(The Crimson invites all men in the University to submit signed communications of timely interest. It assumes no responsibility, however, for sentiments expressed under this head and reserves the right to exclude any whose publication would be palpably inappropriate.)

To the Editors of the CRIMSON:

There appeared in your paper today an editorial on the subject of introductory courses which, however, from the turn of the last paragraph seems to the reader to have been intended purely as a criticism of one course, namely Fine Arts 1c. How such a thing was ever allowed to be printed I do not know, for besides lacking truth it shows a total lack of sane judgment and also of any ideas of etiquette or of the fitness of a subject for an editorial. I am thoroughly in accord with the thought expressed in the first paragraph, but to illustrate with the course in question the fault that was pointed out is certainly outside the boundaries of fact. I was not impressed by any "overabundance of minutiae" or by any stressing of details except where necessary for a knowledge of the subject. This, however, is merely my personal opinion as opposed to the personal opinion of the writer of the editorial. It seems to me that the editorial column is not the proper place for the expression of such personal views which reflect more on the paper as a whole than on the writer. Matters of this kind should appear as communications where the writer has to stand up for his own convictions and where there can be no shifting of responsibility.

It is unfortunate that this matter should be brought up just at this time when the marks are being returned, because it makes it sound too much like the result of a grouch arising from the receipt of a postcard bearing unfavorable news. It is only one of the cruelties of fate, this disappointment of the student who is led to take a course by the false impression that it is going to be a snap, and is quite overcome by finding that it isn't, but that he really is expected to know something about it. We all, I am sure, deeply sympathize with those poor mortals who find their burdens so great and their minds taxed so heavily by the requirements of certain courses that they "shrink from a continuance of such a demand upon their memories in the next-term." One naturally wants outside interests and should have them and find time for them, but the very fact that a person finds himself here at a university implies that he is supposed to learn something and not kick about courses that take a little of his time and thought. WILLIAM C. RVGG 1921.

February 8, 1921.

(The above mentioned editorial was aimed at no individual course: Fine Arts 1c was mentioned by name simply because it is one of the best examples. The CRIMSON considers such comment on University institutions well within its editorial prerogative. The writer of the editorial, "Introductory Courses" received an honor grade in Fine Arts 1c, ED.)