The new track is now finished, and affords good facilities to all for training. Nothing now is wanting to make Harvard's field athletics successful but a trainer. The success of our team at the intercollegiate games last year has been used as an argument against the need of a trainer; but when we come to examine the state of the case we find that nearly all of the events were won by old athletes, who had had the advantage of several years' experience under a professional trainer. One half the team have graduated, and unless something is done to bring out new men to fill up the empty places, our chances of keeping the cup are poor.

Men never will come out to fill up empty places, unless they feel there is some responsible man to look after them, and see that they not only do their work well, but also that they do not injure themselves by overwork.

We hope the faculty will consider this matter, and allow us to hire a suitable, respectable man, who will know his place, and understand his business.

Plenty of such men can be found, and if such a one is employed it will remove the risk that is run in training under the present system.