Man to Man

The recent editorial attack the Harvard Crimson on the mural paintings by John Singer Sargent which adorn the walls of the Widener Memorial Library is just a "foolish, boyish article", and official Harvard intends to ignore it.

Such is the opinion of Alfred C. Potter, librarian in charge of the library.

"It was a foolish thing for the Crimson to print, but just one of those boyish things that will happen," Potter said.

The editorial condemned the two noted paintings which have hung in Widener's walls for the past six years, and were placed there as a war memorial, on the grounds that they are "merely war posters," and symbols of a war hatred "for which there is no place in the library except in history books."

"There has been no official action taken so far on the editorial," Potter said. "And there will be none in the future. We intend simply to ignore the article, which was just a piece of boyish writing, I feel.

"The paintings have their place and will stay. The editorial was a very foolish thing for the Crimson to print." --Boston American.