THE BALANCE OF POWER

Although the authorities in charge of the Harvard side of the scholastic meet with Yale, in an attempt to diminish the publicity attached to the affair, had decided to withhold the names of the ten men who will compete for Harvard against Yale on April 30, they have now altered their decision of three days ago and are publishing the team in today's CRIMSON.

To keep the names of one team secret while the other's roster was revealed was scarcely justice, and it is probable that the reason for the announcement was to maintain a fair balance with Yale. This balance existed before, since the members of each team had been selected and notified, but publication perfects it.

It has been suggested that too much of the team against team spirit would be detrimental to the purpose of Mrs. Putnam's donation, and undoubtedly such a danger does exist. Realizing that such difficulties might arise, Professor Tat-lock in yesterday's CRIMSON said that "this is the first year of the contest, and it is likely enough that methods may be altered another year." A change that would put the awards more definitely within the grasp of the hopeful many would perhaps serve better the cause of scholarship.