The Owl was a student run publication that printed its first issue in 1869. It was a monthly literary magazine devoted to “mental improvement”. The title was conceived after a scheduling change forced the students to have their study time moved from the afternoon to the evening. The students proclaimed, “We’re owls, conning our books in the night. Each one of us shall be a brother owl, and our paper shall be called The Owl.”
Topics covered included a short summary of the affairs of the nation, miscellaneous notes and book notices, scientific and historical essays, tales, dramas, poetry, humor, and class standing. Due to the retirements of the campus printer and the magazines faculty moderator as well as student apathy, the decision was made to end publication in 1875.
In 1903, The Redwood began publication and was considered to be a continuation of the literary ideals of The Owl. This continued until the early 1930's when The Redwood began to focus more on university life.
In 1931, The Owl was released once a month as a literary supplement in the weekly university newspaper, the Santa Clara. It remained a supplement until 1938, where it once again became an independent publication.
In 1939, the editors, after having determined there had been 29 years of printing of The Owl in one form or another, released that year’s publication as volume 30, with this numbering continuing to the present time. Due to WWII, there were no issues published from 1943-1946.
Wanting to sound more professional and to be comparable to other schools’ literary magazines, the editors of the The Owl officially changed the name to the Santa Clara Review in 1988.
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The Owl, vol. 10, no. 2
Santa Clara University student body
Contents: Freedom - what is it?, Leo and Attila - A poem, A dream, A sketch of a holy life, A vacation ramble, The martyrdom of the Maccabees, St. Symphorosa and her seven sons, St. Felicetas and her seven sons, Editor's table, Idle notes, Noted and quoted
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The Owl, vol. 10, no. 1
Santa Clara University student body
Contents: Monks and monasticism, Golden dreams - A poem, The uses of obstacles, Villae Nostrae Laudes, A vaction ramble, The tail of the ape and the ant, The glorious mark - a story at second hand, Miss Burke - my curious companion, Editor's table, Idle notes, List of college exchanges, Noted and quoted
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The Owl, vol. 9, no. 10
Santa Clara University student body
Contents: Spiritism and the spirits - Chapters 4-6, Will it pay?, The Hanseatic League, Jack's charades, The burning of the Church, Literary epicures, A thing chronicled, Editor's table, Idle notes, List of college exchanges, Noted and quoted, Table of honor
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The Owl, vol. 9, no. 9
Santa Clara University student body
Contents: Spiritism and the spirits - Chapters 2 and 3, Waiting, Lion hunting in Africa, The indian's doom, Lafayette in America,Jack's charades, The coming contest, Editor's table, Idle notes, Personal items, List of college exchanges, Noted and quoted, Table of honor
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The Owl, vol. 9, no. 8
Santa Clara University student body
Contents: Spiritism and the spirits - Chapter 1, The new year, Jumping the fence, The true cause of national prosperity, A vision of the future, Jack's charades, Echos, Thoughts on the strength of Romanism, Editor's table, Idle notes, List of college exchanges, Noted and quoted, Table of honor
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The Owl, vol. 9, no. 7
Santa Clara University student body
Contents: Our rising generation, The causes of the rise and glory of Rome, A chapter of coaches, The msytery of mesmerism explained - Chapter 5, English and American gentlewomen, Jack's charades, Echoes, Editor's table, Idle notes, List of college exchanges, Noted and quoted, Table of honor
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The Owl, vol. 9, no. 6
Santa Clara University student body
Contents: Studies from nature - no.2 - Sainte Susette, Notable volcanic eruptions, The bursting of the mountain, The msytery of mesmerism explained - Chapter 3, Charades by Jack the Giant-Killer, Training children for martyrdom, Letter from Jack the Giant-Killer, A grumpy guardian, A visit to Saturn, Polly, Editor's table, Idle notes, List of college exchanges, Noted and quoted, Table of honor
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The Owl, vol. 9, no. 5
Santa Clara University student body
Contents: Studies from nature - no.2 - Sainte Susette, The Mission indians, California's relics - the missions, The mystery of mesmerism explained - Chapter 3, On the Sacramento, A visit to Saturn, Editor's table, Idle notes, List of college exchanges, Noted and quoted, Table of honor
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The Owl, vol. 9, no. 4
Santa Clara University student body
Contents: The mystery of mesmerism explained - Chapter 2, Mary the mother of the motherless, Irish faith and purity, Studies from nature - no.1, The Sisters of Charity of California, Editor's table, Idle notes, List of college exchanges
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The Owl, vol. 9, no. 3
Santa Clara University student body
Contents: The mystery of mesmerism explained, Chapter 1; St. Peter Damiani's 'Glory of Paradise'; An owl's flight to Mills Seminary; The secrets of the sea; A visit to Saturn; Editor's table; Idle notes; List of college exchanges; Clippings from exchanges; Table of honor
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The Owl, vol. 9, no. 2
Santa Clara University student body
Contents: The unity of matter: Prout's hypothesis; Maunaise Honte; Is rebellion lawful?; A Berlin genius; Notable earthquakes; Self-made men; Why weep; Editor's table; Idle notes; Personal items; List of college exchanges; Clippings from exchanges; Table of honor
