WE have made arrangements by which we shall be able to publish hereafter in every issue a statement of the progress made by the candidates for the University crew. The candidates are being worked, to a large extent, according to the principles laid down in Woodgate's "Rowing Manual," and are under the guidance of the captain and Mr. Dana, the coach. The financial condition of the club is such that the strictest economy will be necessary next summer, and there is even danger that lack of money will become an obstacle to our success. For instance, unless a special effort is made, it will be impossible to order more than one racing-boat; and although it is desirable to get a boat from England, the risk in bringing it over is so great that the experiment will not be made unless there is something else to fall back on in case it should be injured. If a boat could be ordered in England and paid for from some outside source, a boat could be built here, - using the English shell, to a certain extent, as a model, - and the race would then be rowed in whichever proved the faster. This is the only safe course, and we commend these facts to the serious consideration of those who have written to us, urging us to use England as the source of our boating materials. Their suggestions would be promptly adopted if the means were supplied.
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