Since March 1937 this newspaper has taken a pretty resigned attitude towards the Harvard-Yale swimming meet. In the past, it has suggested, among other things, that someone with appropriate authority apply the Sherman Act to the Yalies, and of late is has been content with a little reminder, such as "It Happens Every Year."

Last year the staff cartoonist even depicted a group of Yale swimmers weighted down with medals and honors of various sorts, with the caption "I'll take mine off if you'll take yours off."

Even before this yea's meet, when the Yalie Daily took hold of Coach Bob Kiphuth's patently pessimistic remarks and bludgeoned the Elis almost into the position of underdogs, and then, when the meet was over sarcastically attacked the Harvards we hold back. The Daily depicted 'the vaunted Harvard swimming team as disintegrating like a bad dream before the furious onslaught of the Yalies. A rendition of 'Good Night Fair Harvard' would have been a more fitting climax to the meet than the 400 yard freestyle relay which Kiphuth predicted would decide the winner."

We held back and didn't say anything because it has never been the policy of this appear to campaign for faster swimmers, shorter pools, or nicer Yalies.

But all is not well in New Haven. It gets pretty dull when you win 113 meets in a row, and people have been going to fencing matches instead. And so, with the reckless abandon of a tapped junior, the Daily recently came out for an improvement in the Yale swimming situation.

After exploring the various possibilities of stronger competition against Ohio State, Michigan, and other strong teams ("long trips would be expensive"), the News decided that there is only one place for Yale swimming--the East, and preferably New Haven.

"Swimming against colleges like Ohio State, which has low academic standards, and which allows freshmen to participate in varsity meets would involve a lowering of the rigid levels of conduct which Yale and other Eastern colleges have imposed on their swimmers," their story ran.

"Also, if Midwestern teams were scheduled, our Eastern opponents would be justifiably angered at our implied suggestion that they just aren't worth time." (Incidentally, the Yale freshmen also have a streak of over 100 victories going.)

And so, after analyzing all possibilities, the News drives home to a hard-bitten but realistic conclusion:

"The Eastern colleges must bring themselves to the standards of Yale; and Yale must not lower itself to take on equals and superiors. Only in this way can the demands of the fan be reconciled with those of the Athletic Association and the team itself."

Obviously, this newspaper can no longer hide behind its Plympton St. indifference. No longer can it evade responsibilities. And so, President Pusey and Director Bolles, we implore: send Dean Bender to Hawaii, Coach Ulen to Australia, flood the Lampoon, do anything to save Yale swimming.