It is greatly to be regretted that the faculty have seen fit to delay action on the petition presented by the Alumni on the question of playing with professionals. If the question is to be decided at all, it is much better that it should be decided at once. We have faith enough in the members of the faculty to know that they are unwilling to decide such a momentous question without due deliberation, but we cannot see why the faculty should wait till the Overseers make their report. As we understand it, the petition was presented to the faculty, and the decision rests with them alone; plenty of time has been given for mature deliberation and that decision has not been reached. The petition was signed by men whose opinions should have weight with the faculty. The question at issue is not a trivial one: it is a very serious one and affects our baseball prospects in a very serious manner. Under these circumstances, we cannot help thinking that the petition should have been acted upon by this time. As it is, there will probably occur a succession of delays until it is too late for any action to take effect-at least till next year. However, though disappointed, we are not disheartened. We still hope that the petition will eventually be granted, though the well-known opposition of the Overseers to athletics may prove a temporary obstacle. The only thing for us to do is to persevere; we have good arguments to back us, a liberal-minded faculty to deal with, and the support of unbiased Alumni.