THAT SILVER LINING

No one would cast "aspersions" at "Fighting Bob" La Folette's head, to fall into the Idom of the worthy Mrs. Malaprop. But followers of the shock-headed Senator may have seen an occult attempt to derogate when, just before the election, well known newspapers published a statement by a French scientist that great brains are usually small.

If Progressives tended to take this announcement ill, their tempers probably did not improve at the early returns from the polls. But no matter how black things may turn out, a silver lining shines through their dark cloud. The report of Professor Henry T. Moore of Dartmouth indicates that they are the most intelligent group represented among the political divisions at Harvard, at least by the criterion of the Rank List.

This revelation is most encouraging. It refutes the charge, maliciously advanced in certain quarters, that the Senator from Wisconsin appealed especially to "cracked" intellectuals and blatant know-nothings. Should this day prove one of shattered hopes, Progressives will take what comfort they can from this vindication of their mental balance.