To the Editors of the Crimson:

May I venture to protest against what seems to me an injustice done to the Harvard correspondent of the Boston Advertiser by Professor de Sumichrast's communication of yesterday and by the editorial in the CRIMSON. However unfortunate in its effect the Advertiser report may have been, I do not see how it could convey to an unprejudiced reader any impression of malicious or dishonorable intent on the part of the reporter. As a matter of simple justice to the gentleman who has been so attacked, I wish to quote the article in question; for I think that a calm and unprejudiced reading of it will convince Harvard men that there is nothing in the sentences to merit either the "censure of the entire University" or so extreme a charge as that which Professor de Sumichrast makes of "absolute falsehood." This is word for word all that the Advertiser says regarding the matter of college conferences:

"An institution that may have some bearing on the solution of the football problem is the college conferences, which have finally been organized for active operation by Professor de Sumiohrast, to whom was delegated the power of appointing the undergraduate members of the conference committee. The appointments are W. Ames '95, W. K. Brice '95, J. C. Fairchild '96, R. C. Grew '95, G. G. Murchie '95, E. H. Warren '95.

"All are prominent men in college life, and fairly represent the ability and the influence of the student body. Their appointment at this particular time may have a possible connection with the rather exceptional state of Harvard athletics. It is the intention of the organizers of the college conferences to hold periodical meetings at which matters of interest to the college at large can be freely and calmly discussed. The meetings of these conferences will be attended by students and Faculty alike. It is intended to be something like the late Amherst senate.

"These conferences are an entirely new experiment at Harvard. The questions to be discussed will be those pertaining to college discipline, athletics, and any exceptional problem of administration that may confront the University. The meetings will be a common meeting-ground for Faculty and students for the interchange of opinion. There are several specific subjects that may receive the attention of this deliberative body, among which are the present status of athletics and the matter of honor in examinations."

Beyond the suggestion of resemblance to the Amherst Senate, and the statement that these conferences are an entirely new thing at Harvard, there is nothing in the above that can justly be called absolute falsehood; and even these two sentences appear merely harmless mis-statements, written in no spirit that deserves in the least degree the censure of the entire University.

Very truly yours,W. T. DENISON.

March 25, 1895.