The convention of the Inter-collegiate Athletic Association that met in New York last week made some wise changes in the constitution of the association and took fair action in respect to the final disposal of the Mott Haven cup.

The rules which require that the members of every team shall be in regular standing in the college that they represent, will be effective in barring from college sports the semi-professional athletes who have sometimes been allowed to enter the contests. The decision of the convention in respect to the cup, however, is of closer interest to Harvard men. It was the intention of the giver of the cup that it should go to the college which should win it the greatest number of times. As Harvard has held the cup for seven consecutive years, it is impossible for any other college to win the trophy an equal number of times. The dispute which arose last year about the final disposition of the cup, was settled by the action of the convention last Saturday. But although the cup is virtually ours, still it does not follow that we do not need to work just as hard as ever to win it at the remaining contests.