In the communication basket of the CRIMSON there are at present no few letters from undergraduates, written during the week before the Yale game, expressing indignation at the H. A. A's action in allotting tickets. Particular attention is, of course, called to the treatment of Sophomores and Freshmen who applied for two seats and found themselves with one seat in the East Tower.

It is only natural that the H. A. A. should be unpopular with those of the applicants who were disappointed. But censuring that organization will not remedy the situation in years to come. For tickets were allotted this year, not arbitrarily, to favor any one class but in accordance with a definite rule which has been in force for over a decade. Not only is the rule an old one; it was published this year in the pamphlet sent to applicants and also in the CRIMSON. We reprint from the issue of October 8:

The following order of preference in allotment of tickets, covering both graduates and undergraduates, will be followed for both the Yale and Princeton games. The three different classes of applications named are filled in the order of preference stated under each class:

I. One-Seat Applications

First. College undergraduates (i. e., all students pursuing undergraduate studies). Second. College graduates (i. e., former undergraduates who remained in College two years or more) and University officers (i. e., members of the Administrative Boards and Faculties). Third. School students (i.e., professional or graduate school students not classified above). Fourth. School graduates (i.e., men who were formerly school students and remained in school at least two academic years).

II. Two-Seat Applications

First. Seniors, Juniors, and College undergraduates who have attended College two academic years or more. Second. College graduates and University officers. Third. Freshmen, Sophomores, and undergraduates who have attended College less than two academic years. Fourth. School students. Fifth. School graduates.

When one considers that all of one class of applications must be filled before the next one has a chance, it becomes evident that the blame for the unfair allotment of tickets lies with the rule and not with the H. A. A.

How then can the rule be changed? By the Athletic Committee. How can that Committee best be persuaded to make a change. By a recommendation of the Student Council.

The CRIMSON believes that every undergraduate should be able to apply for two tickets and be put in a class higher than any other except the players, "H" men, coaches, etc. It further believes that the members of the graduate schools should be next in order of classification. We hold this belief simply on this ground: the football team is the representative of the college; therefore the members of the college should have preference over graduates, for whom the game can not have such immediate appeal. The members of the graduate schools should be given a higher classification than the present one because (1) it is their only chance to get good seats unless they are also Harvard or Yale graduates (2) they are a part of Harvard and, unless we wish to widen the breach which already exists between the Schools and the College, more recognition should be given to their relation to Harvard.

Whether the majority of the College agrees with this position we can not say. But we do know that the undergraduates, if they wish to change the rule can do so. If they have not a right to say who should got the seats, who, we ask, has that right?

The Student Council will meet in the near future. A recommendation to the Athletic Committee advocating a change in the rule would be in order.