CAMPUS NOTES

A fire in the Phi Delta Theta house on April 19, did serious damage throughout the two upper stories before it could be checked. An overheated chimney is supposed to have been the cause.

A chess team representing the college opened its season by playing the Harvard team to a draw at the rooms of the Boston Chess Club.

H. E. Maroney '19 was the unanimous choice of the Dramatic Association for the presidency of the organization next year. Although he was originally a member of the present senior class, his long term in the service will prevent him from graduating until 1920.

According to a recent ruling of the Athletic Council, soccer, now a recognized minor sport, will henceforth be granted financial aid. In former years the team has been supported chiefly by the personal subscriptions of its members.

The Christian Association easily succeeded in raising its entire budget in the annual financial canvass of the student body. The largest item included was a provision of $300 for the reestablisment of Dartmouth in the Near East.

After getting away to a bad start on its opening trip, the varsity golf team overwhelmed Harvard May 5, by a score of 12-4. Pennsylvania defeated the Green, 22-1, in the first match of the trip May 2, and Princeton also scored an easy win the following day, 7-2.