A sensible editorial discussion of the custom of some instructors in asking unimportant questions on examinations is the only thing that justifies the current number of the Advocate. It is fair to suppose that not all the instructors who ask trivial questions on examinations are influenced solely by their desire to lessen the effectiveness of preparation by printed notes; a broader policy, however, of asking more general questions would be fairer and, as the editorial points out, should produce more lasting benefits.

The fiction, with the possible exception of "The Duke's Daughter," which succeeds by not aspiring too high, is hard to read and decidedly unsatisfying. Two stories involving college men as characters are tiresome and force the suggestion that in the search for "filler" the editor's drawer is being taxed too heavily. It seems a pity that a story so well written as "From the Best of Friends," should be spoiled by lack of clearness; less length and an explanation of some strange conversations and unaccountable actions would save it from being classed with the other stories of the issue. "Senor Costa's Diplomacy" and "Henderson" suffer equally from want of originality and poor narration. "The Wild Duck" partakes of these characteristics and the added fault of being "poetry."