Word: mentioning
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...stories, "In the Name of his Ancestor," by W. Jones '00, and "Over the Range," by R. C. Bolling '00, deserve mention. The first is an Indian story told with simplicity and charm, the second is excellent of its sort--that met with most commonly in undergraduate publications--but has no merits above its class. The "Child Verse of Stevenson and Field," by G. H. Montague; 01, contains nothing beyond the obvious. Presumably it is printed because it is well written...
...Storm Clearing Off" is a good example of what can be done toward bringing out the effect of a mingling of clouds, rain and bog. In this picture the author has brought in a group of sheep which brings out the contrast of Nature with Life. Other pictures of mention are "Primrose Time," "A Nor' Easter," and "A Chat with the Miller...
...current number of the Advocate is an improvement over the preceding ones this year; although still not up to the standard set in previous years. Of the stories, one is deserving of very favorable mention, but the best that can be said of the poems, is that they are pleasing in tone and fairly rhythmical. The editorials are untimely and lacking in force...
...artist's curious conception of horses and his grotesque style. The best individual picture are a halfpage drawing representing an optical illusion, and two small sketches illustrating rather time worn jokes. Contrary to custom, the long articles are easily the best reading of this number. Deserving of especial mention is a clever take-off on a recent Advocate story, and a pretended unpublished letter written by Li Hung Chang...
...stragglers from the classes of '96 may yet receive their degrees. The statistics deal only with the men entered regularly in one of the three classes at the beginning of the Freshman year of that class. Special students are of course not included in the list, nor is any mention made of men in the scientific schools of the two universities...