HARVARD AND THE PRESS.

On another page in a communication is quoted an extract from the "New York Times" of recent date. In this article the conditions at Harvard are misstated. It this were merely an isolated instance of journalistic misrepresentation, it would call for no comment. However, this small news item typifies a large number of similar stories relating to Harvard in the press of the whole country. During the current year, a fiagrant instance of this sort of perversion occurred. A Cleveland paper appeared with the startling announcement that the CRIMSON had accused the football coaches of teaching the men to violate the rules. The only basis in fact which this sensational article possessed was that the CRIMSON had printed in an editorial the statement that the University team had been penalized a great deal more than its opponents.

This sort of covert attack under the guise of a news item cannot fall to have an injurious effect on the standing and reputation of the University. For this reason, any steps to bring about a cessation of this variety of journalistic activity would confer a very real benefit on Harvard.

We believe the most practical means to attain this end might be taken by the various local Harvard clubs all over the country. Each of these organizations might well have a press committee to take congnizance of the Harvard news printed in the local papers. Should an untrue story appear, these committees could at once bring the matter to the notice of the editor in charge. If vigorous action of this sort were employed, it seems reasonable to suppose that before very long, editors and correspondents would hesitate to print untrue, but nevertheless insidious, news items concerning Harvard.