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The Owl, vol. 9, no. 1
Santa Clara University student body
Contents: Is the monkey father to the man, Chapter 3, Ancient Grecian burial, Winds, California, Julian Crommelin Verplank, Correspondence: London letter, The unruly boy, Editor's table, Idle notes, List of college exchanges
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The Owl, vol. 8, no. 10
Santa Clara University student body
Contents: Is the monkey father to the man, Chapter 3; Penetencia Canon; Opium, Part 3; Planchette; Plural origin of mankind; Fifty-four years among the Huron, Chapter 4; A journey around my desk; Editor's table; Idle notes; List of college exchanges; Clippings from exchanges; Table of honor
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The Owl, vol. 8, no. 9
Santa Clara University student body
Contents: Is the monkey father to the man - Chapter 2, A young lady's ideas of woman's rights, Opium - Part 2, The patronage of St. Joseph, Meat and minces, Chapter 3, Fifty-four years among the Hurons - Chapter 3, The little swallow, Echoes of jokes, Editor's table, Idle notes, Clippings from exchanges, Table of honor
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The Owl, vol. 8, no. 8
Santa Clara University student body
Contents: Opium, Part 1; The adventures of a strong-minded kitten: A story of a Californian life, Chapters 24 to 25; Meats and minces, Chapter 2: Cats, dogs, and horse-blood pudding; Reconciled in death; Is the monkey father to the man, Chapter 1; Fifty-four years among the Hurons, Chapter 2; The alarm clock; Sect in education; Editor's table; Idle Notes; Table of honor
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The Owl, vol. 8, no. 7
Santa Clara University student body
Contents: Misdirected efforts; Good bye; The adventures of a strong-minded kitten: A story of a Californian life, Chapters 20 to 23; Tobacco; Meats and minces, Chapter 1: Horseflesh; The Mamelukes; Echos; Editor's table; Idle Notes; Table of honor
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The Owl, vol. 8, no. 6
Santa Clara University student body
Contents: The invasion; The faithless trustee; The adventures of a strong-minded kitten: A story of a Californian life; Chapters 17 to 19; Tobacco; An old bachelor's Valentine; Highway robbers; A tribute of veneration to Christopher Columbus; Answers to charades; Fifty-four years among the Hurons; Chapters 1 (continued) and 2; Editor's table; Idle Notes; personal items; Results of the examinations
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The Owl, vol. 8, no. 5
Santa Clara University student body
Contents: Tobacco; The eagle and the owl; The adventures of a strong-minded kitten: A story of a Californian life; Chapters 13 to 16; Two charades; Alive in my coffin; Our newspaper; Fifty-four years among the Hurons; November letters; Editor's table; Idle Notes; Table of honor
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The Owl, vol. 8, no. 4
Santa Clara University student body
Contents: Priests no alarmists, The golden wedding, A silk article, The adventures of a strong-minded kitten: A story of a Californian life, Chapters 10 to 12, Xmas, Xmas in "49", Xmas at Santa Clara College, Xmas in Switzerland, A novelty in steam engines, Editor's table, Idle notes, Personal items, Table of honor
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The Owl, vol. 8, no. 3
Santa Clara University student body
Contents: The progeny of the Press; Lines on the rainbow; The adventures of a strong-minded kitten: A story of a Californian life; The grave of Clackemas Bill; Russia: Her present and her future; Immoral books; A spoiled child; November letters; Editor's table; Idle Notes; Table of honor
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The Owl, vol. 8, no. 2
Santa Clara University student body
Contents: The statesman's dream, The adventures of a strong-minded kitten: A story of a Californian life, Chapters 3 to 5, Two step backwards, Revenge, The secret of the oak, A visit to Colorado Canon, An owlet writes a letter, Old times at Santa Clara, Editor's table, Idle notes, Personal Items, Table of honor
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The Owl, vol. 8, no. 1
Santa Clara University student body
Contents: Secular education; The adventures of a strong-minded kitten: A story of a Californian life; Chapters 1 and 2; The Month of Mary at Santa Clara College; Valedictory address; Correspondence: The wine king; The "Commencement" of Santa Clara of the Mississippi; The owlets take a flight; Editor's table; Idle Notes
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The Owl, vol. 7, no. 5
Santa Clara University student body
Contents: Bloody Mary; Echo; Why?; In Sanctum Aloysium - ode; Gunpowder: It's discovery; manufacture; and uses; Chapter 3; A garland of verses to our Blessed Lady; Echos from a nest of owlets - The missions of Paraguay; La tombe et la rose; The tomb and the rose - translation; Editor's table; Idle notes; Olio; Table of honor; Business directory
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The Owl, vol. 7, no. 4
Santa Clara University student body
Contents: The Knights of St. John; Evening; Thoughts about Germany; Mount Hood; Echos from a nest of owlets; 1. Forty; 2. The forty martyrs of Sabaste; 3. Spring has come; The last days of Pompeii; Editor's table; Idle Notes; Olio; Table of honor; Business directory
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The Owl, vol. 7, no. 3
Santa Clara University student body
Contents: The reward of heros; Dream fancies; A typhoon off the coast of Japan; The passage of the Delaware; The rise of the Turks; Gunpowder: Its discovery manufature and uses, chapter 2; Editor's Table; Idle Notes; Olio; Students business directory; Table of honor