Decidedly the best story in the second number of the Advocate which comes out today is "On Newspaper Row," by "H." The scene is evidently a very real one to the writer and he posesses the happy faculty of making it a real and most entertaining picture to his readers. "Football Training" by J. G. Lathrop, is a plea for little hard practice and the saving of the best men throughout the season. His advice as to regular exercise for football men throughout the year can not be taken too seriously. The Editorial on the University Club strikes the right note in urging a general subscription and saying that it is "comparatively easy to convince the graduates that we are enough in earnest to pass resolutions," and that "when something has actually been done we can approach the graduates with better grace."

Of the stories "The Guvnor" by J. A. Macy, is quaint and somewhat touching but not very well sustained; "A Painter of Portraits" by Robert Peabody Bellows, is decidedly clever, and "As it Happened" by H. M. Adams is well written but on a rather worn out theme. For the verses, a sonnet by J. A. Macy has real strength and meaning, "The Summer's Death" by Rupert S. Holland is pleasant to say the least, but "The Cry of the Violets," while good in conception is somewhat clumsy in form. The usual College Kokaks complete the number.