isa-normaladvance-1914-00164

Description:	164THE NORMAL ADVANCECxcfjange Column/\NE of our popular monthly magazines ^-^ has a department—if we may dignify it by such a high-sounding name—which appears under the heading, interesting if not elucidat¬ ing, of Roses and Eggs. It becomes less mysterious when one has read the page and learned that the roses are compliments from the various readers of the periodical and the eggs are what in I. S. N. S. parlance goes under the name of slams. We are taking the liberty this month of borrowing that legend Roses and Eggs for the sub-heading of our column. It is sad but true that, while we find much, very much indeed, to commend in the papers which come to our desk each month, yet there are also things which it wTould be well for these papers to avoid. Every bunch of roses has its egg or two and he is a wise man who knows how to accept those eggs and make the most of them.To begin at home, the one thing which we have always most admired about the Rose Technic is the accurate and faithful way in which it reflects the spirit of the school. It is essentially a paper published by students in a technical school, and that fact is evident in every line. So far, all is well. But when, in ones perusal of the paper, one comes to the section devoted to jokes, the effect is startling, to say the least. If the paper is truly a re¬ flection of school spirit, then the spirit which shines through these jokes is one which any school might be thoroughly ashamed to own. It is not that they lack point—no one expects a college joke to have any point—but they are wholly unrefined and vulgar. If there is no censorship of humor in the publication of the Technic we should advise that such a censor¬ship be at once established, and that it execute its duties thoroughly.The M. H. Aerolith is one of our most faith¬ ful and interesting exchanges. The egg we have for it is a very mild one, just a bit of friendly advice in regard to drawings. The few drawings which appear as hearings to the various departments are not worthy of the good literary material which follow them, since we cannot draw at all ourselves, this is a - tender point with us, but we would simply sug¬ gest that it might be worth while for the M. H. people to spend a little more time developing their artistic talent.It was roses, roses all the way, says Browning—and so it is when it comes to the Hope College Anchor. We have looked care¬ fully for some vulnerable spot at which to aim an egg, but we cannot find it. The paper is good from cover to cover—and including the covers. Let us congratulate you and extend our best wishes for many more such issues.The students of the Anderson High School have had marked success with their paper, the X-Ray. Perhaps the most noticeable thing about it all is the enthusiastic spirit which pervades all the departments. There never seems to be any lack of material and every phase of school life is well represented. We have been especially interested in watching the monthly display of poetry which appears in its pages. It is an excellent thing to try ones hand at rhyming altho one knows he can never be a really poet. It helps in understanding and appreciating the music and rhythm of true poetry.
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