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EDITORS DAILY CRIMSON:-Two letters concerning the action of the junior class were published in your columns Wednesday morning which would seem to deserve attention-the one for its suggestion, the other for its misstatements. Let us consider the latter first...
...parade must be non-partisan, or the class, as a class, cannot be represented in it. The writer does not see, apparently, that it is just as absurd for Blaine, or, perchance, Butler, as for Cleveland, for in each case there are those who would dissent from such action. His letter gives the impression that the "unreasonableness" is all on one side, but evidently it is not. It must be granted, even according to his somewhat one-sided argument, that in fairness to everyone, the parade must be non-partisan in character...
...been given by the Young Men's Republican and Independent Club, (it would be more accurately named Y. M. Democratic C.) is certainly a most preposterous one. We say this indeed, as a Republican, but we fail to see how one of any political party whatsoever can endorse the action of that club. A college class is in a certain sense a unit, and can be employed as such; but it is only a unit by reason of a unanimity of sentiment and action in its members. When, therefore, the individuals that compose it become divided in opinion, a class...
...Barnes; vice president, J. H. Huddleston; secretary, A. P. Gardner; captain of crew, M. S. Latham; captain of nine, W. B. Phillips; captain of eleven, G. Woodbury; marshals for torchlight parade, 1st, W. S. Barnes, 2nd, W. S. Borland, 3rd, G. B. Harris. The class voted to postpone action on the parade until after the results of the canvass held by the Harvard Union are made known...
...hope that the recent action of the directors of Memorial Hall will be taken in good part by the boarders, as it is intended for their good. Some complaint will undoubtedly be made at the slowness with which the meals will be served when fourteen men have to accommodate themselves to the service of one waiter, but this is certainly better than the present arrangement, under which one is never sure of fending his seat vacant. As the new plan will be only temporary, we hope the boarders at the Hall will do their best to put up with...