The announcement that a new campus is to be added to the present fields which can be used by the students for athletic purposes solves a difficulty which has long puzzled those most intimately interested in the athletic success of our teams. The utter inadequacy of the present fields to supply the space needed for the proper development of the different athletic teams has long been apparent. To this cause, almost as much as to any other, may be attributed the poor success of Harvard in athletic contests during recent years. Teams desiring to secure outdoor work have been compelled to use the fields at the most inconvenient hours, and this fact has deterred many men from training. The new field, with room for two football or baseball fields, will obviate this difficulty, and give ample opportunity for the development of class, as well as university teams. The university owes its thanks to Professor Chaplin, who has been an active promoter of the plan. If it should be necessary to defray a part of the expense of fitting up the field by subscription, the CRIMSON would urge the members of the university to contribute freely, as the benefits to be derived will more than repay them for any contribution they may make.