There are many students interested in the work of their classmates in the rowing room, who, from a lack of time, are unable to spend a few hours at the gymnasium and form an idea of the comparative merits of the crews. For the benefit of these, the following account of the crews has been prepared.

As near after the last day in April as the tide permits, the class races will be rowed. Each class will have at present from 10 to 20 men in training. The candidates for the senior crew have among their number some of the strongest men in college. Indeed, several of the men are remarkable examples of the beneficial results of gymnasium training. The crew will probably be fully as heavy as the '85 crew of last year. Among the old men are J. E. Thayer, capt., C. F. Gilman, and B. B. Thayer. Sutton will not row this year, but will devote his time to coaching. In this way the benefit of his experience will not be entirely lost to the crew. The men were rowing as follows last week:

NAME. WEIGHT.

1. W. Cowdin, 148

2. E. T. Edgerly, 168

3. S. P. Read, 168

4. S. L. Foster, 159

5. R. S. Gorham, 150

6. O. S. Howard, 157

7. B. B. Thayer, 172

8. J. G. Mumford, 155

9. J. E. Thayer. 161

10. C. F. Gilman, 178

Harrington and Hansen will go into training later. Just after the holidays, when the crews have been rowing but a few weeks, they are not to be distinguished by any particular style of rowing. Each crew usually has a great many faults which are common to all beginners. If a general criticism were to be passed upon the candidates of the senior crew, it would doubtless be that the arms and shoulders are made to do part of the work of the back.

The juniors have sixteen candidates at work, and hope to be strengthened by the addition of Hamlin, of last years university crew. The crew will probably be a light one, although there are some heavy and powerful men among them: Vogel, Brown, Roberts, Ayer and Capt. Latham were members of last year's crew. The first eight: