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...fiction in the number "The Villain pro Tempore" is the best, and deals rather cleverly with the experiences of an amateur upon the professional stage. "Freshmen and Dreams" belongs to the class of "then-he-woke-up" sketches, which have long since ceased to be amusing...
...fiction in this number is rather better than usual, and there are two essays of worth. The editorial treats efficiently of an interesting problem in our social life. There are three competent book reviews...
...Memorial Hall: The Story of One Administration," by H. B. Kirtland 3L., will prove interesting to anyone who has boarded at Memorial Hall, demonstrating as it does what can be done by an interested and efficient board of directors. "Amateur Night," by J. Lebowich '04, the only attempt at fiction in the number, is distinctly commonplace. One other article, "The University Plant," by W. B. Flint '02, gives a brief account of the system by which the dormitories and lecture halls are heated and cared...
...Line of Fiction," by W. B. Blake and "Our Second Meeting." are ordinary both in matter and treatment. The former develops a rather unusual plot, but the ending is very disappointing and a thoroughly original situation is entirely overlooked...
...latest issue of the Advocate has some very good fiction. The two editorials at the beginning are very good; especially the one on printed notes, which expresses fairly accurately the general feeling now existing in regard to their use. "The White Corps Leader" is perhaps the best told and most interesting story in the issue. In this the writer has shown that he possesses a thorough knowledge of the way in which dueling is carried on in Germany and the story, moreover, is told in an easy and fluent style. Rather a clever plot is developed...