Realizing perfectly that the impulse of the reader who comes upon the words "loyal support of the eleven" is to toss his paper aside with some such remark as "the same old drool," we nevertheless once more venture a few words on the subject.

We have received this year an unusual number of letters from graduates containing some very plain-spoken, and, it must be confessed, justifiable, criticisms of the present undergraduate spirit. For the past three years the weakness of our cheering at Springfield has been growing more and more noticeable. So long as Harvard does well the cheering is sure to be strong, but the moment the tide turns it either ceases or becomes much like a discouraging cry of "No use, no use, no use, Harvard." And yet, this is in reality the only time when cheering can be of use. It is the time when every player is called to fight with an indescribable "gone" feeling. Any one who knows anything of human nature, let alone athletics, knows that it is at this moment that whip and spur are needed. A stirring cheer may change the result of the game. We honestly believe that half-hearted support of athletic teams on the field may do quite as much as defeats toward giving the Harvard man the reputation of being a quitter."

At two this afternoon the eleven will leave for Springfield. Every Harvard man in Cambridge must be in the yard to cheer them off.