Etaoin Shrdlull

It is always a difficult question whether to give the author of a scintillating, startling statement the gratification of being recognized by retorting or whether to pass it by as though of little consequence. The Lampoon's most recent witticism is a Lady Godiva as far as veils are concerned. Take it or leave it, look at it backwards or forwards, if you find it worth the trouble, the Lampoon's flattery is a peculiarly perfect art in which subtlety is omitted. Unless the Inklings editor uses Skrip ink, the stains he has gotten on his ibis feet are not the kind that wash out easily. We do not defend the Vagabond or know whether or not he strays into the Radcliffe yard in search of romance, but if romanticism affirmative or negative at Radcliffe be blameworthy, the Lampoon may be blamed for expecting realism in the CRIMSON. Nor do we encourage any quest for classicism in the Lampoon. --Radcliffe Daily.

(Editor's note: The above editorial refers to a paragraph in the Inklings column of the Lampoon of March 5. The specific sentence in question reads: "We fear that the CRIMSON's Vagabond is the sort of man who could become romantic about a Radcliffe girl.")