EDITORS OF HERALD-CRIMSON-One cannot refrain noticing the peculiar logic that the committee used when deciding to force Harvard out of the intercollegiate series of foot-ball games this year. Attention is called to the fact that rules 19, 28 and 38 are "highly objectionable" to them because the rules were framed to prevent intentional unfair playing. This leads them to the inference that, since unfair playing is guarded against, a "manly spirit of fair play is not expected," but that instead, there is a "spirit of sharpers and roughs" in the games. Then, since the sport has "degenerated into brutal and dangerous contests." they sagely arrive at the conclusion that the Harvard eleven cannot take part in any further contest this fall.

Now, to any fair-minded person, it must be evident that framing rules against unfair playing does not necessarily show the spirit of roughs and sharpers in the elevens. There was never a set of rules yet in any athletic sport which did not prohibit unfair play, because it is always possible that some "rough" or "sharper" may make unfair plays. One might as well, following their line of thought, give up the Christian religion because of the ten commandments; or like St. Simon Shylites, withdraw from the society of mankind and sit on the top of a pillar because of our criminal laws. Foot-ball can never be anything but a rough, manly sport. For my part I am unwilling to believe that any such low spirit has crept into the game so as to make it dishonest and vicious.

UNDERGRADUATE.