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To the Editors of the Crimson:

It seems to me that those of us who eat at Memorial have a right to demand from the management some explanation for the almost criminal negligence of which someone has been guilty. On Sunday at dinner there was no meat served, but, in its stead, chicken croquettes. On inquiry I find that about four men out of every five who ate the croquettes were severely ill as a result--so ill as to be practically unfit for work next day. The steward evidently did not know, or did not take the trouble to remember, that meat may rot and become poisonous. But it is the steward's duty to look out for such things and his negligence in not having done so is unpardonable. The fact that the same trouble occurred about two weeks ago might be taken as sufficient reason for us to have been on our guard; but the fact is that one would hardly expect a thing like that to happen twice. Once is enough for one steward. The directors are of course not in any way to blame for they cannot be expected to supervise the cooking. I am sorry to make trouble for them, but we have a right not to be poisoned. UNDERGRADUATE.