Word: progressivity
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...blades than the American style, and the men in the waist of the boat were seated on the side, as in the English university crews, instead of directly over the keel. Both these experiments were abandoned nearly a month before the race, but they must have materially retarded the progress of the crew. Such experiments are necessary, and often prove beneficial to a crew, but to continue them, when of doubtful utility, to within almost three weeks of the race, suggested great lack of judgment. The whole course of this committee clearly showed their incompetency to direct the crew...
...annual meet of American Wheelmen is now in progress at Baltimore, Md. About 1500 delegates are present, representing clubs in all parts of the United States and Canada...
Examinations are now in progress and the interest in them overshadows the interest in everything else. The last examination will be held on Friday, and Saturday is the first day of Commencement...
...annual examinations and exercises of the West Point Military Academy are now in progress...
...celebrations, the faculty will let the matter drop. In order to insure the continuance of all intercollegiate games, the students have themselves taken the proposition in hand and have set about organizing a special college police force, to do duty in the yard when any celebration is in progress. F. Stevenson, the captain of the crew, has been appointed chief of the college police, and he is busily engaged in making preparations to preserve order when another victory comes along. There is now very little doubt of any further interference of the faculty, and the ball games will take place...