The time has arrived when it becomes our duty to impress upon the management of the freshman crew the importance of impartiality in their dealings with the various candidates for the eight. From several sources the fact has come to our ears that dissatisfaction is prevalent among members of the class who are cognizant of the facts. Although some of this dissatisfaction may be justly ascribed to the disappointment of disgruntled candidates, still we feel sure that a warning will not be out of place. Men upon whose shoulders rests so much responsibility cannot be too careful in their actions. The captain should shun any form of partiality. More than one race has been lost by an injudicious selection of men and it is our duty to prevent a repetition of this in the future as far as lies in our power. It is natural for the management of the freshman crew to look with indulgence on the faults of friends, and to regard as unpardonable errors the faults of all others. This sort of thing must stop. The best man must be seated in the crew, no matter how inferior he may be to some others in the scales of sociability. It is not a matter of sentiment; the management is elected to further the interests of the college and secondarily the class, and it would be well for them to realize the extent of this responsibility. It is Yale's claim that every man who signifies his intention of becoming a candidate for any team shall be given an opportunity to show his worth and that the best men shall be chosen, regardless of position. If the idea once gets a footing that the above is not Harvard's position in regard to athletics as well as Yale's, it will deter many men from making our college their home.

We trust that this warning will be sufficient for the management of the freshman crew and that the future work of the crew will serve as a model for the classes to follow.