The "Advocate."

In this issue of the Advocate several changes in the make-up of the board of editors is announced. T. Woodbury, '89, and W. K. Post, '90, have resigned as business managers. J. M. Newell, '89, has been chosen business manager, and W. K. Post, '90, and C. B. Hurst, '91, have been elected regular editors.

The editorials are good and cover the usual wide range of topics. The plea for more earnestness strikes at the very root of Harvard's ill-success in athletics and journalism. It is the old cry of "Harvard indifference" which has been a bye-word and reproach for years. The editorial commenting on the attacks upon Harvard which have recently appeared in certain Boston newspapers is a timely and dignified protest. The exaggerated stories and coarse abuse have heretofore been passed over in silence, till now they have become unbearable. It is a question whether a contemptuons silence would not have been a more forcible answer.

"A Nineteenth Century Romance" is an entertaining story, told with a real Thackerayian humor. Under "Topics of the Day," preparatory schools are discussed. Though the position of the writer is "thoughtfully taken" and in the main fair, the criticisms upon private and high schools are rather severe. There are undoubtedly many inefficient high and private schools, but such sweeping condemnation is hardly just. The article is clearly and forcibly written. The last article is "King Cobbler," a character sketch." The idea is original though scarcely realistic. The story is told picturesquely and with a touch of pathos which is very effective. Two short pieces in verse, some book notices and the Advocate's Brief fill out the number, which, though marred by many typographical errors, is nevertheless a good one.