A “scientific, literary, comic”, bi-weekly review. Edited by Bashir Kassar (M.D. 1908) and Najib Nassar (B.A. 1906 and Registrar at the Preparatory Department). Its mission was to “spread knowledge and serve humanity”.
A colorful logo is drawn at the cover page of the issues reflecting the Ottoman era with the year drawn at the stop in Thughra style. The library holds issues from the magazine’s third and fourth years (1902-1903).
A “literary, comic and critical” bi-weekly magazine, with some interesting illustrations. Starting with the 9th issue, a motto appeared on the top of the cover page: “God, Nation, Virtue”. Originally founded in 1901 by Isaac Atiyah , it counted among its editors many poets such as Amin Takieddine (who went to Cairo where he established Al-Zouhour magazine with Antoun El Gemayel) and Salim Azar, both of whom went to become prominent poets and journalists. Among the subjects it tackled was a typical life of a student at SPC, and it was often done in a witty, interesting and comparative manner: see the article featured here regarding a comparison of students’ life at SPC and at Jesuit schools.
A bi-monthly “literary, scientific, comic” magazine, founded by Wadih and Elias Haddad. The first issue is undated but the second issue appeared on January 12th, 1902 The AUB Library owns 4 issues (1902). The issue displayed here features a sequenced novel “Amore” translated from French by Wadih Haddad.
A weekly “scientific, literary, comic” magazine, edited by Selim El Khazen, and written by the mubtadi’oun, (Freshman) students. The first issue appeared on January 12, 1899, and the last of the 22 issues the library holds is dated July 6th, 1899. All issues are handwritten, and the format is folio. Besides its short and light articles, the magazine published sequenced novels such as “Shab al Asr” featured here.
The motto shown on the top of the cover page expresses students’ pride of belonging to SPC:
للاله الكريم نبسط كفا تستمد الرضا على الكلية
فهي تبغي انتهاج كل قويم وتحري الافادة الكلية
