We publish in another column two letters from men interested in the class crews and their success protesting against the formation of a Law School crew to compete with them in the class races. As to the eligibility of the new crew, there is the precedent of 1879 which has been spoken of. This ought not to leave any doubt on this point. With regard to the proposition to have the law men row against the winning class, it would not be possible for the two races to come off on the same day, and to keep the men longer in training might cause discontent, when the approach of the annuals is considered.

It seems as if these gentlemen took too doleful a view of the chances of the undergraduate crew, as if, instead of inciting them to greater efforts, that this new competitor was meant to discourage them. The larger the number of crews the greater has been the interest in the race manifested by the college at large. Never have things looked so blue as when it seemed as if '83 would be unable to row last year and thus reduce the number of boats to three. That the Law School is not able to place a crew on the river oftener than once in four or five years is a matter of regret. And when there is interest enough to make the attempt, they ought to be encouraged as much as possible. Let all the crews make their best efforts and not give up till the fight is won; and the result will be the finest race which will ever have been seen on the Charles river course.