To the Editor of the Crimson:

Isn't it about time that the Crimson gave an editorial "Hail and Farewell" to one of the greatest athletes ever to wear the colors of Harvard? I refer to Charles G. Hutter, retiring swimming captain. Suppose we take a look at the record.

To begin with, he holds the Harvard and pool records in the 50, 100, and 220, having set times that are dangerously near world records. By the end of this year's regular season he had been beaten but four times in his swimming career, not counting the Olympics. These were the finals of the N. C. A. A. 50 in 1936, the finals of the N. A. A. U. 100 in 1937, the 440 in the 1937 Yale meet, and the match race of 150 yards with Bill Kendall, and in all of these races he came in second. In addition to being a member of the 1936 U. S. Olympic team, he has been a member of the All American swimming team for three years, an outstanding feat for any college man and one which few football players have achieved.

Almost single-handedly, he has caused an interest in Harvard swimming that swept it into the major sport class without a dissenting vote. Despite illness which would have kept another man out, he still insisted on swimming in the recent N. A. A. U. meet in order that part of the expenses awarded him as defending champion could be used to help defray his teammates' expenses. All in all, he has been a leader, both physically and morally, who has gained the wholehearted respect, admiration, and support not only of his teammates but also of every one with whom he has come in contact. Hoping you will grant him this "Ave et vale."   Francis D. Moorman '37

(Ed. Note: The Crimson joins heartily with the sentiments expressed in this letter. A former Varsity backstroker himself, Mr. Moorman is qualified to judge Charlie Hutter's accomplishments, and in so doing he has well expressed the enthusiastic opinion of the majority of the college. Any honors which may be showered on the swimming captain, who with ability and spirit helped to lift his sport into the limelight, are deserved. It is to be hoped that the swimming banquet tonight will be a gala affair for Hutter, Coach Ulcu, and the whole of a great team.)