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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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The Business Man (1911)
In addition to its chief editor, Rufa'il Duweik , B.C. 1913, the magazine’s other editors included: A. Faris, Zaki Haykal B.C. 1913 , Daud Sununu B.C. 1913. The library owns four issues from the year 1911. The self-stated mission of the paper is to “bring before the readers as many of the student activities as possible; in addition to that to devote a great deal of each number to a series of commercial articles ..”. It discusses economics and politics in the Middle East, and also covers international events. -
Vouloir c’est pouvoir (1908)
This bi-monthly French magazine was published by Wadie Bustany , B.A. 1907, O. Khuri, Spiridon Saad, Ph.M. 1911, and Najib Farah M.D. 1913. It discusses different French literature and authors and comments on social norms, and literary styles, etc. The Library owns three non-illustrated issues.
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The University times (1908)
A monthly handwritten English publication which discusses College news, literary articles, US political articles, and historical anecdotes; it also features some jokes. The library only holds the first volume in two copies. -
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. -
Al-Nahḍah al-Iṣlaḥiyah [1907] النهضة الإصلاحية في المدرسة الكلية
A bi-monthly handwritten Arabic magazine, self-described as “critical scientific literary comic paper”. Edited by Philip Birbary B.A. 1910. and Taufik Kurban B.A. 1910 (for the 2nd year of the magazine), and by Aboud Nasrallah B.A. 1912; and Tawfik Kandalaft B.A. 1912, M.D. 1916 (for the third year of the magazine). It discusses literary articles, and features poetry by prominent students, e.g. Ali Salam, B.A. 1910. It also covers YMCA student elections and athletic news, features some jokes, commercial advertisements, as well as descriptions of student life employment prospects and travels. -
The Life of Service (1907)
A monthly handwritten magazine, edited by L. Levonian, G. Daghlian , E. Nasir, H. Kalartinian, Charalambos Damianides Ph.M. 1911. The magazine focuses on theological questions, and the meaning of Christian life for students. The library holds six issues among its collections. Its cover design is very simple, almost austere, and the inside pages do not include any illustrations. -
Al-Arzah (1907) الأرزة
A bi-monthly “scientific, literary, comic” newspaper, edited by Suleiman Frayha, Raghib Atiyeh M.D. 1913., Habib Shahadeh M.D. 1913 , Hanna Nassif, Philip Adami. The library holds issues 2 through 6 (Dec. 15, 1907 to March 30, 1908). The magazine focuses on poetry, literature, historical anecdotes as well as jokes, but it also covers some timely social problems in Greater Syria, e.g. women illiteracy.
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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. -
