Word: launch
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...steam launch is being overhauled, and will be ready for use in a few days...
...education" and "specialism" are both good in their respective ways: without the former, the world would be a chaotic mass of egotism; without the latter, progress would be dead. Young men coming to Harvard should be allowed to choose for themselves whether to continue their general education, or to launch at once into some one branch of study. The ranking system should place no premium on either plan; an unbiased choice should be allowed, free from all unworthy motives...
...over six hundred dollars to it, the present showing is encouraging. It is hoped that for the ensuing year the expenses of the crew may be cut down even further, in various ways. They would have been much less the past year, had there been no trouble with the launch (kindly loaned us by Prof. Agassiz) at New London, which necessitated the sending of our own launch there. As the items in these accounts are sufficiently clear, I shall not encroach upon your space further, by enlarging on them. Permit me again, through your columns, to thank all those...
...minutes, 2 seconds and by Yale in 6 minutes, 5 seconds. From this point the race, as a race, lost all interest. It bad simply degenerated into a procession in which the only question was the severity of the defeat to be administered to Yale. The Yale launch even ceased to regard the rules of the course, but kept close to her crew, endeavoring to incite her men to greater exertions...
...Carrie Goodwin, Columbia's launch, which was used as a referee's boat, reached the start at 10 o'clock. After notifying Columbia to get ready, the launch crossed the river and told the Harvard men to be on the line at 11.15 o'clock promptly. Harvard was delayed a few moments by the breaking of a rowing pin, which had to be repaired, but, after a short delay, pushed off from their float and paddled over to the starting line, where the Columbia crew, being just at hand, soon joined them. Beside the Goodwin, the Cecile of New London...