Word: opinions
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...plainest lessons to be learned from this affair is that one week is too short a time to come between such important meetings. Another is that some effective organization of the University is needed through which the students can express their opinion of such performances as the one under discussion, and through which they can ask for an explanation of some kind from the responsible persons. As it is, the Athletic Committee regulates the conduct of athletics merely in a kind of a general way: the actual management of the teams is in the hands of the captains and their...
Captain Goodrich addressed the meeting and stated the impracticability of changing the date of the race from Friday to Thursday. He gave as his opinion that the change might be accomplished, but there were very good reasons against changing...
...discussion by undergraduates of the proposed three-year plan is both timely and interesting. Student opinion would appear to oppose such a change on the ground of lowering the value of the college degree...
...Lehmann expects to devote what time he can spare from the 'Varsity to the class crews and has already given them some little attention. He is of the opinion that the various crews throughout the whole organization are rowing approximately the same stroke, approaching uniformity quite as closely as do the Oxford or Cambridge crews...
...some doubts which have been expressed as to the ability of an American crew to master the principles of the English stroke in a single year, it is reassuring to hear from the coach himself such a good account of the progress of the University eight. In the opinion of those who are in a position to know, the crew is now improving rapidly and consistently, and if this same improvement is kept up and no accidents occur, we may look forward to making at least a creditable showing next June...