The fifth number of the Advocate appears to-day, with more than its usual amount of good reading. Three stories are among the contributions, which speak well for Harvard undergraduate work. The main story is a romance of American life, called "The Story of Gertrude Comstock," in which the composition and arrangement of the plot are peculiarly strong. The style is more of the old-fashioned simple sort, without the tiresome details of the present realistic tendency in literature. The two other tales, The Wanderings of Alexis II. and the Two Margarets are also vigorous and interesting. The verse contributions to the number are a rondeau. "Ah! Bye-gone Days," a pastoral, and two bits of airy song, entitled "August-October" and "The Difference." In an editorial, the members of the sophomore class are criticised for their lack of readiness to contribute.
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