Word: away
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...second race the crew rowed much more smoothly and showed more life. Ellis was replaced at No. 5 by Severance. Rowing 40 to the minute at the start, Harvard pulled away from the Malta Boat Club crew, and after covering 600 yards was leading by open water. From this point to the finish the second University crew gained steadily, and crossed the line three and one-half lengths ahead, rowing 39 strokes to the minute...
...thought is occurring. The arrival of German professors in this country brought something few could get until then, for only the wealthy could afford to pursue their studies abroad. Of these professors, Professor Kuehnemann is one of the most cherished. President Lowell closed with these words: "When he goes away loaded with our gratitude, we hope he will feel at little touch of regret that he is not with us still...
Professor Kuehnemann began by expressing his pleasure at being able to see a new epoch open in the history of Harvard, and at carrying away a pleasant impression of President Lowell. He then took up the question of cosmopolitanism and explained that the present conception is not that of the Stoics or of the Epicureans. It is a sentiment that has grown with the idea of nationalism and has absorbed it. A feeling of sympathy for the nations has arisen, and with it a desire to impart to them whatever it possesses of the best. All academic life alike, seeks...
...Seniors, who were not ready. After the first few strokes the second Freshman crew had a slight lead over the others, but half-way between the start and Harvard Bridge all the boats were absolutely even. Before reaching the bridge the second and third Freshman eights began to draw away a little, and as the crews swept under the arches, the third Freshman crew was a few feet ahead, with the second Freshman crew second, the Juniors third, and the Sophomores and Seniors in order...
...Hereford street the third Freshman crew had relinquished the lead to the second, and the Sophomores had moved up to third, putting the Juniors in fourth place. From here to the finish the second Freshman eight drew away, and the race developed into a struggle for second place between the Sophomores and the third Freshman eight, and for fourth, place between the Seniors and Juniors. The Sophomores were just able to win second place, and the Seniors passed the Juniors, when No. 5 in the latter boat caught a crab...