The same complaint as in former years is beginning to be heard in connection with the dormitory crews. It seems an impossible feat to get the men in the various crews to report regularly and give an opportunity for the crew to get together so that a creditable showing can be made when the bumping races are held. A crew that is on the river so short a time before the race and composed of men of limited experience cannot expect much success if the captain and coach are constantly handicapped by the absence of different men from day to day.

The root of the trouble seems to lie in the light regard in which some men hold the fall rowing. This part of the rowing system, one of the strongest features of our athletics, due to the splendid sport it provides for an increasingly large number of students, is at the same time essentially a part of the general scheme of developing the University eight. The crews in the bumping races are carefully watched by the crew management and promising material is taken up to the University squad after the graded crew races. At the same time, it is regarded as sport pure and simple, but even such athletics must be conducted with regularity out of fairness to the majority of the men and if successful attempts are to be made to win the race.