BREVITIES.

THE officers of the Everett Athenaeum for the present term are: President, C. F. Thwing; Vice-President, F. MacArthur; Secretary, F. H. Morgan; Treasurer, J. F. Botume; Chorister, H. T. Finck. Editorial Board, C. A. Dickinson, A. L. Bond, and W. K. Dyer; Standing Committee, S. H. Jecko, A. A. Wheeler, and G. E. Woodbery.

JUVENAL, Sat. VI., line 160. Et vetus indulget senibus dementia porcis. The words indulget senibus porcis are usually translated "grants long life to pigs." A new meaning, however, was put upon them by a Junior in a late recitation, who read the line as follows: "And ancient clemency indulges the old men with pork." These two renderings might seem incompatible, were it not for the explanation of the scholiast, who comes to the rescue, as usual, and tells us that although the old pigs were spared, the young ones were invariably eaten.

THE officers of St. Paul's Society, for the present term, are: William Richmond, President; Reuben Kidner, Vice-President; G. O. G. Coale, Secretary; J. B. Draper, Treasurer; W. L. Chase, Librarian. The Society meets in Grays 17, on alternate Mondays, at 6.45 P. M.

THE next meeting of Der Berehi will be held at the new rooms, No. 20 College House.

THE officers of the Christian Brethren are: President, A. J. Hopkins; Secretary, T. C. Pease; Treasurer, Richard Montague; Librarian, C. H. Barrows.

HARVARD READING-ROOM. - President, A. J. Hopkins, '74; Secretary, F. H. Lombard, '74; Treasurer, C. C. Clarke, '74; Senior Director, F. C. Faulkner; Junior Director, J. O. S. Huntington; Soph. Director, F. C. McDuffie; Freshman Director, J. Q. A. Brett.

THE officers of the Thayer Club for the present term are as follows: S. B. Clarke, '74, President; G. H. Norcross, '75, Vice-President; G. W. White, Senior Director; J. C. Lane, Junior Director; W. M. Bradley, Sophomore Director; C. H. Wiswell, Freshman Director; W. F. Spinney, '74, Steward.

THE Christian Union meets Thursday evenings, in Holden Chapel, at seven o'clock.

THE following are the officers of the Pierian Sodality: Paul Dana, President; R. Gray, Vice-President and Treassurer; S. H. Jecko, Secretary.

THE following are the officers of the Glee Club for the present term: R. H. Dana, President; F. H. Lombard, Vice-President; V. Y. Bowditch, Secretary; H. W. Broughton, Treasurer; A. W. Foote, Leader.

OFFICERS OF THE C. T. Co. - President, C. P. E. Burgwyn, A. B.; Vice-President, R. W. Sawyer, '74; Secretary, F. E. Randall, '74; Treasurer, G. W. White, '74; Directors, J. F. Simmons, A. B.; R. W. Nason, A. B.; C. J. Bell, '76.

AT a meeting of the C. T. Co. held October 2d, the following resolutions were passed:

Resolved, That the hearty thanks of the C. T. Co. are due the Western Union Telegraph Company, and especially to Mr. Wood, superintendent of the 5th district, and to Mr. Denver, superintendent of office at Springfield, for their very valuable assistance, enabling us to construct and work our line along the course of the late College Regatta at Springfield.

Also to the Williams Boat Club for the accommodation kindly furnished us in their boat-house.

Also to the Harvard' Freshman Nine for their personal services both previous to and during the race.

Resolved, That a copy of the above resolutions be furnished the Advocate and Magenta for publication.

F. E. RANDALL,Sec. C. T. Co.OUR friend Skiapous, on his late pedestrian tour through the White Mountains, stopped at a wayside inn for a frugal meal, - something "light" before retiring. Having toyed with three beefsteaks, two mutton-chops, fried potatoes, two cups of tea, two glasses of milk, some cold meat, an omelet, hot biscuits innumerable, a mound of griddle-cakes, and the usual "fixins," he called for four toothpicks, and was about to leave the table; but the polite head-waiter begged him to remain because they had got a yoke of oxen barbecuing for him in the back-yard. Skiapous lost fourteen pounds on that trip.

[WE have been requested to call attention to the following notice - EDS.]

ALL persons having in their possession books belonging to the Porcellian Library will confer a great favor by leaving them at No. 61 Thayer.

FRESHMAN engaged in drawing up the little preliminary autobiography required at Dean's office, gets along nicely until he comes to "name of father," which he leaves blank. Sardonic Harris suggests, "T is a wise child."

WESLEYAN objects to being washed.

OFFICERS of the O. K., for the present term, are: James Lawrence, President; E. S. Mills, Secretary; Louis Dyer, Treasurer; George Wigglesworth, Librarian.

THE Senior crew for the fall races will probably be as follows: Wheeler (stroke), Harding, Goodrich, Silshee, Burry, Dana (bow).

A FRESHMAN sends us a remarkably witty little poem, ridiculing the Darwinian theory. It is represented as having been "dashed off" in an afternoon. Any professional copyist might have "dashed it off" in less time. It is comparatively easy to "dash off" other people's poetry. We hereby "dash off" this Freshman's name from our list of contributors.

DE SQUALORE CLAMAVI.Regina bonarum, thou queen of the harem,

We would hint that thy judgment of goodies is lacking,

To set one of whom about cleaning a room,

Is like brushing white waistcoats with shoe-brush and blacking.

OFFICERS of the University Ball Nine are: C. T. Tyler, Captain; A. G. Hodges, Secretary; J. F. Kent, Treasurer. Several positions in the Nine are as yet unfilled.

OFFICERS of the Freshman Nine are: E. E. Herrick, Captain; C. Tower, Secretary and Treasurer; H. C. Leeds, Captain of the Crew.

CAPTAIN of the Foot-Ball Ten, H. W. Cushing; Secretary, A. B. Denny; Treasurer, S. Butler.

THE University Foot-Ball Club begin the season with vigor. At a recent meeting, Mr. Prince, '75, was elected Secretary and Treasurer. There will be games every afternoon on the Common. Matches will soon be played between '74 and '75, and with Tufts College.

COURSE 5, Natural History, is to be given up. Agassiz will lecture to students on Palaeontology. Mr. St. John will superintend the laboratory in this department.

THE hard-working student was much disturbed last Wednesday evening by the noise of the jubilant annexationists in Brighton. The glare of rockets and the discharge of artillery were incessant.

THE accompanying communication explains itself. We doubt not that it will cheer our respective death-beds that we are permitted to right this wrong.

Editors Magenta, - My room is 9 Thayer, not 19, as stated in last number of the Magenta. Please correct, as it's the occasion of much inconvenience, and greatly oblige

GEO. W. HILLS.AT a recent meeting of the Executive Committee of the H. U. B. C. it was decided that the Class Races should be held, on the 25th inst. A meeting of the Club is soon to be called, - probably on Tuesday or Wednesday of next week, - when business of importance is to be transacted.