We wish to call attention to a fact in connection with the purchase of seats for the Yale game which is not particularly creditable to members of the University. In many instances students have seen fit to sell their privileges of application for seats. As a result a considerable number of seats have passed into the hands of speculators.

It may not be apparent at first sight that this selling of application blanks is dishonorable, but nevertheless, dishonorable it is, under the circumstances, and the only excuse for the men who have done it, is that they did not realize what it meant. The whole object of the management has been to offer the seats at a reasonable price, and to restrict the sale to college men and their friends. The advantages are obvious, and it goes without saying that it is to the interest of college men as a class to enforce this policy strictly.

Unfortunately,however, the sale cannot be so restricted without the cooperation of the students themselves. The blanks have been issued with the distinct understanding that by the act of signature each man who fills one out pledges himself to use those tickets personally. There are more than enough in the college element to occupy all the seats, and every time an individual hands over his tickets to a speculator, or to a stranger, he is defrauding other college men of rights which he ought to protect. It is useless, though, to discuss that point further. Men who give the matter any thought at all can see that if they sign for tickets and then pass them over to anybody except their friends they put themselves in a position to be called pretty hard names. The chance to make money is a temptation, undoubtedly, but we hope that none will succumb to it in future.

It will be an easy matter to trace fraudulent applications, as the numbers of the seats assigned to each signature will be noted. It is possible that a list will be made of men who sell their seats in this way, and that they will be debarred from purchasing next year, besides having their names published.