Word: puritans
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...been introduced at the time the college was founded, and to have been taken from a practice common at that time in New England churches for the congregation at the close of the service to rise and bow as the parson passed down the aisle. This practice of our Puritan ancestors was doubtless due to the reverence paid to superiors, and especially toministers in those days, and indeed the college authorities formulated rules specifying the exact conduct to be followed by a student in each particular on meeting a superior. One of the rules was as follows: "A student shall...
...first event was a sailing race over a triangular course of about one and one half miles. The entries were B. B. Crowninshield, '90; G. L. Batchelder, '92, and Cartwright, Puritan Canoe club. The start was a flying one, the men being given one minute in which to cross the line. Cartwright crossed the line on the wrong side of the stake boat and lost much time in returning and crossing again. Crowninshield was the first to get away. He was followed thirty seconds later by Batchelder, and Cartwright was thirty-nine seconds behind Batchelder. The relative order...
...last race was for tandem canoes starting from the Union Boat House and finishing at the Harvard bridge. The entries were J. R. Van Schaick, L. S.- S. E. Carpenter, '89; G. L. Deblois '89-W. H. Butters, '89: G. L. Batchelder, '92-C. P. Cheney '92; Cartwright-Webster, Puritan Canoe Club. The race was won by Batchelder and Cheney. Van Schaick and Carpenter were second by fifteen seconds. Deblois and Butters capsized...
...success which attended the races held by the Canoe Club a short while ago, the club has decided to hold six more races at the beginning of next week. Nine cups will be offered as prizes and as any two events are open to members of the Puritan Canoe club the races will undoubtedly be well contested. The entrance fee of 50 cents for each event must be made with some officer of the club before the date of the races. Below are the ceents...
...contest, single blades. Herrick, '90, and Cheney, '92, entered and made a very even race, but Herrick finally getting the inside course gained about half a length which he held to the end. Time 9 minutes, 5 3-5 seconds. The fourth event was open to members of the Puritan club and was limited to open canoes, single blade. As only one man appeared, the race was a walkover. The fifth and sixth events were also walkovers. Stickney was the only contestant for the fifth, which was limited to decked canoes with double blades; while in the sixth, which...