No sooner had the signatures been affixed to the 1953 version of the Big Game non-aggression pact between the University of California and Stanford than an alleged violation of the pact took place here on the campus over the weekend.

The alleged violation involved an ingenious attempt by Cal students to upset the Big Game bonfire pyre on Lake Lagunita. The Daily does not condone this type of prank of lively school spirit, if that is what it was intended to exemplify. The whole plot seemed to us to be potentially dangerous, since it ultimately involved the use of an incendiary explosive.

Furthermore, The Daily believes that this is clearly a violation of the non-aggression pact, a view apparently held by Stanford's officials who have reported the incident.

Whether or not the Cal students who participated in the alleged violation will be subject to "severe discipline," as specified in the pact, is a matter for the Cal authorities to decide; however. It is our contention that the Cal authorities have no alternative but to subject the students to some disciplinary measures because to let this matter slip by this time could set a precedent that will be hard to reverse should there be any similar violations.

The non-aggression pact clearly states that each student body will undertake to educate its members in the weeks preceding Big Game to "observe the spirit of this resolution, and to exercise every possible measure to prevent any incident from arising that may lead to its violation."

We hope that Stanford students carefully read the complete text as published in yesterday's Daily and that, furthermore, they abandon any prospective plans for retaliation at Cal.

There is, it seems to us, enough work to be done to foster spirit for the Big Game right here without wasting energies on pranks.

-- Bob Rezak