CREW CRITICISM

The letter of Mr. Kreger, reprinted else-where in this issue, has received from the Harvard Alumni Bulletin a reply that appears, in its blanket denial, unreasonably sharp. Certainly, as both the Bulletin and the writer agree, his objections cannot be relegated to the sour-grapes wall of a disappointed athlete. It is equally true that his connection with Harvard rowing for eight years should have given him sufficient understanding of the situation to guarantee the accuracy of his charges. His pre-refusal of the Bulletin's request to furnish names is based on excusable opposition to reviving old prouder

But his charges do apply to college generations now long past and to a time when the existence of an alumni committee made almost unavoidable some degree of graduate pressure in the selection of the crew. The gradual emancipation of athletics as Harvard which has resulted in the present independence of their administrators, is also indicated by the appointment of Mr. Whiteside It is significant that his selection brings to Harvard a coach who can hardly be suspected of being under the thumb of alumni influence. It should be possible to keep the new slate of Harvard rowing clean of any such suspicion; and when this hope becomes an actuality, the outburst of traditional Bulletin patriotism will be accepted as perfectly justified.