A WRONG VIEW.

There has recently come to our attention a program of events for the coming season of the new Harvard Club of Boston which was organized last spring. Arrangements have been made for tendering a large dinner to the members of last year's baseball team and crew, and early next year a smoker and reception will be given in Boston to the Faculty of Arts and Sciences as well as a reception to the first group of scholars. This is, we believe, the first systematic attempt of the Boston graduates to come in personal contact with members of the Faculty at a function of this sort and it will prove beneficial to all concerned.

One event on the program gives rise to some comment. The first entertainment proposed is a "dinner to the University eleven if the season's results are sufficiently fortunate to justify it." This is a strong implication that the season's work is worthy of reward only if the team beats Yale and that a dinner will be given to the team only under those conditions. Criticism is sometimes made of the coaching policy of a team in sacrificing anything during the season to gain victory in the final game and claiming the season to be successful or unsuccessful according to the last contest with no regard for the rest of the season. This seems to be the attitude assumed by the Boston Club. Whether the men win or lose they will have the distinction of being a Harvard team and as such worthy to be dined and entertained by any and all graduate clubs. No one of us, however, will feel quite satisfied, no matter what the circumstances, unless we defeat Yale; but give the team the credit and honor due them whether they have felt the sting of defeat or experienced the thrill of victory.