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One of the tradesmen of Cambridge, who has made the uniforms for several of the college teams, has lately been in the habit of selling these uniforms to anyone who desires to purchase them. The different organizations should see that this practice is stopped immediately. It has been customary for the various athletic teams of the college to wear costumes which designate one particular sport. These costumes are worn by members of the teams and one else is supposed to wear them. If, however, they are sold to every comer we shall soon see half the college out playing tennis in lacrosse caps, varsity crew jerseys and football knickerbockers. We should suppose that no one would care to parade in borrowed feathers, but if men are found in college who wish to be considered as playing on teams with which they have no connection, the athletic organizations should take steps to prevent any wholesale disposal of suits which have hitherto been sold only to those who have a right to them.

The rules drawn up by the committee of arrangements for class elections, published in yesterday's CRIMSON, are such as should meet with the approval of every member of the class who desires fair methods of election and a short and harmonious meeting. In appointing the president of the Harvard Union chairman of the meeting, the committee have acted wisely, thus following the action of last year's committee and establishing a good precedent which we hope will be imitated by all subsequent classes. We heartily second the request of the committee that, whatever the outcome of the elections, the expressed wishes of the majority of the class should be respected, and all the officers when elected, unconditionally supported by every member of the class. As it has now become customary for the three senior societies to take no steps towards influencing the elections, we have no doubt that the fittest men for the positions, irrespective of outside considerations, will be elected.

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