To the Editor of the Crimson:

It seems unfortunate that for the sake of making its editorial criticism more pointed the Crimson should have left the impression that Professor Casner was personally responsible for the inadequacies of the University's Defense Information Service. The difficulties inherent in advising some 2,000 students in addition to obtaining information from numerous and conflicting sources should make it clear that the inadequacies which did exist were sufficiently explained by the nature of the administrative burden imposed on a single man.

The editors made no attempt to suggest how the situation might be remedied but rather tell back on a listing of grievances adding up to what appeared to be an attack on the personal qualifications of Professor Casner. An editorial which is capable of such misinterpretation--if misinterpretation it was--would seem to be the result of a higher regard for journalistic "splash" than for solution of the problem at hand. Phil C. Neal 11,   Elliot L. Richardson 11,   Roger Schafer 11,

(A major section of our editorial was devoted to pointing out that we did not hold Professor Casner to be personally at fault for the shortcomings of the Defense Information Bureau. If any such slight was construed, we did not intend it. However, it remains that there is room for improvement in the administrative set-up, and we feel that a full time staff is needed to help the students to select the branch of the service for which they are best fitted.--Ed.)