The failure of Yale to accept Harvard's proposal for a dual league is a disappointment though not a surprise to Harvard men. It was hoped that the Yale mass meeting would see their way to clear up the present strain and uncertainly, and at the same time greatly benefit athletics at both colleges, by agreeing to the articles. We are confident they would have done so if they had thoroughly understood Harvard's position. The grounds of objection seem to be still the number and place of the football games, and the eligibility of special students. Harvard has no wish to interfere with a Yale Princeton foot-ball game next autumn, and we cannot see how the articles can be interpreted to obstruct any arrangements for such a game. Last year Yale played four championship games. If she plays the two games with Harvard as proposed, and one with Princeton, she certainly will not have more championship matches next year than last. As for playing only one game, and that in New York, undergraduates, graduates, and the athletic committee, are solidly opposed to such an arrangement, and will not consider it. The games are played for the benefit of the colleges, not the New York public and Harvard men will insist upon having a match upon their college grounds. It Yale prefers New York to New Haven, she may choose the former. It is absurd to argue that New York is neutral ground. Geography and college representation both emphatically deny this. On the special student question, also, Harvard men are united. The special students are an integral part of the Harvard system, just as much as the Sheffield Scientific students are of Yale. No Harvard man can think for a moment of their being declared ineligible for athletic contests.

It is reported that Yale will call another meeting of the conferences committees, but we can see no object in this. Harvard has taken her stand. Harvard men are united in support of every particular, and will not weaken their position by yielding anything. If Yale holds out games must be arranged as best they can. In the interests of athletics we wish to see all matches continued, and have no doubt they will be, since dates have already been negotiated for base ball. There will be less satisfaction, however, in such temporary arrangements, which must after all be made practically according to the proposed dual league rules, than in the league itself. We hope that Yale will appreciate this and reconsider her action.