WE 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 in a race, and prefer to have tried men in the boat, and not to risk a race by putting in a new man. The captains of the clubs have shown their wisdom thus far in selecting for their crews several strong Freshmen, but the best of those chosen will prefer their class crew to any six on the river. The great trouble is, the class crew drains the Freshman class of much of the money which could be expended more profitably on the 'Varsity. Formerly every Freshman class did the largest share towards supporting the crews and the Nine, and did so when they could spare the money most easily. With an increase in numbers has come a decrease in generosity, and the upper classes now have a good share of the burden; it is to be hoped that '79 will do at least its share towards furnishing the requisite sums for athletic interests.