Accompanying our criticism of the crews, we beg leave to offer a few suggestions in regard to the freshman crew. To insure success in the race with Columbia, two eights should be kept at work throughout the year. Hitherto it has been customary to dispense with a second eight in the early part of spring, and keep but a few substitutes in training. The experience the last three years has proved that changes are often necessary as late as May or June. There will be no substitutes competent to take places on the regular crew unless they have had the same advantages the crew has had. These they can only obtain by rowing with a full eight and by receiving regular instruction. Moreover, a man from whom little was expected in the gymnasium, often proves to be an excellent oarsman on the water. The possibility of promotion and the certainty of instruction would stimulate the second eight to greater efforts, and some of them would surely be rewarded by a place on the crew. As an additional consideration, it may be said that such a plan would provide a large number of experienced oarsmen for the '88 class crew next year.
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