The most interesting piece of work in the last number of the Advocate is the editorial. It deals with the two duties which devolve upon every man of culture: first, to keep himself familiar with the events of the day; second, to be well-read in literature, past and present. In an unusually clear, unaffected and forceful way it emphasizes ideas that most undergraduates might well consider and adopt.
Aside from the editorial, the number contains four poems, two book-reviews and three stories. Of the poems, perhaps the most considerate treatment--and for a reader the most profitable treatment is to pass them by. "The Story of a Diamond Ring," by G. C. St. John, is hardly worth its seven pages of space; it has an original and interesting plot, which might have been the foundation for a good story of less length, but is not capable of giving vividness to column after column of dialogue, description and rather inefficient character portrayal. "The Innocence of John," by E. L. Pearson, a story dealing with the Yale - Harvard game, is interesting. "The Wedding at Smith's, by F. M. Class, is equally so.
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