BEFORE AND AFTER THE GAME.

Two criticisms are always made of the way in which a Yale-Harvard game played at New Haven affects the undergraduates. The first is that it leads to willful neglect of College appointments and academic work in general. Secondly, celebrations in case of victory are liable to become boisterous and ungentlemanly.

The unfriendly attitude which the Faculty has at times shown toward athletics owes its origin, not to the academic records of athletes, but to general disregard for College work on the days before and after important contests. In the present case, there is no reason why today's routine of lectures and recitations should not be carried through with absolute regularity. Every man who will attend scrupulously to this should have the satisfaction of doing his share to prove groundless one of the most dangerous criticisms of athletics.

To over-celebrate, in case of a Harvard victory, is especially hurtful this year in that the game is at New Haven. A distinct impression of the Harvard undergraduate will be carried away by every spectator of the game, and if his behavior is not in accordance with the best traditions, this impression will defame the University in the public mind. If the team can win, the players and all Harvard men are entitled to enjoy its victory unmarred by unseemly conduct after the game.