too far at the University of Chicago, and the faculty has taken important steps to check it. During recent quarters more than 50 per cent. of the students, it is reported, have flunked in their studies. This at once brought the attention of the faculty to the matter, who immediately barred a score or more of the candidates for athletic honors. But the conditions" were not received by active athletes only, and this is the fact which caused the final step to be taken. It is feared that an anti-athletic war will be waged soon.

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Mr. R. Ross Perry, one of the leaders of the Washington bar and a professor in the Georgetown University Law School, says:

"My experience convinces me that the Jesuit

colleges prepare men especially well for entrance into law schools. These colleges are very thorough in the classics, Greek and Latin, in humanities and belles lettres. They are superior in this respect to either Harvard, Yale or Princeton.

"These leading universities are all deficient in comparison with the Jesuit colleges in their instruction in ethics and natural law, which lie at the bottom of all law. These studies, so essential to the law student who wishes to be well grounded in his profession, are taught most thoroughly in the Jesuit colleges. I think, therefore, that so far as the Jesuit colleges are concerned, there is no ground for the action of Harvard."

The French Academy of Boston College is preparing to produce one of Molière's plays in the early part of spring.

J. E. McT., 'oo.

A REVIEW OF TRACK ATHLETICS.

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In reviewing the work of the Indoor Team for this season it may be said that, as a team, it deserves to take rank with the best that has represented the college. Its record has been surpassed by few colleges. Training began immediately after the Christmas vacation, owing to the fact that the indoor meets in Boston occurred earlier than usual. The large number of candidates who responded to the call of Manager John A. Ward were tried out by Trainer H. J. Brennan, and the best were retained. vacancy in the relay team caused by the departure of Charles O'Connor from college was filled by John F. Murphy, but only after very exciting contests between Sweeney, Gannon and the successful candidate. The first journey to Boston was on Saturday, Jan. 27, to the Boston College meet. The relay race between Boston College and Holy Cross was one of the most important features of the evening, and the applause which greeted the appearance of the Bostonians showed that their friends were in the majority. Boston College won the toss and took the pole, and at the pistol shot Sullivan of H. C. jumped away like a flash and in an instant was abreast with Hynes of B. C., who was on the inside. The H. C. man started with a terrific sprint that gave him the pole in half a lap and sent the stock of B. C. away below par. H. C. led B. C. by about 20 yards when the second relay began, with O'Connor for H. C. and McCarty for B. C. The fast running of

McCarty was loudly cheered, and when he had finished his relay H. C. was leading by 3 yards. Murphy had taken but a stride when Kiley of B. C. was after him, urged on by the cheers of the B. C. contingent, but did not pass his man and had to rest content with handing over to Riley with no gain. Moynihan was not himself, and was passed by Capt. Riley of B. C., who had a winning lead of 10 yards at the finish. In the 40 yard dash novice, Egan of H. C. won trial, semi-finals and final with feet to spare. Despite the large field of athletes in the shot-put, Toohig of H. C. succeeded in obtaining third. Sweeney of H. C. proved a surprise to many of the college men who were counting on winning the 40 yard handicap, for he led them all to the tape; and here let me mention an example of real college spirit. Sullivan of H. C. worked his way through heat after heat of the 40 yard handicap, and when he was about to line up for the final he seemed a sure winner or at least a second to Sweeney, but be sacrificed his chances and withdrew in order to be in better shape for the relay race, that followed immediately afterwards.

One week later, on Saturday, Feb. 3, the team made the second trip to the B. A. A. games. The management of B. A. A. failed to arrange a team race for us, and so the men were left free to compete in the open events. Our handicaps were decreased on account of the good showing of the week before, and three third prizes were the result of the evening to Holy Cross, two of them being won by J. F. Sullivan, in the 30 yards handicap and the 30 yards invitation. In the invitation, Sullivan proved himself to be one of the best in New England, running third to two such men as Duffy and Tewksbury, who finished in the order named. Burke and