The current number of the Advocate is rather above the average. Of the prose articles. "The Vermilion Pencil," by V. M. Van Beede, is cleverly written and ingeniously conceived. "The Apotheosis of Smith," by C. J. Hambleton is startlingly original in plot and not badly written; and "The Fiancees," by W. A. Green, is pleasant in humor but lacking in original conception.
Of the verse, "The Lost Glade," by R. W. R., is melodious and delicate in phrasing. "Josua's Philosophy," a New England dialect-verse is rather too rough even for dialect. "The Concord Turnpike," Allan Tierney, has at least the merit of not going far afield for its subject.
The Book Review, by F. M. C. is careful and exhaustive, but almost too technical for undergraduate reading.
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