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...been to perfect the new arrangements which during the past year have been successfully begun. In arranging the scheme for this year the faculty have had an unusually hard task; inasmuch as they have been compelled to put in two entirely new groups of studies, and still to keep all the courses properly related to each other...
...finish and meet his oar. This also makes him slow in getting his arms away on the recover. He rows hard and conscientiously all the time. No. 3, N. Rantoul '92, weight 168, is slow at both ends of the stroke, and rows short. He doesn't keep his oar off the water on the recover. He doesn't control his slide, but gets his oar in and out of the water cleanly. No. 2, F. N. Watriss '92, weight 164, is not entirely accustomed to the 'varsity crew yet, having recently left his class boat. He rows the shortest...
...with quarters in it for Charlie Hart, which will probably be ready for use this year. The new shell which Davy is building will be ready soon. It is a beautiful boat, made of cedar. There are diagonal braces running from the seat bearing to the rising, and to keep the boat from rolling or sagging heavy iron diagonal braces are fastened across the bit from the gunwale and attached to a supplementary gunwale below. The boat is 60 ft. 6 in long, 9 3-8 in. deep, 24 1-2 in. breadth of beam. with round bottom. This boat...
...Today the crew starts off for its new quarters with the full confidence of the college behind it. Harvard has seen a great series of victories this year; and it feels sure that it is represented by a crew which will make a magnificent fight in order to keep up this good record...
...gave the word to start. Both crews caught the water almost at the same moment, and Bowdoin started off with 40 strokes to the minute, Harvard rowing 36. The difference between the two styles of rowing was very marked from the start. The Bowdoin men made no attempt to keep their backs straight but caught the water with a jerk without regard to form. The boat kept her keel owing to the rapid strokes but stopped every time the slides were rushed back. Harvard went away in good form, recovering slowly and keeping the boat fairly steady. On the stretch...