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The Commercial S.P.C. Editor (1906)
A monthly “commercial, literary” magazine edited by Selim Haddad, B.C. 1907, Moses Saal, B.C. 1907, Halim Kuzma, and Nejib Yakub and illustrated by Dikran Ilvanian. This type-written magazine covers issues and questions related to commerce and business; it also features articles describing campus life, and offering students’ views on morals, student life, etc. This is one of the earliest student publications in our collection which was fully aware of the importance of graphics, design and illustrations for the look of the paper, and had an artist as well as a cartoonist among its regular staff. -
The SPC Missionary Review (1908)
A monthly publication published by the members of the Mission Study Class under the auspices of the Missionary Committee of the Y.M.C.A. Its motto was “The World for Christ” and the issue is devoted to missionary work in Korea and the Far East. The library holds a single issue among its collection. -
The Students Union Gazette (1912)
A typed magazine with handwritten captions; editor in chief Badie Bushrui, B.A 1914, M.A. 1917; assistant editor Spiridon Abu Mas’ud, B.A. 1913; , typist Azar Habib, Sketcher Salim Haddad, B.A. 1914, D.D.S. 1922.
The Students' Union Gazette was issued by the students of the Syrian Protestant College (SPC). The first issue was published in 1907, but unfortunately is lacking in the library collection. The library holds 9 volumes from 1912-1932. The gazette is published under the Union’s motto “Growth”. The gazette tried to address matters related to the college life, and of concern and interest to the Student Union. Many articles describe student life, and extracurricular activities. Of particular interest are a few students’ recounts of their experiences of the First World War. The two volumes featured here contain few illustrations; instead postcards and photographs that illustrate the various articles, and enrich the published pieces were glued inside the body of the articles.
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Al-Thamarah (1914) الثمرة
The first issue of al Thamarah, issued by Thamarat al Este’dadiyah Society, appeared on February 6th, 1914. The editors of the first volume were Mohamad Salam, Mahmoud Hamdi, Nicholas Bshara and Antonios Hayli. The board of editors changed with every volume, counting among the editing members important figures, e.g. Mr. Omar el Yafi (1915-1916), Muhyeddine Halawani (1916-1917 and 1918- 1919), Matta Akrawi (1919-1920), Abdallah Mashnouk (1918-1919) and Anis Nsouli (1918-1919) (the latter two went on to publish and edit the newspaper Beirut Al Masa).
The library holds five volumes, each one covering an academic year. Al-thamarah discussed student life after the decline of the Ottoman Empire; covered visits of prominent personalities to the Syrian Protestant College, e.g. Prince Faysal and General Allenby, and contained many illustrations by Omar El Onsi ( see issues of 1918 and 1919). Featured here is a portrait Prince Faysal by Onsi.
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The Anchor (1922)
A bilingual (Arabic and English) magazine, covering economic and financial matters, it was issued by the students of the Department of Business and Commerce. Afif Beyhom and Amin Nuzhet worked as illustartors of the magazine, and Karam Karam as its editor, among others. As is shown below, the English section of the magazine was typed, whereas the Arabic section was handwritten. -
Brotherhood Bulletin (1925)
This Bulletin was prepared by Dr. William T. Van Dyck and it was issued by the West Hall Brotherhood Society. The library holds issues from February and May 1925. Both are composed mainly of press clippings. The magazine’s motto reads as follow: “The realm in which we share is vastly larger than that in which we differ”. -
Al-Zahra (1927) الزهرة
The editing committee included Mr. Omar Farroukh as well as Mr. Camille Khattar (B.B.A. 1929; artist and founder of the ABC stores). The library holds a single bound volume. Interestingly, the only date is mentioned in this review: Wednesday April 11th, 1927 when the Islamic Scouts made a journey that started from Nabatiyeh through many villages to end in Damascus, then back to Beirut by train on Sunday April 15th, 1927. -
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Al Kulliyah Review (1933)
A bi-monthly typed and illustrated magazine, it circulated for a fee. The first issue appeared on December 22nd, 1933. The magazine’s motto: “Learning and Labor” reflects its commitment to prepare students for a life of practice . Some of the issues were bilingual (Arabic and English). The magazine features interesting anecdotes about AUB. It also contains several advertisements as is shown in the sample page. The Library holds the full run of the magazine, covering ten years (1933-1943).