To the Editors of the CRIMSON:

The small number of men who have reported for spring football makes it evident that the great majority of undergraduates do not appreciate the value of this work. From the point of view of the coaches, this period of practice affords an opportunity, first, for the coaches to try out new schemes of play for which there is not time in the fall. Secondly, to become acquainted with the new material; and thirdly, to give new men drill in fundamentals for which there is so little time during the regular football season. From the point of view of the candidates, this period is of immense importance, particularly to the members of the Freshman and Sophomore classes, and most particularly to those men who have played little or no football before.

In this practice there is no distinction made between University men and beginners. The coaches have time to spend on green material, and the men have a chance to play alongside of the more experienced players. Any man in college who has the slightest desire or wish to be a football player cannot afford to miss this practice, unless he is engaged in one of the regular spring sports. Freshmen and Sophomores who have never played football or played but little, but who have an underlying desire to be football players, should come out now and get the fundamentals. Two years from now, although they may have put on weight and strength, it will be too late to learn the game. Spring football practice is an exceptional opportunity of which every undergraduate not actively enrolled in one of the spring sports should take advantage. P. WITHINGTON '09.