The present term is an important one for the athletic men. The preliminary training which puts men in proper shape for outdoor work later now begins. The candidates for the crew and Mott Haven team in particular have a great deal to do in the next three months. The crew men have already been at work for some time with well directed energy. They seem to understand pretty well the task which they have to accomplish. The Mott Haven men should also begin hard work at once. The places of some of the best men on last year's team, men who could always be depended upon to win points, must be filled. If the successes of last year are to be repeated new strength must be developed. The training of the next three months will therefore be o+++ incalculable value to the Mott Haven team. Two big open meetings are already announced to be held in Boston within the next six weeks, so that training does not mean mere drudgery to the men; they have something immediate to work for. This should influence all old men to begin work at once. The captain of the team will doubtless call all candidates together early this week and map out a regular course of training. It is to be hoped that besides all the old men a great many new men will turn out at this meeting. Mr. Lathrop wants it understood that he is ready to devote his time to any man no matter how inexperienced he may be. What is desired is a great deal of material to work with.

We should remember that our strength in track and field athletics has been due not so much to "stars" as to the large number of men we have had who could do better than average work. These men have been developed by persistent training. What has been done once can be done again. If enough men will put themselves into Mr. Lathrop's hands it is safe to predict that Harvard will again be represented in track and field athletics by a strong team.