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...advantages of a "coach" this year, and her stroke is said to have changed. The men have adopted some other new methods of rowing and they also have a new boat of which they expect wonders. But they only defeated Harvard by one boat's length the last time, and, when so much is at issue as there is at this coming race, they might well have postponed experiments. It is to be hoped that Harvard men will show more interest this year than they did last in the race that comes off on next Saturday at New London between...
...water. The boats were readily got into line and when the word was given at the first attempt were off, the Narragansetts taking the water first, with a stroke at the start of 38 to a minute, and at about 95 yards from the "go" were near half a length ahead of the 'Varsity. The 'Varsity at this time were pulling 35, and the '85 crew 34. For about a quarter of a mile the face of the race did not change its features, and the Narragansetts were unable to better their lead, while it was very evident that their...
...gymnasium appliances brought into play. The rowing machines formed the main portion of the indoor work, to which was added a series of general exercises laid down by the captain, the details of which he considers a 'trade secret.' At the machines the amount of exercise varied as to length of time, sometimes being continued as long as twenty-seven minutes, but always at a stroke of forty per minute, with occasional faster bursts. Daily runs were taken and always out of doors, no matter what condition the elements might be in. Turning over the leaves of the record, Captain...
...essays must not exceed in length the amount of twenty-five pages of the North American Review...
...doing an act of kindness and charity in thus prolonging the time, but the truth is that he had no right - divine or otherwise - to give a paper which not even the best men in the course could finish and finish well in three hours. Moreover, the length of examinations should be adjusted to the capabilities of not one or two or three leading men of the section, but to those of the average man - that is, neither the best nor the poorest; in this way an opportunity is given to the one to write the paper with distinguished excellence...