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...most ignorant of Freshmen know, the squirrels that have inhabited the Yard from time immemorial belong to the species known as Sciurus Carolinensis, variety Aptedii. They are large grey beasts, gentle as kittens except when roused, when they display the fury of the tigress defending her lair, and each year they form fast friends among the Freshman class whom they will remember for years, running to them in childish glee...
...especially worth the reading are "Philosophy 5" and "Sciurus Carolinensis"--themes taken from out the very heart of college life. Nothing is oftener attempted than undergraduate experiences in research courses, but in "Philosophy 5" the topic receives an originality and sprightliness of treatment that lifts it above the ordinary. "Sciurus Carolinensis"--on the Yard squirrels--is a gracefully accomplished attempt to make something out of apparently little. Its passing glimpse at an interesting fact in college history clearly demonstrates where lies the most profitable field for the magazine...