Word: upperclass
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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During the coming season the coxes will compete and will be chosen by the same system that has been in use since Ed Brown became the head coach in September of 1926. During the early season, while the men are in the tank or on the machines, the upperclass coxswains, by means of the Coxswains' School, will have an opportunity to learn the fundamentals of rowing as well as steering. Brief mention will be made of racing conditions and technique. Finally, there will be several talks on different types of boats, a thorough knowledge of which is essential to successful...
...present the office of proctor in an upperclass dormitory is in many ways a gesture. It is to the credit of upper-classmen that the proctor does not have an especially active disciplinary program to carry out in the hall. On the other hand, the proctor among the Sophomores, Juniors, and Seniors is usually as alien to the social life of his constituency as though he resided in a different college. Whether the nature of his position enters into the situation or not, it is true that he receives little attention from those about him, if indeed it is generally...
Winter rowing is now well under way at Newell Boathouse with a fair number of upperclass crew men and a large number of Freshmen reporting for daily instruction under the direction of E. J. Brown '96, coach of University crew, H. H. Haines, coach of Freshman rowing, and F. R. Sullivan...
...machines. There will be another two week period of individual instruction immediately after the Christmas vacation and the spring training will commence after the mid-year examination period. The first two periods of practice are intended especially for Sophomores and any other men who have not had previous upperclass crew experience. The third period will be devoted to all available upperclassmen and those reporting will be divided into eights for regular tank rowing three times a week until it is possible to go out on the Charles River...
Membership blanks placed in upperclass as well as Freshmen envelopes would give all men ample opportunity to join the Union. All others cannot but be annoyed at the necessity of filling a formal resignation or, in default of that, of accepting a membership they do not desire...