WHY? PRAY, WHY?

The new ruling of the Committee in Admission is obviously not as important as the Boston papers have made it appear to be. Apparently it affects only those candidates seeking admission under the Old Plan. With the New Plan and the first seventh arrangement in operation the sub-Freshmen coming in under the Old Plan are severely restricted in number. Yet why the committee should have adopted its present procedure not at all clear.

The ruling may, it is true, be aimed at the professional tutoring schools who stuff their subjects full during the summer and have them disgorge their knowledge at the September examinations. It is hardly fair, however, to punish the innocent alike with the guilty. To take away credit in three or four examinations because of failure in a fourth or fifth does not seem quite just. If this plan is adopted as a measure to further limitation of enrollment, a statement should be made to that effect. At present commentators are balked by its apparent unreasonableness.