The action of the faculty committee on athletics in respect to foot-ball, has astounded the whole college. Although at first it was hard to believe that any such announcement could be true, later developments have shown that the committee are thoroughly in earnest. while they state that they are backed by the faculty and corporation. While we can well understand what they complain of in foot-ball as brutal and demoralizing, and respect the good motives with which we are bound to credit them, and while we would ourselves gladly hail any reform of the objectionable features of the game as at present played, we can scarcely find words in which to characterize their recent move. We believe that we represent the university most thoroughly when we denounce this action, whether of the committee, or faculty, or corporation, as most arbitrary, most unjust and most indefensible. It is speaking in the most measured terms when we say that this action of the college authorities has outraged the feelings of every man in college who has any self-respect, and though they may have the law on their side, we believe that they have not morally the semblance of a right to do this. Moreover, the injurious results of this action are many. Not only will the foot-ball club and many private individuals be seriously affected financially, but the authorities have virtually broken their faith with the club, and have widened to an inconceivable extent the breach which we regret to state has for some time existed between faculty and students. We have spoken thus plainly, because we believe not to do so would be to fail in our duty as representing the undergraduate opinion of Harvard. We would counsel all the students to be calm and reasonable, but none the less we would advise some immediate concerted action on their part, if only to show the drift of their opinion. We believe that the best thing to be done under the circumstances is to appeal to the faculty, and if they uphold the committee then to appeal to the corporation, and if this is in vain,-then our last resource is to make an appeal to the graduates.

It is now nearly two years since the subject of a new boat house was mentioned in the Crimson, since which time the matter seems to have dropped out of mind. The recent accident should have called sufficient attention to the subject to make this, in our opinion, a most fitting time for bringing up the matter again. And we do not doubt that if energetic steps were taken, enough interest would be taken to render the project thoroughly successful. In the early part of 1882 it was said that the probable cost of such a building as proposed would be about $50,000. And little doubt was entertained that the amount could be easily raised. It was moreover suggested that the site of the building be selected near Brighton street, a location more suitable than the present one for many reasons. It may be that the new athletic grounds demand all our spare cash as well as that of generous graduates, but if not, it seems to us that the present is a most fitting time, at least for broaching the subject of a new boat house again.