The experience of the past two years has taught the captain of the 'varsity crew the necessity of making those freshmen desirous of trying for their class crew begin training early in the year. Since the class races which took place last month, the candidates for the freshman crew have not been taking any systematic exercise, but today they will begin to get into condition for the strict training which begins immediately after the Christmas recess. Long afternoon walks four or five times a week will be the general mode of exercise. This plan must certainly commend itself to every one, for a great difficulty in the past has been that fully three weeks of valuable time after the Christmas recess have been devoted to getting the candidates into trim for the regular gymnasium drill. The Columbia freshmen must be beaten this year, and we are glad to see that the freshmen have started out in the right way to accomplish it.