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...story, is well conceived and is written in an entertaining style. The "College Kodaks" are very good, except the one about the faro table which seems a little fantastical. The poetry of the number is far better than the rest of it. "The Mermaid's Song" is fanciful and rather pointless, but it has the merit of being pretty and flows along in a very easy and graceful style. "Moods" by John Mack is charming. In "Charles Baudelaire" he enters deeply into the poet's spirit and expresses himself in a very pleasing manner. The second of the "Moods...
...number of the Monthly appearing today is largely given up to fiction. Though the stories are above average undergraduate offer's they are not up to the Monthly's standard and are rather disappointing. There are three, "A Ray of Light," "Javente," and "The Mellow Drama of Love." All start well and succeed in holding the reader's attention, but the endings of the first and last are very weak while the ending of "Javente" is worse than weak. It is unnecessary, not justified by the rest of the sorry, and the conception is certainly no credit to the author...
...encourage by their cheers every worthy effort, then they will play with an increased vigor that is often enough to win the victory. It is not so much the knowledge than ten or twenty or thirty college friends are watching the game, that encourages the men; it is rather the realization that the class or university has interest enough in the success of the team to send a delegation. Although it is the spirit which the class shows, that is most important, still number have their effect, particularly when it comes to a matter of cheering...
...number of men who are 'varsity material are at present training with their class crews; Eddy is at present rowing with the Sophomore crew, although still at the 'varsity table. Capt. Vail feels that the class boats should not suffer, but rather that they should make the best possible showing Any available men among them can be taken back after the class races...
...increasing influence. Nor can we reconcile the writer's protest against this "pest" with his statement in the next editorial that the spirit shown at the Junior Dinner "made one wonder how started the term 'Harvard indifference.' " We would prefer to judge the Advocate by its Second rather than its first editorial and to believe that at heart it agrees with us in saying that "Harvard Indifference" is in its last stage of existence. Our only point in bringing up the matter at all is to present what we think to beanother and truer side of the question, with...