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...friend the Acta Columbiana is always up to time with a judicious assortment of poetry and prose, as a rule very good; and though it has given many hard knocks to Harvard during the past three months, we can make allowances, and start the new year with every wish for continued success...
However these exceptions are not altogether unjustly taken. Under the worthy leadership of the Argo and Acta we have seen whole armies of our exchanges plunge into the same paths of poetry, which are now worn so bare that the tardy straggler finds nothing to reward his journeyings. The Argo has excelled, as all will agree, in these foreign and exotic forms, and has from time to time published verses highly creditable, but we scarcely dare to whisper our opinion that it has gone beyond the bounds of moderation in restricting its effusions to these peculiar forms, which inevitably fall...
...these peculiar forms and he deserves all the praise which has fallen to him, for he has certainly written some of the prettiest bits of this sort which have appeared this side of the Atlantic. His contributions have appeared for years in the columns of the Argo, and the Acta has quickly fallen into step with him, so that now every issue brings its load of rondeaux and ballades. This fall Mr. Sherman has tried the rondel and huitain with more or less success, although now he seems to have reached his rope's end. The following is perhaps...
...morning session of Dec. 28th, was devoted to a discussion of the constitution as presented by Mr. Holmes. chairman of the constitutional committee. The constitution, as finally adopted and ratified by the Harvard Herald, Brunonian, Michigan Chronicle, Michigan Argonaut, Acta Columbiana, Amherst Student, University Magazine, Williams Argo and Williams Athenaeum, sets forth the object and aims of the association, and provides for the establishment of a corresponding secretary at each of the colleges represented. It also provides for an annual meeting of the association for the purpose of transacting business and discussing matters of general interest connected with college journalism...
After the adoption of the constitution the convention assigned the following literary parts for the next meeting : The oration, Acta Columbiana; poem, Williams Argo; history of college journalism, Amherst Student; a paper upon some subject to be hereafter decided upon, Vassar Miscellany. The election of members of the board of reference resulted in the choice of the Acta Columbiana, Brunonian and Williams Athenaeum. It was then moved and carried unanimously that, in view of the interest shown by the Harvard Advocate and Crimson and the Princetonian in sending delegates to the convention, a special invitation to join the association...