In electing Edward W. Mahan '16, captain yesterday, the University football eleven honored a player who has been one of the team's most valuable assets for two years. He has been a brilliant, and better still, a reliable and faithful worker, and as captain he should be a success for he combines with his playing qualities a thorough knowledge of the game and attributes of leadership which make him liked and respected by his team-mates.

His task is no small one; he must rebuild a team, which has sustained heavy losses through graduation. But that he is the man for the work, there is no question. His eleven, inbued with the sprit of its captain, is sure to acquit itself creditably.