IT must be confessed that last Saturday's meeting of the Athletic Association, although good in comparison with the first, fell far short of last year's standard. The number of entries, to be sure, was encouraging; but, when we take into consideration the number of men in the University who are competent to enter, we have to admit that those who declare that too much time is given to muscular development at Harvard cannot have attended this year's meetings. It is also to be regretted that some of those who did enter seemed to have given little time to previous preparation. The apparent disregard of skill was particularly noticeable in the sparring, where once or twice the men appeared to forget that this art differs essentially from one practised in the prize-ring. The presence of several spectators in braided coats and "bell trousers" did not speak highly of the good taste and discrimination of some members in disposing of their complimentary tickets to such friends. If this evil arises from the custom introduced this year of selling tickets, it should be stopped, or it might perhaps be remedied by requiring all members to indorse with their own names the tickets they give to their acquaintances. Heretofore the distinctive feature in all college sports has been the absence of the professional and rowdy element; let us hope, then, that in the future whoever is responsible will see to it that this time-honored principle will be adhered to and respected.