The third number of the Advocate, which appears today, although not so replete with good things as the last issue of this paper, has some excellent matter in it. The best story of the number in it. The best story of the number is "The Masquerade Ball." Mr. DeWolf, its author. has dealt in this particular bit of fiction with scenes and people widely different from those he delineated so well in his story "After Twenty Years," in the Advocate. The story which appears today is a student reminiscent sketch, depicting in a perfectly natural manner the abyss of mortification into which a particular seaside resort, a particular girl, and a particular masquerade ball plunged a certain college man. The plot is clever and well worked out and the language shows no inappropriate word or phrase.

"The Truth About Foxy Smith" wants the smoothness of diction of the story which precedes it, although there are several clever touches in the first part of the sketch. The plot has little originality.

"A Second Look Backward" is a more or less pretentious sketch of the aspect of New York and the world in general in 2004 A. D. The "Great Nationalistic Party" is supposed to have united all North and South America and all the world under one government and a National Peace Festival is being held. While the story shows much boldness in design, there is too much of irrelevant and uninteresting in the sketch.

The verse of the number is not very good. The triolet "My Secret" cannot be said to have much daintiness of expression, although one sees many triolets no better. The "Song," evidently suggested by Marguerite's Spinning Wheel Song in "Faust," is commonplace.

The editorials of the number are strong and deal with topics that every intelligent man in college is thinking about.

Under "Topics of the Day" is reprinted from the Yale Courant an interesting article on Harvard Athletics which every college man should read.