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To the Editors of the CRIMSON:

In Monday's communication from Mr. Fall, modern football was criticized, among other things for the "danger of being tempted to forget that you are a gentleman."

Is not this very temptation one of the best possible opportunities for the development of gentlemanly instincts? It is this temptation, together with the temptation to "quit" and to weaken in a crisis, which enables men to make modern football of educational value in their development instead of a mere sport. Men would not devote themselves for months to the arduous training and drudgery were there not a strong incentive; and they would not feel the sense of duty in maintaining the standards of the game if the incentive were not a good one. Many people complain that football absorbs more time and interest than is fitting for a pastime. As a rule, however, they fail to inquire if, by putting in more time and interest, the men do not perhaps derive benefits which far exceed those of a mere sport, and thus justify their pains. GRADUATE.