For a number of years the class base ball games have been a regular part of our spring athletics and a source of much interest in the college. This year a peculiarly advantageous schedule had been arranged and an unusually successful series of games was expected. Only two games had been played when it was announced yesterday that the athletic committee would not allow the use of Jarvis for class games at present, because the whole field is needed for the practice of the University lacrosse team.

After looking at the question from all sides we can see no reason why the class games should be given up. It is true that the lacrosse team is a university organization and because beaten by Princeton last year must do their best to win this year. Moreover, as matters now stand, for this year at least lacrosse practice is necessary. But we also think that the class ball games are necessary as well as popular. They are a regular part of our athletics, and are necessary as giving valuable practice to the Freshman nine. If the freshman team does not have the benefit of the class games, it will make a very poor showing in its games with Yale. This alone is reason enough for not abolishing the class games.

In past years there has been no trouble of this sort, and no one though of abolishing the class games. Why can not a compromise be made, and the lacrosse practice and games go on as always in the past? Formerly the lacrosse team has been able to practice without imposing any such restrictions and we can see no reason why the same method cannot be carried out now.

If, by the present schedule, more games are played each week than has been customary before, the schedule can be arranged differently, so that not more than two games shall be played in each week. The conclusion of the series of class games would then come ten days later than arranged for at present. The class games ought certainly to be continued and some arrangement made by which at least two games a week can be played.