THE CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY.

On October 21 when the annual report of the Co-operative Society for 1910-11 was published, the CRIMSON in an editorial pointed out that the report gave striking proof of the feasibility of cooperative management and profit-sharing under modern business conditions. At that time it was impossible to secure 1910-11 reports of the several other college co-operative stores that are being operated throughout the country. Since then, however, it has been possible to get such information as to compare roughly the Harvard Society with other college co-operative stores.

The total sales of the Harvard Co-operative Society for last year were $378,170.19, an amount practically equal to the combined sales at Yale, Princeton, Cornell, University of Missouri, and University of California, the five other college co-operative stores next in size to our own. At Cornell the sales average approximately $100,000 a year, while at each of the other stores mentioned the sales are considerably less. The Harvard Co-operative (including the branch store) employs nearly 20 more men than are employed at the five other stores combined, while in membership, the Harvard store, with 2754 in 1910-11, easily leads.

The CRIMSON merely wishes to call these figures to the attention of the members of the University in order to show the really remarkable work which our Co-operative Society is doing. The "Coop" is more than a convenience; it is becoming every year a more essential part of the unofficial organization of the University, and as such is entitled to our respect and patronage.