"A mysterious disappearance, a wreck, the real thing in a game of baseball are but a few of the excitements the book contains, which are presented as only Mr. Paine can present them."
"Wherever he goes he takes with him the college atmosphere, and while away engages in many entertaining adventures."
"Ralph D. Paine has never told a better story for boys than in 'The Fugitive Freshman.' His young hero disappears from college because he fears his father's wrath over the debts he has piled up and has all kinds of adventures. It is an excellent book because the author is never sensational. He points good morals without any preaching."--_San Francisco Chronicle._
"The book is so compact of healthy young manliness and depicts so many sound-hearted characters in so winning a way that it deserves unusual success."--_Chicago Inter Ocean._
"How the coach won out is a tale of plenty of incident and excitement to suit any foot-ball enthusiast, which is saying a good deal. And, it may be added, the romance is not all of the gridiron."--_Minneapolis Journal._
"A manly story related in straightforward fashion."
"Extremely life-like and accurate pictures of the campus.... Every boy who intends to go to college will want to read these stories."--_Yale Alumni Weekly._
"Breezy, spirited, vigorous ... reflects the best part of college life as the student himself sees it."--_Chicago Record-Herald._
"Those who like rollicking fun and the stirring affairs of college athletics will enjoy thoroughly Mr. Paine's yarns. They are pervaded with the college atmosphere."--_Springfield Republican._
"Like the other books for which this author is known, 'College Years' is of a spirited and wholesome character that is sure to win for it many readers."--_Chicago Evening Post._
"Each story deals satisfactorily with its own field of effort The author's enthusiasm for athletics and Yale is catching."