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...planets swim into our ken with the March number of the Advocate. In general, the verse is more distinguished than the prose, due to the unhappy extremes of the "dilapidated three story tenement" realism and the "slow peal of monastery bells" romanticism of the latter. It is singularly unfortunate that so much youthful prose depends largely on never fully-convincing atmosphere for its effect, instead of the simple homely things that the mature writer somehow finds attractive...
...dignitary of the Roman Catholic Church† planned his Christmas, back home in Boston. Christmas eve he will say farewell to his inseparable companion, the black French poodle Moro, to pay a visit to orphan asylums. Christmas day he visits the hospitals. But at midnight, when the first bells peal their glad tidings, he enters the chancel of his Cathedral of the Holy Cross, vested in stately robes, to pontificate at the midnight mass, oldest of Christmas rites...
Rutgers College boys refused to be suppressed. The bell in old Queens Building did not peal its 8 o'clock summons. Authorities investigated, found the clapper stolen, found also a note: "Ye old tradition...
When West Point Cadets attend chapel, clear and true peal out the notes of the chapel organ. Last week, however, the organ's integrity was seriously threatened. It seemed possible that in the not distant future it would be giving forth sour, discordant notes, offensive to the sensibilities of future generals. For the State of New York planned to run a new highway through the academy grounds, not far from the chapel and it appeared that the vibration from countless passing motor cars would be gravely detrimental to the pitch and harmony of the organ's music...
Last week up and down the furze-patched hills of Wales there reverberated peal after peal, echo on echo, of human voices singing in unison, as well as the shrill shrieks. of excursion trains freighting patrons in to the great Welsh singing contest, the Eisteddfod. From the U. S., from China even, and from the pits of the Cornish mines and the backbush of the mountains came the lusty contenders. They thundered for a week in Celtic conflict...