Now that the enthusiasm in boating matters is so productive of self-sacrifice, it seems quite in place for us to urge the college boating men of long experience to select some one of their number as coach for the candidates for the freshman crew. This duty is at present performed by the captain and coxswain of the '92 eight, men who, from the nature of the case are too inexperienced to coach others in the best manner, and who themselves need the advice of experienced oarsmen. To retrieve the honor of Harvard in rowing matters, '92 must put a winning crew upon the river next spring, and no legitimate means towards this end should be omitted. Let Harvard's competent oarsmen, therefore, see to it that '92 enjoys from now on the advantages of an experienced coach.
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A Festivus for the Rest of Us
