—The Mexican House of Deputies passed a bill to punish
insults to the army, navy, Congress and collegiate bodies.
—Fire started in the Shunk primary school of Philadelphia
on December 10th, but the three hundred little pupils, accus
tomed to a fire drill, moved out safely like so many soldiers. ,
—The will of Benjamin F. Barge, of Mauch Chunk, con
tains a bequest of $BO,OOO to Yale University, besides other
public gifts, bringing the total to $92,000.
—The Phi Kappa Sigma fraternity, at its meeting recently
held in Pittsburg, decided that members shall not be permitted
to give or loan their badges to other persons.
—A gift of $2,500 has enabled Harvard to examine her vast
collection of astronomical photographs.
--Sixty-four graduates of medical colleges were granted
licences to practice by the Pennsylvania State Medical Board.
—Governor Hunn, of Delaware, in his message to the Leg
islature advises that co-education be introduced into the Dela
ware State College at Newark.
—During the year just closed Johns Hopkins University
raised $1,000,000 to secure a similar amount from rich patrons.
Yale University'received $700,000 for a laboratory, and several
thousand more for dormitories and recitation halls. Harvard
Univergity was benefited to the extent of a million or more
from various donors. Williams College received $500,000 from
Mr. T. L. Stetson. Mr. Charles M. Schwab; to whom all
State men offer their most sincere thanks, gave $25,000 to the
University of Southern California, besides many lesser
amounts.
—Mr. John D. Rockefeller, according to his custom, gave
away hundreds of dollars last year conditional upon the rais-
COLLEGE ORBIT,
J. H. PAINTER.