To the Editors of the Crimson:

Since graduating from college last June I have had an experience in coming in contact with men of my class, which has revealed to me more clearly the falsity, the unnaturalness, of some of the social relations existing in the undergraduate body of the college. Men with whom I was only slightly acquainted in college have since become friends; a few who then seemed almost to ignore me have met me on the street and heartily shaken hands; and the formality of an introduction has been entirely dispensed with. This has been the experience of those of my own class and of former classes with whom I have discussed the matter; and our common regret is that the undergraduate conditions were not such as to bring us more fully to realize how worthy, how admirable, how valuable as firends our classmates were while we were in college; that we did not then enjoy more generally their companionship.

The "Harvard spirit" of dignity and coservatism affected to an extreme degree the thoughtlessness towards their classmates of a few who are mistaken to represent a "set," the over-sensitiveness of others too ready to see and suffer a slight, the imaginary line between "society" and "non-society" men, and the underlying jealousies existing among the clubs themselves, are the chief causes which disunite the Harvard classes and greatly limit the sympathetic intercourse of their members which would make so full the pleasure and advantage of undergraduate days. These causes are not natural to a body of intelligent, well-bred and well-disposed young men, and would be eradicated if those who suffer them to exist, knowing their exact nature, would direct their individual conduct to the purpose of their eradication.

By all means maintain the Harvard spirit of dignity and conservatism,- it affords the best of training,- but do not overdo it; let the thoughtless be more thoughful of others, and the over-sensitive less so. As to clubs, my experience has shown me that there are just as refined, manly men outside of clubs as in them, and in one club as another; such organizations could use their influence as well to establish and maintain an esprit du corps of all the students as to gain advatage exclusively for themselves.

Ninety-nine (be it said to the credit of the then Freshman class) started, last spring, a movement toward a new era of thorough good-feeling, and Ninety-six did all it could in its short time to help along the movement. Ninety-seven, as the Senior class, now has an important duty to perform.

NINETY-SIX.