Word: shorter
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...result of the race, which was two miles long, seems to have conclusively proved the shorter stroke to be superior over such distances as this and the Henley course, not only because it can be effectively and efficiently raised to 36, 38, and even 40 to the minute and impossibility with the English style of rowing--but also because it is not nearly so exhausting when rowed at a relatively high stroke, necessary in a short race...
...expected that many men will arrange to attend both this meeting and that of the Associated Harvard Clubs in Washington a week earlier, and that others who are unable to arrange for as long a trip as that to Washington will make the shorter journey to Cambridge on May 8 in order to see the University at work...
With the announcement that the Harvard Endowment Fund had passed the $12,000,000 mark, the committee believes that the remaining $3,250,000 will be secured in a much shorter time from the 18,000 unenrolled graduates. It has required 165 days of canvassing to obtain the present amount from nearly 16,600 Harvard men the world over...
...training period will be shorter than ever before, but men with no previous experience are encouraged to come out this year since a very extensive program beginning December 1, and including a Christmas Recess Debate, is being planned for next year. If sufficient interest is shown, a second team will be picked and a debate on the same subject will be held with a nearby high school...
...extremely cold weather of the last two days has made the practice for the University track team shorter and brisker than usual. All track men are training intensively for the three important meets within the next three weeks: the New York Athletic Club games on February 21, the American Legion games on February 23, and the triangular meet with Dartmouth and Cornell on February 28 in the Mechanics Building...