ATHLETES.

A word of appreciation to the athletes who will spend at least a part of the coming vacation in active training is surely deserved. By such self-imposed discipline is shown the real spirit of college athletics, the striving after an ideal of perfection which will make the team and the individual an honor to Harvard. A word also to the athletes whose training is not so rigorous as to require their presence in Cambridge may not be amiss. Although we do not feel that they should be unnecessarily restricted in the enjoyment of a well-earned vacation, we do believe that they should observe certain general rules regarding sleep and diet. Surely every athlete owes it to his College and to himself to return to Cambridge after the recess in the best physical condition which it is possible to attain by ordinary training.