To the Editors of the CRIMSON:

The sooner the method of collecting undergraduate subscriptions is done away with, the better. At present the Freshman class not only supports its class teams, but also gives the largest sums to the University teams. Several years ago it was hard to persuade a Junior or Senior to give to the University teams; consequently these teams were largely supported by subscriptions from the two lower classes. It would seem fairer to raise the cost of the H. A. A. and season tickets, and devise some way to make up any deficit, but the present method of collecting subscriptions seems unfair and undignified. The price of the H. A. A. ticket is $5, and it admits the holder to all home games in football, baseball, and track, except those with Yale. If this price was raised to $7 or $8 would it not help the athletic treasury and would the number of holders decrease? I think not. C. H. SCHWEPPE, '02