The game with the University of Pennsylvania this afternoon will decide the comparative merits of the two teams. The series now stands, a victory for each nine and one game tied. Naturally then, a good deal of interest will centre in today's contest. That it will be a closer struggle than on Monday is almost assured. There may be occasions when the excitement will run high and the cheering tend towards a repetition of what it degenerated to in the Princeton game. Would it not be well for the manager or captain of the nine to appoint regular men to lead the cheering, not only for this game but for the few more which remain? Let it be understood that they are legally appointed for this purpose. A few of the more prominent men in college in such positions would have a restraining influence which is greatly needed. They could accomplish much both in the improvement of the cheering itself and in keeping down a tendency which occasionally crops out and which, if not nipped in the bud, is likely to result unfortunately. In every game we wish to show the true Harvard spirit, but there is particular need of care and self restraint when we meet Yale. The feeling then is strong and the crowds are critical. There ought to be men appointed who will use their influence to see that nothing occurs again to mar the good name of the University.

William Reynold Begg of Hendersonville, N. C. has been awarded the valedictory at Yale and Arthur Leslie Wheeler of Hartford, Conn. the salutatory. The two have been room mates during their entire course at college.

Work has already been begun on the observation train which is run yearly at the Harvard-Yale regatta. It will consist of forty cars this year, handled by two locomotives. Each car will be made to seat eighty-four persons instead of seventy-two as formerly.

The sale of seats yesterday for the Yale game was very large but there are plenty of good seats left.

The scrub game yesterday resulted in a victory for the Angels by the score of 24 - 8.