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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...created quite a stir among us and the matter of its acceptance was very widely discussed. There was a large element opposed to acceptance, and with reason. The desire, however, to make Harvard understand that Columbia is no mean rival, which, judging from expressions of Harvard men in the past, that high and mighty institution seems to think she is, overcame the opposition and the challenge was accepted by the unanimous vote of the students in mass meeting assembled. The race in June will show what the probable result of last year's race would have been had Harvard remained...
...courtesy of any one of the contestants this year, and we would have been perfectly satisfied to see any one of the three leaders disastrously defeated by the others. It is a matter of congratulation for us, I think, to have had the experience of the year past. It will teach Columbia a lesson, not to believe too much in any one of the three self-styled great universities who consider Columbia as a mere nonentity because her students do not happen to bunk together...
...ages past the Siren's song...
...freshman crew has nearly finished the first three months of its training, a few notes of its progress may be of interest to our readers. During the past three weeks, under the efficient instruction of Col. Bancroft, the eights have made a marked improvement, the men showing a great willingness to work and considerable aptitude in learning the stroke. Throughout the boat the time is good and the swing fair, but the men seem to have considerable difficulty in managing both shoulders and arms. The following are the names and weights of the men as they rowed last Friday...
...also made good progress in the past few weeks, but there is yet room for improvement. His arms and shoulders, in particular, need attention, the former being somewhat bent and the latter being carried too high. He also swings out of line, and does not get his back on the stroke with snap enough...