Cuba

After reading The Sun Also Rises and auditing three lectures by Crane Brinton, we have decided that mere belief in the principles of democracy will not suffice. So, we have pledged ourselves and our lives to a Harvard Brigade which will join the forces of Fidel Castro in his battle against the soldiers of the Cuban dictator, Fulgencio Batista.

When this paper went to press, seventeen undergraduates and three government tutors had volunteered their services. The brigade leaders, William Brady, Edward Abramson, and John G. Wofford have outlined a campaign which should not extend beyond the Spring Recess. It is to be hoped that the Yacht Club will get its fleet to the rendezvous point in ample time.

Although the offer from four Eliot House seniors to revive the polo team "In the spirit of Teddy" is noble in intent, we must question the value of cavalry in guerrilla warfare. The offer from the fencing team must be considered in the same light. On the other hand, the offer of the Ornithological Club to train carrier pigeons is very considerate.

It is similarly heartening to note the faculty co-operation in the campaign. A classics professor has offered his services as "A Homer," an English professor has promised to place the neo-Homeric chronicle in the main-stream of American literature, and an Economics professor has promised to mention the campaign in his forthcoming Book-of-th-Month Club selection.

We must all follow their example, and so John G. Wofford said last night, "Stand firmly upon our ideals, as we slaughter the unkempt creatures."