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To the Editor of the CRIMSON:

With the passing of "Mem" as a student dining-hall is recorded the smashing of another Harvard tradition. But instantaneous with its demise arises a possibility that of converting Memorial Hall into the college auditorium.

There is no question of a doubt but that Harvard needs one badly. Sanders Theatre, appropriate for lectures, readings, and formal occasions, is inappropriate for large mass meetings and general assemblies. Even the living-room of the Union is inadequate for many functions, as evidenced within late years. The presence of a famous speaker, the joint reunion of classes, important celebrations, football mass meetings--all these demand a large auditorium such as Memorial Hall offers.

The principal objection to "Mem" being used for this purpose will be that its very atmosphere seems to dampen any show of enthusiasm for gayety; those who argue thus point to the sombre but dignified array of portraits on the walls as evidence. I distinctly recollect hearing a "long Harvard" given in Memorial Hall on one occasion that would put to shame any cheer heard in the Stadium of late years.

Install better lighting facilities and comfortable chairs, attend to the acoustic problem if necessary, pack "Mem" to the doors the night before the Yale game, give a "long Harvard", and watch the scowls of those worthies turn into smiles! Why not smash another tradition while the craze is on warm up old "Mem"? Philip W. Rice '19.