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...than in any previous year and are consequently rowing better. The freshmen have been in training since October; the sophomores and juniors, since December; and the seniors, since January. Until March all the crews were rowing the same stroke, but upon taking to the water, the seniors adopted a somewhat different one, which has been previously explained. They had soon learned it to perfection and were in racing condition two weeks ago, at the time of their race with the university crew. Since then, the other crews have also made rapid improvement, so that no one crew can be called...
...physical strength are to be taken into consideration. Should the canoe be desired for use along the seaboard or on large lakes, a sailing canoe of the Nautilus or Rob Roy types, a good sea-boat and one easy to manage, will not aurally be selected. These canoes are somewhat heavy and are not easy to transport on land as it is not supposed that there will be much need of that kind of work. On the contrary, if the canoe is intended for inland use on lakes, rivers and for general service, lightness is of primary importance...
...with a sail, the wooden canoe is in some respects to be preferred, as it is somewhat stauncher and will not so easily upset, moreover, it is easier to get right side up after a capsize, a quality which the canoeist soon learns to appreciate...
...This learning by heart, which has occupied such a prominent place in the work of these courses, although offering many advantages to the student of the French language, has been the means of keeping many men away from the courses. The action of the French department in decreasing this somewhat disagreeable work will be appreciated by the students in the increased attendance. French 8 will be continued upon the same plan on which it is now conducted, and is intended especially for extra men. The books read during this year will...
...consequence of this change we come before our readers this morning as the DAILY CRIMSON. Several reasons have led us to make this alteration ; the fact that the CRIMSON is an older name, and on that account one more firmly connected with the college and its institutions, than the somewhat complex title we have been bearing ; the fact that crimson is the college color, and the agreement, based on reasons such as the foregoing, that was entered into when the two papers, the Herald and the Crimson were consolidated...