The Spirit of the Times has a certain Hibernian touch to it of "see a head and hit it," which is truly unique, and its bump of aggressiveness has once more led it into a ridiculous position. After administering a sound drubbing, a very sound drubbing indeed, to the University of Pennsylvania, on account of its unfortunate challenge, the writer of the article was seemingly unable to close without making a few flings at Harvard and Yale. He blandly states: "If all the bosh that has been written about the aquatic deeds and words of Harvard and Yale could be collected together, it would be enough to ballast a railroad to the moon, with sufficient left to fill in the Newark Meadows. We frankly acknowledge that the aquatically inclined students of Yale and Harvard-individually as boys, and collectively as boat clubs-have frequently, persistently, and with malice aforethought, committed the crime colloquially called "putting on airs" over the oarsmen of what they are pleased to call "inferior," and "country" colleges," and then he naively remarks in the happiest vein, "we also cheerfully admit that this conduct is discourteous and unjustifiable." His remedy for our practice of "putting on airs." over "country oarsmen," is that, "since eminent lawyers agree that this offence is not a felony, nor even a misdemeanor, sensible people punish such actions by those most potent penalties, indifference and disregard-what common folks call 'a severe letting alone.' " Such remarks as these need but little comment from us. The fact is simply this: that the Spirit of the Times, has made a most unprovoked attack upon both Harvard and Yale, for reasons best known to itself. It must be evident, even to the Spirit of the Times, that it would be utter folly for Harvard to be in readiness to pull against any "inferior or country college" that wishes to issue a challenge, and how that can be construed into "putting on airs" "frequently, persistently, and with malice aforethought," it is difficult to see. However, the Spirit of the Times sees it, and in its scorn proposes like the "sensible paper" that it is, to punish us by "those most potent penalties, indifference and disregard," or in other words, will give us a "severe letting alone." Harvard College must go!