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...current issue of the Advocate appears with one delightful feature in advance over its predecessors of this year in that it is especially strong in well-written prose; a form of writing which seems to be either neglected or hastily executed by most collegians of today. The poetry of this paper has a justly earned reputation, but a great many of us are decidedly unwilling to see verse reign supreme in any periodical, so the present number may be hailed with delight...
...editorials are sane, illuminating, and well-written; the review of two collections of recent poetry is intelligent and competent. These concluding articles confirm the impression made by the number as a whole; the Monthly is frankly and unaffectedly literary, alive to recent tendencies and events, but still respectful toward standards other than its editors', and reassuringly free from extremes, poses, and "isms" of the baser sort...
...proper co-ordination of culture with specialization being the most difficult problem at present confronting American colleges, it is scarcely surprising that Mr. Burke's well-written essay in the Advocate for May 5 should not be exhaustive. A conclusive reply to Mr. Cutler's recent attack on the distribution system was on account of the subject's complexity, not to be expected, but the present attempt can only be described as perfunctory...
There remain to be mentioned the editorials, which are sound in substance and easy enough in style, though a little perfunctory; Mr. Thacher Nelson's verse, "After Rain," which has some good lines but some inapt words (does a road sough, for instance?); and a thoughtful, well-written article by Mr. Earle Stafford, "Humanity and Sanity," on General von Bernhard's now famous book...
...leading article of the February Monthly is a well-written "Comment" on "Freshman Dormitories" by Charles Merrill Rogers, Jr. He fears that they may substitute a gregarious vulgarity for that individualism which has become the consious ideal at Harvard. That individualism should be fostered at Harvard is, I think, generally agreed. But that his fears are well-grounded is not so clear. Is the present system, or lack of system, as soundly individualizing as it might be? Individualism does not, I take it, mean isolation, but rather the personal independence that comes from thoughtfulness and breadth of interest. There...