The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-28

are men whose word among those who
know them IL taken without question.
Nor should their ignorance surprise
anybody who has closely observed
youth. A printed rule forbade their
receiving board probably not one Of
them had ever read the book Of rules.
II students read-and remembered-aii
the printed matter made accessible to
them by the college Office there would
be An immediate cut In the price of
college administration. Year In and
year out. with consequences varying
from embarrassment to dismissal, stu.
dents get their information on vital
questions not at headquarters but in
clubrooms or In the street not from
those Officers who alone speak with
authority bu; from fellow students
who got II from other fellow students
who got II from others. Yale had an.
parently permitted some university
players to play among professionals
or semi-professionas and to play
summer ball at Quosue.
or course she would have disauaii-
ned any player known to receive pay
above his expenses-that Is n differ
en- matter. OF the i've men some had
played at Quogue before all got their
information from Yale men who had
played at Quogue or been concerned
with the Ouogue team. Cuipably care
less they may rave been. | see no
reason for charging them with any
thing worse. When the new commit
tee. not grasping the situation till :he
damage was done. expounded the rule
to them they paid for their board, but
too late.
When their disqualification was
made public the attitude Of Harvard
students was refreshing. have vet
to hear a word OF satisfaction either
in the punishment OF Yale offenders
or in the loss OF strength to Yale
teams. One n all the students have
expressed their sympathy with their
fellow students OF a rival college and
their regret that such a player an lie
Gore. admired for his skill and re-
Nected for his personal qualities.
should no longer match himself against
Harvard men.
With warm admiration for the Yale
authorities in athletics. some OF us
yet believe that the reform OF an evil.
provided the evil is not a crime, be-
Gin best after clear warning. and that
the penalty is wisely applied first to
those whose transgression is as con-
scious a. 1t IL unmistakable. Yale has
shown that she will risk severity to-
ward herself rather than unfa!rness
toward a rival. We wish her to be-
lieve that her rival is not only a rival
but a partner: that she is "a free
10 use her students according TO their
deserts as IL ne intercollegiate games
were involved and that in abolishing
summer ball for the future and liz
noring II In the dimly lighted past she
would now not merely restore some
OF her best athletes to their own. but
would help Harvard 20 q larger and
truer view OF intercollegiate athletic
friendship,
The Bulletin. in an editorial published
In the same issue. makes the Statement
that every stiffening OF standards In on,
college strengthens h hands OF thos,
who are making simiflr efforts else
where. one Interesting paragraph o.
the editorial reads.
AS for the part Of Harvard in tn,
present general situation, IL is to be saiI
that Institutions have been made in tn,
public n college press. and In letter.
over fictitious anne addressed To IN,
Harvard authorities, that the status o
certain Harvard athletes demands in
~vestigation. The Bulletin Ices no
hesitate to say that IL II responsible
person has a charge to make against an
athlete al Harvard IL ought to be mad,
directly and in authentic form TO tn,
athletic authorities. We know that the,
are. and always nave been. ready 4
take action on any such charges. AM
that the alumni body IL heartily will
them