The Undergraduate Executive Committee of the University Boat Club has recently circulated an urgent appeal to the members of the University for financial aid. Such an appeal we cannot afford to disregard. The committee has made a clear statement of the condition of its affairs, and everyone must see that it is a critical one. It is a sad thing when college patriotism has sunk so low as to require this question: "Will the University support its Committee and its Crew, or abandon the annual races at New London?" The college must rouse itself from this lethargy. We must support the University Crew, as they ask, and as they have a right to ask. There is no alternative. We cannot abandon the races at New London for such a reason. Let every man imagine to himself how he would feel if the Executive Committee were obliged to send a letter to Yale saying that, in consequence of lack of financial support, Harvard would be forced to withdraw from the contest on the Thames! We are sure that there are men in the University who have not subscribed a cent towards the expenses of the crew. Will not some feeling of pride, or of shame, stir these men and prompt them to give as much as they can afford for this good cause? There is a very large sum wanted, we grant. But if every man in the University were to give something-more or less, according to his means-a large enough sum would be raised to enable the committee to go ahead. The Executive Committee has said everything that needs to be said in the circular; we cannot add to the facts. But we can point out to every man that it is his bounden duty to come forward immediately and support the cause of the crew, prove the existence of true patriotism at Harvard, and uphold the athletic honor of his University. Above all, it should be remembered that such aid is wanted immediately. Do not wait to be called upon personally, but hand in your subscriptions at once.