The decision of the Undergraduate Athletic Council to beef up the cheerleading squad may result in more impressive "fight team"s, but the sudden action with which the present cheerleaders have been replaced is regrettable.
Listing charges against the present cheerleaders, the UAC referred to "complaints from students and alumni." But the claims involved are not so heinous that disciplinary actions or warnings could not have solved the problem.
The present squad, which has led cheers for five games this fall, should be allowed to finish the season. The UAC should hold its changes until next year.
The UAC is also resting its case on the improvements which the new team will usher in as well as on the complaints against the old. Varsity letter-men are to compose the new cheerleading squad, a procedure which was used before the war. Reinstating the old system at this time, however, makes it appear that the UAC wants to improve the cheerleaders only because the football team has shown new promise. With the new success of the team, the cheerleaders have become the poor relatives who show up at embarrassing times.
The UAC should revoke its decision to break up the present squad this season and might find out whether undergraduates really care who leads the cheers. Students have supported ragged football teams; they probably are not overly concerned if handsprings aren't perfect.
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