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...recitations are voluntary, but those who find that the time arranged conflicts with recitations will be expected to cut the recitations rather than the elocutionary exercises, as the class will meet for so short a time...
...Being a new man is rather bad in his watermanship. Doesn't handle his oar easily. Feathers under water and makes a bad jerk at the water on the full reach, instead of simply placing his oar in and pulling it way through. Slumps badly...
...Lands and Other Poems." The poems are all extremely ambitious; but it would be wrong to say that many of them are not also very successful. The excellent rhythm and the charming sincerity are characteristics that are always attractive, partly because at the present time at least, they are rather uncommon. Some of these poems suggest real ability and poetic taste, Although in places the poetic sentiment seems to have been sacrificed to rhyme and metre and although many of the subjects can hardly be called new or said to be treated with any conspicuous originality, yet few will...
Stroke. Looks at his oar too much, which has a tendency to make him swing badly. Does not hold himself firmly enough at the finish and during the last part of the recover. On the whole he is doing very well, but should pay rather more attention to the coach...
...Rather hard for 7 to swing well with stroke as his build is so different. Is apt to slump and row out at the finish...