The current number of the Advocate is of such an excellence as to indicate that the paper has raised for itself higher standards for its verse and prose and that it wants neither good taste nor suitable material to attain them. It is regrettable, however, that, in a number in most respects kept well above the plane of the amateur, the editorials should be so devoid of individuality as to be shallow. "May Songs"--a four part lyric--abounds in happy thoughts and pretty imagery and is beautifully illustrative in its fourth part of the effectiveness of well managed pathos when put into verse. "The Letter of Condolence," a story taken from college life, unlike many of its companions, has an ethical tone and skill in treatment which made it an unusually creditable performance. Equally commendable is "Miss Sarsh Eilen's Answer," though its theme is anything but academic. Of the other stories "How I was Translated by Horace," is fancifulness run riot, while "The Night and the Mood" would road better if further condensed into the form of a riddle and the answer appended. The number is ended with a somewhat choleric book review.
Read more in News
The Pop Concert.
