Word: turned
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...thoughts, O Araminta, naturally turn to thee...
...noticeable faults: Bow buckets badly, bends his arms at the full reach, hollows his chest, and reaches short. Two is slow on the recover with his hands, gets his oar off the feather too soon, and lacks life in his stroke. Three drops his hands at the full reach, turns his oar too much at the catch, and is inclined to hurry. Four holds his head badly, and does n't watch the stroke, does not pull his hands in high, and lacks life in his stroke. Five rows a strong but unfinished stroke; he does not reach with...
...Scullers will come next; prize, a silver-plated cup. No one can row in this race who has ever rowed before in a race open to all, whether under college auspices or not. The distance will be one mile straight-away, instead of one mile and a half with turn, as previously announced. The third race will be for class eight-oared shells, open to all classes and departments of the University. Distance, two miles straight-away, instead of three miles with turn, as previously announced. Prizes, silk flags and solid silver cups for the members of the winning crew...
...turning races the turn shall be made by single shells by holding with the left hand and rowing with the right...
...offspring of the papers, is their master; and, like Sindbad's "Old Man of the Sea," is riding them to death. If they could shake it off, they might stand up straight and grow strong. As it is, they scold vigorously at the instructors and the "marking-system," but turn their backs when some wrong appears at which the majority wink...