Hits Food Failure

To The Editors of the CRIMSON:

The failure of the Student Council Food Saving plan to go into effect throws a discouraging light on the character of our college community. The plan demanded a sacrifice rom us which is absurdly small when compared with the sacrifices of the people who were to benefit from it, or when measured against the importance of the national food saving program.

Apparently, the argument against adoption of the plan is that, even though two-thirds of the college population favors it, the dissident minority must not be "coerced." Why does this argument apply any better here than to other aspects of University policy, such as the cafeteria system, or the menus selected by the dining-halls?

It is sad that the most irresponsible and, as citizens, least mature, individuals among us should have the deciding voice about Harvard's part in this vital national effort. John Wermer '47