COCK ROBIN

There is no doubt but that in times of stress and strain the average man is more careful of his leisure hours than in less hurried moments, that when time for it is limited, recreation is subjected to a more thoughtful process of selection. It is thus that a revue which draws the tired business man is considered a success, and that due publicity is given a novel which has held a high executive's attention. Even the undergraduate, subconsciously or other wise may be said to see fewer and better movies during an examination period.

Some honor, therefore, is due a detective story which has the greater part of a college in its grip. Discussion of the most appalling examination yields to the universal question of "who killed him?" Mr. Philo Vance to say nothing of his anonymous creator must be gratified in spite of his indifferent pose at the numbers who follow his monthly pursuit of the criminal; and when at last his efforts are crowned with inevitable success, he will have the satisfaction of seeing a distinct loosening of tension in a community not usually distinguished for its interest in anything.