THE very different aspect which the boat-house presents this year from that of other years cannot be too often remarked upon. The mere fact that there are between forty and fifty men now in training, besides the members of the University Crew, conclusively proves that we have not yet lost all interest in rowing, and also shows that class crews arouse a much more active competition than the old club system ever did or could. The reason for this is obvious, and, apart from the raising of our standard in rowing itself, we ought to congratulate ourselves that any scheme for reviving class feeling has been put on a substantial footing. The old club system tended to make the class feelings till less, and yet developed no club feeling to take its place. The class feeling is small enough nowadays at best. With the Elective System and large classes, a man soon loses his class identity; but in after-life it is by this, more than by anything else, that he is remembered by his college contemporaries, so that these contests, which for a time at least draw a sharp line of distinction between the classes, serve a very good purpose.