According to the table published in yesterday's CRIMSON, membership in the Union has been steadily declining during the last three years until it is at present the lowest on record. Because of the important place of this institution in the life of the University such a situation is a matter of grave concern, and, coming after much that has been written recently as to whether the Union succeeds in fulfilling the purpose for which it is intended, the announcement of this decrease in membership is of peculiar significance. The decrease comes in the face of a steady increase in the University enrollment and in spite of late efforts to make the Union more attractive to its members. Never at any time has it offered more than it does at present, and now, if ever, the authorities in charge are endeavoring in every way to make the Union the centre of the social life of the University. In response to these efforts, however, the support from the student body is weaker than ever before. This may be due to the increased attention that is being given to other phases of University life rather than to any shortcomings in the Union itself. We believe, however, that there must be some definite underlying reasons why the Union membership is not holding its own, and, if this is the case, a serious inquiry should be made among students in the University to discover what these reasons are.