Norwich bulletin., 1911-04-14
MORE OF VALE SPIRIT
 INaTHE FIGHTS
Rev Advisory Board is Hopeful sigr tor More Blue Victories, Thinks Graduate oarsman.

Interest in rowing at Yale this year So greater. unQuestionably, than has been. the case in years. Concerning tho appointment of advisory coaches, has been considerable comment Wal ter|S. Cross, 1904, a former Yale crew captain. expresses his opinion regard tng. Tales rowing problem in the fol- lowing statement:
 To those who love Yale boating for It's old time memories, and to those who have had their part in the winning Yale boat during their undergraduate days the call from the News sent out to former captains, What is the matter with the Yale, crews?' is a most well come sound This question is heard ar-too commonly, or at least has been in late years.
 We read in the crew reports in the News and the Alumni Weekly that Yale lost the varsity race last year on account of Harvard having a much heavier crew, and little farther along in the same article we read that Yale lost the freshman race last year be- cause the Yale freshman crew was heavier than their opponents. This does not ring just right nor is it at all pleasing to any self respecting Yale man.
 Tn the former winning years, our crews have always had the services of some Yale man. generally captain of stflc pTeflOuS year or some member or that crew, whose actual experience in rowing was of inestinlabIe value to the crew, as every captain can testify At Inc same time, this individual formed Dvftal link between the crews and the graduates, and vice versa. One of the sleasantest memories of ones rowing experiences is the feeling he,as a mem Der of the crew, had toward this par ticular individual, and especially. dur nE the freshman season when Yale deas and ideals are beginning to be orn1ecf. "--
 Vale Spirit Plus Professional Coach.
 The moral influence of such a one yas a most vital factor in keeping pure Ind sane and alive what is commonly tailed the. Yale spirit And what is a rrew representing Yale worth. where this IS lacking? They are beaten be- lore the boat is even put into the wa ter. It has been proved beyond all uuestion that the actual coaching and teclnique of the rowing should be taught by an experienced professional oareman. aid everyone who knows .Iobn Kennedy's abilities in this line has only the profoundest respect for him, and to lead the whole of the row. Ing situation on to one person is too much of a burden for any man.
 New Impetus to Rowing.
 It is most gratifying to see that this year steps have been taken to call into service, in an advisory way, a number of former oarsmen. and tho pf s .rt comm1ttee, which is a most excellent one, should be able to assist the cap tsin,s the coaches and the crew fin solv- ing our rowing problems in a much more satisfactory faShion. Yale's great est, need in rowing today is the con- seryation of the experience, of Yale oaFEmenl who can act in this advisory way, and 1t is to be hoped that the advisory committee will become per- nanent part of our rowing system.
 The new George Adee boat house should, and undoubtedly will, give great impetus and development to Yale boating. Those of us who look hack to- the Yale victories when there we're but q handful of candidates, and recall the familiar old smells, the dirt, and those frigid shower baths, congrat. SilAte tlfe undergraduate oarsmen of to- ,sy in their luxurious new quarters and inol<, f0rward to moro of tho old time Yale victories on the Thames in the near future