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...Sophomores held a class-meeting on Friday the 6th inst., when it was decided to enter a crew at the spring races...
...accomplish this, some crew would have to be found of sufficient strength to press the University hard enough to make the race interesting. Probably no one of the class crews could do this, yet on each there are some especially desirable men; and it seems possible that a crew might be formed of these men that would give the University hard work to leave it behind...
...some such plan could be made practicable, it would certainly improve both the University and the class crews, - the University, because the prospect of rowing at the spring races would serve to develop it early in the season, which is well known to be an advantage; the class crews, inasmuch as it would present to each individual member a higher goal to be worked for. So that the height of ambition for a man that stood no chance for the University would not have been reached when he had succeeded in getting on his class crew; while a lasting advantage...
There are several ways in which this second University crew might be chosen, - each class-crew might send its best man, and they choose the other two; or, better, the crews might meet and elect a captain who would pick out from them five more men. The men would be already trained, so that it would only be necessary for them to row before the race until they had "fallen together...
...following men, under the coaching of W. J. Otis, L. S. S., are hard at work in the Gymnasium, for the Freshman Crew: Messrs. Bacon, Brett. Harwood, King, LeMoine, Martin, Morgan, Page, Patton, Perry, Taylor, and Wiley. Any six of the above will make a strong crew, and ought to promise well for the Regatta...