Although not very instructive, it is certainly amusing to note the reckless newspaper fights in which our Yale and Princeton exchanges are now engaged. The charges and countercharges which are made are truly wonderful, especially when we consider that the people of these United States are accustomed to base at least a large part of their assertions upon fact, and not rely entirely upon fancy. However, we suppose that a certain amount of fancy must be expected from the students of Yale and Princeton, when engaged in a foot ball fight-even on paper. But some of the assertions which we clip this morning from a letter in the Yale News, are of such a character as to excite our warmest admiration. When it is asserted that Yale has never disgraced foot ball by brutality, that she has never by any of her acts brought discredit upon the game, that she has never yielded to any one the first place as a promoter of beneficial legislation, we can feel only admiration for the author of this particular bit of fancy.

When, however, the statement is made that "in the opinion of Harvard,-a neutral body,-Yale is the champion for 1884," we confess that the fancy is carried a little too far. Harvard expressly stated, in a mass meeting of the students, that she did not agree with nor approve the sentiments expressed in the letter sent down by three private individuals to Yale, and we would call the attention of Captain Richards and the Yale News to this statement again. We do not care to enter into any controversy between Yale and Princeton. The foot ball championship has been declared a tie and Harvard has signified her approval of this decision. The question is settled. No amount of newspaper wrangling will after this decision of the convention. If it is any pleasure to Yale to host that she has won the championship, when the world knows she has not, let her enjoy this childish amusement. It does not concern us. When, however, she begins to quote Harvard, and Harvard opinion, a little more regard for the truth must be shown. Princeton undoubtedly prolonged the Thanksgiving game with useless wrangling. Did it ever occur to Yale that she is now doing the same sort of thing which she so strongly condemned in her rival?