THE SONG IS ENDED

The scrubwomen have had their ball and the so-called Harvard Square Deal Association promises to quiet down. In its statement to the press made public this morning the Square Deal people admit their conduct has been primarily "a demonstration". That the publicity attendant upon the whole show was "sensational" is the opinion not only of the Association but of a large number of undergraduates who were not present at the benefit dance in Brattle Hall. There is a definite feeling that the campaign from the start has been motivated not by a genuine sympathy with the discharged workers but by a downright inclination towards smug exploitation.

The scrubwomen case has called the attention of the University to a general condition of underpaid employees. A promise has been made that this situation will be investigated. Expositions such as the Association gave can only bring the tinge of the ridiculous to a serious matter that deserves the thoughtful attention of all Harvard men. The Square Deal Association's conduct of the matter has appeared to be one of riding into the spot-light of fame on a wave of public sympathy for the scrubwomen. Only when they declare their ball a success have they evidenced any touch of modesty.