"The so-called 'Harvard indifference' as it actually exists, strikes me as being one of the most commendable aspects of university life. It is a large happiness, though usually unappreciated, that Harvard upperclassmen do not persecute freshmen: that there is no law calling for universal 'hello's' in the Yard, that one can choose one's friends and enjoy their company without making a fuss about it.

"One of the greatest surprises of my life came when I discovered that the library staff considered certain books, no matter how valuable as reference books, as too truthful for the students. It seemed absured that a college would take such a stand as to refuse an opportunity for knowledge to residents of the college, even though or rather because, such knowledge lay outside their field. I refer to the series of studies on sex by Hayelock Ellis.

"I should entirely reorganize the methods of giving scholarships. I should have all applicants for scholarships interviewed by competent men who would make full inquiry into the financial condition of applicants and then, after careful consideration and an accurate investigation of statements made by applicant, aid should be given according to financial need. If the above method should be found too costly. I should abolish all financial aid and use the money in raising the salary of professors and instructors: since, from personal experience. I know that the present system of awarding scholarships is to say the least, rank: aid being given men who should not even apply for it, while the deserving are all too often rejected.

I consider it regrettable that the prizes offered by the university for theses, etc., are given so little publicity by the CRIMSON and by the faculty. If the CRIMSON allotted at least as much space of such prizes and scholastic honors as it does to athletic victories, perhaps as much effort would be made by students to win such desirable scholastic honors as is now made to achieve athletic fame. First Report, Class of 1927