On our ball fields there are a couple of curious old sign-boards which freshmen are won't to look upon with awe, but still with a certain satisfaction. They refer to ball-playing and some of the other accomplishments of the American youth as practised by those who are not members of Harvard University. If we remember rightly, these same boards contain upon them words of terrible meaning-something about "prosecution to the full extent of the law." For the benefit of those who have been astonished at the audacity of such extreme measures, we would say that long years ago those sign-boards were put in place-long before Harvard had reached her position of sublime indiffer erence or inanity-call it what you will-and that no one now a-days would attempt any such energetic movement as is threatened upon these ancient landmarks. May they always remain placed as they are now, sacred mementos of our former greatness.
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