The Inter-Collegiate Foot-Ball Association meets today. The only business of importance will probably be the awarding of the championship to Yale and the expulsion of Columbia. Although undoubtedly many important changes will be made in the rules this year, it is probable that in deference to Harvard's wishes the subject of changes will be postponed until in a later meeting in the spring, so that Harvard and the other colleges can discuss the subject of new rules at their leisure.

Although we still deprecate the recent action of our faculty, it is only on account of their bad taste in the selection of the time for their declaration. In the main point at issue,-the improving of the character of the game,-we entirely agree with the faculty, and feel that some radical change is necessary. We emphatically stated our position last year on the style of play, which was first given its name of Yaleism by one of our correspondents, and we hold the same position this year. Foot-ball with all its roughness can be made a gentlemanly game, and a game that we need not feel ashamed to take our friends to see. Several years ago it was such a game, and as the Princetonian so plainly showed, as it gradually loses its gentlemanly character, it loses its popularity.

Princeton, as well as Harvard, will probably insist on essential modifications of the public opinion, may be brought to the same point of view. However much gratitude we may feel to Yale for her recent courtesy, we must not forget that it is she, who, by her numerous "improvements" of which she so proudly boasts, has brought the game to be what it is, and has given a name to the present style of game.