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(Ed. Note--The Crimson does not necessarily endorse opinions expressed in printed communications. No attention will be paid to anonymous letters and only under special conditions, at the request of the writer, will names be withheld.)

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To The Editor of the CRIMSON:

As an "Old Grad" I wish to voice my unqualified approval of the proposal to rekindle the dormant attitude of the undergraduate body toward the coming contest with "Old Eli" by staging a football rally on the eve of the epic battle. It is my sincere hope that the revival of this traditional custom will restore the "Harvard Spirit" to the status of the glorious past and expose the much-vaunted "Harvard indifference" as a myth propounded by white-livered pseudo-cynics who consider disloyalty to their alma mater a mark of intellectual superiority.

May the spirit of Mahan and Brickley inspire once, again every true Harvard man and may enthusiasm rise Phoenix-like from the ashes of indifference and spur the team to a glorious victory. Harvard '11

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