The spectators who collected on Jarvis Field yesterday afternoon in the expectation of seeing a class base-ball game, were disgusted at the action of the captain of one of the class nines. The captain insisted that some law-school man should be chosen as umpire, fearing that the partiality of any under graduate would lead him to side with the opposing team. When objection was made to his proposal, he immediately called his men off the field and refused to play. It would seem as though a man who has passed four years at college would be sensible enough to control his temper and not give way to such an exhibition of childish behavior. By such actions, one might be led to believe that class games were not intended merely as a means of furnishing exercise and recreation to the players and pleasure to the spectators, but that consequences more momentous than inter-collegiate contests depended upon their results. Besides, it is absurd to think that no undergraduate can be honor-able enough to umpire a game squarely. By all means, let us have the class games run smoothly, instead of being disfigured by such unreasonable and foolish kicking as occurred yesterday.

We spoke yesterday of the wholesale nuisance that is caused by the "muckers" swarming the yard and college playgrounds on all occasions. It has been suggested that a body of students be organized into a police force which shall drive out objectionable characters from the yard and ball fields whenever they appear. This, it seems to us, is the only effective way with which to impress outsiders with the fact that the college grounds are for college men and not for outsiders. If some of the 'varsity crew nine were to take the initiative, we are certain that they will find many men ready to aid them in the undertaking. We are informed officially that such a body of men would have full powers of officers of the officers of the law, but in the college grounds. The task will demand some self-sacrifice. But we do not doubt that there are enough men in college who will gladly make the sacrifice necessary. We hope the crew men will take the matter in hand at once that we may be delivered from the nuisance complained of as speedily as may be.