THE MALTING SEASON

Yesterday the beer problem was in little doubt; today with the final tabulation of the CRIMSON poll, the last flecks of confusion are dispelled. It is shown that most of the voters are beer drinkers, and that an even greater number favour the introduction of the golden beverage into the dining halls. The answers to the other questions indicate, in general, little beside a coyly wayward tendency to annoy waitresses, and an astounding ability to vanish under the table on slight provocation.

The students have shown their devotion, if not to Bacchus, at least to an American version of this deity; the University should take the steps necessary to facilitate their worship. If the city of Cambridge relaxes its standards in the mild manner required, it is merely another argument for the stabling of the German goat in the dining halls; if not, permission should be given to the students to import freely. Some have expressed the fear that undue and public hilarity might result from the suggested step; this outcome is impossible in the sons of pre-prohibition Harvard men. The throats of the nation are gaping; they must not close in Cambridge.