The Mass Meeting Last Night.

Sever 11 was taxed to its utmost capacity last night on the occasion of the mass-meeting held to find out the sentiments of the college in regard to the question of withdrawing from the Intercollegiate Foot Ball Association. S. Dexter, 1st, '90. called the meeting to order at 8 p. m., sharp. and Captain Cumnock proceeded at once to state the reasons for which the meeting had been called, using as a text a letter from Mr. Francis M. Weld '60. The scope of the letter was that Harvard should take some stand against professionalism, and after the letter had been read the subject was thrown open for discussion. Honore '88, moved that Harvard offer to Yale to form a dual league in football. The motion upon being seconded, was fully discussed by speakers from the floor, and Mr. Hooper '80, read two letters, one from Mr. Robert Bacon, of Boston, the other from Mr. Wetmore, of New York, both overseers. The writers of these letters state that they are in favor of a dual league, but that the time chosen for action is not opportune. A committee should be appointed to consider the question fully, and to take final action. Mr. Leeds '76, then read two dispatches from New Haven, one to the effect that Harvard should act immediately and propose to Yale a dual league in all branches of athletics; the second dispatch explained Yale's demand for immediate action and was that Yale will hold a mass-meeting tonight and will then resign before the Princeton game. The motion before the meeting was here amended so that Harvard should withdraw unconditionally and independently and that the withdrawal should go into effect after the last game of the season.

The motion was discussed fully and from the words of the speakers it was evident that a good many, both graduates and undergraduates, were of the opinion that immediate action would be inexpedient. Still the opinion of the majority seemed to be that Harvard should take some definite stand against professionalism in college athletics, and that the best means to attain the desired end was to withdraw unconditionally from the football league. Objections to offering to form a dual league with Yale were raised and were answered by the argument that Harvard in her stand against professionalism should not refuse to accept the cooperation of the first college ready to join her in her stand. The position of some of the graduates, that the time was not opportune for a withdrawal was attacked on the grounds that delay would do no good; a withdrawal would still seem to be a revenge for a defeat and the subject was really so old a one that no one could call a withdrawal at the present time a hasty poorly-considered step.

When the discussion was finished, a vote was taken on the motion as amended, and it was carried by a large majority. It was then moved to appoint a committee to have full charge of Harvard's future interests in football as regards a dual league with Yale. The motion was amended so that the present advisory committee on football should have charge of the matter and report to a meeting for ratification. After a good deal of discussion the motion as amended was passed, and the meeting adjourned. Following are verbatim, the two motions carried last night. I. Moved, seconded and carried that the Harvard delegate is instructed to tender to the Intercollegiate Foot Ball association the resignation of Harvard from that association, said resignation to go into effect after the last game of this season; and

II. Moved, seconded and carried, that the present advisory committee on football be empowered to treat with Yale on the subject of a dual league in football, any action they may take to be subject to the ratification of the college.