The last Advocated is a good one, although perhaps not up to the level of some recent numbers. The editorials are devoted to athletics, to the freshman advisers and to the plan of pro-viding a secretary for the Y. M. C. A. The nee Cycling Association meets with commendation, as do the advisers, who are praised for the skill and tact with which they have endeavored to obviate the obnoxious features of the regulations, and to establish inter course with the students on a friendly basis. The work done by the Y. M. C. A. is reviewed, and the advantage it would derive from a permanent secretary is set forth.

"At the Masquerade" continues the Marvin series. Like its predecessors, it is written in the neutral tinted style of Henry James. It is long drawn out and pointless, though the author shows skill in expression.

"La Dame a la Clef" is far less faulty than previous work by its author, who succeeds very well in working up a trifling incident. Perhaps, however, the author was not aware that his friend M. Lebon was telling him, in a slightly altered form, a familiar story in which a jealous husband walls up the stranger in the closet, instead of locking him in and then setting fire to the house.

"Puritans and Pilgrims" is by far the best piece of English in the number. It is a clever fancy. The name of the chief character suffuses Lowell's "Interview with Miles Standish." It is perfectly evident, however, that the coincidence is merely accidental.

"The Blue Stone" also deserves commendation. There are two poems in the number, both good, but of which the Sonnett on Spring is to be preferred.

Under the heading "Topics of the Day," the question "Is There Need at Harvard for a New Religious Society?" is discussed. The writer argues that the Y. M. C. A. and the St. Paul's Society fail to meet the needs of a class of earnest men who do not accept the fundamental creeds of these societies. A new organization adapted to their needs would be beneficial in various ways, especially in increasing among its members ethical enthusiasm and purpose.