A NEW UNIVERSITY COURSE

The prospect of a real golf course for Harvard men becomes more and more imminent. With the undergraduate campaign just launched, the Harvard Golf Association has made a strategic move. Wisely enough, the aim is not for a large sum but for a widespread contribution. It is out of the question to raise the full amount $150,000 or even a moderate portion of it, here in the University. What can be accomplished is to convince the alumni, on whom the burden must fall, that their larger contributions will not be made in vain. They must be made to realize the genuine desire which now exists among undergraduates for an accessible place to play golf. Mere signing of a petition, or expressions of enthusiasm in print, will not carry full conviction. An actual contribution to the fund, however small, will so more than many scords.

One of the difficulties in the way of improving college conditions is the state of fux which results from the nature of the student body. A desire is felt for some change or addition, a certain amount of enthusiasm is aroused; but the machinery for change is ponderous to set in motion, and before anything results, the sponsors of the plan have gone on and been replaced by new men for whom the whole process must be repeated. Many men now in the University will never profit by the projected golf links. But that is no excuse for them to hold back their much-needed expression of interest. The present is the "psychological moment" for pushing the plan. There is an active group of golf enthusiasts, especially in the lower classes, to carry it on. Aided by the passing upper-classmen and the fixed body of alumni, with a definite plan of action, they should be able to bring about the much desired result before their time here is up. But it cannot be done by word of mouth alone. Fifty cents or fifty dollars, each contributor's money talks to the alumni in behalf of a Harvard golf course.