Any one who has attended regularly the football games and practice on Soldiers Field must have noticed that very little enthusiasm has been manifested among the students. Occasionally, when some particularly sensational play is made, there is a little burst of applause. If the crowd sees any playing that it considers questionable it is quick to express its disapproval by the disagreeable means of hissing. But there has not been a time when the eleven has come upon the field and been greeted by a good, hearty cheer. This is not at all as it should be. We do not of course mean to be considered as longing for the kind of enthusiasm that finds expression in savage war cries and other unrestrained manifestations of loyalty. There can, however, be something that will make the players feel when they start in that the men they represent are present and ready to stand by them. Such a feeling never fails as an inspiration to a man about to enter an athletic contest.