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...course, will always keep to the straight-away race system, which is a better test, perhaps, of the relative merits of four or five crews which may race at one time; but under the conditions at Oxford - a narrow river and fifteen or sixteen competing crews - nothing better could be devised than the bumping races which have been rowed for so many years...
...Class Committees wish it restated that on Class Day the Yard will be roped off at five P.M., and all persons without a ticket will be removed from the Yard. There will be a strong effort made to keep "Muckers" out of the Yard...
TICKETS for Class Day will be ready for Seniors on May 31 and June 1. As these are the only days on which tickets are given out, and as the assessment (probably $11) must be paid on receiving the tickets, Seniors should keep these dates in mind...
Though the Juniors have trained well, they are by no means perfect. Two, three, and five sliver out; six and two feather unevenly with the rest of the crew. One fails to keep his arms or back stiff, and to get his oar out on full reach; three is inclined to bucket, and does n't swing straight; five fails in reach; six's hands trouble him on the catch; seven does n't shoot quick enough or hold his hands tight; and eight is apt to overreach. All sliver out, bucket badly, and lack rhythm in movement...
...HAVE heard that the Captain of the Sophomore Crew does not intend to stay here with his men during vacation, in order to keep them in training and improve their form, as the Captains of the other crews are going to do. The report may be untrue; but, if it is not, I, as a member of the Class of '82, wish to call the attention of the Class to it and also to show the Captain that there is a strong feeling in the Class that he ought to stay, even if he cannot get a complete crew...