BREAD AND OIL

Today, the Seniors grovel at the feet of the Freshmen and pray for "Backsheesh". By this time, they hope, 1926 has been duly impressed with the importance of Harvard traditions. If the class showers aims on the indigent Seniors with the enthusiasm it has exhibited in its other activities no one can have grounds for complaint.

Without eulogizing the Freshmen too flatteringly, one must admit that they have shown a class unity beyond any that has developed in the past few years. They have "got together", to mutual advantage, more often than was usual, and certainly their athletic prowess needs no advertising. Their football team and crew have beaten Princeton no small distinction this year and the other teams have met with similar success.

Consequently, after such a satisfactory year the Freshmen cannot, in the fulness of their hearts, fall to contribute largess in satisfying sums. They should remember that half-dollars can be thrown with much greater force and accuracy than anything else,--except whole ones and that with such ammunition, they may not only do their duty, but also salve any personal grievances against the Seniors. And anyone who wishes to hear his name immortalized at the end of a "regular Harvard cheer" has the one chance in his life to accomplish it by sheer generosity.

After all, Freshmen will not dispose of their capital without some compensation. They are "casting their bread upon the waters", and the vigor with which they maintain this fruitful tradition will be reflected, even unto the second and third generations; for in May, 1926, their bread will "return again". Such an extremely intelligent and capable Freshman class will not neglect this opportunity to provide for old age and an impoverished future.