COPEY ON THE AIR

An editorial from the Boston Herald printed below expresses a desire that Professor Copeland's reading in the Union next Tuesday be broadcasted. It is argued that Copey has more friends outside the College than in it, and that undergraduates probably do not appreciate good reading.

That Harvard students appreciate good reading is shown by the way in which they flock to Copey's readings. It is the Herald which fails to show due appreciation and understanding. It seems to feel that his reading can be conveyed unimpaired through the ether and that the people listening in at home can be thrilled to the same extent as those at the Union.

Much of Copey's hold over his audience comes from his distinct personality. His gestures, slight inflections, and side comments, which are all a part of this personality, give his reading its individual stamp. The microphone cannot pick up these essential elements.

However, those admirers of Copey outside of Harvard's walls, if no more enthusiastic, are at least more numerous; for since 1900 Harvard has graduated its yearly half thousand. In order that these old friends may hear Copey's voice and imagine his personal touch, one is inclined to endorse the Herald's suggestion and to hope that a broadcast may be arranged. The Harvard family to whom Copey each year reads Christmas stories would thus be united. A place in it would not be usurped, for only those who have known him will be listening to the real Copey when they hear him over the radio. The others will hear only a voice.