MEMORABILIA YALENSIA.

Yale vs. Stevens, October 31st.

Yale 30, Stevens o.

Yale vs. Crescents, November 5th.

Yale 18, Crescents o.

Convention of Presidents.

The thirty-third Convention of College Presidents of New England, was held at Yale November 7th and 8th.

Yale vs. Cornell, November 9th.

Yale 70, Cornell o.

Corporation Meeting.

At a meeting of the Corporation November 12th, the following degrees were conferred. Ph.B., Frank D. Leffingwell, '89 S., and Danford N. B. Sturgis, '89 S.; M.A., Evans Woollen, (B.A. 1886); Ph.D., Rev. William W. McLane, D.D., of New Haven, and Alfred M. Wilson; D.D., (honoris causa), Rev. Charles Ray Palmer, of Bridgeport.

Yale vs. Amherst, November 12th.

Yale 32, Amherst o.

Yale vs. Williams, November 13th.

Yale 70, Williams o.

George B. Otis.

Died November 11th.

Dwight Hall Lecture.

The first lecture of the Course for this year was given by Rev. A. F. Schauffler, D.D., November 18th. Subject, "What I saw in the East End of London.

Yale vs. Wesleyan, November 16th.

Yale 52, Wesleyan o.

Harvard vs. Princeton, November 16th.

Harvard 15, Princeton 39.

Meeting of the Y. A. A.

The regular Y. A. A., meeting was held November 18th, Pres., Bayard, '90, presiding. Officers elected for the coming year: Pres., Walcott, '91; Vice-Pres., Pearce, '91 S.; Sec. and Treas., Cheney, '92; Ex. Committee, Francke, '92 S.; Franklin, '92.

St. Paul's Club Banquet.

The 4th Annual banquet of the St. Paul's Club was held November 18th, toast-masters, A. G. McClintock, '90, and G. A. Hurd, '90.

Toasts:

Herbert Parsons, '90.

'Oh ye! who teach the youth of nations,
I pray ye flog them on all occasions,

It mends their morals, never mind the pain."

Mr. Porter, Harvard, '88, referee; Mr. Peace, Princeton, '83,

umpire.

Dwight Hall Lecture.

The second lecture of the course was delivered by Major Conwall, '63. Subject, "Acres of Diamonds."

Mr. Brooks of Harvard, referee; Mr. Saxe, umpire.

Foot Ball Captain.

At a meeting held in the Fifth Avenue Hotel, W. C. Rhodes, '91, was elected Captain for the coming year.

Yale '93, vs. Harrard '93, November 30th.

Yale, 12, Harvard 35.

BOOK NOTICES.

Standish of Standish. A story of the Pilgrims. By Jane G. Austin. Boston and New York: Houghton, Mifflin & Co. $1.25. For sale by Judd. The story of the Pilgrims is a well known one to every true American. It has been told many times, but this story, half novel, half history, has a fresh and delightful interest entirely its own. Without, in the least, deviating from history the author has taken such characters as Standish, Elder Brewster, Carver, and divesting them of all harshness, shows us real warmhearted, loving men. The romance of this novel is almost entirely centered in the well known incident of Priscilla and John Alden and the "speak for yourself, John," comes well from the lips of this dark-eyed, fascinating Puritan maid. The book is particularly strong in its description of the dangers and suffering to which these pioneers were exposed, and perhaps some of its charm comes from the pride we feel in our hardy forefathers. Although in the course of the story the history of the early years of the Plymouth colony is given in detail, the interest does not flag for a moment.

American War Ballads and Lyrics. Edited by George Cary Eggleston. "Knickerbocker Nuggets." New York and London: G. P. Putnam's Sons. For sale by Judd.

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Another of the Nuggets" and perhaps the most precious of all is this collection. We hardly realize what beautiful and stirring poems we have which come under this head until we see them together. There are here ballads of the Colonial wars, and of all the wars following, until we come to the richest collection of all, those written during the Civil War. The author has placed Southern and Northern side by side which well contrasts the animating principles and feelings of the combatants. This is indeed a precious collection, too precious for any part of it to be lost, and with the editor's interesting "Preface and Introduction," constitutes an invaluable reminder of great deeds in the past and incentive to great deeds in the future.

Crime. Its Nature, Causes, Treatment, and Prevention. By Sanford M. Green. Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott Co. $2.00. For sale by Judd. Crime, especially its nature and causes, is a subject interesting to almost every man. Its treatment and prevention are problems of the highest importance to legislators and indeed to every citizen. This book is valuable largely on account of its collection of statistics and careful proofs of each of the author's statements. The statistics on liquors and tobacco, as causes of crime, are startling, and the chapter on heredity is not merely instructive but extremely interesting. The author has given us not only a valuable, but also an extremely readable volume.