To the Editor of the Crimson:

It has come to us that there is growing alarm among the people of this country and even our own graduates that the undergraduate body is taking part in organized un-American activities--such as picketing so-called "war-monger" lectures, distributing uncooperative propaganda, a general smug attitude toward the recent national defense legislation, and a lack of interest in the military, naval, and C.A.A. units here at Harvard.

It seems a shame that these exhibitionist tendencies of a very weak minority of sensation-loving college men--utilizing as they do hackneyed and worn-out means of expression--should cause any indignation to people of a college community. This small minority will always exist in any large group, but there is no reason to infer that a majority or any semblance of a majority within the University takes stock in this horse-play.

This imagined Fifth Column type of activity is negligible in importance when weighed against military, naval, and C.A.A. units. At this time there is an active interest and participation in these units and yet to date no voice has raised the ugly cry of "armed camp" in reference to Harvard. Nor should this cry be raised because the enrollment in these departments is completely voluntary, based on a desire to be of service to this country should an emergency arise.

We hope that this short letter will suffice to put an end to our graduates' fear of a supposed rising red un-American sentiment at Harvard. H. Gaylord Dillingham '40, Hunt Hamill '40,