OFFICIAL FRIGHTFULNESS

There are times when we are proud of the University and others when we almost wish we were in New Haven. At present we are inclined to indulge that wish. The cause of this undergraduate pessimism comes from the source of many of our troubles: the College Office.

The men at the helm of the University have decided to give the special examinations for the Yaphankers during the time of the Christmas vacation. This effectively keeps the future soldiers from seeing their families and friends before going to war. It seems an unnecessary parting thrust at the student as he leaves; it gives him a decidedly bad taste of Harvard to carry with him through life. These examinations could be a week earlier; such a favor would be highly appreciated by us all.

We ask the Office to reconsider, to put itself in the place of these young men, and we pray that it may comply. There are no Hohenzollerns in University Hall, and this outbreak of frightfulness we hope is but a chimera.