We publish this morning the report of the '87 freshman crew. The report is clear and concise, and compares very favorably with that of the '86 crew. But much comment and hard feeling would have been saved, had the report been published earlier. It is customary for the various athletic organizations to publish the reports of their financial affairs, and the earlier these reports are made public, the better it is for those who are interested in the payment of the deficits.

The sophomores now have but one course left them, that of paying for their brief view of Columbia's rudder at New London. The class should respond at once to the solicitations of the crew management, and relieve it from the pressure which has been brought to bear upon it. But the present freshman class should early see the necessity of a prompt support of its crew, and its manager should publish next fall at his earliest opportunity, a full report of the financial standing of the crew.