EDITORS HARVARD HERALD: You have mentioned the project for a freshman class supper. Will you permit me to urge it? I know that it is out of all precedent, but is that a fatal objection? Is it really any objection? The reasons for the plan are these: The freshmen of '85 have, it is undoubtedly true, proved themselves dilatory in several respects. We have, to a certain extent, (though for fair reasons) been somewhat backward in contributing to sports. It is doubtful whether we will be a "high stand" class, either, or will produce many honor men. But in one thing particularly we have been lacking - in class spirit. Undoubtedly we will exhibit many fine qualities before the end of our course, for there is good material in the class, but we cannot begin too soon to cultivate a proper amount of class spirit. For this purpose a class supper would be of the greatest possible value. It would unite the class as a whole for once in feeling and interests, as poor success in sports and poor prospects in athletics have as yet failed to do, and would go far to advance a spread of common feeling and of good fellowship among the members of '85 which has not yet been shown. The only objections are lack of precedent and possible lack of self control and dignity by the class at such a supper. The former amounts to little. The latter would be urged by no one who knew the perfectly-proper and dismally-virtuous tendencies of '85. She can be trusted anywhere, (e. g., at even a Wilde lecture), and if once we were united as a class, we might come to properly appreciate the error of our ways, and come forward then and do our share towards supporting Harvard's as well as 85's interests more enthusiastically. Besides, if '85 is going to show any literary or oratorical talents at all, this would be the proper time and place to show them forth. Will not the president of the class call a meeting to consider the question?

K., '85.