THE SEARCH FOR SANITY

The plans proposed by the Yale Alumni Association to remove over-emphasis from football by limiting admission to only Yale graduates and undergraduates reflects a difficulty, that is equally pertinent at Harvard. Admittedly football especially and other sports in a minor way have become too much a question of finances. The spectacular show that a major athletic event evokes has tended to totally obscure the element of sportsmanship. At Harvard the question not only involves large gate receipts but also the matter of financing all athletic facilities that are open to members of the University.

Admittedly the present system is unsatisfactory. Many of the present charges for the use of athletic facilities are not equitable, but the revision of this situation requires considerable investigation before any change for the better can be made. At present the CRIMSON is engaged in an attempt to devise a plan to correct the current abuses, but it will require considerable time before any revision which takes into consideration the newest developments can be devised. The fact that Yale is making an effort in this direction, however, indicates that the difficulty of over-emphasis and money in athletics is demanding serious and much needed attention.