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...cannot agree entirely with the writer in this week's Crimson in his argument against the desirability of Freshman crews. Upper-classmen are apt to monopolize the places in the club boats; but the men who rowed on the Freshman crew in their Sophomore year are in capital trim to take the places in the boats of the men who have graduated. Again, men in the Freshman class are more sought for to make up a class crew by a captain of their own class than they would be by the club captains, who know what some men are worth...
There is more reason for retaining the Freshman race. It serves as a school for future University men, and creates usually a healthy interest in boating among the Freshmen. But, on the other hand, it is doubtful whether class races and class crews are not incongruous with the present boating-system at Harvard, and whether the same material for University oars could not be worked up by club races, while the money necessary for the support of the Freshman crew could be given to the 'Varsity...
BROWN will not send a Freshman crew to Saratoga. - Courant...
...recent meeting of the Weld Boat Club, W. P. Page, '77, was elected captain of the crew, and T. M. Sloane, '77, treasurer of the club...
...WATSON, who rowed on the victorious crew of '69, will coach the Freshmen...