Recent observations about the boat-house impresses one with the remarkable absence of any single sculls. The place fairly swarms at certain hours of the afternoon with the numerous candidates for the four class crews and the 'Varsity, but amid all these devotees to aquatic sports there appear no single scullers. When we remember Harvard's former glory in this respect, and the honors gained by her representatives abroad, as well as the well-contested victories in exciting local races, we feel that there exists at present a lamentable lack of interest in this kind of sport previously so popular and commendable. With '79 and '80 our former champions left college, and since their departure no sufficient revival of interest has taken place to bring out new representatives who will sustain Harvard's former prestige and note. We hope that the spirit of our rowing men may be awakened in this respect and that renewed attention may be paid to this branch of aquatics.
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