A NEGLECTED FUNCTION.

Last week the crews underwent the difficulties and hardships of Arctic exploration to be on the river, and the soccer squad kicked a ball among the ice sheets and mud puddles of Soldiers Field for the sake of being out-of-doors. Today the fielding candidates for the nine don the glove, and the lacrosse men assume the stick. Tomorrow, figuratively speaking, others will exert themselves in track and football.

The chief trouble with these precursors of spring is the comparative narrowness of their influence. Men considering only the esteem in which different insignia are held, lose sight of values. Crew and track are underestimated as a form of exercise and overestimated as a means to an "H," and the minor sports, although they open to the inexperienced an equal chance for exercise, are slighted. Of the remedies suggested to increase the practice of regular daily exercise among undergraduates, two at least are pertinent. In the first place all shall appreciate its necessity and benefits; in the second, having gained such appreciation, they shall lay aside the often founded fear of being laughed at and try their talents at an organized sport.