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...Advocate of last week appeared an article proposing a change from the present system of club crews to that of class crews, in which the writer suggests that we buy no more boats from Mr. Blakey, but devote our resources to the purchase of the shells left over each year by the University Crew, and thus return to class crews. That some change should be made is universally admitted, but the suggestion to buy no more boats from Mr. Blakey shows that the writer must have been ignorant of the agreement made with the latter last year. In this agreement...
...certainly seems strange that the Freshmen, after challenging Cornell, show so little interest in rowing as to have only some eight men in regular training, while their opponents have eighteen. There is material for a good crew in the class, and it is time that it should be fully brought out. It requires some self-denial to follow out a steady course of training through the winter months, but this is the true secret of success. Let '81 take a proper interest in the matter, and she will send an eight against Cornell which will do her honor...
SUBSCRIPTIONS for the University Crew, to February 7 are as follows...
...hear that "our main principle is never lost sight of, namely, to have plenty of room for everybody." And we see, with pleasure, that a proper place for exercising will be afforded to the Crew and Ball Nine. A large room is also spoken of where the Athletic Association intends putting up tablets, with the cases of the Ball Nine and the flags of the Crew. Rumor also says that there are to be twelve bowling alleys. It is not my desire to do anything but approve of these plans; but as suggestions are asked for, I should...
...LETTER from New Haven to a New York paper about the Yale crew says that some feeling exists at Yale about "the statement that Harvard is boasting that all that is wanted in the next race by Harvard is to see how much Yale's time can be beaten." Now we wish to assure our Yale friends that the statement referred to is false. Harvard never has made that silly boast, and does not intend to. She knows the uncertainty of the chances of boat-races too well to feel sure of anything except that she will try her best...