As our correspondent hinted in his recent communication on the subject, the Cricket Club, is in need of more substantial support from the members of the university. New grounds near Felton Hall have been bespoken, but the rent, cost of ploughing, harrowing, sodding, rolling, watering and other expenses must be defrayed. Several matches have already been arranged with the Longwood and other local clubs, and also with the University of Pennsylvania. Now, if the University of Pennsylvania sends a team to Cambridge, the Clicket Club must pay one half of their expenses, besides the cost of entertaining them in a fitting manner during their stay. This requires money. Then, again, if our team is to go away to play other teams in other places than Cambridge, they must have the wherewithal to pay their way.

Now, since the University of Pennsylvania has the best Cricket eleven in the country, it is evidently of the greatest importance that our eleven should play with them, but as we have said before, this cannot be done unless more interest is taken in the club than is at present manifested. For the small sum of two dollars and a half, anyone may become a member of the Association, and will thus obtain the right to use the grounds, and will receive a shingle. The Association is now having a very pretty model made, which can be obtained by members at a very low price, and which will make a handsome ornament in any room. Immediately after the mid-years the annual dinner of the Association will take place, at which all members are entitled and invited to be present.

We have been requested by the management of the Cricket Association, to make known these facts. This year, but very few freshmen have joined the Association, and it is from their number that new men are looked for to fill up the vacancies on the team. There is no reason whatever, why Harvard should not have as good a Cricket eleven as the University of Pennsylvania. The freshmen especially, among whom we have every reason to believe there is good material, are invited to join the Association and come out next spring and try for positions on the team. We trust that no further appeal will be necessary to arouse the patriotism of Ninety.