The Junior Class Crew.

The class crews are suffering a great deal this year owing to the unusually large number of men who are working with the University crew. The class of '89 is perhaps the greatest sufferer, as eight of the twenty men under Captain Pfeiffer are from this class. Of last year's '89 crew Pfeiffer was the stroke, and he will be seriously missed this year. Parker, who rowed seven, is working with the University crew, but captains his class crew and coaches it. Sears, who rowed six, is not a candidate this year. Davis, who rowed five, Markoe and Hebard, four and two respectively, are with the University crew. This leaves three old men-Perry, Hight and Dustan-among the present candidates for the crew. There are at present thirteen candidates in all. In addition to these three or four of the 'Varsity candidates are expected before the races. The following men are at present looking for seats in the junior boat:-

Stroke-Hight. 160

7. J. M. Smith. 155

6. Perry. 166

5. Downer. 165

4. Dustan. 160

3. Rantoul. 152

2. Munroe. 154

Bow-Bush. 148

Substitutes-Atkinson, Brooks, Ellis, Eaton, Morse.

The following is a brief individual criticism:-

Stroke-Shows lack of life and snap. Should shoot quicker. Should get a harder catch and come back on it better with head and shoulders.

7. doesn't get sufficient body reach. Is liable to jerk. Rather jerky and uneven throughout.

6. Drops at the full reach. Jerks with arms. Time often bad. Is not up to his last year's form. Irregular in his work.

5. Very slow all through the stroke. Always behind a little. Must shoot quicker and put more life into it. Must come off the stretcher more.

4. Swings back too far. Must keep legs under him and not let them flop about.

3. Rows altogether with arms. Doesn't catch hard enough. Is rather stiff. Must be more deliberate and keep better time.

2. Doesn't sit up to it. Rows too much with arms and doesn't get enough reach. Swings too far back and slumps at the finish.

Bow. Gats no reach. Must sit up to it better and not swing so far back.

The crew as a whole doesn't sit up to its work, and the time at present is very bad. Some of the new men are working better than the old ones. Captain Parker has done all the coaching.

It would be a great help to the crews if some care could be taken of the machines. In previous years the machines have been under the care of a man whose business it was to keep them in order. At present they are very much out of order, and , moreover, without care. If this need could be attended to, the crews would doubtless be willing to pay for it, as rowing on some of the machines is at times almost useless.