We publish this morning a letter from a Yale graduate relative to the action of the football team in stripping off their H's after the Yale game, and to the editorial comment of the CRIMSON upon that game and the one following with Pennsylvania.

The idea expressed by the writer, that both the action taken and the comment thereon were direct cuts at the dignity of Yale University, and intended to belittle the record of this year's Yale team, is so utterly foreign to the spirit in which the H's were removed and the editorials written, that we find it hard to believe that such a misconception can have obtained general foothold in New Haven. Nothing could be further from our intention than to condemn the team for falling to win. Without any reference whatever to the result of either game, or to either of the opposing teams, we voiced the opinion, right or wrong, of a great many Harvard men, including the players and the coaches, that in the first game the team did not play up to its ability, and that in the second game it did play up to its ability. The key-note to both criticisms lies in the comment on the Pennsylvania game quoted in the letter: "They have done their best."

Now if an accident of phrase has really occasioned such a misapprehension at Yale, the CRIMSON and all Harvard men regret it sincerely, for never in the history of their intercourse has Harvard felt more kindly disposed toward her old rivals than at this time of reconciliation. Her attitude toward her own team is something which it is unreasonable for any outsider to question, but that it implies any criticism of her opponents, or disparages in any way the splendid record of the Yale team, is far from the truth. Harvard has not in the past been slow to admire manly qualities in any adversary, and it is a mistake to think that she grudges the tribute now.

In conclusion we would express our pleasure that the writer has at length chosen this straightforward manner of settling the difficulty. Most intercollegiate disputes arise through misunderstandings which can readily be removed and the CRIMSON desires every Yale man to feel that a friendly remonstrance will at all times be received in a spirit of equal friendliness.