No Change in Our College Athletics.

In spite of many predictions to the contrary there is not likely to be much change in the old system of intercollegiate athletics as a result of the war. At nearly all the larger institutions the plans for next spring are being made along practically the old lines and it is altogether probable that the same will be true of next autumn's fooball schedule when the time comes. Educators have had a good deal to say about the excellent opportunity for reform which was afforded the colleges by reason of the suspension of intercollegiate athletics during the war; but during this period no satisfactory substitute for the old plan of intensive sport was devised, at least nothing satisfactory to the undergraduates.

The recent vote of the Student Council at Harvard recommending to the authorities that intercollegiate athletic contests be at once revived in substantially their old-time form is not merely an indication of undergraduate opinion at one institution. It is in all probability typical of student sentiment throughout the country. And those famliar with the situation are well aware that this sentiment will really determine the issue.

Let it be hoped, however, that some of the more flagrant abuses of the old system will be eradicated when intercollegiate contests are resumed. The whole array of paid coaches, trainers, scouts, and other attendants ought to be cut down considerably and the number of games which involve travelling might well be reduced. These things have made college athletics unduly expensive in the past and have given all college sport the taint of semi-professionalism. If the system is not to be reformed, it should at least be improved. Boston Herald.