1896 ] In the early part of February Prof. Osmond made some experi ments in the physical laboratory with the X-rays discovered by Roentgen, by which photographs are made through opague bodies. Shadowgraphs or X-raygraphs of a number of metals including mercury and various minerals were obtained; not having the No. 9 Crooke's tube generally used in the work lie made use of the highly exhausted tube of the No. 7 pair in connection with a large Ritchie induction coil, operated by a part of the storage battery in the laboratory. The results were quite satisfactory. Candidates for the base ball team are practicing several times a week, and it will not be long until we will know who the chosen ones are. Those trying for the different positions are as follows: Catcher, L. F. Hayes, J. S. Albert; pitcher, C. B. Nesbit, P. A. Robinson, C. Thomas, E. V. Rawn; third base, S. Walker, Jr. , D. I. Widner; short stop, W. H. Miller, L. A. Harding, J. M. Curitn, F. Widner; second base, W. G. Brandt, L. T. Bechtel; first base, J. S. Miller, S. W. Greenland; fielders, W. N. Green land, Smith, J. N. Sherer. The average age of the freshmen at Amherst is months. T. Comte, the world's champion mile runner, Holy Cross. The report of the treasurer of the athletic association of U. of P. shows that the sportS there this year cost nearly $x 00,000. The College Greek-letter fraternities of the United States have a membership of too,ooo with 650 active and 350 inactive chap ters. • One of the requirements of a man seeking college honors at Amherst is that his college expenses during the past year shall not have exceeded ssoo. The Yale Law School has decided to organize a baseball team for the coining season and an Easter trip through Connecticut and New York has been arranged. The University of Missouri has abolished compulsory attend ance at prayers and has inaugurated a plan of inviting promi nent ministers of the State to take in turn the duty of chaplain. Clippings. CLIPPINGS i 8 years ix has entered
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