The current number of the Monthly appeals strongly to the reader at the start. "The Story of John Reilly, Teamster," which is signed "1883" is a vivid sketch based on a tragedy of family life--the mistaken striving of an Irish girl toward a life which was too dazzling for her ignorance to resist, and the savage grief of her disappointed brother. "In the Thirsty Land" by Rowland Thomas takes its color from the South African war, but it is by no means a common place treatment. Simple pathos is interwoven with a powerful description of the mazes of a wounded man's wandering thoughts. A play, "Mr. Brent's Wife" by James Regnart, shows the rapid development and demolition of an improbable crisis which is characteristic of a light farce. H. L. Warner '03 contributes a well written critical essay on "Mr. J. M. Barrie and his Books,"

"The Path of Sacrifice" by J. L. F. is an allegorical poem which impresses one as a bit too obscure in meaning and too eccentric in its metrical form. "The Day of Prophecy," by H. W. Holmes '03, the other contribution in verse, is spirited and has a brave ring. A happy editorial on the strength-test insignia question and a group of book reviews complete the number.