The New York herald., 1875-12-29
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To the EpIroRs OF rnr Bogros DAILY hpvrnrlsrn:-

To EDITORS Boston DAILY ADVERTISER
The animus OF the meeting Of Harvard boating men,
who met TO consider the expediency of withdrawal
from the Rowing Association would seem to be that
Harvard had lost prestige by entering into contests
with the smaller colleges and being annually beaten
e. such prestige she had obtained by vanquishing
annually Yale a college which recent events show
to be first class opponent al least the river
And now, with defeat piled on defeat Pelion 0ssa
Harvard bankers to get at her former victim and
Yale from her recent experience, thinks she will be
more conspicuous as the last OF two rather than the
sixth out twelve.
when they gave up their little close corporation
athletics on that pond near Worcester, where the
genta and blue rushed for stake driven in the mud
little over mile from the start and the one who got
round first in to be cheered and crowned while
the loser invariably claimed foul and the boys ended
the scene by insulting each other, suking home, If de-
fcated vowing vengeance Growing over the losers
q way anything but chivarous But any doubt
even the ustered undergraduate OF Harvard who
believes most implicitly in his and her destiny, but
that Harvards withdrawal is and will be fairly
considered lack of pluck and fair dealing on her part
a reputation which will do her prestige more harm in
Anglo-Saxon sair pay' country like GUS own than
a hundred manly defeats such her pucky have
received in the last Eve yearsS
Tho modern Harvard undergraduate has become so
imbued with the elective dea' that he TO think
that he choose between honor and dishonor. But
the time when old Harvard-the Harvard of win
ming crews, when Crownnsheld Blaikle and Loring
boating leaders and famous strokes-did not dcgn
to fness and the Harvard OF that day would not have
boating meeting wholly unworthy Of Harvard's
traditions and is unpaatabe 10 Harvard graduates
can be TO other college men or the public at large
IL shows a decentralization which the wishers
OF Harvard could not have anticipated and the thanks
OF all due TO Mr. Roberts for his manly protest In
behalf of the graduates aud 10 the twenty eight under
graduates who voted against Harvards stutiyng her
past record.
The above language may seem too strong: but Is It ?
II Is old and even recently Harvard's own position
When Cook, of Yale, wrote to Dana, OF Har-
ward proposing that he should work with him to break
thr Dnt nttnu
vard Indignantly returned the letter stating that Har
ward could not honorably desert the association which
she had formed and which had stood by her when
Yale went back on her. Thrice has Harvard returned
this answer TO Yale Only few weeks ago II again
brought TO the attention Of Harvard and the tone Of
her papers show how II was met The advocate says
"1he truth IS, the Rowing Association is becoming a
great institution the secret OF It's being that II
Is no longer local We take choice, either 20
with the tide Or lose prominent position among col.
lepcs. Why, them should withdraw II is idle
talk say that We the aristocras prefer TO with
each other and not compete with farmers and mechan
les who being brought up to hard work. have nd.
vantage In the start In training The students
OF Columbia fully aristocratic ourselves, yet
they appear able only beat u.s. but TO hold their
own with the farmer boys too. five resign they will
take the place which crew by virtue OF its high
average position in the whole series Of regatas has
always held that of an opponent formidable under any
circumstances
1--WE started the association and nursed its infancy
II has jumped far ahead of what we imagined and
is destined 10 become rs much OF an Institution as the
Derby in England. Shall retire from this national
contest In which we have always held an honorable
position and return TO a local struggle which-how-
ever prominent II formerly when boating
fined TO the cocges-must now Of necessity bo
subordinate this other regatta, where good and
better crews arc rowing a race In which the whole
country is interestedYp
Now ask every undergraduate who from feeling
Of DISAPPOINTMENT or. perhaps without much CON