The first number of the Advocate for this year has just appeared. The new number contains several excellent articles, and is throughout of considerable interest. A noticeable thing in this first number of the Advocate is that most of the stories are written by graduates of the University. In former years the Monthly has been the only college paper to receive many contributions from graduates of the University and instructors in the University.

The contents of the present number of Advocate is as follows:

Editorials, W. G. Peckham '67, F. P. Stearns '67.

"The Change in Chapel," Francis G. Peabody, '69,

"The Last Football Match between Sophomores and Freshmen," One of the First Editors.

"Spring Song."

"A One-sided View," Albert Bushnell Hart '80.

"A First Love Scene" Louis How.

"Why I Signed the Pledge," An Old-Timer.

"Life."

"Born to Blush Unseen," A Father of Five.

"The Last Jump of the Kangaroo."

"Barruscha."