The writer of the communication which we print in another column has touched on an important question, and one which the Class Day Committee is fortunately taking in hand. For a number of years past the exercises around the Tree on Class Day have been marred by spectacles which border closely on the disgraceful. The extent to which the struggles for the flowers have been carried may be well enough when there is no one in the question but men, but to the crowd of ladies who are gathered to watch the sport the sight cannot help becoming now and then revolting. When a man's shirt is torn clean from his back, he is certainly not in a state, no matter what extenuating circumstances there may be, to be in the centre of that crowd of on-lookers. And there is absolutely no reason why these disgraceful sights should be carried on any longer. Everyman who means to do any climbing ought to provide himself with a canvas jacket or something which cannot be torn from him. If he wants to wear a loose shirt in which to tuck his flowers, he can wear it outside his canvas jacket, but he ought certainly to wear something under his shirt which will stand rough usage. We are very glad to learn that the matter has come to the notice of the Class Day Committee, and that they are to send out a request to the men to wear canvas jackets or something of the sort at the Tree Exercises. The request ought to be strictly complied with if only for the good name of the University.