It is very clear that the moon and the college are not the best of friends. As is known to us all, the two have undertaken to light the yard ever since Harvard was first established. The result of this double contract is that at times, during certain nights of each month, the yard is not lighted. Whose fault is it? The moon is controlled by certain inevitable laws; for example, it has certain nights for setting early, and certain nights also for rising late; and again it is quite unable to shine through heavy clouds. This leads to the conclusion that when the moon does set early, the college should come out with its lights; and that when the moon rises late, the college should not try to save gas by waiting; and finally that when it is cloudy, the college should place no reliance at all on the moon, but light up its lamps at once. But alas! What if the clouds should break and the moon appear unexpectedly! Where would the college's reputation for lighting be? Surely it must be the continual fear of having its own deficiencies brought to light that makes the college so reluctant in showing its powers when its rival, the moon, is anywhere around.