SUPPORT

This may be a startling statement to appear in the editorial column of the Crimson or of any college journal, but--the cheering at the game on Saturday was excellent. There were two sections solidly packed with Harvard supporters, thanks to the recent ruling of the H. A. A.; the cheer leaders were vastly improved over a week previous; and the band proved as good if not better than last year. As a result of all his the support given the team was at once spontaneous and organized.

Why do we state what everyone knows? Because no more convincing argument could be found than Saturday's cheering to prove that we are not in need of and do not want "professional cheer leaders." We said in our last issue that Saturday would be a test of the custom of having the captains of the major sport teams act as cheer leaders. There can be little question now, we believe, that the tradition is a sound one; and infinitely to be preferred to the proposal of having competitions for leaders of the contortionist style.

Finally, on Saturday it was evident that there was a willingness on the part of the men in the cheering section to sing. Would it not be possible for some member of the Glee Club, who has had experience in this line to be appointed to lead the singing? We have a remarkable collection of football songs many of which are familiar to most students. Why not let them be heard?