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SMAD. An Organ of Student Opinion. 1936. Volume 7. Number 5.

Rowing

Rowing.

Darkly disguised, we caught Mr. Hansen, the V.U.C. stroke, in an unguarded moment and learned the up-and-up on the eight.

"The crew is going well and we'll reduce those six lengths to five this year," he said confidently.

"Come, come," we purred, "can't you cut it down to four." Mr. Hansen rudely snorted, but recovered sufficiently to say that the racewould take place on the Koro Koro course.

"We are training on the course and hope to get the landmarks set. Anyway, the public and follow the whole race," he concluded inconse-quently.

"How about these other Colleges, they're in the race, you know?"

We've heard very little, but A.U.C. seem weaker than last year. They smashed their boat," he chuckled a la Wallace Beery. "Canterbury will be stronger, but don't seem to have struck form yet by reports."

"Can you lick O.U.?" we asked, the last ray of hope still glimmering through these gloomy forebodings.

"To tell you the truth—"

"Don't do that," we said hurriedly, "We never like the truth-it lowers our prestige."

Mr. Hansen blew the froth off the top of his beer and swallowed deeply.